Southwestern Christian College
Terrell, Texas · Website
$32,672
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$32,672
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Southwestern Christian College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Terrell, Texas with 110 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $18,562 a year (tuition and fees $14,638). 3.1% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $32,672 a year 10 years after they started.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$18,562
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$14,638
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
3.1%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
-
Earnings at 10 years
$32,672
Rank 3,754 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
- $18,562
- Tuition and fees
- $14,638
- Cost of attendance
- $21,854
- Students with a need-based grant
- 66%
- Students with federal loans
- 52%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $13,140
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $17,760
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $21,219
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $20,568
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $19,039
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 $7,764 in 2015-16 to $14,638 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
- 110
- Part-time students
- 9.1%
- Women
- 44%
- Students per teacher
- 15
- Completion rate
- 3.1%
- Retention rate
- 100%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 2
- Other
- Historically Black college, Religious affiliation, 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 3,754 of 5,094 US colleges and 215 of 324 in Texas (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | TX median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $18,562 | $18,447 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $14,638 | $9,940 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 84% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 3.1% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 100% | 74% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $10,667 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $19,686 | $32,765 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $32,672 | $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. 21% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 26% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
2 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 18 | $12,000 | $13,321 | Withheld | $44,125 |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Terrell and Texas on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Texas
- Homes: Homes for sale in Texas
Questions and answers
How much does Southwestern Christian College cost?
$18,562 a year is the average net price at Southwestern Christian College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $14,638, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $21,854. Families earning under $30,000 pay $13,140 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Southwestern Christian College?
Southwestern Christian College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Southwestern Christian College graduates earn?
$32,672 a year is the median pay of former Southwestern Christian College students who work, 10 years after they started ($19,686 after 6 years). That ranks 3,754 of 5,094 US colleges and 215 of 324 in Texas. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's) at $13,321.
What is the graduation rate at Southwestern Christian College?
3.1% of first-time, full-time students at Southwestern Christian College finish within 6 years. 100% 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 Southwestern Christian College?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (18 associate's graduates), Bible/Biblical Studies (1 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 2 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.