- The Inkwell
- Texas
- Dallas Baptist University
Dallas, TXCity: largeZIP 75211Founded 1898
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1898
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1970
- Website
- www.dbu.edu
TexasReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Dallas Baptist University
Dallas Baptist University is a private nonprofit university in Dallas, Texas, with 2,403 undergraduates. It admits 89% of applicants, graduates 60% within six years and costs $25,954 a year after aid.
60%graduate
Admission rate89%
Retention64%
4-year graduation45%
Pell Grant share29%
Federal loans36%
$25,954net price / year
89%admission rate
1120average SAT
60%graduate in 6 years
$58,159median earnings, 10 yrs
$18,000median debt
#882 of 1,704 for earnings#1,284 of 1,739 for lowest net price#688 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,145 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $55,814tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $41,870
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $41,870
- Average net price
- $25,954national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$22,030
$30,001–48,000$22,291
$48,001–75,000$21,382
$75,001–110,000$24,328
$110,001+$33,099
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 89%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1120
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 490–620
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 470–593
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 20–26
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college89%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college64%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college60%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college29%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 60%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 45%
- First-year retention
- 64%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 57%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $51,146
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $58,159middle 50%: $36,437–$83,023
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$83,023
Median, Dallas Baptist University$58,159
Lower quarter$36,437
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 2,403
- Part-time
- 14%
- Women / men
- 59% / 41%
- Average age at entry
- 24.1
- First-generation students
- 32%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 29%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 16 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,487 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $9,809
- Endowment, end of year
- $73,510,430
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White55%
Hispanic16%
Black9.2%
Asian3.3%
Two or more races0.6%
U.S. nonresident4.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown9.9%
21 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management30%
Psychology15%
Communication & journalism8.2%
Biological & biomedical sciences7.7%
Theology & religious vocations6.7%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies6.4%
Visual & performing arts5.7%
Education5.0%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 224226. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5211272.