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Texas Christian University 2025 Best Colleges Ranking Media Kit

College Factual has updated it’s Best Colleges Rankings for 2025 and Texas Christian University has received a top ranking. You can read more about this year’s release or keep reading for details on how TCU did in this year’s report.

This page was created to give you an overview of how TCU fared in College Factual’s Best Colleges Rankings.

2025 Ranking Overview

Nationwide Ranking

TCU placed #112 out of 2,152 schools analyzed in the 2025 Best Colleges Ranking. This ranks Texas Christian University among the best 10% of higher education institutions in the U.S. for students!

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Texas Ranking

TCU placed #4 out of 115 in College Factual’s Best Colleges Ranking. This scores it in the top 10% of schools in the United States for Texas students! See the Best Colleges in Texas ranking

This media kit features highlighted rankings from the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Rankings by Major

In addition to the top overall ranking, TCU has been ranked for quality bachelor’s degree programs:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Percentile
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	89	1,187	92.5%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	88	1,055	91.7%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	41	1,150	96.4%
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14	356	96.1%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	40	959	95.8%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	29	540	94.6%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	59	571	89.7%
Best Computer Systems Analysis Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2	16	87.5%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	67	556	87.9%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	57	694	91.8%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	50	378	86.8%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	47	502	90.6%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	53	558	90.5%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	86	597	85.6%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	96	925	89.6%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	140	933	85.0%
Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13	109	88.1%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	50	416	88.0%
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	83	506	83.6%
Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	30	231	87.0%
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	41	300	86.3%
Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	26	182	85.7%
Best Real Estate Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6	36	83.3%
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	76	535	85.8%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	63	437	85.6%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	114	609	81.3%
Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	50	294	83.0%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	86	481	82.1%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	105	471	77.7%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	2	28	92.9%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	3	49	93.9%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	114	573	80.1%
Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools	20	96	79.2%
Best Real Estate Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	5	80.0%
Best Real Estate Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	1	5	80.0%
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	3	31	90.3%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	5	59	91.5%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	9	110	91.8%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	6	66	90.9%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	3	68	95.6%
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	2	32	93.8%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	5	103	95.2%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	4	34	88.2%
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	2	23	91.3%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	6	54	88.9%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	5	42	88.1%
Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools	34	138	75.4%
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	2	20	90.0%
Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	2	20	90.0%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	6	95	93.7%
Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	33	132	75.0%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	3	37	91.9%
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	92	373	75.3%
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	3	35	91.4%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	13	115	88.7%
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	93	371	74.9%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	5	37	86.5%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	4	27	85.2%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	5	62	91.9%
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	3	29	89.7%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	9	69	87.0%
Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	46	176	73.9%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	7	51	86.3%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	2	14	85.7%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	6	67	91.0%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	5	33	84.9%
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	102	384	73.4%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	5	49	89.8%
Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	3	24	87.5%
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	101	374	73.0%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	5	47	89.4%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	6	58	89.7%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	5	46	89.1%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	3	15	80.0%
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	130	417	68.8%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	5	43	88.4%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	5	42	88.1%
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	5	28	82.1%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	4	30	86.7%
Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	3	19	84.2%
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	9	53	83.0%
Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	4	28	85.7%
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	4	28	85.7%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	5	36	86.1%
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	2	9	77.8%
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	113	344	67.2%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	215	654	67.1%
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	7	52	86.5%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	9	50	82.0%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	4	25	84.0%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	15	83	81.9%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	8	56	85.7%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	5	32	84.4%
Best Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11	33	66.7%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	8	53	84.9%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	274	883	69.0%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	7	42	83.3%
Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	2	7	71.4%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	12	75	84.0%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	9	41	78.1%
Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	3	13	76.9%
Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	2	6	66.7%
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	10	43	76.7%
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	11	47	76.6%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	7	27	74.1%
Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	3	11	72.7%
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	8	37	78.4%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	9	40	77.5%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	7	29	75.9%
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	8	28	71.4%
Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	4	14	71.4%
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	6	23	73.9%
Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	4	13	69.2%
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	8	30	73.3%
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	5	17	70.6%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	13	42	69.1%
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	12	44	72.7%
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	5	16	68.8%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	15	47	68.1%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	23	72	68.1%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	15	52	71.2%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	8	26	69.2%
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	7	22	68.2%
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	9	29	69.0%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	12	37	67.6%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	22	70	68.6%

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