Private nonprofit · Community college
Dallas Institute of Funeral Service
Dallas, Texas · Large city
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $22,825
- Avg net price
- 33%
- Grad / completion
- $45,866
- Median earnings
Dallas Institute of Funeral Service is a private nonprofit associate-granting institution in Dallas, Texas (large city setting), enrolling 454 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
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
- Associate
- Nearest big city
- 7 miles to Dallas, TX
- To the ocean
- 230 miles
- Nearest airport
- 11 miles to Dallas Love Field (DAL) · major hub
How Dallas Institute of Funeral Service compares
Higher than 16% · #203 of 253 in Texas
Higher than 41%
Higher than 85% · #19 of 206 in Texas
Cheaper than 24% · #182 cheapest of 252 in Texas
Lower than 24%
Lower than 12%
Larger than 61%
Percentiles compare Dallas Institute of Funeral Service with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Texas.
Student body
Undergraduates by gender
- Women29365%
- Men16135%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White48%
- Black22%
- Hispanic20%
- Asian0.9%
- Other or multiracial8.4%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 454
- Student–faculty ratio
- 25 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 27%
- First-generation students
- 49%
- Students over 25
- 67%
- Median family income
- $20,090
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $46,665
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $17,640
- Room & board
- —
- Books & supplies
- $1,000
- Total cost of attendance
- $27,708
- Average net price
- $22,825
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
- 33%
- First-year retention
- 69%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $40,945
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $45,866
- Median debt at graduation
- $12,820
- Students with federal loans
- 46%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 35%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $50
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%.
Campus safety
- Safety grade
- A
- Reported offenses per 1,000 students
- 0.0 / year
- Violent offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
- Property offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (454 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.
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.
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.
Does the school pay you to attend?
Dallas Institute of Funeral Service funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.
Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $45,866
- Typical debt at graduation
- $12,820
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 28%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 64%
Typical debt would take roughly 2.8 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.
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.
The pay gap here
Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.
Men out-earn women by $20,625 (52%) a decade out.
Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 97°F
- Winter low
- 38°F
- Annual rain
- 38.3″
- Annual snow
- 1.7″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Dallas Love Fld, TX US station (11.4 mi from campus).
What Dallas Institute of Funeral Service graduates study — and earn
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.