Texas Christian University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Disciples of Christ
Population 4,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20%)
Sunshine Hours 2,750 (74%)
Days Without Precipitation 283 (90% 🏖️)

Honors College

Name John V. Roach Honors College
Students 1,000 (9%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 11,040
Men / Women 39% / 61%
From State 44%
From Region 3%
Athletes 553 (5.1%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 62%
Hispanic 19%
International 5%
Black 4%
Mixed 4%
Asian 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
AddRan College of Liberal Arts 388 49% 62% 1% 5% 22% 4% $78,471 68 +0.58 63 93%
Economics 93 +3 71% 67% 0% 1% 14% 12% $107,387 70 +0.35 92 95% — — — —
International Economics 5 +1 20% 0% 20% 20% 40% 20% $107,387 70 +0.35 92 95% — — — —
Comparative Race and Ethnic Studies 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $61,851 63 +0.21 20 — — — — —
English 13 +4 23% 62% 0% 15% 8% 0% $60,885 89 +1.03 18 91% — — — —
French 1 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,368 88 +1.01 40 100% — — — —
General Studies 47 — 55% 47% 2% 17% 19% 4% $60,602 75 +0.31 17 85% — — — —
History 10 +4 50% 80% 0% 0% 10% 0% $59,083 71 +0.21 14 100% — — — —
Italian 2 +1 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,368 88 +1.01 40 100% — — — —
Latin American Studies — — — — — — — — $62,064 64 +0.23 21 — — — — —
Philosophy 8 +2 62% 88% 0% 0% 12% 0% $62,907 60 +0.11 23 — — — — —
Religion 2 +4 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,035 92 +1.26 18 — — — — —
Spanish and Hispanic Studies 12 +6 50% 58% 0% 0% 42% 0% $69,368 88 +1.01 40 100% — — — —
Women and Gender Studies 2 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $61,135 74 +0.60 19 — — — — —
Writing 9 +1 22% 89% 0% 0% 11% 0% $61,555 91 +1.11 20 — — — — —
Anthropology 6 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 33% 0% $68,303 92 +1.04 37 — — — — —
Geography 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,415 82 +0.72 37 — — — — —
International Affairs 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $70,205 47 -0.13 42 — — — — —
Political Science 89 +13 49% 70% 0% 3% 24% 1% $77,436 71 +0.38 60 96% — — — —
Sociology 10 +8 20% 60% 0% 20% 10% 0% $74,093 94 +1.56 52 100% — — — —
Criminal Justice 74 +5 35% 54% 1% 5% 34% 0% $67,143 86 +1.00 34 92% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Bob Schieffer College of Communication 367 32% 76% 1% 2% 14% 2% $70,794 47 +0.49 44 97%
Communication 20 — 50% 75% 0% 20% 5% 0% $70,992 82 +0.85 44 97% — — — —
Communications 134 +8 36% 82% 1% 1% 11% 1% $70,992 82 +0.85 44 97% — — — —
Journalism 31 +6 16% 68% 3% 3% 13% 3% $65,572 67 +0.37 30 96% — — — —
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication 43 +3 81% 51% 0% 2% 33% 5% $53,113 20 -0.82 6 98% — — — —
Strategic Communication 139 +1 15% 80% 1% 1% 13% 2% $77,209 69 +0.51 60 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education 81 14% 65% 1% 5% 12% 4% $59,916 10 +0.87 16 96%
Interdisciplinary Studies 4 +11 25% 75% 0% 0% 0% 25% $63,935 85 +0.63 25 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 3 — 0% 33% 0% 33% 0% 0% $63,153 84 +0.56 23 — — — — —
