Texas Christian University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Texas Christian University, also referred to as TCU, is a private, coeducational university located in Fort Worth, Texas. It was established as AddRan Male & Female College in 1873. The institution was re-christened as Texas Christian University in 1902.

Texas Christian University is organized into the following schools and colleges:

• Business
• Communication
• Divinity School
• Education
• Fine Arts
• Liberal Arts
• Nursing/Health Sciences
• Ranch Management
• Science & Engineering

Texas Christian University campus is home to a number of Greek letter fraternities and sororities including Kappa Sigma, Delta Tau Delta, Lambda Chi Alpha, Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Delta Pi, Chi Omega, Delta Delta Delta, and Delta Gamma.

TCU's sports teams are called the TCU Horned Frogs. The official mascot of TCU is the Horned Frog. The University sponsors baseball, basketball, football, golf, swimming & diving, track & field, cross country, volleyball, soccer, rifle, equestrian, and tennis.

Notable alumni of TCU include James Cash, Jr., former Chairman of Harvard MBA program and Senior Associate Dean and Chairman of HBS Publishing from 1998 to 2003. Currently sits on boards of GE and Microsoft; Angela Stanford, professional golfer on the LPGA Tour; and Chris Klein, movie actor and star of the film Rollerball.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in media, real estate and construction management, music, business and management, and drama and performing arts.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of students.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Intensive.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

TCU participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 77% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 8,696 in 2009-2010 (8,263 full-time equivalent).

About 37% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 63% of the class.

Undergrads are 85% of enrolled students and graduate students are 15%.

Students under 25 years old represent 85% of the student body. About 3% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

TCU provides on-campus housing for 3,371 of its 8,263 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Mountain West Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 202 male students received the aid (men were 61% of those receiving aid) and 128 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 39% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

TCU offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Comprehensive Doctoral (No Medical/Veterinary).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (25 awarded)

• Farm/Farm and Ranch Management

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (563 awarded)

• Accounting
• Actuarial Science
• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce
• Fashion Merchandising
• Finance
• International Finance
• International Marketing
• Management Science
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (8 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Technology

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (19 awarded)

• Environmental Science

DESIGN (32 awarded)

• Graphic Design
• Interior Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (36 awarded)

• Acting
• Ballet
• Dance
• Directing and Theatrical Production
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
• Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (205 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Hearing Impairments
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING (23 awarded)

• Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (14 awarded)

• Social Work

FINE ARTS (20 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine/Studio Arts
• Painting
• Sculpture

LIBERAL ARTS (296 awarded)

• Anthropology
• Creative Writing
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• General Studies
• Geography
• German Language and Literature
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (13 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (341 awarded)

• Advertising
• Broadcast Journalism
• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Journalism
• Organizational Communication
• Photojournalism
• Radio and Television

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (31 awarded)

• Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

MEDICINE (5 awarded)

• Neuroscience

MUSIC (44 awarded)

• Conducting
• Music Performance
• Music Theory and Composition
• Music
• Piano and Organ
• Violin, Viola, Guitar and Other Stringed Instruments
• Voice and Opera

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (224 awarded)

• Clinical Nurse Specialist
• Nurse Anesthetist
• Nursing
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (60 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
• Dietetics/Dietitian (RD)
• Health and Physical Education
• Health and Physical Education/Fitness
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Movement Therapy and Movement Education

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (5 awarded)

• Film/Cinema Studies
• Photography
• Printmaking

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (40 awarded)

• Real Estate

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (10 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (92 awarded)

• Astronomy and Astrophysics
• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (27 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (74 awarded)

• Developmental and Child Psychology
• Psychology