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TCU Ratings and Reviews

  • 8/10 Overall Rating
  • 4 Year
  • Fort Worth, TX
  • 4.8 4 reviews
#4 Best Private Colleges in Texas
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TCU Ratings and Reviews

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Ratings

TCU is rated within the top 21% of four-year colleges nationally and earns a CollegeSimply grade of 8 out of 10.

  • Overall Rating
    8 out of 10
  • Academics
    9 out of 10
  • Resources
    8 out of 10
  • Outcomes
    9 out of 10
  • Value
    7 out of 10
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Student Review Summary

4.8

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4 student reviews

4 out of 4 (100%) reviewers rated 4 stars or higher

Students rate Academics highest and Housing lowest.

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  • 5 stars
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  • 4 stars
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Average by category

  • Overall Rating
    4.8
  • Academics
    5.0
  • Value for Money
    4.8
  • Professors / Faculty
    5.0
  • Campus Atmosphere
    4.5
  • Housing
    4.0
  • Campus Safety
    5.0
  • Student Life
    4.5
  • Party and Bar Scene
    5.0

Student and Parent Reviews

If you are a student, former student, faculty member or parent, please help guide other prospective students by sharing your personal experiences at this college. What is it really like to go to Texas Christian University?

May 1, 2023
Rating 4 out of 5

As someone who was actively involved in high school, TCU is not the place for minorities. I was a varsity cheerleader, and student ambassador, and was in numerous extracurricular activities. I am about to wrap up my sophomore year as a transfer student and I transferred in Fall 2022. Let me tell you, TCU is not what I expected. The majority of people are white, rich, and stuck up. Greek life is a big deal here and as someone who doesn't look like everybody else (brown, Hispanic, curly hair) I do not fit in. I was lucky enough to find my closest friends, but they were the only reason I stayed. In my first year at TCU, I tried out for the cheer team and attempted to rush Greek life. I am extremely passionate about cheerleading and every time I expressed to someone that I was trying out, they told me there was "a look." I mean... just say they only want tall white blonde girls, because that's exactly who they chose. I am 100% certain if I looked like everyone else on the team, I would've made it. The TCU cheer program for this new season contains 1/30 minorities. There is no diversity quota for the program. As for Greek life, it's also very political. Most sororities have dirty rushes and already know who they want prior to rushing. Also, sororities only have a few minorities to look diverse. After wrapping up my first year at TCU as a sophomore, the only piece I can say is you can never win as a minority. TCU student body is political and discriminates 100%. Money gets you places you want, but being white gets you wherever you want. Overall, the students are nice but extremely cliquey.

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Sep 9, 2020
Rating 5 out of 5

I came here when i was younger and had a wonderful experience

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Jun 22, 2017
Rating 5 out of 5

Very student oriented school. Small classes and accessible professors.

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Apr 26, 2016
Rating 5 out of 5

More females than males! Very Greek school - small classes and tight knit community. Very proud and a lot of school spirit!

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Academics *

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Value for Money *

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Professors and Faculty *

Were instructors accessible, engaged, and invested in students or mostly going through the motions?

Campus Atmosphere *

Did the campus feel welcoming and full of energy, or more like a place you simply passed through?

Student Housing *

Were dorms and residence halls somewhere you'd want to live, or a constant source of frustration?

Campus Safety *

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Student Life *

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Last updated: August 2026