TCU News: TCU Named Again as a Top 100 University by U.S. News & World Report

[TopFrog]

TCU Named Again as a Top 100 University by U.S. News & World Report

Engineering, business, teaching and nursing programs were also ranked in the top 100, as was the university for veterans and best value.

U.S. News & World Report ranked Texas Christian University a top 100 national university once again. Ranked No. 83 for 2022’s Best National Universities, TCU maintained its overall score of 63 from the previous year.

TCU’s engineering, business, teaching and nursing programs are also ranked in the top 100, as is the university for veterans and best value.

“It is great to see these rankings confirm what the students, faculty and staff at TCU know wholeheartedly: Our academic excellence and student experience are among the very best in the country,” Chancellor Victor J. Boschini, Jr. said. “I am proud of the amazing achievements of Horned Frogs this past year. It is a testament to our dedicated and hard-working students, faculty and staff.”

The TCU Neeley School of Business undergraduate program jumped 17 spots to 64, and the newly-ranked TCU Neeley undergraduate entrepreneurship program tied for 28.

The TCU undergraduate engineering program – at schools whose highest degree is a bachelor’s or master’s – tied for No. 39, and the undergraduate teaching program ranked No. 71.

In its inaugural year ranking bachelor of science in nursing programs, U.S. News and World Report ranked the TCU undergraduate program at a tie for 96.

TCU also ranked No. 96 as a best value school and moved up four spots to tie for No. 46 as a best college for veterans.

For a full list of rankings, visit the U.S. News & World Report website.

 

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[SoonerFrogs]

96 for best value? Lol.

 

[Pure Purple]

TCU had previously been ranked by U.S. News at #80 and has now regressed to #83.

While Baylor has moved up from #76 to #75 and Tech from #217 to #213. Sounds

like someone is asleep at the wheel.

 

[TCUdirtbag]

TCU had previously been ranked by U.S. News at #80 and has now regressed to #83.

While Baylor has moved up from #76 to #75 and Tech from #217 to #213. Sounds

like someone is asleep at the wheel.

The minuscule movement for Baylor and TCU is mostly the result of changing “ties.” There are 4 schools at 75, 4 at 79, multiple at 83, etc. Those distinctions are very marginal.

 

[LeagueCityFrog]

How did we not get a bounce for the med school?

 

[Nick Danger]

How did we not get a bounce for the med school?

This is only a semi-educated guess but I think it may have to do with the fact that the TCU Med School only has a "Provisional Accreditation" at this point. They will be sending in some sort of application packet for Full Accreditation in the fall of 2022 and must pass a site visit in the spring of 2023. If they pass that, they will be "good to go" officially.

Another factor could be the percentage of TCU med students that ultimately pass both parts of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE). I think TCU's first class is just sophomores and still has two more years (2023) before they can take the tests.

Additionally, you would think that the amount of research (bio-med) would increase after the Med School gets full accreditation.

All this could also come into play should TCU wish to add that to any "resume" they submit to the PAC-12 or whoever for a future conference membership, although I think the PAC-12 would re-visit the issue (expansion) in 2023, prior to negotiating a new media package, and TCU could still be "provisional" at that point.

 

[Bonner4Prez]

Where's the illustrious University of Houston?

Oh... #179 LOL

 

[Frog Wild]

It's too early to take rankings seriously.

 

[Wexahu]

Where's the illustrious University of Houston?

Oh... #179 LOL

Not really a bad ranking at all.

Better than Oklahoma State, Louisville, Mississippi State, UNM, Texas Tech, Memphis, UNLV, West Virginia........

Nobody is saying it is illustrious, but it's not the crap school that it's portrayed as. Their academics hold up fine, especially when compared to other schools that were being considered for expansion (as if that really mattered much anyway).

 

[HToady]

96 for best value? Lol.

Out of 100?

 

[Virginia Frog]

The minuscule movement for Baylor and TCU is mostly the result of changing “ties.” There are 4 schools at 75, 4 at 79, multiple at 83, etc. Those distinctions are very marginal.

So to not have “digressed” TCU needed to come in at no. 79. Remember we’re the school where “win by one” is in our philosophy!

 

[Virginia Frog]

So to not have “digressed” TCU needed to come in at no. 79. Remember we’re the school where “win by one” is in our philosophy!

I’d be joyful if we would pass BU and SMU once and for all.

 

[Jefffrog1993]

University of Florida and Clemson are ahead of us. Come on man this is bull crap

 

[Big Frog II]

These ratings are not 100% accurate.

