Texas鈥疌hristian鈥疷niversity鈥檚 enrollment鈥痜or fall 2024鈥痠ncreased 1.2%鈥痮verall to 12,938. This includes a 1.2% increase in undergraduate students to 11,049 and a 1% increase in graduate enrollment to 1,889. All numbers are in comparison to fall 2023.
Retention numbers were once again very strong, with TCU retaining first-time-in-college students at a rate of 92.9%.鈥�
鈥淭CU鈥檚 strong connected campus, our amazing faculty and staff, and our incredible first-year programs are among the best in the nation 鈥� this is evident not only by our strong retention numbers, but in what I witness every day,鈥� said Chancellor Victor J. Boschini, Jr. 鈥淚鈥檓 so proud of our students, faculty and staff, and I am delighted to see our Horned Frogs thriving.鈥�
President Daniel W. Pullin recognized the art of managing enrollment and class makeup.
鈥淥ur admission and enrollment team did another outstanding job this year admitting one of the strongest and most academically qualified classes we鈥檝e seen at TCU,鈥� Pullin said. 鈥淎s we look to the future, we aim to leverage the strong TCU brand and set a path for responsible, strategic growth.鈥疶his anticipated growth is interwoven throughout our proposed campus master plan.鈥�
As TCU embarks on its campus master plan, two new residence halls and an additional dining hall are on track for completion in January, providing housing for almost 300 students.
To continue recruiting a diverse and well-rounded student body, .
鈥淭est-optional admission supports our mission to review each applicant holistically, looking beyond test scores at what students have achieved in their schools and communities,鈥� said Heath Einstein, vice provost of enrollment management.
TCU administration also credited the Office of Scholarships & Financial Aid with navigating a particularly challenging year with the federal government鈥檚 changes to FAFSA. In a year when prospective students nationwide were receiving delayed aid notification, the team planned strategically to provide timely financial aid notification to families, helping to ensure TCU鈥檚 strong first-year class.
TCU鈥檚 two largest undergraduate enrollments continue to be in the鈥疦eeley School of Business鈥痑nd in the鈥疌ollege of Science & Engineering. TCU Neeley added 201 undergraduate students for a total of 3,416, up 6.3%, the largest growth from a single college. CSE added 55 undergraduate students for a total of 2,341, up 2.4%.
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