Texas Christian University ( TCU ) is a private research university in Fort Worth, Texas . It was established in 1873 by brothers Addison and Randolph Clark as the AddRan Male & Female College . It is affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) .
146-804: The TCU Horned Frogs are the athletic teams that represent Texas Christian University . The 18 varsity teams participate in NCAA Division I and in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) for football, competing mostly in the Big 12 Conference . The school was a founding member of the Southwest Conference and was a member of the Western Athletic Conference , Conference USA (CUSA), and the Mountain West Conference before joining
292-661: A Jewish student group, and the Muslim Students Association (MSA) . Additionally, each year TCU Housing and Residential Life allows students to apply to live in the Interfaith Living Learning Community (LLC), in which the residents spend the year living alongside neighbors of various religious beliefs. At the beginning of each fall semester, TCU's student government holds a large concert on the Campus Commons. In 2008, TCU celebrated completion of
438-718: A 104–144 record in SWC play, won 4 conference titles and earned three trips to the NCAA basketball tournament in 1952 , 1953 and 1959 . The TCU Men's Basketball Team would only win one more conference championship after the breakup of the Southwest Conference . During the 1997–98 season under Coach Billy Tubbs , the team went 27–6 and 14–0 in WAC play. The team earned a trip to the Midwest Regional played in Oklahoma City , OK . They would lose in
584-648: A championship game appearance. Dan Abdalla formerly coached the team for 7 seasons between 2005 and 2011 during their stint in the Mountain West Conference . His record at TCU was 57–65–9. He led the TCU soccer women's program to the Mountain West Conference Tournament in 2007 for the first time in the program's history. Prior to coaching the Horned Frogs, Dan Abdalla was the head coach at UNLV (University of Nevada Las Vegas) for 5 seasons. Before taking over
730-562: A college in West Texas began shortly after settlers arrived in the area in the 1880s. In 1917, the Texas legislature passed a bill creating a branch of Texas A&M to be in Abilene . However, the bill was repealed two years later during the next session after it was discovered Governor James E. Ferguson had falsely reported the site committee's choice of location. After new legislation passed in
876-524: A fire of unknown origin destroyed the university's Main Administration building. A rebuilding project was planned, but before reconstruction could begin, a group of enterprising Fort Worth businessmen offered the university $ 200,000 in rebuilding money ($ 6,614,210 in 2024) and a 50-acre (200,000 m ) campus as an inducement to return to Fort Worth. This move brought TCU home to the source of its institutional roots and completed its 40-year transition from
1022-714: A formalized exchange agreement with the State Records and Archives Department of Vietnam. This opens the door for a two-way exchange between the entities. There are over 516 student clubs and organizations at Texas Tech. Many students participate in Greek Life . Texas Tech Greek Life includes 12 Panhellenic Sororities and 24\2 InterFraternity Council Fraternities, as well as groups in the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) and Multicultural Greek Council (MGC). The Student Union Building, located centrally on campus,
1168-528: A frontier college to an urban university. The TCU campus at its present location in Fort Worth in 1910–11 consisted of four buildings: Clark Hall and Goode Hall, the men's dormitories; Jarvis Hall, the women's dormitory; and the Main Administration building (now Reed Hall). The university received its first charitable endowment in 1923, from Mary Couts Burnett , the recent widow of Samuel Burk Burnett ,
1314-666: A locker room for the TCU women's soccer team, its visitors, and officials. There are also coaches' meeting rooms and an athletic training room. The field house was named honoring Jane C. Justine, who graduated from TCU in 1943. The facility's field house was a $ 1.5 million gift from the John and Jane Justin Foundation. This is the largest gift solely provided for woman's athletics at Texas Christian University to date. All-Conference Players Recently taken over by Head Coach James Winchester in April 2018,
1460-618: A medical school, the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center . It offers Schools of Allied Health Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy. While it is a discrete entity, separate from Texas Tech University, it offers joint degrees (such as MD/MBA) through coordination with the university. Further, the Health Sciences Center is on the university's main campus in Lubbock. In addition to
1606-622: A member from 2001 to 2005. Before joining C-USA, TCU teams competed in the WAC for five years, from 1996 to 2001, after the SWC dissolved. TCU's varsity sports have eight men's and twelve women's squads. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, football, golf, swimming & diving, track & field, cross country, and tennis. Women's sports include basketball, volleyball, beach volleyball, golf, swimming & diving, cross country, track & field, triathlon, soccer, rifle, equestrian, and tennis. In recent years
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#17328848528721752-484: A member of the Big 12 Conference (Big XII). For most of its history (1923–1996), TCU was a member of the now defunct Southwest Conference (SWC). Prior to joining the Big XII in 2012, TCU spent seven years in the Mountain West Conference (MWC) (2005–2011), where they were the only school to join from a conference other than the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), having come from Conference USA (C-USA), of which they were
1898-499: A member of the conference in 1923. That year they finished the year with a 13–11 overall record and a 2–10 conference record. In 1933 Dutch Meyer, also the coach of the football team, led TCU to its first SWC title with a 9–1 record. During the rest of their time in the SWC , the Frogs would win 6 more regular-season SWC baseball titles. Their next conference championship would come while members of Conference USA in 2004 and 2005. 2006 saw
2044-424: A missed Boise State field goal. The rivalry with Boise State will be played only sporadically in the future due to TCU's move to the "Power Conference" Big 12 and Boise State's remaining status as the consensus leader of the "mid-major" programs in the "Group of Five" Conferences . TCU has more than 100,000 living alumni. Texas Tech University Texas Tech University ( Texas Tech , Tech , or TTU )
2190-571: A move that went into effect July 1. Texas Christian University sponsors teams in nine men's and twelve women's NCAA sanctioned sports. The return of national prominence of TCU football began under the watch of Dennis Franchione when TCU defeated the Trojans of USC in the 1998 Sun Bowl . From 1939, the year after TCU's last national championship, to 1997, TCU's record was 314–383–24. In those 67 years, TCU won 6 Southwest Conference titles and attended 11 bowl games winning only one of those games. Since
2336-402: A museum of ranching history. The site spans 27.5 acres (0.111 km ) and is home to 38 historic structures that have been restored to their original condition. Structures represented at the center include a linecamp, a dugout, a bunkhouse, a blacksmith shop, a cowchip house, a schoolhouse, corrals, shipping pens, windmills, chuckwagons, and a coal-burning locomotive. The university maintains
2482-606: A natural science research laboratory. It also operates the Val Verde County research site and the Lubbock Lake Landmark , an archaeological site and natural history preserve in the city of Lubbock. The site has evidence of 12,000 years of use by ancient cultures on the Llano Estacado (Southern High Plains), and allows visitors to watch active archaeological digs. Visiting scientists and tourists may also participate in
2628-586: A new $ 20 million Petroleum Engineering and Research building, a new building to house the Rawls College of Business, two new residence halls, a $ 3.5 million chapel, and extensive remodeling of the building that previously housed the Rawls College of Business. In 2021, construction began on the new $ 100 million, 125,000-square-foot Academic Sciences Building. The university system's endowment reached $ 1.043 billion in March 2014, surpassing one billion dollars for
