For the academic year 2024-2025, Texas Christian University has a total enrollment of 12,938 students, including 11,049 undergraduate and 1,889 graduate students.
Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Research University (high research activity) - which average 10,607 - TCU's body is larger.
Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.
By gender, 5,018 male (38.78%) and 7,920 female (61.22%) students are attending Texas Christian University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 63.36.
By class level, 11,049 (85.40%) are undergraduate students and 1,889 (14.60%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 38.64% are male and 61.36% are female, while among graduate students, 39.65% are male and 60.35% are female.
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 12,938 | 11,049 | 1,889 |
| Men | 5,018 | 4,269 | 749 |
| Women | 7,920 | 6,780 | 1,140 |
By race/ethnicity, 7,850 White, 613 Black, and 403 Asian students out of a total of 12,938 are attending at Texas Christian University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).
Texas Christian University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 59% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 36 | 17 | 19 |
| Asian | 403 | 155 | 248 |
| Black | 613 | 238 | 375 |
| Hispanic | 2,449 | 870 | 1,579 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 13 | 3 | 10 |
| White | 7,850 | 3,060 | 4,790 |
| Two or more races | 530 | 209 | 321 |
| Race Unknown | 412 | 187 | 225 |
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 27 | 13 | 14 |
| Asian | 283 | 108 | 175 |
| Black | 429 | 164 | 265 |
| Hispanic | 2,131 | 740 | 1,391 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 13 | 3 | 10 |
| White | 6,835 | 2,671 | 4,164 |
| Two or more races | 476 | 186 | 290 |
| Race Unknown | 361 | 167 | 194 |
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| Asian | 120 | 47 | 73 |
| Black | 184 | 74 | 110 |
| Hispanic | 318 | 130 | 188 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
| White | 1,015 | 389 | 626 |
| Two or more races | 54 | 23 | 31 |
| Race Unknown | 51 | 20 | 31 |
By age, TCU has 3 students under 18 years old and 9 students over 65 years old. There are 11,159 students under 25 years old, and 1,779 students over 25 years old out of 12,938 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 2 students are younger than 18 and 3 students are older than 65. TCU has 10,689 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 360 students aged 25 and over.
In graduate schools at TCU, 1 students are younger than 18 and 6 students are older than 65. It has 470 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,419 students aged 25 and over.
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 18-19 | 2,222 | 1,442 | 780 |
| 20-21 | 5,051 | 3,211 | 1,840 |
| 22-24 | 3,883 | 2,287 | 1,596 |
| 25-29 | 869 | 479 | 390 |
| 30-34 | 373 | 190 | 183 |
| 35-39 | 214 | 109 | 105 |
| 40-49 | 224 | 137 | 87 |
| 50-64 | 90 | 57 | 33 |
| Over 65 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 18-19 | 2,222 | 1,442 | 780 |
| 20-21 | 5,050 | 3,210 | 1,840 |
| 22-24 | 3,415 | 1,974 | 1,441 |
| 25-29 | 224 | 87 | 137 |
| 30-34 | 60 | 24 | 36 |
| 35-39 | 32 | 15 | 17 |
| 40-49 | 24 | 14 | 10 |
| 50-64 | 17 | 9 | 8 |
| Over 65 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20-21 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 22-24 | 468 | 313 | 155 |
| 25-29 | 645 | 392 | 253 |
| 30-34 | 313 | 166 | 147 |
| 35-39 | 182 | 94 | 88 |
| 40-49 | 200 | 123 | 77 |
| 50-64 | 73 | 48 | 25 |
| Over 65 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Texas Christian University, 318 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 288 students are enrolled in some online courses.
231 students who live in Texas or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 87 students live in another State or outside of the United States.
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 12,938 | 318 | 288 |
| Undergraduate | 11,049 | 0 | 46 |
| Graduate | 1,889 | 318 | 242 |
| Texas Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 231 | 84 | 3 |
| Undergraduate | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Graduate | 231 | 84 | 3 |
Among 11,049 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 347 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.14%.339 students have transferred in as full-time status and 8 students transferred in as part-time status.
| Number of Students | |
|---|---|
| Regular Full-time | 10,507 |
| Transfer-in Full-time | 339 |
| Regular Part-time | 195 |
| Transfer-in Part-time | 8 |
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