 

[This Ain't Chopped Liver]

University of Florida and Clemson are ahead of us. Come on man this is bull crap

Considering both of those large universities have much more university research and higher college entrance ACT/SAT scores, one could say TCU is punching above its weight, at least versus Clemson. Baylor and SMU too are much more university than TCU, having many more postgrad students. Some would say TCU is barely a university. USNews has another ranking category for National Liberal Arts Colleges. TCU should get credit and applause for punching above its weight.

This gets back to university versus liberal arts college. TCU is BOTH, but is more an excellent Liberal Arts College than a larger Research University. That is why you pay big bucks to send your freshman student to TCU; for the more attentive undergraduate liberal arts college experience, versus the research university where professors are more focused on research and cater to their handpicked grad and top undergrad students who will help that research mission.

Texas College & University

Remember that thread about Texas College & University being a good descriptive name versus the misnomer of Texas Christian University. That it might make a difference finding entrance into a P4 someday is just a big bonus, as we know how important that is for TCU status. Changing out “Christian” may also help in the “peer rating,” that Virginia Frog refers to, for USNews rankings.

How fortunate for TCU—it can kill four birds with one stone—an accurate marketing name, Texas College & University, that may help with rankings and conference affiliation and you don’t have to change the TCU branding acronym! But people don’t like to break from familiar, change is hard, and that thread was quickly dismissed, despised, but in reality....

 

[Virginia Frog]

University of Florida and Clemson are ahead of us. Come on man this is bull crap

We've been hovering in the 80s/low90s for a couple of decades at the least.

As I understand it from a former Chancellor, the problem that we don't seem to be able to overcome the "peer rating" by other schools/professors around the nation. It's a little vicious circle of sorts since by being in the 80s most don't give TCU the look that we need for them to evaluate us higher.

(IMO: Given the stupidity of the "Christian" thing - as a demerit - by the PAC-12 decision makers, most of these other schools REALLY don't know us well enough to evaluate us properly. Maybe they're just plain lazy.)

 

[Virginia Frog]

Texas College & University (TCU)
Baylor and SMU too are much more a University than TCU, having many more postgrad students. Some would say TCU is barely a University. TCU should get credit and applause for punching above its weight class.

Even Rice, FBS's smallest school, is 3/5 undergrad to 2/5 grad students.

I like TCU the way is is. I remember years ago they did a study and published an article on "the uniqueness of TCU." Our undergrad emphasis, class sizes and a human vibe were at the top of the list as attributes. To be 85% UG and 15% Grad is perfectly okay with me!

 

[ticketfrog123]

Considering both of those large universities have much more university research and higher college entrance ACT/SAT scores, one could say TCU is punching above its weight class, at least versus Clemson. Baylor and SMU too are much more a university than TCU, having many more postgrad students. Some would say TCU is barely a university. USNews has another ranking category for National Liberal Arts Colleges. TCU should get credit and applause for punching above its weight class.

This gets back to university versus liberal arts college. TCU is both, but is much less a research university and more of a liberal arts College. That is why you pay big bucks to send your freshman student to TCU, for the undergraduate liberal arts college experience, not the research university.

Texas College & University

Remember that thread about Texas College & University being a better descriptive name than the misnomer of Texas Christian University. But people don’t like to break with tradition. That thread was quickly dismissed, despised, but in reality....

clemson doesn’t have higher SAT or Act scores - it’s a second tier public school in South Carolina

 

[This Ain't Chopped Liver]

clemson doesn’t have higher SAT or Act scores - it’s a second tier public school in South Carolina

https://www.prepscholar.com/sat/s/colleges/University-of-Florida-SAT-scores-GPA
https://www.prepscholar.com/sat/s/colleges/Clemson-SAT-scores-GPA
https://www.prepscholar.com/sat/s/colleges/TCU-SAT-scores-GPA

https://www.prepscholar.com/act/s/colleges/University-of-Florida-ACT-scores-GPA
https://www.prepscholar.com/act/s/colleges/Clemson-ACT-scores-GPA
https://www.prepscholar.com/act/s/colleges/TCU-ACT-scores-GPA

University of Florida average SAT is 1360.
Clemson University 1310
TCU 1250

ACT scores also show TCU trailing.

Nothing worse than fake news, ticketfrog123. It is inconsiderate, at the least, wasting my time having to correct you while you mislead others. If anyone feels like contradicting another then don’t be lazy but confirm before posting, support it, to avoid being foolish while wasting peoples’ time. Clemson grads know this. This forum could then be a better place, less cringeworthy and tiring—TCU proud!