- The Inkwell
- Texas
- East Texas Baptist University
Marshall, TXTown: distantZIP 75670Founded 1912
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1912
- Carnegie class
- Master's: small programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1967
- Website
- www.etbu.edu
TexasReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
East Texas Baptist University
East Texas Baptist University is a private nonprofit university in Marshall, Texas, with 1,352 undergraduates. It admits 58% of applicants, graduates 45% within six years and costs $23,414 a year after aid.
45%graduate
Admission rate58%
Retention71%
4-year graduation42%
Pell Grant share41%
Federal loans50%
$23,414net price / year
58%admission rate
—average SAT
45%graduate in 6 years
$51,124median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,799median debt
#1,215 of 1,704 for earnings#1,124 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,196 of 1,738 for graduation rate#333 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
- $44,797tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $31,760
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $31,760
- Average net price
- $23,414national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$23,802
$30,001–48,000$20,383
$48,001–75,000$19,861
$75,001–110,000$23,223
$110,001+$29,256
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 58%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college58%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college71%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college45%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college41%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 45%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 42%
- First-year retention
- 71%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 51%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $45,419
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $51,124middle 50%: $33,110–$71,295
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,799
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$71,295
Median, East Texas Baptist University$51,124
Lower quarter$33,110
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
- 1,352
- Part-time
- 9.8%
- Women / men
- 52% / 48%
- Average age at entry
- 20.8
- First-generation students
- 32%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 41%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,437 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $7,682
- Endowment, end of year
- $75,412,614
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White64%
Hispanic12%
Black17%
Asian1.5%
U.S. nonresident1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native3.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.3%
Unknown1.3%
16 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions23%
Business & management23%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies11%
Parks, recreation & fitness7.6%
Theology & religious vocations7.6%
Education6.4%
Psychology4.6%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting4.6%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 224527. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5329516.