Dallas Baptist University

Dallas Baptist University is a private nonprofit college in Dallas, TX. Its average net price is $25,954 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$22,030
$30,001 to $48,000$22,291
$48,001 to $75,000$21,382
$75,001 to $110,000$24,328
$110,001 and up$33,099
$41,870Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$41,870Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$25,954Average Net Price
$12,482Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,942Books and Supplies
$1,938Other Expenses
29.0%Students on Pell Grants
36.3%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

88.8%Acceptance Rate
490 to 620SAT Reading, Middle Half
470 to 593SAT Math, Middle Half
20 to 26ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$51,146
8 years after entry$53,738
10 years after entry$58,159
59.7%Graduation Rate
64.4%Retention Rate
$18,000Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Dallas, TXLocation
Large citySetting
2,403Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management$37,052 National median for this major n=3,388Not published
Bible/Biblical Studies$38,041 National median for this major n=2,023Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$59,587 Small program - rough guide n=64$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=53
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences$41,457 National median for this major n=2,766Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$69,677 National median for this major n=10,572Not published
Criminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$47,020 National median for this major n=3,614Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988$17,500 Small program - rough guide n=30
Health and Medical Administrative Services$50,300 National median for this major n=20,298Not published
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs$36,985 National median for this major n=2,289Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Hospitality Administration/Management$46,331 National median for this major n=9,793Not published
Information Science/Studies$65,798 National median for this major n=10,113Not published
Management Information Systems and Services$65,673 National median for this major n=9,101Not published
Marketing$52,121 National median for this major n=47,563Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology$29,880 National median for this major n=416Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$43,567 Small program - rough guide n=69$21,250 Small program - rough guide n=58
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Natural Sciences$39,088 National median for this major n=528Not published
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries$35,268 National median for this major n=1,162Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$36,021 Small program - rough guide n=60$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=76
Public Policy Analysis$53,031 National median for this major n=1,940Not published
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$47,943 National median for this major n=17,317Not published
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$37,545 National median for this major n=12,384Not published
Religious Education$36,920 National median for this major n=720Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872$20,937 Small program - rough guide n=30
Theology and Religious Vocations, Other$36,157 National median for this major n=289Not published

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