This Is TCU
A National University With Texas-Sized Opportunities
In the Sweet Spot
Fort Worth:
12th
largest city in America by population
Dallas/Fort Worth:
4th
largest metro area in the nation
Fort Worth:
#1
fastest-growing
large city in the U.S.
4 hours
or less from anywhere in the continental U.S. to Dallas/Fort Worth
Top 5
media market with over 3 million households
DFW Airport:
3rd
busiest airport in the world
Dallas/Fort Worth: Home to
21
Fortune 500 companies
Dallas/Fort Worth: Home to
6
major league sports teams
Fort Worth:
1 of 50
best places to travel, Travel & Leisure (2024)
Our Community
12,938 students
48% live on campus
55.6%
of students hail from outside Texas (Class of 2028)
$1 Billion Surpassed
In support of people and programs through Lead On: A Campaign for TCU
Largest out-of-state alumni chapters:
1. Southern California
2. Northern California
3. Denver
4. Chicago
5. New York City
Lifetime career counseling for graduates
7X winner
of the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award
#2
best-run colleges
The Princeton Review (2025)
93%
first-year to sophomore retention rate
Our Scorecard
2
National Championships in 2024
10
national coach of the year awards for Head Football Coach
Sonny Dykes
1st
Texas program to make the College Football Playoff
and Big 12 Conference member to play in the CFP National Championship
$52 million
Mike and Brenda Harrison Football Performance Center renovation and expansion project
to be completed in 2025
Almost $500 million
donor-funded athletics facilities upgrades since 2012
10
sports in the
National Top 25
(2022-23)
7
Big 12 baseball championships,
twice as many as any other school
Zero
student cost
to attend athletic events
Men's Basketball
appeared in NCAA Tournament
3
years in a row
Lead On
At TCU, we鈥檙e doing more than dreaming of a new future 鈥� we鈥檙e leading it. Every day, we empower leaders to become a force for the greater good.
The Brains Behind the Brawn
A top 100
Best National University
U.S. News & World Report
14 years in a row
Top 100
Best Colleges for Nursing
U.S. News & World Report (2024)
Top 50
Full-Time MBA Program
U.S. News & World Report (2024)
1st medical school
with communication embedded
in curriculum all 4 years
6,590
medical school applications for 60 spots
(Class of 2028)
$2.4 billion
endowment
98
%
of students are employed, continuing education, in military service or other positive
outcomes within 6 months of graduation