Private nonprofit · College

Criswell College

Dallas, Texas · Large city

100.0%
Admit rate
$21,630
Avg net price
50%
Graduation rate
$43,185
Median earnings

Criswell College is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Dallas, Texas (large city setting), enrolling 132 undergraduates. It has a Southern Baptist religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 132 undergradsLarge cityOpen admission

About Dallas, Texas

Dallas is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. Spanish colonists claimed the territory of Texas in the 18th century as a part of the Viceroyalty of New Spain. Later, France also claimed the area but never established much settlement. The Arts District in the northern section of Downtown is home to several arts venues and is the largest contiguous arts district in the United States. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
2 miles to Dallas, TX
To the ocean
234 miles
Nearest airport
5 miles to Dallas Love Field (DAL) · major hub

How Criswell College compares

Selectivity100.0%

More selective than 2% · #73 most selective of 77 in Texas

Graduation rate50%

Higher than 40% · #40 of 87 in Texas

First-year retention100%

Higher than 98%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$43,185

Higher than 20% · #77 of 94 in Texas

Average net price$21,630

Cheaper than 43% · #59 cheapest of 88 in Texas

Median debt at graduation$25,346

Lower than 29%

Student–faculty ratio5 : 1

Lower than 96%

Undergraduate enrollment132

Larger than 9%

Percentiles compare Criswell College with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Texas.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

160students
  • Undergraduate13283%
  • Graduate2818%

Undergraduates by gender

132undergrads
  • Women3527%
  • Men9773%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White62%
  • Black9.1%
  • Hispanic17%
  • Asian3.0%
  • Other or multiracial9.1%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
132
Graduate enrollment
28
Student–faculty ratio
5 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
42%
First-generation students
Students over 25
33%
Median family income
$32,296
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$59,040
Endowment
$11,611,484

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate
100.0%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$15,750
Room & board
$9,010
Books & supplies
$1,842
Total cost of attendance
$27,748
Average net price
$21,630

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
50%
Graduated on time (4 years)
0%
First-year retention
100%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$42,026
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$43,185
Median debt at graduation
$25,346
Students with federal loans
18%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
44%

About 50% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
218
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
100%+
Housing charge (year)
$5,900
Application fee
$35

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$20,353
$30–48k
$48–75k
$20,636
$75–110k
$23,900
$110k+

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$113,498

$20,636/year × about 5.5 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$43,185
Typical debt at graduation
$25,346
Debt vs. one year's pay
59%
Out-earn a HS grad

Typical debt would take roughly 5.9 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

Campus climate

Summer high
97°F
Winter low
38°F
Annual rain
38.3″
Annual snow
1.7″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°70°110°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.44.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Dallas Love Fld, TX US station (6.1 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.