Parker University
Dallas, Texas · Website
$42,091
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$42,091
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Parker University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Dallas, Texas with 607 undergraduates and 1,687 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $29,135 a year (tuition and fees $17,893). 74% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $42,091 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $12,288 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$29,135
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$17,893
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
74%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$12,288
About $130 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$42,091
Rank 2,353 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
- $29,135
- Tuition and fees
- $17,893
- Cost of attendance
- $42,167
- Students with a need-based grant
- 50%
- Students with federal loans
- 65%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $26,817
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $30,817
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $33,016
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $31,332
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $34,084
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 $15,052 in 2015-16 to $17,893 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
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 607
- Graduate students
- 1,687
- Part-time students
- 36%
- Women
- 70%
- Students per teacher
- 8
- Completion rate
- 74%
- Retention rate
- 50%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 31
- Endowment
- $46.7M
- Other
- Open admission
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 2,353 of 5,094 US colleges and 122 of 324 in Texas (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | TX median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $29,135 | $18,447 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $17,893 | $9,940 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 84% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 74% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 50% | 74% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $12,288 | $10,667 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $44,181 | $32,765 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $42,091 | $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. 44% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 68% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
31 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChiropracticProfessional | Professional | 330 | $197,321 | $56,486 | $62,795 | $61,163 |
| Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 48 | $9,500 | $32,172 | $32,006 | $29,652 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 45 | $25,250 | $52,505 | $66,079 | $65,389 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 44 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 42 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $73,229 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessOnlineMaster's | Master's | 41 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 26 | $21,000 | $38,994 | $65,198 | $42,269 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical SciencesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | Withheld | $53,632 | $52,681 | $66,697 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $103,485 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesAssociate's | Associate's | 9 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $58,716 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $37,073 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $68,257 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Public HealthOnlineMaster's | Master's | 2 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,125 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,072 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $92,374 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Parker University cost?
$29,135 a year is the average net price at Parker University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $17,893, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $42,167. Families earning under $30,000 pay $26,817 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Parker University?
Parker University has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Parker University graduates earn?
$42,091 a year is the median pay of former Parker University students who work, 10 years after they started ($44,181 after 6 years). That ranks 2,353 of 5,094 US colleges and 122 of 324 in Texas. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Chiropractic (Professional) at $56,486.
How much student debt do Parker University graduates have?
$12,288 is the median federal student loan debt of Parker University graduates, about $130 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 65% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Parker University?
74% of first-time, full-time students at Parker University finish within 6 years. 50% 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 Parker University?
Chiropractic (330 professional graduates), Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services (48 certificate graduates), Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (45 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 31 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.