2774-680: A number of libraries, some general-purpose and some dedicated to specific topics such as architecture and law. Among the most notable of these are the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library and the Vietnam Center and Archive , the nation's largest and most comprehensive collections of information on the Vietnam War . On August 17, 2007, the Vietnam Center and Archive became the first US institution to sign
2920-401: A number of student-run publications: Other student-run media include: Approximately 50% of undergraduate students are active in TCU's Greek system : there are dozens of fraternities and sororities on campus. A "Purple Bike" program was instituted to allow students to use purple bicycles free of charge as an alternative to motor vehicles. Scharbauer Hall, which opened for classes in 2010,
3066-583: A part of the program since 2003. In June 2013, the Horned Frogs became a charter member of the Patriot Rifle Conference . All-Americans In 1986, the TCU Women's Soccer team played its first season in Fort Worth, Texas. Since their emergence in 1986 the Women's Soccer Team has achieved an all-time record of 350–331–70. The team made their first NCAA tournament appearance in 2016, and has been selected for
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#17328848528723212-477: A rancher, banker, and oilman. Burnett received half of her late husband's estate of $ 6 million ($ 110 million in 2024), and in her 1923 will, she bequeathed her entire estate, including a half-interest in the substantial 6666 ("Four Sixes") Ranch, to TCU. Mary Couts Burnett Library is named after her. TCU's campus sits on 302 acres (1.22 km ) of developed campus (325 acres total) which is located four miles (6.5 km) from downtown Fort Worth . The TCU campus
3358-421: A reconstruction and was completed as Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena for the 2015–16 basketball season, with expanded seating, concessions, office and locker room space, better sight lines, and luxury fan facilities. The Horned Frogs have won two national championships, one in 1935 and the other in 1938. The Horned Frogs also competed in the 2023 College Football Playoff National Championship game, losing 65-7 to
3504-412: A record with 60% applicants from out of state, whereas usually 1/3 of applicants were from out-of-state. While heightened national recognition due to TCU's victory in the 2011 Rose Bowl is one contributing factor, the university has experienced a steady growth for some time. In 2000, only 4,500 students applied. In 2023, out-of-state students accounted for 52 percent of the undergraduate student body, with
3650-486: A runner to the NCAA Men's or Women's Cross Country Championships. The TCU Harriers Cross Country team is coached by Eric Heins. In December 2005 it was announced that starting in the 2006–2007 academic year women's equestrian would become a varsity sport sponsored by TCU. The NCAA designated equestrian as an emerging sport in 1998, and, in 2013, there were 37 intercollegiate programs recognized for NCAA competition. Programs in
3796-560: A season, and won 11 games in three of the last four. During this period TCU has won games against Louisville , Oklahoma , Texas Tech , Utah and BYU . From 1998 to 2006, TCU has attended 8 bowl games, winning five of them. The record of TCU in bowl games as of 2006 is 9–13–1. TCU also claims two national championships from 1935 and 1938. TCU has 41 1st team All-Americans, listed at TCU Horned Frogs football . The school's most famous past players include Rags Matthews , Sammy Baugh , Davey O'Brien (a Heisman Trophy winner, and namesake of
3942-460: A select number of exceptional minority high school students in North Texas with economically disadvantaged backgrounds. TCU sponsors over 200 official student organizations including Amnesty International , Habitat for Humanity , Invisible Children and others. Students may also compete in intramural sports including basketball and shuffleboard, or join various other sport-hobby groups, such as
4088-572: A six-year (1914–1920) stint in the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association before eventually joining its longtime home, the Southwest Conference (SWC), in 1923. TCU remained a member of the SWC until it disbanded after the 1995–96 academic year when the University of Texas , Texas A&M University , Texas Tech University and Baylor University defected from the conference to form the Big 12 Conference together with
4234-481: Is 12,938, with 11,049 undergraduates and 1,889 graduate students. Women make up about 61% of the student population, while men make up about 39%. Undergraduates matriculate from all fifty states, including Texas at 48%. The fields of nursing, education, and advertising-public relations tend to be the majors that attract the most women, while business, political science, and a host of liberal arts majors are more balanced. A few areas of study at TCU, such as engineering and
4380-443: Is 94.3%, with 85.6% going on to graduate within six years. The enrolled first-year class of 2025 had the following standardized test scores: the middle 50% range (25th–75th percentile) of SAT scores was 1140–1345, while the middle 50% range of ACT scores was 26–31. The university experienced a record number of applicants in 2011, when over 19,000 students applied (a 5,000-student increase from 2010). The applicant pool also set
4526-484: Is a public research university in Lubbock, Texas , United States. Established on February 10, 1923, and called Texas Technological College until 1969, it is the flagship institution of the five-institution Texas Tech University System . As of fall 2024, the university enrolled 40,969 students, making it the sixth-largest university in Texas. Over 25% of its undergraduate student population identifies as Hispanic , so
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4672-727: Is a Gold US Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified facility. In 2010 TCU faculty and staff held a conference for Service-Learning for Sustainability and Social Justice with keynote speaker Robert Egger, founder of D.C. Central Kitchen. Also, sustainability and social justice are emphasized areas in the curriculum and programs offered by the Department of Sociology and Anthropology located in Scharbauer Hall. TCU competes in NCAA Division I athletics as
4818-511: Is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business , is the university's business school. The college offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in business disciplines. In its 2016 "Best Grad Schools" rankings, U.S. News & World Report ranked the graduate business program 91st in the United States. The college's health organization management degree program
4964-482: Is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education . The School of Law is an American Bar Association -accredited law school on the main campus in Lubbock, and came in 2nd statewide in the 2013 Bar Examination pass rate with 95.45 percent. The school offers Juris Doctor degrees which can be earned in conjunction with Master of Business Administration or Master of Science degrees through
5110-1031: Is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools . The university offers 150 bachelor's, 104 master's, and 59 doctoral degree programs. Texas Tech has seven regional campuses in Texas—in Amarillo , the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, El Paso, Fredericksburg , Junction , Marble Falls, and Waco. Texas Tech also has a satellite campus in Europe, in Seville, Spain , and one in Escazú , San José , Costa Rica . Additional study-abroad programs are offered in various countries, such as Denmark, England, France, and Italy. The Office of International Affairs provides services for faculty and students, offers international educational and cultural experiences for
5256-597: Is among the nation's most respected business schools. In 2023 the school was ranked as the No. 25 best undergraduate business school in the country by Poets and Quants , and ranked as the top undergraduate business school in Texas. TCU is an educational partner to the US military and serves host to reserve officer training corps (ROTC) programs for two different service branches, the US Air Force ROTC's Detachment 845 "Flying Frogs" and
