Texas Christian University is a private institution that was founded in the year 1873. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of around 7,853, its setting is suburban, and the campus size is 272 acres. The University has a semester-based academic calendar. Texas Christian University is ranked 97in 2012 edition of the Best Colleges is National Universities.
The Horned Frog sports teams are the participants of NCAA Division I Mountain West Conference and are particularly competitive in the football. The mascot is the small lizard and is the official state animal of Texas also. Volunteer activities are a mostly big draw for students, and school’s Center for Community Involvement & Service-Learning coordinates excursions like trips to Mexico over spring break. The campus is around five miles from downtown Fort Worth; the historic area still has an Old West feel. The students can check out live bull riding shows at the Billy Bob’s, a restaurant which is billed as the world’s biggest honky-tonk, or catch a rodeo at the Cowtown Coliseum. Dallas is approximately 30 miles away.
The university is affiliated with Brite Divinity School, theological seminary. The university has specialty study abroad programs of its own in Florence; London; and Seville, Spain and coordinates along other schools for students wishing to study somewhere else. Famous alumni include Rod Roddy, a former announcer on The Price is Right and Chris Klein, the actor in American Pie series.
Campus Location
2800 S. University Drive
Fort Worth, TX 76129
General Information
School type-private, coed college
Year founded-1873
Religious affiliation-Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Academic calendar-semester
Setting-suburban