Dallas Baptist University

Admission requirements

Test-optional — scores considered if submitted

Source: IPEDS Admissions survey (2022) via Urban Institute. Covers formal factors only — it does not reflect essays, extracurriculars, or other holistic criteria.

Outcomes & value

Median earnings (10 yr)

$56,807

Value (earnings ÷ net price)

2.0×

Median debt at graduation

$21,591

Graduation rate

57%

First-year retention

64%

Reducing loan balance (3 yr)

55%

Pell (lower-income) share

59%

First-generation share

32%

Endowment / student

$30,591

Financial health

U.S. Dept. of Education Financial Responsibility Composite Score (FY2022-23). Scale −1.0 to 3.0; ≥1.5 meets the standard. Reported for private nonprofit & for-profit institutions only — public universities are state-backed and not scored, so this is a stability signal, not a ranking.

Top-earning majors

Median earnings by field of study (highest credential), ~2 years after completion.

• Finance and Financial Management Services$50,439
• Business Administration, Management and Operations$46,790
• Marketing$45,919
• Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$45,584
• Health and Medical Administrative Services$39,369
• Communication and Media Studies

Campus safety

On-campus violent crimes (2024)

3

Per 1,000 students

1.25

On-campus criminal offenses classed as violent (murder/non-negligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, aggravated assault) for the most recent reported year. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education Campus Safety and Security (Clery Act). Counts reflect what’s reported to the school, and urban campuses often report more partly due to non-student incidents nearby — read alongside campus size and setting, not as a standalone safety verdict.

Climate

Pleasant days / yr

91

Summer high

94°F

Winter low

41°F

Annual rain

53.2"

Annual snow

1.6"

Natural-hazard risk

Very High

Pleasant days counts days per year with a mean temperature of 55–75°F, a high at or below 90°F, a low at or above 45°F, and little precipitation — a transparent comfort measure, not a weighting we invented. Computed from Open-Meteo ERA5 daily history (2019–2023). Natural-hazard risk is the county’s composite rating from the FEMA National Risk Index.