Quad

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TXQuad's selectivityVery selective
Known forTest-optional heavy
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Updates

What changed

New and revised figures from the latest data releases, each with its year.

Published Oct 10, 2026

  • Fall 2025: middle 50% SAT Reading & Writing 560–680 (fall 2024: 580–680)Texas Christian University Common Data Set 2025–26
  • Fall 2025: middle 50% SAT Math 540–660 (fall 2024: 560–670)Texas Christian University Common Data Set 2025–26
  • Fall 2027 applicants: Test scores recommended (fall 2024: Test-optional)Texas Christian University Common Data Set 2025–26
  • Entered fall 2024: 93.3% returned for a second year (entered fall 2023: 92.9%)Texas Christian University Common Data Set 2025–26

Sources:Texas Christian University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Texas Christian University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2027 applicants;Texas Christian University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Admissions · Fall 2025

1 in 2 applicants admitted

Texas Christian admits about 1 in 2 applicants (48%). That puts it in the "Very selective" tier, more selective than 85% of the 1,547 colleges that report admissions.

48%

48%

acceptance rateQuad's selectivityVery selective

Applied

22,680

Admitted

10,906

Yield

25%

of admits enroll

SAT middle 50%

1110–1330

10001600
ACT middle 50%

26–31

1836
Applications +31% since fall 2014 · admit rate 49% → 44%Over time

Getting in, in detail: funnel, what they look at, your scores

Students

Who's on campus

A medium campus of 11,026 undergrads, where 14% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.

11K

undergrads · larger than 90% of colleges

Diversity index

0.57

Pell Grant

14%

below the median

First generation

20%

below the median

Large cityNCAA D-I FBS · Big Twelve ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research
More diverse · index 0.43 → 0.57 since fall 2014Over time

Students and campus life in detail

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Finance, General (11% of graduates). 14 students for every faculty member, more than at 58% of colleges. 100% of faculty are full-time. Spends $20,405 a year on instruction per student.

14 to 1

students per faculty member · more than at 58% of colleges

Most popular major

Finance, General

11% of 2024–25 graduates

Top-earning major

Computer Systems Analysis

$121.7K four years after completion

Full-time faculty

100%

of faculty

Instruction spending

$20.4K

per student a year

All majors with search, earnings by major, and faculty

Cost & aid · 2023–24

What it costs

In 2023–24, the average first-year paid an estimated $48,959 in total (tuition, housing, food, books and other costs, after grants), $24.7K more than the national median. The 80% who received grants paid $41,848 on average; the other 20% paid the full sticker price of $77,060.

36%

$49K

average total cost per year, all first-years, after grants (est.) · $24.7K above the national median

$0$110K$400K+
Full price
$77,060 a year
tuition, housing, food, books, and other costs
Need-based aid
Little need-based aid above $110K
aid thins out for families above that income
Merit aid
44% · avg $28K
of first-years got a grant without federal aid (a proxy: at most colleges that's merit aid)
Aid generosity

Moderate

grants cover 36% of full price

Federal loans

25%

of undergrads · national median 45%

Your price

Net price calculator

the college's own

Financial aid

Financial aid office Veterans' benefits
Cost steady · −3% after inflation since 2013–14Over time

Prices, who gets aid, and borrowing in detail

Outcomes

What it pays

Former students earn a median $68,424 ten years after enrolling, more than at 82% of colleges; 82% graduate within six years. Four years of net price is about 2.9 years of that salary.

82%

82%

graduate within six years · national median 59%

Median earnings

$68.4K

10 years after entry

Median debt

$21.5K

≈ $228/month for 10 years

Retention

93%

come back for year two

Graduation rate 75% → 86% since the class that entered fall 2008Over time

Earnings, finishing, 8-year outcomes, by group

Over time · since 2013–14

How it's changed

Since 2013–14, the full price rose 15% after inflation, while what the average first-year paid fell 3%, because grants grew faster. Applications rose 31% since fall 2014, and the acceptance rate went from 49% to 44%.

  • Cost

    Steady

    −3% after inflation

  • Applications

    Growing

    +31%

  • Selectivity

    More selective

    admit rate 49% → 44% (to fall 2024)

  • Diversity

    More diverse

    index 0.43 → 0.57

Every series, year by year

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Sources for this overviewEvery dataset and year behind the numbers on this profile; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

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    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2025–26 · retrieved 2026-10-12

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    IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education)

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    IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks)

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IPEDS unit ID 228875 · Data retrieved 2026-10-12. Tap any ⓘ to see where that number came from and what year it describes. National ranks and medians include every 4-year college that reports the measure. How we source and calculate everything