Quick Facts
Of course, TCU is best experienced in person.
But we also look pretty good at a glance.A Top National University
#105
Best national universities,
U.S. News & World Report (2025)
#3
Best-run Colleges, The Princeton Review (2026)
#1
Happiest Students, The Princeton Review (2026)
Member of the
Big 12
athletic conference
Est. 1873
as one of the Southwest’s earliest coed institutions
#4
Most Beautiful Campus, The Princeton Review (2026)
#2
Best Quality of Life, The Princeton Review (2026)
We’ve Earned a Reputation
Top 50
Best Business Schools (Full-Time MBA Program)
U.S. News & World Report (2024)
#5
Best Athletics Facilities, The Princeton Review (2026)
#4
Best colleges for education in Texas, Niche (2025)
Top 100
Best undergraduate schools for nursing, U.S. News & World Report (2025)
#29
Top 50 Undergraduate Entrepreneurship, The Princeton Review (2026)
#45
Best Undergraduate Schools for Teaching
U.S. News & World Report (2025)
Creating a Workforce for the Greater Good
#17
Best Colleges for Accounting and Finance, Niche (2025)
16
%
higher 6-year graduation rate than the national average
100
%
teacher placement rate for College of Education graduates
#17
Best Alumni Networks (Private Schools), The Princeton Review (2026)
4
out
of
5
undergrads do internships
$65,000
Average starting
salary for
graduates
#5
Top Southwest Undergraduate Entreprenuership, The Princeton Review (2026)
Lifetime career counseling for graduates
98
%
of students are employed, continuing education, in military service or other positive
outcomes within 6 months of graduation
We’ve Made It Personal
10,915
undergraduate students
1,870
graduate students
(Spring 2025)
Only
1.2
%
of classes have 100+ students
More than
1/2
of our classes have fewer than 30 students
#7
Best College Campuses, Niche (2025)
93
%
First-year to sophomore retention rate
#6
Best College Dorms, The Princeton Review (2026)
#9
Best Health Services, The Princeton Review (2026)
3
out
of
4
of our students receive financial aid
51
%
of undergrads live on campus
400+
Student organizations
A Powerful Academic Community
709
Full-time faculty
98
%
of our faculty members teach undergraduates
Texas'
4th
oldest Phi Beta Kappa charter
31
Fulbright awards since 2014
14:1
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
55.6
%
of the Class of 2028 are from outside Texas
1 in 25
students are from other countries
Students hail from
50
states and
90
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
11th
largest city in America by population
#15
College City Gets High Marks, The Princeton Review (2026)
With an average age of
31.5
Fort Worth is Texas' youngest large city
Home to one of the
Top 5
zoos in America
#1
fastest growing job market in the U.S., Bureau of Labor (2024)
Average
229
days of sunshine yearly
#4
Best Big Cities to Live in the U.S., U.S. News & World Report (2025-26)