Quick Facts
Of course, TCU is best experienced in person.
But we also look pretty good at a glance.A Top National University
#89
Best national universities,
U.S. News & World Report
#3
Best-run colleges, The Princeton Review
The beautiful and modern Mary Couts Burnett Library has been the heart of campus since 1925.
Member of the
Big 12
athletic conference
Est. 1873
as one of the Southwest’s earliest coed institutions
302-acre
campus
#5
Best alumni network, The Princeton Review (2022)
We’ve Earned a Reputation
#1
MBA faculty quality in the world,
year after year by The Economist
#11
Best online master’s in criminal justice, U.S. News & World Report (2022)
#1
Best colleges for education in Texas, Niche.com
#1
Best colleges for nursing in Texas, Niche.com
Top 20
Best Undergraduate Business Schools in the U.S., Poets & Quants (2022)
#5
Best colleges for psychology in
Texas, Niche.com (2022)
Creating a Workforce for the Greater Good
#4
Best private schools for internships, The Princeton Review
#37
Best undergrad entrepreneurship program, The Princeton Review (2022)
#1
Best executive MBA in Texas,
The Economist
Our “Make Your Major Work”
class has a
100
%
career placement rate
4
out
of
5
undergrads do internships
$61,946
Average starting
salary for
graduates
Named a best value college by The Princeton Review
Lifetime career counseling for graduates
#1
Best colleges for nursing in
Texas, Niche.com
We’ve Made It Personal
10,523
undergraduate students
1,750
graduate students
(Fall 2022)
Only
1.2
%
of classes have 100+ students
More than
1/2
of our classes have fewer than 30 students
#3
Best quality of life,The Princeton Review (2022)
91
%
First-year to sophomore retention rate
#2
Best College Dorms, The Princeton Review
#56
Best colleges for veterans, U.S.News & World Report
77
%
of our students receive financial aid
49
%
of undergrads live on campus
275
+
Student organizations
A Powerful Academic Community
699
Full-time faculty
98
%
of our faculty members teach undergraduates
Texas'
4th
oldest Phi Beta Kappa charter
39
Fulbright awards since 2012
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
2x
the national average for med school acceptances
Most popular majors:
Business
Nursing
Biology
Preparing Global Citizens
More than
60
+
faith traditions represented
1 in 3
are students of color
49.8
%
of the Class of 2025 are from outside Texas
1 in 25
students are from other countries
Students hail from
50
states and
76
nations
40
%
of students study abroad
Home of PianoTexas International Academy & Festival and a venue for the Cliburn International Piano Competition
It’s Really Nice Here
Fort Worth is the
12th
largest city in America by population
One of
25
best places for
young professionals,
U.S. News & World
Report (2022)
With an average age of
31.5
Fort Worth is Texas' youngest large city
Home to the
#2
zoo in America,
USA Today (2021)
One of
50
best places to travel, Travel & Leisure (2021)
Average
229
days of sunshine yearly
#4
Best city to relocate, Sperling’s BestPlaces