About Texas Christian University

Texas Christian University (TCU) is a private Christian college circles in Fort Worth, Texas. It was received in 1873 by brothers Addison and Randolph Clark as the Add-Ran Male & Female College.

The campus is located on 272 acres (110 ha) about 3 miles (5 km) from downtown Fort Worth. TCU is affiliated with, but not governed by, the Disciples of Christ. The university circles consists of eight constituent colleges and schools and has a classical protester arts curriculum. It is classified among “R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity”.

TCU’s mascot is Superfrog, based on the Texas welcome reptile—the horned frog. For most varsity sports, TCU competes in the Big 12 conference of the NCAA’s Division I. As of drop 2020, the academe enrolls vis-а-vis 11,379 students, with 9,704 bodily undergraduates.

Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas and the 13th-largest city in the United States. It is the county chair of Tarrant County, covering nearly 350 square miles (910 km2) into three supplementary counties: Denton, Parker, and Wise. According to the 2019 census estimates, Fort Worth’s population was 909,585. Fort Worth is the second-largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area, which is the fourth-most populous metropolitan area in the United States.

The city of Fort Worth was standard in 1849 as an army outpost upon a bluff overlooking the Trinity River. Fort Worth has historically been a middle of the Texas Longhorn cattle trade. It still embraces its Western stock and conventional architecture and design. USS Fort Worth (LCS-3) is the first boat of the United States Navy named after the city. Although considered by some to be a satellite city due to its proximity to Dallas, which has held a population majority previously the 1950s, Fort Worth has become one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States in recent years, particularly in the 21st century, and has higher than doubled its population past 2000.

Fort Worth is home to the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition and several world-class museums designed by internationally known contemporary architects. The Kimbell Art Museum, considered to have one of the best art collections in Texas, is housed in what is widely regarded as one of the outstanding architectural achievements of the enlightened era. The museum was expected by American architect Louis Kahn, with an supplement designed by world-renowned Italian architect Renzo Piano opening November 2013. Also of note is the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, designed by Tadao Ando. The Amon Carter Museum of American Art, designed by Philip Johnson, houses one of the world’s most extensive collections of American art. The Sid Richardson Museum, redesigned by David M. Schwarz, has one of the most focused collections of Western art in the U.S., emphasizing Frederic Remington and Charles Russell. The Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, designed by famed architect Ricardo Legorreta of Mexico, engages the diverse Fort Worth community through creative, vibrant programs and exhibits.

Fort Worth is the location of several academic world communities: Texas Christian University, Texas Wesleyan, University of North Texas Health Science Center, and Texas A&M University School of Law. Several multinational corporations, including Bell Textron, Lockheed Martin, American Airlines, BNSF Railway, and Chip 1 Exchange are headquartered in Fort Worth.