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Texas Christian University is a private national university located in Fort Worth, Texas. Texas Christian University is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Texas Christian University is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $61,325 10 years after enrolling, 8th in Texas, and in the top 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Texas Christian University bachelor students earn 14% more than the national average. Texas Christian University is ranked 34th in Texas.
Texas Christian University’s median net annual cost of $39,942 and average years to graduate of 4.3 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Texas Christian University sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing, Finance, Comms & Media Studies, Marketing, Poli Sci/Government, Economics - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$39,942
Average years to graduate
4.3
Business Administration
Rank: #61
Economic score: 1.67
Real Estate
Rank: #6
Economic score: 1.9
Computer Science
Rank: #6
Economic score: 2.9
Accounting
Rank: #365
Economic score: 3.3
Criminal Justice
Rank: #168
Economic score: 4.36
Advertising & PR
Rank: #84
Economic score: 5.59
Education
Rank: #240
Economic score: 5.62
Psychology
Rank: #324
Economic score: 7.25
Social Work
Rank: #203
Economic score: 8.96
Biology
Rank: #685
Economic score: 752.59
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 6 graduate programs at Texas Christian University - Business Administration, Accounting, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Educ. Administration, Social Work, Communication disorder sciences - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Student Counseling
Rank: #103
Economic score: 0.78
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.3 years. 81% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Texas Christian University is 28% higher than the state average, and 13% above the average for all national universities in the country.
At Texas Christian University, Pell Grant recipients represent 14% of the measured graduating class, 21% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Texas Christian University graduates within 4.3 years.
Texas Christian University is in the bottom 25% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Texas Christian University’s economic mobility score of 9.18 is calculated by adjusting the 2.71 economic score of lower-income students by the 14% pell grant recipients within the student body. Texas Christian University’s EMS of 9.18 ranks in the bottom 25% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 25%
The average Title IV recipient at Texas Christian University pays $39,942 a year, $31,886 less than the $71,828 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $39,942
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Texas Christian University, 81% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $39,942 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 28% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $14,487. This is 26% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,339
Pell grants
$4,987
State grants
$3,975
Institutional grants
$27,173
Texas Christian University's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 54% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 19,782 applicants, of which 10,606 were admitted and 2,560 enrolled. Texas Christian University doesn't have a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed after a hard admissions deadline.
Full time
99%
83%
Female
60%
59%
First time
79%
59%
In-state
45%
68%
1st generation
20%
35%
White
67%
52%
Black
5%
14%
Hispanic
16%
15%
Asian
3%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
8%
12%