Fort Worth, TX · Private nonprofit
44.5%
Acceptance rate
1,303
SAT Average
$33,531
Avg net price
10,919
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 2,828Master’s 569Doctoral 219 |
| Bachelor’s 923Master’s 191Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 367Master’s 15Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 305Master’s 43Doctoral 145 |
| Bachelor’s 207Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 167Master’s 10Doctoral 8 |
| Bachelor’s 130Master’s 24Doctoral 13 |
| Bachelor’s 124Master’s 2Doctoral 2 |
| Bachelor’s 111Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 97Master’s 106Doctoral 27 |
| Bachelor’s 74Master’s 21Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 61Master’s 59Doctoral 4 |
| Bachelor’s 47Master’s 55Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 42Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 28Master’s 19Doctoral 0 |
| Bachelor’s 24Master’s 3Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 22Master’s 4Doctoral 10 |
| Bachelor’s 21Master’s 6Doctoral 0 |
| Bachelor’s 20Master’s 5Doctoral 7 |
| Bachelor’s 18Master’s 5Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 15Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 10Master’s 1Doctoral 3 |
| Bachelor’s 10Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 3Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 2Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 0Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
NCAA program details
- Primary division
- Division I
- Primary conference
- Big 12 Conference
Projected sponsored sports22
Athletic participation
553 unique student-athletes · 18 varsity teams
Early Decision I
Binding · Decision released by Jan 1
Early Action
Decision released by Jan 1
Early Decision II
Binding · Decision released by Mar 1
Regular Decision
Decision released by Apr 1
CSS Profile, FAFSA due Oct 1 · Early Decision applicants should submit the FAFSA or TASFA and CSS profile, TCU for Texans Priority Funding due Nov 1 · FAFSA due Feb 1
· Apply with Common App, Coalition, ApplyTexas, or the college's application
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $61,650
- Required fees
- $90
- Food and housing
- $16,700
- Books and supplies
- $800
- Other expenses
- $4,422
- Total
- $83,662
- $68,4142019–2019–20
- $71,8282020–2120–21
- $70,4282021–2221–22
- $73,1102022–2322–23
- $77,0602023–2423–24
- $83,6622024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $33,531 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.
Need-based aid, 2025–26
- First-years with need-based aid
- 41%
- Average share of need met
- 78.6%
- Average need-based grant
- $50,804
- Required forms
- FAFSA, CSS Profile, and CSS Noncustodial Profile
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from Texas Christian University’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).
Texas Christian University admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.
Texas Christian University runs two binding Early Decision rounds and a nonbinding Early Action plan. ED applicants were admitted at versus for the regular pool, a edge, and ED admits fill of the class.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. Texas Christian University admits in-state applicants at 43.3%, out-of-state applicants at 55.5%, and international applicants at 26.5%.
Enrolled first-years by geography
2,754 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are considered but not required. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Mar 1. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT, up from 17% in 2021–22, and an ACT.
Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.
SAT composite
27% of the class submitted an SAT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ACT composite
21% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 36.5% who submitted class rank.
High-school class rank
Among the 36.5% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.
Texas Christian University rates 2 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very important
- Academic GPA
- Very important
- Application essay
- Important
- Standardized test scores
- Considered
- Recommendation(s)
- Considered
- Class rank
- Not considered
Nonacademic
- Extracurricular activities
- Important
- Character / personal qualities
- Important
- First generation
- Important
- Volunteer work
- Important
- Work experience
- Important
- Talent / ability
- Considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Considered
- Geographical residence
- Considered
- State residency
- Considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Considered
- Interview
- Not considered
Texas Christian University leaves 2 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.
Without the GPA spread, a family can’t see where their transcript lands within the class.
Without the average GPA, there’s no single midpoint to place a transcript against.
Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7) · Early Decision applicants & admits (C21) · Students admitted off the waitlist (C2)
Texas Christian University’s sticker drops once grant aid is applied, and what a family actually pays depends on income. of first-years received need-based aid; a family with no aid pays the full sticker. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Bars read against the $86,090 sticker. Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $33,531 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 1,118 of 2,744 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
What that meant in 2025–26
Cost of attendance $86,090
Averages among the 1,118 first-years awarded need-based aid.
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, Texas Christian University offers both need-based and merit aid: nonresidents received aid, averaging .
Texas Christian University admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.
94.3% of Texas Christian University’s first-years return for a second year and 85.6% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03