5402-510: Is built of a distinctive salmon-colored brick, a deviation that caused alumni to protest when the building opened in 1953. TCU is home to the Starpoint School, a laboratory school for students in grades 1–6 with learning differences. Starpoint's goal is to develop advanced educational techniques for helping students with learning disabilities . KinderFrogs School, an early-intervention laboratory pre-school for children with Down syndrome ,
5548-518: Is divided into roughly three areas: a residential area, an academic area, and Worth Hills. The two main areas of campus, the residential and academic areas, are separated by University Drive, an oak-lined street that bisects the campus. Residence halls, the Student Union, and the Campus Commons are all located to the West of University Drive, while the library, chapel, and most academic buildings are located to
5694-452: Is housed in the same building as Starpoint. TCU is the only university in the nation with two on-campus laboratory schools in special education. The laboratory schools, both programs of the College of Education, are located near Sherley Hall and Colby Hall. Since 2006, much of the campus has been under construction, and many buildings have been either renovated or replaced. The old Student Center
5840-508: Is multiple LPGA Tour-winner Angela Stanford . TCU practices at the Colonial Country Club . The Women's Rifle team has had a number of firsts in the history of TCU athletics. In 1972, Sue Ann Sandusky was recorded as Texas Christian University's first All-American. Also, In 2010, the team became the first all-female squad to win a national championship. The TCU Women's Rifle team is currently led by head coach Karen Monez, who has been
5986-656: Is the hub of daily student activity. It houses restaurants, coffee shops, a book store, meeting rooms, lecture halls, movie rooms, and study areas, as well as the offices and meeting rooms of several student organizations and the Student Government Association. Directly next to the Student Union Building is the School of Music , home of the Texas Tech Goin' Band from Raiderland . The 450-member band, which
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6132-415: Is the sixth-largest university in Texas and the largest institution of higher education in the western two-thirds of the state. Altogether, the university has educated students from all 50 US states and over 100 foreign countries. Enrollment has continued to increase in recent years, and the university achieved Chancellor Kent Hance's goal to enroll 40,000 students by 2020. From 1927 through fiscal year 2023,
6278-502: Is unique in that it is a major FBS rivalry between two church affiliated schools. It is also one of the oldest rivalries in the nation, with the series currently led by TCU 59-54-7 since 1899. The TCU Horned Frogs also share a historic rivalry with the Southern Methodist University Mustangs , located in Fort Worth's sister (and rival) city, Dallas . In football, teams from TCU and SMU have competed annually in
6424-565: The Battle for the Iron Skillet since 1946 when, during pre-game festivities, an SMU fan was frying Frog Legs as a joke before the game. A TCU fan, seeing this as a desecration of their "Horned Frog", told him that eating the frog legs was going well beyond the rivalry and that they should let the game decide who would get the skillet and the frog legs. SMU won the game, and the skillet and frog legs went to SMU that year. The tradition spilled over into
6570-682: The Board of Regents of Texas Tech University created the Texas Tech University System. Former State Senator John T. Montford , later of San Antonio , was selected as the first chancellor to lead the combined academic enterprise. Regents Chair Edward Whitacre Jr. stated the move was made due to the institution's size and complexity. "It's time," he said, "to take the university into the 21st century". The Texas Tech University system originally included Texas Tech University and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center . On November 6, 2007,
6716-505: The Board of Regents of the Texas Tech University System created the Texas Tech University Public Art Collection to enliven the campus environment and extend the university's educational mission. It is funded by using one percent of the estimated total cost of each new building on campus. The collection features pieces from artists such as Tom Otterness and Glenna Goodacre . In 2006, Public Art Review ranked
6862-605: The Brite Divinity School , a separate institution run by the Disciples of Christ that is housed on TCU's campus and whose students have full access and use of TCU facilities. In 2015, TCU and the University of North Texas Health Science Center announced the creation of an MD-granting medical school jointly administered by the two institutions. The school accepted its first class of 60 students in 2019 with plans for 240 students when fully enrolled. The Neeley School of Business
7008-553: The Colonial Golf & Country Club . They have won nine conference titles: SWC (1986), WAC (1997, 1998, 2001) C-USA (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005), and MWC (2009). In 1983, the TCU Women's Golf team accounted for the school's lone national championship outside of football. Currently the women's golf team is led by Head Coach Angie Ravaioli-Larkin. The Horned Frogs have at least four former players now playing professionally. The most notable
7154-608: The Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award ), Johnny Vaught (later one of the most celebrated coaches of the University of Mississippi ), Ki Aldrich , Darrell Lester , Jim Swink , Sonny Gibbs, Norm Bulaich , Bob Lilly , Kenneth Davis , 2006–07 NFL MVP LaDainian Tomlinson and two-time consensus All-American Jerry Gaither. TCU have achieved success under numerous coaches including Matty Bell , Dutch Meyer , Abe Martin , Dennis Franchione , and their longest-serving coach Gary Patterson . Gary Patterson received nine National Coach of
7300-696: The Ed & Rae Shollmaier Arena on the TCU campus. The Men's and Women's TCU Harriers Cross Country teams compete in the Big 12 Conference . For purposes of qualifying for the NCAA Men's and Women's Cross Country Championships, the TCU Harriers compete in the South Central Regional while the rest of the conference competes in the Rocky Mountain Regional . From 2003 to 2005 the TCU Harriers sent
7446-472: The Georgia Bulldogs . Additionally, the team has captured eighteen conference championships. Many notable football players have played for TCU, including Sammy Baugh , Davey O'Brien , Jim Swink , Bob Lilly , LaDainian Tomlinson , and Andy Dalton . The oldest rivalry, which has become nationally famous since TCU joined the Big 12 Conference , is The Revivalry with Baylor University . The Revivalry
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#17328848528727592-457: The Southwest Conference from the 1923–24 seasons until the breakup of the conference after the 1995–96 season. During their time in the SWC they won 10 conference titles (1931, 1934, 1951*, 1952, 1953, 1959, 1968, 1971, 1986*, 1987; * denotes shared title). Buster Brannon owns the most wins as a coach in TCU Men's Basketball history with a career that spanned 20 years he earned a record of 205–259,
7738-466: The 1970s were caused by the astronauts themselves. As they disturbed the light-colored soil on the moon, they exposed the darker soil underneath, which absorbed more sunlight. The university’s latest contribution is designed to help future astronauts avoid such mistakes. Nagihara’s Lunar Instrumentation for Subsurface Thermal Exploration with Rapidity, or LISTER, is a tool that can drill into the moon’s surface and measure underground temperatures. In 2019, it
7884-467: The 1998 season, TCU has won 7 conference titles, two in the Western Athletic Conference (1999 & 2000), one in Conference USA (2002), three in the Mountain West Conference (2005, 2009, and 2010) and the Big 12 Conference 2014 Co-Championship (with Baylor University ). Since 1998, TCU has amassed a record of 79–30. In four of the last five years, the Horned Frogs have won at least 10 games in
