Texas Christian University

Texas Christian University is a private Christian university in Fort Worth, Texas. It was established in 1873 by brothers Addison and Randolph Clark as the Add-Ran Male & Female College. The campus is located on 272 acres about three miles from downtown Fort Worth . The Clarks were both Fort Worth-based minister-teachers. To distance their endeavor from the distractions of ?????????:???�????Hell?????????:?????????s Half Acre?????????:???�??????????????????????here the cattle industry and the pending new railroad had stirred a boisterous culture?????????:?????�????he brothers headed for the open prairie of nearby Thorp Spring. With just 13 students, they opened the doors of AddRan Male and Female College, one of the first co-ed institutions west of the Mississippi.TCU and our hometown would enjoy a partnership of growth, mutual enrichment and community through the 20th century, but the new millennium would bring unprecedented cultural and physical progress to the university. Through strategic planning, vision and generosity, we have created a campus that honors our histo