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Dallas, TX · Private · 2,403 undergraduates · urban

Dallas Baptist University

Less selective

Dallas Baptist integrates a Christian worldview throughout its academic programs rather than treating faith as a separate co-curricular element.

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Institutional profile

Regionally focused Strongest in career outcomes and affordability.
Academic Emerging Affordability Steady Career Steady Mobility Emerging Experience Emerging
Academic standing Emerging
Affordability Steady
Career outcomes Steady
Mobility Emerging
Student experience Emerging
Admission
91.1% admitted

8,018 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
Varies across five income ranges

Compare recent average annual costs by household income

Completion
54.5%

$56,807 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets Dallas Baptist University apart

Academic design

Programs across DBU's colleges combine disciplinary study with a university-wide Christian perspective and opportunities for service learning.

Campus pattern

The hilltop Dallas campus supports residence life, worship, student organizations and service in a setting overlooking the city.

Career & value signal

Faith integration across the curriculum is DBU's clearest institutional signature, shaping classroom content as well as service and campus life.

Can I get in?

91.1% admitted

Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.

Recent applicant pool

8,018

About 91 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 91.1%
Entering class

Academic range

SAT middle 50%960–1217
8001380
ACT middle 50%21–27
1731

Of admitted students, 32% submitted an SAT, and 16% submitted an ACT. Because ACT scores came from few admitted students, the range describes that self-selected group rather than the full class.

Entered with a 4.0 GPA13%

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Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for Dallas Baptist University, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

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What Dallas Baptist University weighs when it reads a file

See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.

  • Course rigor  
  • GPA  
  • Test scores  
  • Essay  
  • Recommendations  
  • Extracurriculars  
  • Demonstrated interest  
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What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

Show preparation for this curriculum

Programs across DBU's colleges combine disciplinary study with a university-wide Christian perspective and opportunities for service learning.

02

Make institutional fit specific

Dallas Baptist integrates a Christian worldview throughout its academic programs rather than treating faith as a separate co-curricular element.

03

Use the application route carefully

Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

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Regular Decisionrolling
Fee and waiverNo application fee

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Can I afford it?

Compare annual cost by household income.

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Published annual cost$60,640
Average annual cost after aid$29,000
Affordability profileSteady

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Average annual cost by household income at Dallas Baptist University

Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.

  • $0–30k 
  • $30–48k 
  • $48–75k 
  • $75–110k 
  • $110k+ 
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Is it worth it?

Completion, debt, and earnings

Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.

Complete within 8 years54.5%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one64%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$56,807

Reported 10 years after enrollment

Academic portfolio

Largest bachelor’s fields

How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other

Recent graduates60
Median earnings$55,690

Business Administration, Management and Operations

Recent graduates58
Median earnings$72,897

Psychology, General

Recent graduates48
Median earnings$51,088

Finance and Financial Management Services

Recent graduates34
Median earnings$78,870

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

Recent graduates28
Median earnings$54,079

What is campus life like?

Dallas Baptist University beyond the classroom

The hilltop Dallas campus supports residence life, worship, student organizations and service in a setting overlooking the city.

Academics

A defining academic feature

Programs across DBU's colleges combine disciplinary study with a university-wide Christian perspective and opportunities for service learning.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

The hilltop Dallas campus supports residence life, worship, student organizations and service in a setting overlooking the city.

Career & value

Where the degree can lead

Faith integration across the curriculum is DBU's clearest institutional signature, shaping classroom content as well as service and campus life.

2,403 undergraduatesSouthwesturban settingCampus housing available