Quick Facts
Of course, TCU is best experienced in person.
But we also look pretty good at a glance.A Top National University
# 80
Best national universities,
U.S. News & World Report
# 5
Best-run colleges, The Princeton Review
# 13
Best college library, The Princeton Review
Member of the
Big 12
athletic conference
Est. 1873
as one of the Southwest’s earliest coed institutions
# 20
Most beautiful campus, The Princeton Review
# 6
Best alumni network, The Princeton Review
We’ve Earned a Reputation
# 1
MBA faculty quality in the world,
year after year by The Economist
# 6
Best online master's in criminal justice, U.S. News & World Report
# 1
Best colleges for education in Texas, Niche.com
# 1
Best colleges for nursing in Texas, Niche.com
# 16
Best student engagement, The Wall Street Journal
# 4
Best colleges for psychology in
Texas, Niche.com
Creating a Workforce for the Greater Good
# 4
Best private schools for internships, The Princeton Review
# 11
Best career services, The Princeton Review
# 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
$52,369
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
# 4
Best quality of life, The Princeton Review
Only
1.5
%
of classes have 100+ students
More than
1/2
of our classes have fewer than 30 students
# 8
Happiest students, The Princeton Review
92
%
First-year to sophomore retention rate
# 4
Best student housing, The Princeton Review
# 6
Best counseling services, The Princeton Review
77
%
of our students receive financial aid
48
%
of undergrads live on campus
275
+
Student organizations
A Powerful Academic Community
717
Full-time faculty
98
%
of our faculty members teach undergraduates
Texas'
4th
oldest Phi Beta Kappa charter
38
Fulbright Scholarships since 2010
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 4
are students of color
57
%
of the Class of 2023 are from outside Texas
1 in 20
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 (2020)
With an average age of
31.5
Fort Worth is Texas' youngest large city
Home to the
# 1
zoo in America,
USA Today (2020)
One of
50
best places to travel, Travel & Leisure (2021)
Average
229
days of sunshine yearly
# 4
Best city to relocate, Sperling’s BestPlaces