8030-608: The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. On November 12, 2008, following a $ 25 million gift from AT&T in honor of alumnus Edward Whitacre Jr. , the college was formally renamed the Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering. The largest academic division on campus, the College of Arts & Sciences offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in a wide range of subjects from philosophy to mathematics. In 2004,
8176-434: The Amon G. Carter Stadium was imploded in order accommodate 24 suites, including six Founder's suites on the lower level, and 2,300 club seats on the West side. Total cost of the renovation of Amon G. Carter Stadium is $ 105 million. TCU has fielded a baseball team since 1896, before the school found its home in Fort Worth, Texas . The Horned Frog baseball team began playing baseball in the Southwest Conference when it became
8322-428: The Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center, rated the #1 facility in the nation by Tennis Magazine . Texas Christian University The campus is located on 302 acres (122 ha) about 4 miles (6.5 km) from downtown Fort Worth . The university consists of nine constituent colleges and schools. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity". According to the National Science Foundation ,
8468-474: The Big 12. Two TCU teams participate outside the Big 12 in sports not sponsored by that conference. The rifle team competes in the Patriot Rifle Conference , and the beach volleyball team moved to CUSA for 2023–24 after having been in the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association . The "horned frog" nickname and mascot refer to the Texas horned lizard , also known as the "horned frog". Texas Christian University began its athletic life as an independent program with
8614-429: The Board of Directors chose Texas Tech University, submitting it to the state legislature in 1964. A failed move by Governor John Connally to have the school placed into the Texas A&M University System , as well as continued disagreement and heated debate over the school's new name, kept the name change from being approved. In spite of objections by many students and faculty, the Board of Directors again submitted
8760-452: The Brown-Lupton Union by hosting popular country artist Pat Green . In Fall of 2009, it held a concert by OneRepublic following a football victory over Texas State. Lady Antebellum performed in 2010, and The Fray in 2011. Blake Shelton performed in 2012, Little Big Town in 2013 and Jason Derulo performed in the campus commons in 2014. These fall concerts are free to all students. The Bob Schieffer College of Communication circulates
8906-548: The Civil War, brothers Addison and Randolph embarked on a mission to establish a children's preparatory school in Fort Worth. This educational institution, known as the Male & Female Seminary of Fort Worth, was in operation from 1869 to 1874. The Clarks shared a collective vision of creating a higher education institution that would embody Christian values while maintaining a non-sectarian and intellectually open-minded spirit. To realize this vision, they procured five city blocks in downtown Fort Worth in 1869. But from 1867 to 1874,
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#17328848528729052-429: The College of Mass Communications and the College of Visual & Performing Arts were created from programs organized within the College of Arts & Sciences. The College of Mass Communications changed its name to the College of Media & Communication in 2012 and offers degrees in several areas, including advertising, journalism and electronic media, and public relations. The College of Visual & Performing Arts
9198-463: The Conference USA. In 2002 and 2004 TCU swimming and diving swept Conference USA by winning both on the men and women's side. The TCU swimming and diving team had yet to achieve such awards until 2010 when the men's team won the Mountain West Conference dual meet Championship. The Texas Christian University Swimming and Diving program are not only an athletic team, but they also have a great record for academics, The College Coaches Association has honored
9344-469: The Daniel–Meyer Coliseum, on the campus of TCU. Kurt Thomas, considered by some as the best athlete to attend TCU, played for the basketball team from 1990 to 1995. He was a three time All-American and averaged 29 points and 15 rebounds his senior year. The Horned Frogs fielded their first women's basketball team in the 1977–78 season and recorded a 5–18 record. They improved significantly the following year, going 19–8. Current coach Raegan Pebley has been
9490-402: The Fall Academic All-Mountain West Conference Team. The women's soccer team plays their home matches at Garvey-Rosenthal Stadium, which seats 1,500. The Horned Frogs reached a season high of 2,300 attendees at the game against The University of Southern California in the 2010 fall season. In August 2010, the Jane Justin Field House was added to the complex. The Jane Justin Field House contains
9636-512: The Horned Frogs in a new conference, the Mountain West Conference . The Frogs went 17–5 in their first year in the MWC and never left first place. They also only had to play 3 games in the conference tournament to win the MWC Tournament Title to complement the regular season title. TCU has made 14 appearances in the NCAA baseball tournament : 1956, 1994, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, and 2016. TCU has 23 All-Americans, six Freshman All-Americans, three players of
9782-481: The Horned Frogs joined the Big 12 Conference. All home meets are located in the Student Recreation Center on the campus of TCU . Men and women swimming All-Americans The TCU Horned Frog Swimming and Diving have produced fourteen All-Americans within the AIAW and NCAA . Between these swimmers are twelve women and two men. Individual championships Individual champions collegiate record; NCAA meet record The TCU Tennis teams play their home matches at
9928-399: The Horned Frogs time in the WAC and MWC . Since 1990, the Horned Frogs have qualified as a team to the NCAA South Central Regional every year. In ten of those years, the team moved on to the NCAA Championships . Among the most notable TCU men's golf alumni are J. J. Henry and Tom Hoge who was a member of the United States team during the 2006 Ryder Cup . The TCU golf team practices at
10074-412: The Horned Frogs were in C-USA , they won the conference title four out of five years. TCU has also reached the Women's NCAA tournament for six consecutive years, stretching back to the 2000–01 season. Each year, they have won their first game of the tournament and lost the second game, except for first-round losses to Oregon in 2005 and to South Dakota State in 2009. TCU women's basketball has reached
10220-399: The Lubbock campus, TTUHSC has campuses in Abilene , Amarillo , El Paso , Dallas, and Odessa . The university is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity" and hosts 55 research centers and institutes. According to the National Science Foundation , Texas Tech had $ 226.7 million in research development funding and expenditures, ranking Texas Tech 120th in
10366-401: The NCAA National Championship match during the 2006 and 2008 seasons. In 2007, the TCU Women's Soccer team received an award for being one of the best academic sports teams in the nation. For the second-consecutive year the womenʼs soccer program was recognized by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America with the NSCAA Team Academic Award. The Horned Frogs also placed 14 individuals on
10512-536: The South to join them at Thorp Spring. In 1889 Add-Ran College formed an official partnership with what would become the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) , though the church never enjoyed any administrative role at TCU. In 1889 the school was renamed Add-Ran Christian University . The need for a larger population and transportation base prompted the university to relocate to Waco from 1895 to 1910; it purchased
10658-519: The TCU Music Center had opened in 2020. The 2022 annual ranking of U.S. News & World Report categorizes TCU as "more selective". For the Class of 2027 (enrolled fall 2023), TCU received 20,517 applications and accepted 8,740 (42.6%). Of those accepted, 2,488 enrolled, a yield rate (the percentage of accepted students who choose to attend the university) of 28.5%. TCU's freshman retention rate
