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TCU tuition and net price
Texas Christian University · Fort Worth, Texas · Private nonprofit · 11,026 undergraduates
Grants cut the bill sharply. The average student receiving aid paid $35,045, under half of the $83,017 cost of attendance. Tuition and fees for 2025-26 come to $63,590, well above the $35,915 median for private four-year colleges. Tuition and fees have risen 65% since 2014-15, when they were $38,600.
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Tuition and fees since 2014-15
Show the numbers by year
| Academic year | Tuition and fees |
|---|---|
| 2025-26 | $63,590 |
| 2023-24 | $57,220 |
| 2022-23 | $53,980 |
| 2021-22 | $51,660 |
| 2020-21 | $51,660 |
| 2019-20 | $49,250 |
| 2018-19 | $46,950 |
| 2017-18 | $44,760 |
| 2016-17 | $42,670 |
| 2015-16 | $40,720 |
| 2014-15 | $38,600 |
Cost of attendance and aid
- Tuition and fees (2025-26)
- $63,590
- Room and board on campus
- $18,020
- Books and supplies
- $700
- Full cost of attendance
- $83,017 a year (most recent year reported)
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 19%
- Undergraduates with a federal loan
- 26%
- Median federal debt at graduation
- $21,500
Colleges similar to TCU
The six private nonprofit four-year colleges closest to TCU in acceptance rate and undergraduate enrollment.
| College | Acceptance rate | Avg net price | Earnings after 10 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Washington University Washington, DC | 47% | $35,760 | $96,691 |
| Howard University Washington, DC | 41% | $33,002 | $69,682 |
| University of Tampa Tampa, FL | 40% | $40,584 | $69,272 |
| Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA | 48% | $36,116 | $117,193 |
| University of Rochester Rochester, NY | 40% | $34,347 | $88,358 |
| Syracuse University Syracuse, NY | 46% | $43,336 | $85,054 |
Tuition and fees for 2025-26, cost of attendance and net price come from the College Scorecard; earlier tuition years come from IPEDS via the Urban Institute. Net price is what first-time, full-time students receiving federal aid paid after grants and scholarships, and it lags the tuition year. College Scorecard data updated November 2, 2026. How these figures are built · TCU on College Scorecard