This Is AddRan
Comrades True
A Welcoming Community Is Part of Our Tradition
For 150 years, the AddRan College of Liberal Arts has welcomed every undergraduate
student who has come through Texas Christian University. As TCU’s oldest college,
we have a proud tradition of molding students into passionate leaders with the skills
to succeed in their chosen profession.
79
areas of study
8
languages taught
15
departments
What Can You Do With a Liberal Arts Degree? Anything.
About Our Students
AddRan represents
15%
of TCU's total student population
(1,785 undergraduate and graduate students)
53/47
male/female split
Top three student home states outside Texas:
1. California
2. Colorado
3. Illinois
A wide variety of programs, from
Digital Culture & Data Analytics
to
Philosophy
Top three student countries outside the USA:
1. India
2. Vietnam
3. Panama
2/3
of classes with
under 40 students
AddRan students post-graduation:*58% enter the workplace
28% enroll in graduate school
3% join the military
AddRan graduates go on to work at companies like:*
AT&T
JP Morgan Chase
Goldman Sachs
American Airlines
Simpli.Fi
AddRan graduates attend graduate schools such as:*
Columbia University
The American University of Paris
University of Edinburgh
University of Virginia
“Liberal arts is the front porch of the university. AddRan really is the heart of TCU.”
AddRan Graduates Leading Their Fields
Kenny Thompson ’03
Former White House aide
Molly Mahan ’09
Video game and comic writer and editor
John Cunningham ’01
University of Cincinnati Director of AthleticsDigital Culture & Data Analytics:
TCU's fastest growing minor
92%
growth since launching in 2017
No. 11
online criminal justice master's in the nation
(U.S. News & World Report)
100%
career placement for students in “Make Your Major Work” class
26
AddRan Ambassadors
serve as student leaders for peers
About Our Faculty
151
full-time faculty
57/43
male/female split
More than $400,000
in research funding awarded
to AddRan departments from
06/01/2021 to 5/31/2022
Over $2 million
in research funding proposals made
by AddRan departments from
06/01/2021 to 5/31/2022
Our Stories
Trinity Miles '24 recounts her time as an AddRan student and a TCU Showgirl during the historic 2022 TCU Football season.
A new assistant professor of sociology, Edgar Campos, Ph.D.'s path to being a scholar of Latin America and a teacher was not the most direct one. The son of Mexican parents and growing up in California, Campos did not believe he would attend college, let alone become a professor.
Successful DEI Cluster Hire Initiative Brings Faculty With Unique, Cross-Disciplinary Experience to TCU
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*Student employment information is self-reported. Includes graduates from June 2020 to December 2021.