1. [College research](/) 2. / 3. [Texas Christian University](/school/texas-christian-university/) 4. / 5. Admissions & selectivity Admissions & selectivity Copy linkPrint brief # Texas Christian University Acceptance Rate & Admissions Updated October 1, 2026 [Overview](/school/texas-christian-university/)[Cost & aid](/school/texas-christian-university/cost/)[Outcomes](/school/texas-christian-university/outcomes/)Admissions[Majors](/school/texas-christian-university/majors/)[Similar schools](/school/texas-christian-university/similar/) **On this page**+ ## What is the acceptance rate at TCU? TCU’s reported acceptance rate is 44.5%. **Acceptance rate · Fall 2024** 44.5% Source: College Scorecard · Fall 2024 admissions. Acceptance rates can change from year to year; this figure does not predict the current or next admission cycle. First-year applicants and admitted students · CDS 2025-26 **Applicants** 22,680 **Admitted** 10,906 Source: Texas Christian University Common Data Set 2025-26, C1 · first-time, first-year students. How to interpret the acceptance rate At 44.5%, admission to Texas Christian University was less common than at its comparable institutions. The rate is below the median of 47.1% for comparable institutions (same type and size). In its 2025-26 Common Data Set, the university reported 22,680 first-year applicants, 10,906 admitted applicants, and 2,754 enrolled students. ## What SAT and ACT scores do enrolled TCU students report? In its 2025-26 Common Data Set, the university reported that the middle half of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT scores scored between 1110 and 1330. 27% of the entering class submitted SAT scores, so the range describes a minority of enrolled students. For the 21% who submitted ACT scores, the middle half ranged from 26 to 31. These ranges show where enrolled score submitters fell, not a minimum for admission. Among enrolled first-year students who reported a high-school class rank, 46% finished in the highest tenth and 78% in the highest quarter. 37% of the entering class reported a rank, so the figures describe a subset of the class. The ranges below describe enrolled students who submitted test scores at TCU. Use them as academic context, then check the university’s current testing policy for your application cycle. **27% of entering students submitted SAT scores** SAT: reported composite scores **25th percentile** 1110 **Median** 1240 **75th percentile** 1330 CDS 2025-26 · enrolled first-year score submitters. This range is not an admission cutoff. **21% of entering students submitted ACT scores** ACT: reported composite scores **25th percentile** 26 **Median** 30 **75th percentile** 31 CDS 2025-26 · enrolled first-year score submitters. This range is not an admission cutoff. Source: Texas Christian University Common Data Set 2025-26, C9 · Enrolled first-time, first-year score submitters. ## Who enrolls at TCU? **Pell Grant recipients** 14.3% **Entering students outside the first-time, full-time group** 12.6% **First-year retention** 92.9% Retention source: College Scorecard; full-time first-year retention. About these student measures The entering-student group includes part-time entrants as well as other attendance patterns. In its 2025-26 Common Data Set, Texas Christian University reported 22,680 first-year applicants, 10,906 admitted, and 2,754 enrolled, describing the institution’s recent first-year entry class. Pell Grant recipients account for 14.3% of undergraduates. Undergraduate enrollment is 11,026, with an estimated 12.6% transfer-in share, so the campus includes both first-year entrants and students continuing a college path begun elsewhere. The same Common Data Set reported 949 degree-seeking transfer applicants, 797 admitted, and 394 enrolled. Pell-eligible and transfer applicants should compare the entry routes and support options that match their circumstances before applying. In its 2025-26 Common Data Set, Texas Christian University reported a 93% retention rate for the first-time, full-time fall 2024 entering class, a current institutional view of returning students. Federal data show a 92.9% first-year retention rate for full-time bachelor’s-seeking first-year students returning the next year, above the peer median of 90.1% for comparable institutions. The [six-year graduation rate](/analysis/what-the-graduation-rate-doesnt-count/) for the first-time full-time cohort is 85.5%, above the peer median of 80.0%. Pell recipients complete within six years at 80.4%, below the overall rate by 5.1 percentage points. Enrolled students can expect overall retention and completion figures above peer medians, while Pell completion remains below the institution-wide rate. ## Data & methodology Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/). Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), founder of College Azimuth. Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source. Admission rates describe past applicants, not an individual’s chance of admission; confirm requirements and deadlines with the institution. Figure notes link to sources and limitations. [About College Azimuth](/about/).