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TCU acceptance rate

Texas Christian University · Fort Worth, Texas · Private nonprofit · 11,026 undergraduates

44.5%
accepted, fall 2024
22,307
applications
9,925
offers of admission
2,453
enrolled (25% of those admitted)

The rate slipped from 49% in 2014 to 44% in 2024, while the typical four-year college moved the other way (up about 6 points). Women applying for fall 2024 had better odds than men: 47% were admitted, against 41% of men. University of Rochester is the hardest to get into among the six schools closest to TCU in size and selectivity (40%); Santa Clara University is the easiest (48%).

Acceptance rate since 2001

0%20%40%60%80%2001200320052007200920112013201520172019202120242001 72%2002 71%2003 65%2004 65%2005 67%2006 63%2007 49%2008 50%2009 59%2010 53%2011 38%2012 41%2013 47%2014 49%2015 43%2016 38%2017 41%2018 41%2019 47%2020 48%2021 54%2022 56%2023 43%2024 44%
Share of first-time, first-year applicants offered admission, by fall term.
Show the numbers by year
FallAppliedAdmittedRateEnrolled
202422,3079,92544.5%2,453
202320,5178,74042.6%2,488
202216,1979,08756.1%2,491
202119,78210,60653.6%2,560
202021,14510,15548.0%2,287
201919,0288,96647.1%2,159
201820,1568,21040.7%2,194
201719,7408,11041.1%1,955
201619,9727,50637.6%1,888
201518,4237,97443.3%2,078
201417,0298,32248.9%1,891
201318,5518,79147.4%1,936
201219,3357,90140.9%1,854
201119,1707,21937.7%1,873
201014,0857,42852.7%1,827
200911,9517,07959.2%1,821
200812,2126,15750.4%1,630
200711,8885,81248.9%1,644
20068,6775,44262.7%1,652
20058,1555,47167.1%1,596
20047,6544,97164.9%1,596
20037,6544,97164.9%1,596
20026,1374,38071.4%1,451
20015,8224,18771.9%1,514

Applications and offers

010k20k30k20012004200720102013201620192024AppliedAdmitted2001 Applied: 6k Admitted: 4k2002 Applied: 6k Admitted: 4k2003 Applied: 8k Admitted: 5k2004 Applied: 8k Admitted: 5k2005 Applied: 8k Admitted: 5k2006 Applied: 9k Admitted: 5k2007 Applied: 12k Admitted: 6k2008 Applied: 12k Admitted: 6k2009 Applied: 12k Admitted: 7k2010 Applied: 14k Admitted: 7k2011 Applied: 19k Admitted: 7k2012 Applied: 19k Admitted: 8k2013 Applied: 19k Admitted: 9k2014 Applied: 17k Admitted: 8k2015 Applied: 18k Admitted: 8k2016 Applied: 20k Admitted: 8k2017 Applied: 20k Admitted: 8k2018 Applied: 20k Admitted: 8k2019 Applied: 19k Admitted: 9k2020 Applied: 21k Admitted: 10k2021 Applied: 20k Admitted: 11k2022 Applied: 16k Admitted: 9k2023 Applied: 21k Admitted: 9k2024 Applied: 22k Admitted: 10k
First-year applications received and offers made, by fall term.

Acceptance rate for women and men

Fall 2024AppliedAdmittedRate
Women13,3976,26546.8%
Men8,9103,66041.1%

SAT, ACT and test policy

Test scores in admission
Considered if submitted (test-optional)
SAT reading and writing
580 to 680 (middle 50% of enrolled students)
SAT math
560 to 670
ACT composite
26 to 31

Colleges similar to TCU

The six private nonprofit four-year colleges closest to TCU in acceptance rate and undergraduate enrollment.

CollegeAcceptance rateUndergraduatesAvg net priceEarnings after 10 yrs
George Washington University
Washington, DC		47%11,182$35,760$96,691
Howard University
Washington, DC		41%10,108$33,002$69,682
University of Tampa
Tampa, FL		40%10,572$40,584$69,272
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA		48%6,552$36,116$117,193
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY		40%6,331$34,347$88,358
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY		46%15,477$43,336$85,054

Admissions counts are first-time, first-year applicants reported by TCU to IPEDS for each fall term (2001 to 2024), read from the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Test score ranges and policy come from the College Scorecard. College Scorecard data updated November 2, 2026. How these figures are built · TCU on College Scorecard