Texas Christian Universityis 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.
大学是隶属于闪亮神性chool, 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