Youth Services/Administration 12 +1 42% 33% 0% 25% 17% 8% $64,374 98 +1.32 26 94% — — — —
Bilingual and Multilingual Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,117 84 +0.94 21 — — — — —
Early Childhood Education 48 — 0% 71% 2% 0% 15% 2% $57,988 88 +0.85 12 97% — — — —
Education 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,164 84 +0.71 19 — — — — —
English Education 3 — 33% 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% $60,651 80 +0.73 17 94% — — — —
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,651 76 +0.28 17 94% — — — —
Social Studies Teacher Education 4 — 50% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,651 83 +0.85 17 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Fine Arts 221 21% 59% 4% 3% 19% 7% $62,049 15 +0.71 21 97%
Mathematics Teacher Education 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,651 76 +0.28 17 94% — — — —
Acting 9 — 56% 78% 0% 0% 11% 0% $48,635 85 +0.75 4 93% — — — —
Art History and Criticism 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,440 48 -0.18 4 — — — — —
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,333 48 -0.19 4 — — — — —
Art Teacher Education 3 — 0% 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% $60,651 96 +1.48 17 94% — — — —
Ballet 7 — 14% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $34,852 8 -1.10 1 — — — — —
Ceramics — — — — — — — — $49,911 67 +0.33 4 — — — — —
Dance 8 — 0% 75% 0% 12% 12% 0% $34,852 8 -1.10 1 — — — — —
Design and Visual Communications 18 +1 11% 50% 11% 0% 11% 22% $71,947 87 +0.92 47 100% — — — —
Directing and Theatrical Production 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,635 85 +0.75 4 93% — — — —
Fashion Merchandising 59 — 5% 58% 3% 7% 17% 10% $72,890 89 +1.11 49 97% — — — —
Graphic Design 11 — 9% 55% 0% 0% 18% 27% $71,947 87 +0.92 47 100% — — — —
Interior Design 28 — 4% 54% 14% 0% 18% 7% $71,947 72 +0.44 47 100% — — — —
Intermedia/Multimedia — — — — — — — — $49,702 62 +0.32 4 — — — — —
Keyboard Instruments 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,671 62 +0.31 4 — — — — —
Music 8 — 38% 62% 0% 0% 38% 0% $49,654 62 +0.31 4 — — — — —
Music Education 27 — 63% 63% 0% 0% 22% 0% $60,651 97 +1.49 17 94% — — — —
Music Performance 4 — 100% 25% 0% 0% 25% 0% $49,405 61 +0.29 4 — — — — —
Music Theory and Composition 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,612 61 +0.31 4 — — — — —
Musical Theatre 13 — 31% 62% 0% 8% 15% 0% $48,635 58 +0.20 4 93% — — — —
Painting 6 — 0% 67% 0% 17% 17% 0% $49,821 67 +0.32 4 — — — — —
Photography — — — — — — — — $49,609 33 -0.41 4 — — — — —
Sculpture — — — — — — — — $50,000 67 +0.34 4 — — — — —
Stringed Instruments — — — — — — — — $49,452 61 +0.29 4 — — — — —
Theater 7 +1 0% 57% 0% 0% 14% 0% $48,635 85 +0.75 4 93% — — — —
Voice and Opera 4 — 0% 25% 0% 0% 75% 0% $49,650 62 +0.31 4 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Science and Engineering 562 34% 49% 5% 4% 20% 14% $77,597 66 +0.03 61 99%
General Engineering 42 — 76% 55% 5% 2% 33% 5% $99,299 56 +0.06 88 97% — — — —
Computer Science 40 — 72% 28% 8% 2% 12% 40% $110,673 37 -0.42 94 100% — — — —
Computer Science & Mathematics 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $102,671 21 -0.48 90 — — — — —
Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst 61 +14 52% 26% 7% 3% 20% 36% $131,547 94 +1.62 99 100% — — — —
Information Technology 10 — 60% 40% 0% 20% 20% 10% $110,673 74 +0.60 94 100% — — — —
Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 50% 50% $81,778 45 -0.13 69 — — — — —
Chemistry 8 — 62% 62% 0% 0% 12% 12% $75,673 76 +0.39 56 — — — — —
Geological and Earth Sciences 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $83,026 94 +1.62 71 94% — — — —
Geology/Earth Systems Science 4 — 75% 0% 0% 25% 75% 0% $83,026 94 +1.62 71 94% — — — —
Mathematics 24 +6 54% 21% 8% 0% 25% 38% $80,657 52 -0.18 67 — — — — —
Physics 5 — 40% 40% 0% 0% 0% 40% $82,139 49 -0.10 69 — — — — —
Biochemistry 11 — 36% 27% 9% 0% 9% 45% $67,453 26 -0.36 35 — — — — —
Biology 94 +1 24% 63% 7% 6% 13% 3% $63,701 36 -0.32 25 98% — — — —
Biophysics 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $68,281 36 -0.29 37 — — — — —
Neuroscience 18 — 22% 61% 6% 6% 11% 17% $64,814 33 -0.19 28 — — — — —
Environmental Science 18 — 28% 78% 0% 0% 17% 6% $61,436 69 +0.35 19 — — — — —
Natural Sciences 30 — 13% 43% 0% 7% 40% 3% $65,693 85 +0.88 30 — — — — —
Nutritional Sciences 23 — 13% 61% 4% 4% 17% 0% $65,200 54 +0.12 29 — — — — —
Ranch Management 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,720 22 -0.66 33 — — — — —
Developmental and Child Psychology 25 +4 0% 52% 8% 0% 28% 8% $57,326 35 -0.44 11 100% — — — —
Psychology 142 +1 13% 57% 4% 5% 19% 8% $57,326 35 -0.44 11 100% — — — —
Psychology — — — — — — — — $62,806 89 +1.17 22 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences 345 12% 67% 2% 3% 19% 0% $82,067 77 +0.25 69 98%
Athletic Training — — — — — — — — $74,291 62 +0.25 53 — — — — —
Health Sciences 29 — 14% 79% 3% 7% 3% 0% $73,488 72 +0.34 51 — — — — —
Movement Therapy and Movement Education 49 — 18% 71% 2% 2% 16% 0% $72,566 61 +0.14 48 100% — — — —
Nursing 189 — 7% 63% 2% 4% 22% 0% $91,987 58 -0.02 82 97% — — — —
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 38 — 3% 74% 5% 3% 16% 0% $77,988 99 +2.07 62 100% — — — —
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness 21 — 48% 57% 0% 5% 19% 5% $50,726 7 -1.29 5 95% — — — —
Social Work 16 — 12% 62% 0% 0% 31% 0% $64,374 98 +1.32 26 94% — — — —
Education of Hearing Impaired — — — — — — — — $61,372 82 +0.83 19 — — — — —
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 3 — 100% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $60,651 66 +0.36 17 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Neeley School of Business 864 55% 77% 1% 1% 13% 2% $112,368 98 +1.14 95 93%
Accounting 89 +74 43% 78% 1% 1% 15% 0% $112,666 95 +1.66 95 95% — — — —
Actuarial Science 8 — 38% 62% 0% 0% 25% 12% $107,411 86 +0.85 92 94% — — — —
Business Management and Administration 59 +55 68% 73% 0% 0% 17% 0% $107,801 92 +1.57 92 97% — — — —
Entrepreneurship and Innovation 50 +28 58% 76% 0% 2% 10% 2% $94,076 84 +0.81 84 97% — — — —
Finance 302 +33 65% 77% 1% 0% 12% 3% $127,712 92 +0.99 98 97% — — — —
Marketing 177 +22 25% 76% 0% 1% 14% 3% $100,328 98 +1.77 88 92% — — — —
Real Estate 148 +2 73% 80% 1% 1% 14% 1% $104,508 76 +0.37 91 82% — — — —
Supply and Value Chain Management 31 +12 55% 84% 0% 0% 0% 6% $107,801 83 +0.88 92 97% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $68,680