10804-663: The TCU Quidditch League. Many students involve themselves in various campus ministries, such as Disciples on Campus, a Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) student group. Other groups include Ignite, a nondenominational campus ministry; Catholic Community, a large and active group; TCU Wesley, a Methodist group; the Latter-Day Saint Student Association (LDSSA); and Cru , a nondenominational evangelical student ministry. Most religious groups on campus are Christian-based, although TCU also sponsors Hillel ,
10950-528: The TCU women's program as an Academic All-American swim team for over thirty-five consecutive semesters while the men's program has been honored on over thirteen occasions. This program along with all the athletic programs at Texas Christian University have been in many different conferences including, the Western Atlantic Conference, Conference USA, Mountain West Conference, and starting in 2012
11096-587: The Texas Christian University swimming and diving program officially formed in 1979. Richard Sybesma was the first head coach for TCU swimming and diving and remained so for thirty-eight years. Although there was an actual swim team before 1979, but the team did not keep records, therefore we know little about the team. The TCU swimming and diving program has won over 400 dual meets including championship meets. The TCU swimming and diving team has been in three different conferences since its beginning. First
11242-675: The Texas Research Incentive Program, and the National Research University Benchmark Fund—provided $ 500 million in grants and matching funds during fiscal years 2010 and 2011. On September 2, 2009, the university announced it had received private gifts totaling $ 24.3 million. Of these, $ 21.5 million are eligible for match under the Texas Research Incentive Program. In late 2011 and throughout 2012–13, construction began on several new buildings on campus. The construction included
11388-577: The Texas Tech University Public Art Collection among the ten best university public art collections in the United States. The university also hosts the Museum of Texas Tech University , which was founded in 1929 and is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums . The museum is home to over eight million objects and specimens and houses the Moody Planetarium, art galleries, a sculpture court, and
11534-612: The Texas Tech University School of Medicine. The Texas Legislature expanded the medical school charter in 1979, creating the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center . TTUHSC, which is now part of the Texas Tech University System , includes Schools of Allied Health Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. It has locations in four Texas cities in addition to
11680-705: The US Army ROTC's "Horned Frog Battalion". Since 1951, nearly 1000 TCU graduates have received Army commissions through the ROTC program. During World War II , TCU was one of 131 colleges and universities nationally that took part in the V-12 Navy College Training Program which offered students a path to a Navy commission. The university operates the 450-acre southern white rhinoceros preserve, TCU Rhino Initiative . Doctor Michael Slattery established it in 2014. The student population at TCU in 2024–2025
11826-659: The University College was established. Formerly known as the College of Outreach and Distance Education, the college was created by bringing together the Division of Off-Campus Sites and the Division of Outreach and Distance Education. Texas Tech's six in-state satellite campuses are under the auspices of the college. Additionally, it oversees the Texas Tech University Independent School District . The Texas Tech University System also operates
11972-561: The WAC home from 1996 through 2000. In 2001, TCU joined Conference USA (CUSA) and remained there through 2004. TCU joined the Mountain West Conference (MWC) in 2005. In 2010, TCU accepted an invitation to join the Big East Conference in all sports starting in 2012; however, on October 10, 2011, TCU announced that it had reversed its decision and would be joining the Big 12 (headquartered in another Metroplex city, Irving ) in 2012 instead,
12118-629: The Year honors in 2009. Coaches Matthews , Baugh , O'Brien , Aldrich , Lester , Swink , Lilly , and Dutch Meyer are all members of the College Football Hall of Fame . Baugh and Lilly are also members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame . The TCU Football team plays its games in Amon G. Carter Stadium . The stadium opened in 1930 and has a capacity of 44,008. On December 5, 2010, the west wing of
12264-411: The actual game and the Iron Skillet is now passed to the winner as the rivalry's traveling trophy. West Virginia University has become a rival largely due to the schools' cohort entry into the Big 12 Conference together in 2012, combined with a toggle of extremely close, dramatic, last-minute wins in their football match ups to date. The rivalry with Boise State University , with which TCU competed on
12410-502: The adjacent Rawls College of Business. All graduate programs offered at Texas Tech University are overseen by the Graduate School , which was officially established in 1954. The university's Honors College allows select students to design a customized curriculum that incorporates a broad range of disciplines, and offers students the opportunity for early admission into Texas Tech University's medical and law schools. In September 2008,
12556-615: The areas of pulsed power , strengthening national security, grid computing , resilience and adaptability, energy , advancing One Health , rural and urban development, and atmospheric sciences are among the most prominent at the university. The Institute for Critical Infrastructure Security is a world-class collaborative research institute that works to solve the continuous problem of cyber-security interruptions in critical infrastructure systems. The Institute for One Health Innovation brings together experts from human, animal and environmental health to better understand how each interacts with
12702-476: The beneficial qualities of wind and to mitigate its detrimental effects. The institute offers education in wind science and engineering to develop professionals who are experts in creating designs that deal effectively with problems caused by high winds. The institute established the nation's first Ph.D. program in Wind Science and Engineering in 2003. National Wind Institute researchers contributed significantly to
12848-662: The best graduate online engineering programs. The Lubbock campus is home to the main academic university, law school, and medical school ( Health Sciences Center ). It is one of two institutions (the other being UT Austin ) in Texas to have a graduate school, law school, and medical school on its main campus. The campus has Spanish Renaissance architecture . Many buildings on campus borrow architectural elements from those found at University de Alcalá in Alcalá de Henares , Spain, and Mission San José in San Antonio . A large section of
12994-402: The buildings at TCU are constructed with a specially blended golden brick tabbed by brick suppliers as "TCU buff." Nearly all of the buildings have red-tile roofs, while the oldest buildings on campus are supported by columns of various styles. A notable exception to this rule is Robert Carr Chapel, which was the first building on campus to be constructed of bricks other than TCU buff. The chapel
13140-755: The campus built between 1924 and 1951 is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Texas Technological College Historic District . This area is roughly bounded by 6th Street on the north, University Avenue on the east, 19th Street on the south, and Flint Street on the west. In 2008, the Professional Grounds Management Society awarded Texas Tech the Grand Award for excellence in grounds-keeping, and merit awards in 2007, 2010, and 2014. In 1998,
13286-502: The campus of the defunct Waco Female College . The institution was renamed Texas Christian University in 1902, often called TCU. It was during this 15-year sojourn in Waco that TCU in 1896 entered the ranks of intercollegiate football and adopted its school colors of purple and white, as well as its distinctive Horned Frog mascot. This also laid the groundwork for the rivalry between TCU and cross-town school in Waco, Baylor University . In 1910
