Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, Texas · Also known as TCU · Website
$68,424
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$68,424
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Texas Christian University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Fort Worth, Texas with 11,026 undergraduates and 1,889 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $36,660 a year (tuition and fees $61,740). It admits 44% of applicants and 86% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $68,424 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $21,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$36,660
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$61,740
US median $11,837
Admission rate
44%
US median 78%
Completion rate
86%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$21,500
About $228 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$68,424
Rank 421 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $36,660
- Tuition and fees
- $61,740
- Cost of attendance
- $76,604
- Students with a need-based grant
- 14%
- Students with federal loans
- 25%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $17,956
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $16,980
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $17,940
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $34,990
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $53,450
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $40,720 in 2015-16 to $61,740 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 44%
- Average SAT
- 1,298
- SAT reading, middle
- 620
- SAT math, middle
- 620
- ACT, middle
- 29
- Undergraduates
- 11,026
- Graduate students
- 1,889
- Part-time students
- 1.6%
- Women
- 61%
- Students per teacher
- 14
- Completion rate
- 86%
- Retention rate
- 93%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 144
- Endowment
- $2.6B
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 421 of 5,094 US colleges and 19 of 324 in Texas (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | TX median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $36,660 | $18,447 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $61,740 | $9,940 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 44% | 84% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 86% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 93% | 74% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $21,500 | $10,667 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $60,435 | $32,765 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $68,424 | $38,474 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 77% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 83% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
144 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 216 | $19,000 | $78,453 | $111,304 | $83,343 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 169 | $25,000 | $77,808 | $89,690 | $88,910 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 150 | $23,668 | $48,053 | $71,186 | $63,560 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 143 | $19,500 | $68,497 | $97,148 | $69,303 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 126 | $17,778 | $72,031 | $101,938 | $76,194 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 122 | $24,251 | $71,984 | $106,765 | $68,257 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 121 | $19,500 | $54,462 | $89,466 | $82,686 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 119 | $21,500 | $32,123 | $63,531 | $56,359 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 117 | $21,375 | $42,108 | $65,356 | $50,706 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingProfessional | Professional | 97 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 91 | $22,062 | $50,627 | $75,419 | $63,293 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 91 | $41,000 | $110,670 | $151,190 | $103,485 |
| Real EstateBachelor's | Bachelor's | 85 | $25,000 | $68,246 | $103,547 | $84,821 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 83 | $20,937 | $19,218 | $63,572 | $57,214 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 71 | $20,500 | $34,556 | $56,791 | $55,378 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 65 | $23,250 | $65,028 | Withheld | $61,027 |
| Computer Systems AnalysisBachelor's | Bachelor's | 59 | $20,750 | $73,740 | $121,734 | $78,929 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's | Master's | 59 | $20,500 | $66,283 | $104,294 | $95,833 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 58 | $17,750 | $42,712 | $66,108 | $59,631 |
| MedicineProfessional | Professional | 52 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 51 | $22,287 | $55,814 | $60,125 | $47,382 |
| Engineering, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 51 | $22,944 | $73,774 | $93,753 | $89,359 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 40 | $22,000 | $38,678 | $61,636 | $50,497 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 39 | $20,454 | $28,328 | $51,292 | $53,072 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 39 | Withheld | Withheld | $68,313 | $51,490 |
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Questions and answers
How much does Texas Christian University cost?
$36,660 a year is the average net price at Texas Christian University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $61,740, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $76,604. Families earning under $30,000 pay $17,956 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Texas Christian University?
44% of applicants are admitted to Texas Christian University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,298 and the middle ACT score is 29. The median admission rate of colleges in Texas is 84%.
How much do Texas Christian University graduates earn?
$68,424 a year is the median pay of former Texas Christian University students who work, 10 years after they started ($60,435 after 6 years). That ranks 421 of 5,094 US colleges and 19 of 324 in Texas. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral) at $189,282.
How much student debt do Texas Christian University graduates have?
$21,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Texas Christian University graduates, about $228 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 25% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Texas Christian University?
86% of first-time, full-time students at Texas Christian University finish within 6 years. 93% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Texas Christian University?
Finance and Financial Management Services (216 bachelor's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (169 bachelor's graduates), Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (150 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 144 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.