- The Inkwell
- Texas
- Nelson University
Waxahachie, TXSuburb: largeZIP 75165Founded 1927
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1927
- Carnegie class
- Master's: small programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.nelson.edu
TexasReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Nelson University
Nelson University is a private nonprofit university in Waxahachie, Texas, with 1,479 undergraduates. It admits 89% of applicants, graduates 37% within six years and costs $26,425 a year after aid.
37%graduate
Admission rate89%
Retention75%
4-year graduation42%
Pell Grant share56%
Federal loans61%
$26,425net price / year
89%admission rate
980average SAT
37%graduate in 6 years
$46,684median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,500median debt
#1,406 of 1,704 for earnings#1,313 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,411 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,155 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
- $42,133tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $26,324
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $26,324
- Average net price
- $26,425national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$23,966
$30,001–48,000$24,300
$48,001–75,000$25,157
$75,001–110,000$27,228
$110,001+$30,821
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 89%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 980
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 460–550
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 430–540
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college89%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college75%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college37%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college56%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 37%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 42%
- First-year retention
- 75%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 19%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $39,780
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $46,684middle 50%: $30,609–$64,934
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$64,934
Median, Nelson University$46,684
Lower quarter$30,609
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
- 1,479
- Part-time
- 13%
- Women / men
- 49% / 51%
- Average age at entry
- 24.2
- First-generation students
- 38%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 56%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 46%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,539 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $8,441
- Endowment, end of year
- $15,489,142
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White49%
Hispanic29%
Black12%
Asian1.1%
Two or more races5.1%
U.S. nonresident0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native2.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown1.1%
16 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Theology & religious vocations29%
Philosophy & religious studies20%
Business & management11%
Liberal arts & humanities10%
Education5.9%
Public administration & social service5.4%
English language & literature3.0%
Parks, recreation & fitness2.8%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 228325. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6132876.