I took a TCU admissions tour last week. They said the full cost of attendance for 2020-2021 is going to be $63,800.
My kids better take the purple glasses off. I'm anticipating trips to Austin in the future to see my kids on parents weekend.
I took a TCU admissions tour last week. They said the full cost of attendance for 2020-2021 is going to be $63,800.
My son would be a fourth generation Horned Frog. I'm pushing him towards Texas and UT-D because TCU prioritizes the wealthy over top students. I get the business decision they made, it's just disappointing as an alum.
again - show me where all this "excess" money is being hoarded by the school? if they were just charging whatever to make money, the money would be somewhere on the financial statements.
so where is it?
That’s ridiculous, I graduated from TCU a little over 10 years ago and you’re telling me they’re justified in essentially doubling the cost? They’re pricing out tons of people that likely went there when I was a student and even before that.
here is a small hint - if you kids can actually get into UT without doing the ACC route - then they can apply to TCU for early decision and there is an 80% chance that if accepted, the merit scholarship would offset the tuition difference.My kids better take the purple glasses off. I'm anticipating trips to Austin in the future to see my kids on parents weekend.
My kids better take the purple glasses off. I'm anticipating trips to Austin in the future to see my kids on parents weekend.
between what is available publicly and what TCU releases to the public via things like campaigns, ranking services, tax returns - there is very little about the financial situation or performance of the school (or any school) that is not available.I have not read any of the financial statements, are they available to the public?
If you don't see the difference in TCU from 10 years ago today - then I can't help you.
You want to argue they should spend money differently - then that is an argument that can be made. We could have a lot less PHD level professors, use more adjuncts, reduce the number of programs we offer, increase the number of students per faculty ratio, etc.
Lots of ways to reduce costs if that was the only goal.
But right now TCU continues to use 100% of the allocated earnings from the endowment every year - so obviously the tuition rate is not resulting in excess cash or the school would be putting money back into the endowment - or at least not using the earnings from it - to fund operations.
The real issue for TCU and really every university but particularly private schools - is going to be in 2025 when the number of kids that are even going to college is 10% lower going down every year due to a population reduction in that age group.
here is a small hint - if you kids can actually get into UT without doing the ACC route - then they can apply to TCU for early decision and there is an 80% chance that if accepted, the merit scholarship would offset the tuition difference.
Unless you mean you were going to meet your kids that are going to Tx State in Austin on weekends.
But continue to complain without any understanding of the actual situation.
Pretty much every important aspect of my life I can trace back to my decision to attend and graduate from TCU. That’s why I consider it and why I donate.Why would you even consider it? Why would anybody?
here is a small hint - if you kids can actually get into UT without doing the ACC route - then they can apply to TCU for early decision and there is an 80% chance that if accepted, the merit scholarship would offset the tuition difference.
Unless you mean you were going to meet your kids that are going to Tx State in Austin on weekends.
But continue to complain without any understanding of the actual situation.
If you don't see the difference in TCU from 10 years ago today - then I can't help you.
You want to argue they should spend money differently - then that is an argument that can be made. We could have a lot less PHD level professors, use more adjuncts, reduce the number of programs we offer, increase the number of students per faculty ratio, etc.
Lots of ways to reduce costs if that was the only goal.
Why is the cost to TCU increasing by 4.9% this year? If TCU is simply offsetting their costs with tuition, then somewhere we are spending 4.9% more. Why? I’ve been to campus, it’s remarkable. Why do kids need country club dorms? Why do they need to renovate every single building? Expand the sidewalk? Why?
Really confused why we need so much change at a school where enrollment doesn’t increase much.
i can tell you that when our youngest daughter applied to colleges six years ago she applied to tcu, texas, acu, and two out of state schools
she got in all five, she was accepted into mccombs, the scholarship offer from texas was a letter welcoming her to the mccomb's school, tcu's offer was joke, ou offered her instate tuition, and acu's offer made it the cheaper that ut and factoring in the cost of living in abilene versus austin it was a no brainer.
got her degree, got her masters, got her job, we didn't go broke, and she actually banked money her last year in undergrad when you add in her rodeo money
what did the avg professor make in 2000 vs today?So having more PhD's and keeping class sizes small are what is justifying tuition increasing $44k in 24 years? Both of those were not issues when I was earning my degree from 1996 - 2001. I accrued something north of 130 credit hours, and only two of my courses was taught by a professor who wasn't a PhD: freshman non-science major biology and creative writing (Sherwood was working on his PhD). Well, three if you count marching band (Foster was also working on his PhD). Only two courses had more than 30 students: again, non-science major biology, marching band and history of mass comm.
Go aheadAgain - when she applied to TCU, did she apply for early decision or just general acceptance?
The percentage of students receiving merit scholarships and the size of those awards are largest during early acceptance (when you say you will come to TCU if they accept you).
If not, then she competed with about 18k students for about 800 remaining spots after those that commited to TCU were given their financial merit awards.
I can give you 100 examples of kids that went to TCU for less than UT because they applied for early decision.
call the school and ask for info on the Lead On campaign - they will be happy to provide you details on the endowment size, composition, ROI, dispersion of funds, growth goals, etc.I didn’t ask for your help and of course I’ve noticed the difference in the campus and type of student.
As I asked earlier where are the financial documents for the endowment as I’d like to look over them.