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Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX 11,026 Undergrads 81.8% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$83,017
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$35,045
After Aid
Median Earnings
$78,245
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$35,045
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$78,245
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$77,334
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate81.8%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)20.9
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients16.6%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time98.4%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS84.4%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
44.5%
SAT Avg
1,298
SAT Reading
25th: 58063075th: 680
SAT Math
25th: 56062075th: 670
ACT Composite
25th: 262975th: 31

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 4 Years to Graduation

This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.

Lifetime Value Added (NPV)

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$669k
+$199k
+$183k
Median Cost$35k/yr
+$543k
+$73k
+$57k
Full Cost$83k/yr
+$371k
-$100k
-$116k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
28
∞
Median Cost$35k/yr
44
45%
Full Cost$83k/yr
Never
-39%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the median earnings five years after graduating, with four years of 2% raises taken out.
  • Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
  • Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
  • NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.

Social Impact ROINew

Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.

Donor Return16%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew

Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.

Taxpayer Return-61%

Program ROI Analysis

These figures are medians for past graduates who received federal aid. Your cost and pay will differ. Run your own numbers in the Guided ROI Interview →

Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,930
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
CertCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $33,318
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,020
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$20,413
Earnings (4yr)
$101,938
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$249k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,647
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,140
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$63,572
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$45k
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Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$106,765
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$286k
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Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$63,531
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$46k
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Median Debt
$13,750
Earnings (4yr)
$69,730
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
+$3k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$68,666
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$16k
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Median Debt
$17,497
Earnings (4yr)
$121,734
Natl Median: $78,929
Lifetime Value Added
+$399k
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Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$56,791
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$100k
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Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
$26,946
Earnings (2yr)
$27,439
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
-$342k
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Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$68,313
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$8k
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Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$42,483
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$221k
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Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$89,466
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$154k
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Education, General
BachCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,808
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$93,753
Natl Median: $89,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$187k
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Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$64,885
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$35k
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Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,027
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$111,304
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$320k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$30,771
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$312k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$83,259
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
+$94k
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History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$47,260
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$164k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$58,738
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$84k
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Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$51,292
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$146k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$114,822
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
+$347k
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Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$20,250
Earnings (4yr)
$97,148
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$213k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$44,572
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$188k
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Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (4yr)
$70,026
Natl Median: $52,041
Lifetime Value Added
+$6k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,532
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$23,134
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,451
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,982
Earnings (4yr)
$75,419
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$47k
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Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (4yr)
$65,356
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
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Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$71,186
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
+$14k
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Median Debt
$24,167
Earnings (4yr)
$61,636
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
-$61k
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Real Estate
BachCIP: 5215
Median Debt
$21,225
Earnings (4yr)
$103,547
Natl Median: $84,821
Lifetime Value Added
+$262k
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Median Debt
$24,212
Earnings (4yr)
$89,690
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$156k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$61,190
Natl Median: $55,695
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (5yr)
$69,556
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$9k
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Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$65,536
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$30k
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Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$62,392
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$55k
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Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$66,108
Natl Median: $59,631
Lifetime Value Added
-$25k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$50,795
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$159k
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Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$60,125
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$73k
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Median Debt
$25,562
Earnings (4yr)
$61,004
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$66k
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Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,783
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $131,346
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$21,461
Earnings (4yr)
$104,294
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$214k
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Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$151,190
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$620k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$71,266
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$61,906
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$160k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$76,034
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$33k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
MastCIP: 0302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,563
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$30,771
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
-$451k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$135,393
Natl Median: $79,463
Lifetime Value Added
+$531k
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Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
MastCIP: 5132
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,487
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,149
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$67,586
Natl Median: $65,716
Lifetime Value Added
-$108k
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Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$47,885
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
-$293k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,607
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
MastCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,478
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,125
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$114,954
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$288k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,216
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$60,329
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$174k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$61,500
Earnings (5yr)
$54,427
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$240k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Theological and Ministerial Studies
MastCIP: 3906

Earnings shared by 2 campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,368
Natl Median: $61,300
Lifetime Value Added
-$183k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,640
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,233
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,812
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
DocCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,386
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,031
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,831
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
DocCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,550
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
DocCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,592
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,707
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$104,163
Earnings (4yr)
$200,329
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
+$704k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,692
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,794
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,168
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,982
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.

For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate decision moving forward. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.