13432-413: The change in 1969. It finally received the legislature's approval on June 6, and the name Texas Tech University went into effect that September. All of the institution's schools, except Law, became colleges. Texas Tech was integrated in the summer of 1961 when its first African-American student, Lucille S. Graves, was admitted. After its initial rejection of African-American students' enrollment and
13578-583: The character of Fort Worth changed substantially due to the commercial influence of the Chisholm Trail , the principal route for moving Texas cattle to the Kansas rail heads. An influx of cattle, men, and money transformed the sleepy frontier village. The area around the property purchased by the Clarks for their college soon housed stretch of saloons, gambling halls, dance parlors, and brothels. By 1872, it had acquired it
13724-505: The coach of the team since the 2014–15 season . During the 2000– 01 season, the Horned Frogs won their first regular season and conference championship at the WAC Tournament. The program matched that accomplishment the next season, their first season in Conference USA during the 2001–2002 season. They then proceeded to win the C-USA tournament in 2002– 03 and 2004– 05 . Of the four years
13870-561: The college campus began on November 1, 1924. Ten days later, the cornerstone of the Administration Building was laid in front of 20,000 people. Speakers at the event included Governor Pat Neff; Amon G. Carter ; Reverend E. E. Robinson, Colonel Ernest O. Thompson ; and Representative Richard M. Chitwood , the chairman of the House Education Committee, who became the first Texas Tech business manager. Chitwood served in
14016-489: The development of the Enhanced Fujita Scale for rating the strength of tornadoes. Texas Tech has made many contributions to NASA and the spaceflight industry. The university's Charles A. Bassett II Pulse Laboratory honors engineering alumnus and Gemini -era astronaut Charles A. Bassett II . In total, Texas Tech has helped to produce five astronauts including Bassett, Paul Lockhart , and Rick Husband ; Husband
14162-710: The discovery process. Lubbock Lake Landmark is a National Historic Landmark , which lists it on the National Register of Historic Places, and is a designated State Archaeological Landmark. Texas Tech is also the location of the Southwest Collection of historical archives and the sponsoring institution of the West Texas Historical Association . Located on the northern edge of the campus is the National Ranching Heritage Center ,
14308-454: The east of it. All of TCU's surrounding streets are lined by live oaks . Roughly half of TCU undergraduate students live on campus. Housing is divided among 16 residence halls and on-campus apartment complexes. The neo-classical beaux-arts architecture at TCU incorporates features consistent with much of the Art Deco -influenced architecture of older buildings throughout Fort Worth . Most of
14454-566: The end of the 2021–22 season, Dixon has led TCU to a 117–84 record, a 42–64 mark in Big 12 play, an NIT championship in 2017 , and two appearances in the NCAA tournament. The 2021–22 season was the Frogs' best season yet, as they finished tied for fifth in the Big 12, reached the semifinals of the 2022 Big 12 men's basketball tournament , and won an NCAA tournament game for the first time since 1987 . The TCU Men's Basketball Team plays their home games in Schollmaier Arena , formerly known as
14600-418: The fiber properties of cotton, the antibacterial properties of cotton fabric, and the development of chemical-warfare protective fabrics. The college has also created two grass variants, Shadow Turf, a drought-tolerant turf grass that thrives in shade, and Tech Turf (marketed as Turffalo), a turf grass with the rich color and texture of Bermuda and the resilience of buffalo grass . Research institutes at
14746-411: The first full-time African American faculty member. In the 1960s and 1970s, the university invested US$ 150 million in the campus to construct buildings for the library, foreign languages, social sciences, communications, philosophy, electrical and petroleum engineering, art, and architecture. Some other buildings were significantly expanded. On May 29, 1969, the 61st Texas Legislature created
14892-483: The first round to Florida State . TCU never won a title during their time in Conference USA or the Mountain West Conference . TCU's other NCAA tournament appearances occurred in 1968 , 1971 and 1987 , 2017 , and 2022 . Along with NCAA Tournament appearances, TCU appeared in the National Invitational Tournament six times – 1983 , 1986 , 1992 , 1997 , 1999 and 2005 . They advanced to
15038-818: The first time. In 2023, Texas voters approved the creation of a new funding mechanism, the Texas University Fund. Its $ 3.9 billion endowment was created by combining a one-time grant from the state’s budget surplus with the National Research University Fund, interest income from the Economic Stabilization Fund, and charitable contributions. Four Texas universities, including Texas Tech, initially qualified to receive TUF funds based on their research expenditures and doctoral degrees awarded annually. Texas Tech received approximately $ 44 million for fiscal year 2024. By enrollment, Texas Tech
15184-593: The head coach position at UNLV, Abdalla was the assistant coach at the University for 1 season. UNLV was also his alma mater from 1994 to 1997. The assistant coach under Abdalla was Kerri Hanks , who started coaching at TCU in 2010. She graduated from Notre Dame, where she received the Hermann Trophy award two times, awarded to the top female college soccer player of the year. She helped the Fighting Irish advance to
15330-438: The head coaching position at Ohio University . He was replaced by Trent Johnson , who guided TCU into the Big 12. From 2012 to 2016, Johnson's teams posted a 50–79 record, including an 8–64 mark in Big 12 play, and never finished better than ninth in the ten-team league. Johnson was fired in 2016 and replaced by Jamie Dixon , a former TCU player who had served as head coach at Pittsburgh prior to returning to Fort Worth. As of
15476-480: The legislation creating Texas Technological College, and in July of that year, a committee began searching for a site. When the committee's members visited Lubbock, they were overwhelmed to find residents lining the streets to show support for hosting the institution. That August, Lubbock was chosen on the first ballot over other area towns, including Floydada , Plainview , Big Spring , and Sweetwater . Construction of
15622-420: The main campus in Lubbock. In 2011, the combined enrollment in the Texas Tech University System was greater than 42,000 students—a 48% increase since 2000. Chancellor Kent Hance reiterated plans for Texas Tech's main campus to reach enrollment of 40,000 students by 2020, with additional 5,000 students at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and 10,000 students at Angelo State University . In 1996,
15768-403: The majority of those students coming from California. High school seniors who have been accepted must maintain solid academic performance senior year during the spring and not show signs of senioritis ; in 2012, national media reported on a letter the admissions dean had sent to 100 college-bound seniors, threatening to rescind offers of admission without satisfactory letters of explanation for
15914-623: The members of the Big Eight Conference ; the University of Arkansas had previously left for the Southeastern Conference in 1990, in the aftermath of the Southern Methodist University football scandal , leaving the SWC with no presence outside of the state of Texas. The Horned Frogs, without a conference to call home after 72 years, joined the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), along with SMU and Rice. TCU called
16060-571: The name to "Texas State University", feeling the phrase "Technological College" did not define the institution's scope. While most students supported this change, the Board of Directors and many alumni, wanting to preserve the Double T , opposed it. Other names—University of the Southwest, Texas Technological College and State University, and The Texas University of Art, Science and Technology—were considered, but