ROI Percentile 75th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 93%
4-Year Graduation Rate 74%
6-Year Graduation Rate 86%
Transfer-Out Rate 12%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 34.0% 962 57% 76% 1% 1% 13% 3% $111,861 93 +1.06 94 93% —
Social Sciences 23.7% 671 29% 69% 2% 3% 18% 3% $68,073 82 +0.30 36 98% —
Health Sciences 11.5% 326 11% 67% 2% 4% 18% 0% $83,133 73 +0.19 71 98% —
Arts 7.7% 219 21% 59% 4% 3% 19% 7% $62,062 87 +0.71 21 97% —
Life & Natural Sciences 4.4% 124 25% 59% 7% 6% 12% 9% $64,232 34 -0.30 26 98% —
Humanities 4.0% 114 44% 61% 1% 10% 18% 3% $62,103 82 +0.57 21 90% —
Computer Science 4.0% 112 61% 28% 6% 4% 17% 36% $121,970 67 +0.78 97 100% —
Professional 2.6% 74 35% 54% 1% 5% 34% 0% $67,143 49 +1.00 34 92% —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.6% 73 19% 59% 1% 4% 26% 3% $64,516 70 +0.47 27 — —
Education 2.4% 67 13% 72% 1% 0% 13% 1% $58,788 80 +0.77 14 96% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.6% 44 57% 30% 5% 2% 25% 30% $80,239 50 +0.14 66 94% —
Engineering 1.5% 42 76% 55% 5% 2% 33% 5% $99,299 39 +0.06 88 97% —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $6.8M #203 27% $0.3M 3 #201 37 4
Humanities & Social Sciences $4.5M #202 5% $0.0M 15 #205 26 —
Education $3.9M #120 2% $2.8M 15 #264 — —
Health Sciences $2.0M #200 10% $0 5 #183 16 1
Life & Natural Sciences $1.9M #267 7% $0.1M 3 #204 12 1
Business & Economics $1.6M #176 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.2M #219 94% $0.0M — — — —
Engineering $0.1M #364 6% $0.0M — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — $0 — — — —
Total $21.0M #254 13% $3.3M 41 #280 91 6

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 130 $59.6M $59.6M $0
Track & Field (combined) 109 $2.4M $2.4M $0
Baseball 41 $8.2M $8.2M $0
Swimming & Diving 27 $1.9M $1.9M $0
Basketball 17 $15.6M $15.6M $0
Golf 11 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Tennis 11 $2.3M $2.3M $0
Total 286 $91.3M $91.3M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 112 $2.8M $2.8M $0
Equestrian 44 $5.7M $5.7M $0
Soccer 38 $3.4M $3.4M $0
Swimming & Diving 34 $2.1M $2.1M $0
Beach Volleyball 26 $1.9M $1.9M $0
Volleyball 20 $3.7M $3.7M $0
Other Sports 15 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Basketball 14 $9.6M $9.6M $0
Rifle 11 $904K $904K $0
Golf 8 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Tennis 8 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Total 267 $34.4M $34.4M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 221 $5.2M $5.2M $0
Football 130 $59.6M $59.6M $0
Swimming & Diving 61 $4.0M $4.0M $0
Equestrian 44 $5.7M $5.7M $0
Baseball 41 $8.2M $8.2M $0
Soccer 38 $3.4M $3.4M $0
Basketball 31 $25.2M $25.2M $0
Beach Volleyball 26 $1.9M $1.9M $0
Volleyball 20 $3.7M $3.7M $0
Golf 19 $2.8M $2.8M $0
Tennis 19 $4.0M $4.0M $0
Other Sports 15 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Rifle 11 $904K $904K $0
Total 553 $156.0M $156.0M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 48%
Yield (non-ED) 18%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 42% 54% 26%
Early Decision 61% 79% 38%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 48%
SAT Range 1110 – 1330
SAT Math Range 540 – 660
SAT RW Range 560 – 680