Dallas Baptist University
Dallas, Texas · Also known as DBU · Website
$56,807
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$56,807
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Dallas Baptist University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Dallas, Texas with 2,403 undergraduates and 1,339 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $28,516 a year (tuition and fees $40,190). It admits 89% of applicants and 57% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $56,807 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $21,591 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$28,516
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$40,190
US median $11,837
Admission rate
89%
US median 78%
Completion rate
57%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$21,591
About $229 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$56,807
Rank 983 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $28,516
- Tuition and fees
- $40,190
- Cost of attendance
- $52,716
- Students with a need-based grant
- 23%
- Students with federal loans
- 32%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $25,326
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $25,996
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $28,024
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $28,242
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $32,273
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $24,890 in 2015-16 to $40,190 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 89%
- Average SAT
- 1,120
- SAT reading, middle
- 540
- SAT math, middle
- 530
- ACT, middle
- 23
- Undergraduates
- 2,403
- Graduate students
- 1,339
- Part-time students
- 14%
- Women
- 59%
- Students per teacher
- 16
- Completion rate
- 57%
- Retention rate
- 64%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 126
- Endowment
- $73.5M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 983 of 5,094 US colleges and 47 of 324 in Texas (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | TX median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $28,516 | $18,447 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $40,190 | $9,940 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 89% | 84% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 57% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 64% | 74% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $21,591 | $10,667 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $45,138 | $32,765 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $56,807 | $38,474 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 55% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 72% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
126 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 81 | $50,930 | $67,492 | $84,511 | $103,485 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 60 | $22,375 | $35,924 | $55,690 | $55,693 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 58 | $22,575 | $47,888 | $72,897 | $68,257 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 48 | $24,303 | $36,952 | $51,088 | $50,706 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMaster's | Master's | 40 | $38,125 | $59,757 | $61,977 | $75,122 |
| Information Science/StudiesMaster's | Master's | 37 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $112,705 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessMaster's | Master's | 36 | Withheld | $53,971 | Withheld | $62,033 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 34 | $20,500 | $51,444 | $78,870 | $83,343 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionDoctoral | Doctoral | 31 | $72,210 | $108,105 | $107,284 | $100,573 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 28 | $51,250 | $59,047 | $63,391 | $71,685 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $22,250 | $54,594 | $54,079 | $47,382 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | $21,000 | $29,344 | $49,906 | $54,562 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | $19,500 | $35,812 | $48,598 | $56,359 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | $18,125 | $48,313 | $66,736 | $69,303 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $20,000 | $33,096 | $60,722 | $57,214 |
| Education, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,824 |
| Communication and Media StudiesMaster's | Master's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $71,953 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | $31,694 | $65,140 | $61,027 |
| Religious EducationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | $20,500 | $32,426 | $50,647 | $43,633 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsDoctoral | Doctoral | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $113,566 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | $103,694 | $76,194 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | $38,613 | Withheld | $63,560 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesMaster's | Master's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,300 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesMaster's | Master's | 14 | $51,250 | $40,502 | $46,406 | $53,024 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 13 | $49,000 | $40,685 | $53,836 | $65,184 |
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Questions and answers
How much does Dallas Baptist University cost?
$28,516 a year is the average net price at Dallas Baptist University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $40,190, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $52,716. Families earning under $30,000 pay $25,326 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Dallas Baptist University?
89% of applicants are admitted to Dallas Baptist University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,120 and the middle ACT score is 23. The median admission rate of colleges in Texas is 84%.
How much do Dallas Baptist University graduates earn?
$56,807 a year is the median pay of former Dallas Baptist University students who work, 10 years after they started ($45,138 after 6 years). That ranks 983 of 5,094 US colleges and 47 of 324 in Texas. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral) at $108,105.
How much student debt do Dallas Baptist University graduates have?
$21,591 is the median federal student loan debt of Dallas Baptist University graduates, about $229 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 32% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Dallas Baptist University?
57% of first-time, full-time students at Dallas Baptist University finish within 6 years. 64% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Dallas Baptist University?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (81 master's graduates), Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (60 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (58 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 126 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.