16206-540: The nation. The National Wind Institute (formerly the Wind Science and Engineering Research Center or WISE) was established following the May 11, 1970, Lubbock Tornado that caused 26 fatalities and over $ 1.06 billion (2024 dollars) in damage in Lubbock. The National Wind Institute, which includes 56,000 square feet (5,200 m ) of indoor laboratory space, is focused on research, education, and information outreach. The interdisciplinary research program studies methods to exploit
16352-605: The national stage in the 2000s as the two most prominent "BCS Busters" , and which also shared one year together as members of the Mountain West Conference, has also become a major, if periodic, rival. TCU and Boise State competed as the most effective BCS Busters before the demise of the BCS system. In 2011, as members of the Mountain West, TCU won the only in-conference game between the two schools, winning with no time left on
16498-516: The nickname of " Hell's Half Acre ". The Clarks found an alternative site for their college at Thorp Spring , a small community 40 miles (60 km) in Hood County to the southwest near the frontier of Comanche and Kiowa territory. In 1873 the Clark brothers moved South to Thorp Spring and founded Add-Ran Male & Female College. TCU recognizes 1873 as its founding year, as it continues to preserve
16644-644: The original college through the AddRan College of Liberal Arts. Add-Ran College was one of the first coeducational institutions of higher education west of the Mississippi River. The college expanded quickly from its first enrollment in Fall 1873 of 13 students. Shortly thereafter, annual enrollment ranged from 200 to 400. At one time more than 100 counties of Texas were represented in the student body. The Clark brothers also recruited prestigious professors from all over
16790-465: The others, and thereby develop a more holistic approach to health for all. The Texas Tech Red Raiders are charter members of the Big 12 Conference and compete in Division I for all varsity sports. The Red Raiders football team has made 41 bowl appearances, which is tied for 20th most of any university. The Lady Raiders basketball team won the 1993 NCAA Division I Tournament . The call to open
16936-496: The position only fifteen months; he died in November 1926. With an enrollment of 914 students—both men and women—Texas Technological College opened for classes on October 1, 1925. It was originally composed of four schools—Agriculture, Engineering, Home Economics, and Liberal Arts. Military training was conducted at the college as early as 1925, but formal Reserve Officers' Training Corps training did not start until 1936. By 1939,
17082-439: The post season 11 out of 12 years that Coach Jeff Mittie has been head of the program. The Horned Frogs share Schollmaier Arena with the men's team, playing under the roof there for the entire history of the program. Until the 2010–11 athletics' season, the women's athletic teams went by "Lady Frogs". The TCU Women's Volleyball Team is coached by Prentice Lewis with the help of associate head coach Jason Tanaka who both joined
17228-484: The quarterfinal round three times – 1983 , 1999 and 2005 , and they won the NIT championship in 2017 . The TCU Men's Basketball Team was coached from 2002 to 2007 by Neil Dougherty . He was fired in March 2008, after TCU limped through yet another season with a losing record. Jim Christian , previously with Kent State University , was hired shortly after Dougherty was fired. Christian resigned on April 2, 2012, to accept
17374-400: The region include Baylor, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, SMU, Stephen F. Austin, Texas A&M, and West Texas A&M. Intercollegiate equestrian programs support an average of 70 student-athletes. The TCU Men's Golf team is led by 20-year Head Coach Bill Montigel. During his tenure, Coach Montigel has guided the men's golf team to five consecutive conference titles from 2001 to 2005 between
17520-468: The school and community, and contributes to the university's globalization process and its effort to grow as an international educational and research center. The International Cultural Center provides a continual series of conferences, lectures, art exhibitions, and performances. Texas Tech has expanded from its original four schools to comprise ten colleges and two schools. The Whitacre College of Engineering offers 10 engineering programs accredited by
17666-415: The school's enrollment had grown to 3,890. Although enrollment declined during World War II , Texas Tech trained 4,747 men in its armed forces training detachments. Following the war, in 1946, the college saw its enrollment leap to 5,366 from a low of 1,696 in 1943. By the 1960s, the school had expanded its offerings to more than just technical subjects. The Faculty Advisory Committee suggested changing
17812-515: The sciences, are typically disproportionate with men, though even in those areas the percentage of female students tends to be higher than those of other comparable universities. The student and faculty populations are overwhelmingly non-Hispanic white, but the minority population has seen increased rates over the past few years, especially for Hispanics. The school has also tried to achieve stronger diversity by hosting "Black Senior Weekend", "Hispanic Senior Experience", and offering full scholarships to
17958-543: The season 16–18 and were seeded 8th in the conference tournament. They defeated the number 9 seed, Air Force , in the play-in match 3–1. The Frogs then fell to the top seeded BYU 3–0 in the quarterfinals round. 2006 the Frogs recorded a 17–15 record and were the sixth seed in the MWC tournament. They eventually lost to Colorado State University 3–1. The 2006 season marked the Horned Frogs third winning season in four years. The Women's Volleyball Team plays their home games in
18104-788: The slump. TCU is classified as a Doctoral University: Higher Research Activity by the Carnegie Foundation . TCU is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools . As of 2024 , TCU is ranked by U.S. News & World Report as No. 98 (tied) among National Universities. The university offers 117 undergraduate majors, 62 master's programs, and 25 doctoral programs. Among the university's most popular majors are Business, which accounts for roughly 25% of TCU undergraduates, and Journalism/Strategic Communications, which accounts for roughly 20% of TCU undergraduates. Nursing and Education are also popular majors, and many students choose to major in more than one field. In addition, TCU hosts
18250-647: The state house and senate in 1921, Governor Pat Neff vetoed it, citing hard financial times in West Texas. Furious about Neff's veto, some in West Texas went so far as to recommend West Texas secede from the state. In 1923, the legislature decided, rather than a branch campus, a new university would better serve the region's needs under legislation co-authored by State Senator William H. Bledsoe of Lubbock and State Representative Roy Alvin Baldwin of Slaton in southern Lubbock County . On February 10, 1923, Neff signed
18396-651: The support of their father Joseph A. Clark, first founded Texas Christian University. The Clarks were scholar-preacher/teachers associated with the Restoration Movement . These early leaders of the Restoration Movement were the spiritual ancestors of the modern Disciples of Christ and the Churches of Christ, as well as being major proponents of education. Upon their return from service in the Confederacy during
18542-521: The team in February 2002. Since Lewis' arrival, the volleyball team has had the third best record to date at 12–18. The next year, 2003, the Horned Frogs recorded their best record to date at 20–11 and made it to the second round of the C-USA tournament, a first for a TCU Volleyball team. 2005 the Horned Frog Volleyball team saw their first year in the Mountain West Conference . The team finished
18688-514: The team to all three conference championships and all eight NCAA tournament appearances in program history, including seven straight between 2016 and 2022. From 2016 to 2024, Bell coached the team to nine straight seasons of double-digit wins. Prior to coaching at TCU, Bell was an assistant coach and associate head coach at Florida State, helping the Seminoles reach the College Cup three times, including
18834-472: The threat of a lawsuit, the university enacted a policy to admit "all qualified applicants regardless of color". The university offered its first athletic scholarship to a black student in 1967, when Danny Hardaway was recruited to play for the Red Raiders football team. In 1970, Hortense W. Dixon became the first African American student to earn a doctorate from the university. In 1972 Emory Grant Davis became
