Texas Christian Admissions Information
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX (
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Located in Fort Worth, a city lauded for its ‘Old West’ feel, Texas Christian University combines an academic environment and a hometown with lots of personality. On the academic end, the school is the largest in the nation to be associated with the Disciples of Christ Church, and has a partnership with the Brite Divinity School, which is a seminary. However, the school mixes secular and religious materials, and is quick to note that students of all faiths are accepted to the university and by its students. Noted as a top national university by U.S. News and World Report, TCU is praised as being within the top 5% of schools for the Advancement of Teaching as a Doctoral/Research university. Texas Christian is certainly on the rise: within three years, the school’s acceptance rate dropped from 53% to 31% in 2011.
Aside from academia, Texas Christian is a welcoming campus for active students. In addition to the nearly 20 religious student organizations, the school offers upwards of 200 secular clubs. Greek life is lively at the university, and nearly 40% of students choose to join a house. At the time of a football game, one will find Carter Stadium packed with fans cheering on the TCU Horned Frogs (especially when competing against their rivals, the SMU Mustangs). Students are notably active in volunteer endeavors; many travel to Mexico on an annual spring break service trip. On the weekends, students flock to downtown Fort Worth, where one might enjoy a casual bull ride at Billy Bob’s, the self-proclaimed “world’s largest honky tonk.”
Basic Info
| Main Address: |
2800 South University Drive
Fort Worth, TX 76129 |
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| Phone Number: |
(817) 257-7000 |
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| Website: |
www.tcu.edu |
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Characteristics
| Type of school: |
Private, Coed |
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| Type of school: |
Christian Church (Disciples Of Christ) |
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| Setting: |
Urban, very large city; Residential campus |
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| Athletics: |
NCAA Division I, Intramural, Intercollegiate, Club, Scholarship |
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| Degrees offered: |
Certificate, Diploma, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral |
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| Size of undergraduate student body: |
7,853 |
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| Percent out-of-state: |
25% |
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| Percent international: |
4.92% |
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| Female to Male ratio: |
59:41 |
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Academic Life
| Student to Professor ratio: |
13:1 |
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| Most popular majors: |
Business/Marketing
Communications/Journalism
Health Professions
Social Sciences
Education
Visual and Performing Arts
Psychology |
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| Special study programs: |
Accelerated Program
Cross-Registration
Distance Learning
Double Major
Dual Enrollment of High School Students
Honors Program
Independent Study
Internships
Liberal Arts/Career Combination
New York Semester
ROTC, Air Force
ROTC, Army
Semester At Sea
Study Abroad
Teacher Certification
Visiting/Exchange Student Program
Washington Semester |
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Campus Life
Housing options:
Coed Housing
Apartments For Married Students
Fraternity/Sorority Housing |
Women's Housing
Apartments For Single Students |
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Activities:
Campus Ministries
Concert Band
Drama
International Students
Literary Magazine
Music Ensembles
Opera
Radio Station
Student Government
Television Station |
Choral Groups
Dance
Fraternities
Jazz Band
Model U.N.
Musical Theater
Pep Band
Sororities
Student Newspaper
Yearbook |
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Fun Facts
- Ranked #19, Best Athletic Facilities
- Chris Klein, the actor from the American Pie movies, graduated from TCU
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- TCU is the only school in the world with the Horned Frog as a mascot
- Reverend Lovejoy of The Simpsons earned his degree at Texas Christian University
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Admissions Information
Admissions at Texas Christian have become increasingly difficult over time: in recent years, the admittance rate has fallen from 51% to 37% of prospective students. This drop certainly makes TCU a more selective university accepting more academically and extracurricularly involved students. As the competition continues to grow at TCU, it is important that applicants take note of the factors that admission officials note to be especially important.
Primarily, selecting officials at Texas Christian look to factors including an applicant's character, application essay, class rank, GPA, standardized test scores, and recommendations. Still important, though to a lesser degree, are considerations such as the applicant's extracurricular activities, geographical residence, ethnicity, and religious affiliation. Thus, an applicant must assert him or herself as a viable and strong candidate in the eyes of TCU.
| Admissions address: |
TCU Box 297013
Fort Worth, TX 76129 |
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| Phone number: |
(817) 257-7490 |
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| Fax number: |
(817) 257-7268 |
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| Admissions Website: |
http://www.admissions.tcu.edu/ |
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| Email: |
frogmail@tcu.edu |
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| Contact Person: |
Raymond Brown, Dean of Admissions |
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| Number of first-year applications received: |
14,085 |
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| Percent of applicants admitted: |
37% |
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Application Information
| Regular application deadline: |
February 15 |
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| Early decision/action deadline: |
November 1 (Early Action) |
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| Accepts the Common Application? |
Yes |
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| Admission requirements: |
Standardized Test Scores
1 Academic Teacher Evaluation
School Report
Mid Year Report
Final Report |
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Application Information
| Standardized test scores required? |
SAT or ACT (writing recommended) |
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| Policy regarding SAT score-use: |
Considers the highest section scores across all test dates |
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| SAT Critical Reading |
520
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580
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630
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50%
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| SAT Math |
530
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590
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640
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50%
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| SAT Writing |
520
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580
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630
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50%
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| College Board code: |
6820 |
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| ACT code: |
4206 |
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