Quick Facts
A Top National University
Member of the
Big 12
athletic conference
Est. 1873
as one of the Southwest’s earliest coed institutions
We’ve Earned a Reputation
#45
Best Undergraduate Schools for Teaching
U.S. News & World Report (2025)
Creating a Workforce for the Greater Good
16%
higher 6-year graduation rate than the national average
100%
teacher placement rate for College of Education graduates
4 out
of5
undergrads do internships
$65,000
Average starting
salary for
graduates
98%
of students are employed, continuing education, in military service or other positive
outcomes within 6 months of graduation
We’ve Made It Personal
11,152
undergraduate students
1,828
graduate students
(Fall 2025)
Only
1.2%
of classes have 100+ students
More than
1/2
of our classes have fewer than 30 students
93%
First-year to sophomore retention rate
3 out
of4
of our students receive financial aid
51%
of undergrads live on campus
A Powerful Academic Community
709
Full-time faculty
98%
of our faculty members teach undergraduates
Texas'
4th
oldest Phi Beta Kappa charter
31
Fulbright awards since 2014
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
2x
the national average for med school acceptances
Most popular majors:
Business
Nursing
Biology
Preparing Global Citizens
More than
60
faith traditions represented
1 in 3
are students of color
55.6%
of the Class of 2028 are from outside Texas
1 in 25
students are from other countries
Students hail from
50
states and
90
nations
40%
of students study abroad
Home of PianoTexas International Academy & Festival and a venue for the Cliburn International Piano Competition
It’s Really Nice Here
Fort Worth is the
11th
largest city in America by population
#15
College City Gets High Marks, The Princeton Review (2026)
#1
fastest growing job market in the U.S., Bureau of Labor (2024)
Average
229
days of sunshine yearly