18980-411: The tournament every year since, except for 2023. TCU has played in the Big 12 Conference since the 2012 season, winning the conference regular season championship in 2020, 2021, and 2024 and the conference tournament in 2021. Since joining the Big 12 Conference in 2012, TCU has been coached by Eric Bell, only the third head coach in school history. His record with the team is 142–77–38, and has coached
19126-424: The university awarded 249,780 bachelor's, 55,265 master's, 10,357 doctoral, and 9,449 law degrees. As a public university, Texas Tech is subject to Texas House Bill 588 , which guarantees Texas high school seniors in the top 10% of their graduating class admission to any public Texas university. About half of incoming first-year students finish in the top quarter of their graduating classes. Texas Tech University
19272-446: The university has been designated a Hispanic-serving institution (HSI). The university offers degrees in more than 150 courses of study through 13 colleges and hosts 55 research centers and institutes. Texas Tech University has awarded nearly 325,000 degrees since 1927, including over 75,000 graduate and professional degrees. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". Research projects in
19418-667: The university has invested more than $ 548 million in new construction since 2000. It has also received more than $ 65.9 million in private donations. In April 2009, the Texas House of Representatives passed a bill to increase state funding for seven public universities. Texas Tech University was classified by the state as an "Emerging Research University", and was among the universities that received additional state funding for advancement toward "Tier 1" status. Three funds—the Research University Development Fund,
19564-589: The university has made significant upgrades to its athletics facilities, including construction of the Abe-Martin Academic Enhancement Center, which was completed in August 2008. The university finished reconstruction of the entire Amon G. Carter Football Stadium in September 2012, with an additional expansion on the east side of the stadium being completed in 2019. The Daniel-Meyer Coliseum underwent
19710-561: The university include: Texas Tech offers online and regional programs in addition to programs offered on the main campus. There are programs that are fully online, hybrid/blended, and at regional sites. The university offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees, as well as a graduate certification preparation program, at the regional sites of El Paso, Fredericksburg, Highland Lakes, Center at Junction, and Waco. Texas Tech's online engineering program also gained recognition from U.S. News & World Report , ranking 20th on their list of
19856-552: The university received approximately $ 19 million in research and development funding in 2022, ranking it 298th in the nation for research revenue and expenditures. TCU's mascot is Superfrog, based on the Texas state reptile: the horned frog . For most varsity sports, TCU competes in the Big 12 conference of the NCAA 's Division I . As of fall 2024, the university enrolled around 12,938 students, with 11,049 being undergraduates. The East Texas brothers Addison and Randolph Clark, with
20002-464: The university was not immune to controversy. In 2003, a third-year student at the Texas Tech School of Law filed suit against the university over its policy on free speech zones , which restricted student speech to a single "free speech gazebo". The following year, a federal judge declared the policy unconstitutional . To meet the demands of its increased enrollment and expanding research,
20148-545: The voters of Texas approved an amendment to the Texas Constitution realigning Angelo State University with the Texas Tech University System. Kent Hance , a Texas Tech graduate who had served as United States Representative and as one of the three elected members of the Texas Board which regulates the oil-and-gas industry , assumed the duties of chancellor on December 1, 2006. Although growth continued at Texas Tech,
20294-401: The year awards, two pitchers of the year, and numerous All-Conference selections. The TCU Baseball Team makes its home in Lupton Stadium , with a capacity of 3,500. TCU has played since the 1908–1909 season. That first year they entered the Waco City League and left with a record of 2–3, losing to the Baylor teams and defeating the Waco High teams. The Horned Frogs played basketball in
20440-409: Was commander of STS-107 , the final flight of Space Shuttle Columbia . Texas Tech has partnered with NASA to perfect methods for growing fresh vegetables in space and to determine the most efficient ways to recycle wastewater. In 2018, faculty member Seiichi Nagihara and his team analyzed data from the 1970s lunar missions and found that incremental changes in the moon’s surface temperature during
20586-463: Was demolished in 2008 and replaced with Scharbauer Hall, which opened in 2010 and houses the bulk of AddRan College's offices and classrooms. Renovations to Erma Lowe Hall, the building that houses the School for Classical & Contemporary Dance, were completed in 2011. A new academic building for Brite Divinity School – the W. Oliver and Nell A. Harrison Building – was completed in 2012. The 717-seat Van Cliburn Concert Hall at TCU opened in 2022;
20732-490: Was ranked 41st. From its origin in 1942, the business school was known as the Division of Commerce, until it was renamed the College of Business Administration in 1956. In 2000, following a $ 25 million gift from alumnus Jerry S. Rawls , the college was formally renamed the Jerry S. Rawls College of Business Administration. In 1967, both the College of Education and the Texas Tech University School of Law were founded. The College of Education instructs future teachers and
20878-703: Was renamed in honor of the contributions by the J.T. & Margaret Talkington Foundation in 2016. Programs offered through Talkington College are accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design , the National Association of Schools of Music , and the National Association of Schools of Theatre. Once the Division of Home Economics, the College of Health & Human Sciences now offers degrees in community, family and addiction sciences; apparel design and interior design ; health professions; hospitality and retail management; human development and family sciences; nutritional sciences ; and personal financial planning. The School of Personal Financial Planning
21024-727: Was selected for one of the upcoming Artemis missions. Building upon existing areas of strength, Texas Tech is now focusing its research enterprise in several key areas: energy , One Health , strengthening national security, systems resilience and adaptability, and rural and urban development. From 2022-2024, efforts related to Texas Tech's pulsed power electronics laboratory received $ 65 million in federal funding. Projects include research on semiconductors , high power microwaves , cyber-physical security, directed energy and high-performance computing . Texas Tech's Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources has received state and federal grants for research projects including
21170-483: Was the Southwest conference from 1979 to 1993, then moved to the Western Atlantic Conference (WAC) in 1994–2000, in 2001 they proceeded to Conference USA, and finally from 2005–present the TCU swim team has been in the Mountain West Conference (MWC). While in the Conference USA conference the men's swimming and diving team dominated the pools across the country. They were the Conference USA champions in 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005. The women's team also had much success in
21316-467: Was the first CFP Board-registered Ph.D. program in the nation when it was founded in 2000. It is still consistently ranked among the top programs in the nation. Its students won the Financial Planning Association 's Financial Planning Competition in 2024, 2023, 2021, 2020, and 2018. The Huckabee College of Architecture , founded in 1927, offers programs accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board . The Rawls College of Business , which
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