Doctoral/ProfessionalPrivate nonprofit

Dallas Baptist University

Dallas, Texas·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southwest·dbu.edu
6-yr Graduation
57%
-2.0pp vs Doctoral/Professional
Total enrollment
4,124
peer median 3,062
Avg net price
$28,516
+$6.3k vs Doctoral/Professional
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About

Dallas Baptist University (DBU) is a private Baptist university in Dallas, Texas, United States. Founded in 1898 as Decatur Baptist College, Dallas Baptist University currently operates campuses in Dallas, Plano, and Hurst. It is affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
6,163
6,163 candidates competed
Admitted
5,475
88.8% acceptance rate
Enrolled
614
11.2% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
57%-2.0pp vs Doctoral/Professional
4-year graduation
43%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
58%
Full-time retention
64%

Pell equity

10.2pp gap
Pell recipients
50%81 of 163
Non-Pell (all)
60%224 of 372
Subsidized loan, no Pell
60%60 of 100
No Federal Aid
60%164 of 272

Non-Pell students graduate at a 10.2-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 110 Title IV programs, 29 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 81 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
110
Passing
29
26.4% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

110programs
  • Passing29 · 26.4%
  • No Data81 · 73.6%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
2
Safe
26
No data
81

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

29
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries
Master's Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
+4.2%
$46,406 vs $44,535
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
+10.7%
$53,836 vs $48,653
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Other
Master's Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+15.6%
$61,977 vs $53,607
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Master's Degree · Education
+27.5%
$59,160 vs $46,391
Religious Education
Master's Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
+31.4%
$58,521 vs $44,535
Arts Entertainment and Media Management
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+36.3%
$45,369 vs $33,298
Educational Administration and Supervision
Master's Degree · Education
+36.6%
$63,391 vs $46,391
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology
Master's Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
+36.6%
$60,853 vs $44,535

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries
Master's Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
+4.2%
+$1,871

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

19
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
79%
$51,933 debt · $65,605 earn
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
78%
$41,867 debt · $53,836 earn
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Other
Master's Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
72%
$44,406 debt · $61,977 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Master's Degree · Education
70%
$41,250 debt · $59,160 earn
Educational Administration and Supervision
Doctoral Degree · Education
67%
$71,750 debt · $107,284 earn
Educational Administration and Supervision
Master's Degree · Education
65%
$41,000 debt · $63,391 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
59%
$49,956 debt · $84,511 earn
Arts Entertainment and Media Management
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
55%
$25,125 debt · $45,369 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1959Next review Dec 2028

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 14

  1. Dec 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Jun 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Jun 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. May 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Apr 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$25,326
$30–48k$25,996
$48–75k$28,024
$75–110k$28,242
$110k+$32,273

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$28,516
+$6,281vs Doctoral/Professional median $22,235
Federal loans
31.9%
In-state tuition
$40,190
Out-of-state
$40,190

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 873 students received $4.7M in Pell grants, alongside $17.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
873
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$4.7M
$4,657,303 total
Direct Loans
$17.6M
2,335 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.9M
780 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.3M
905 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$5.6M
352 loan awards
Parent PLUS$4.6M
216 loan awards
Grad PLUS$1.3M
82 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 1,124 borrowers who entered repayment, 15 (1.3%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.3%
-1.0pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,124
Defaulted
15
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
8.4%
2017
6.9%
2018
5.6%
2019
1.3%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Dallas Baptist

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs100
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

991 total completions
01Business
27627.9%
02Psychology
13413.5%
03Education
10510.6%
04Theology
979.8%
05Biological Sciences
929.3%
06Multi/Interdisciplinary
909.1%
07Computer Sciences
798.0%
08Communication
626.3%
09Visual/Performing Arts
333.3%
10Mathematics
232.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
4,124
12-mo unduplicated
4,936
Undergraduate
3,337
Graduate
1,599

Gender split

Men
41%2,037
Women
59%2,899

Race / ethnicity composition

White
54.9%
Hispanic
15.9%
Unknown
9.9%
Black
9.2%
Non-resident
4.6%
Asian
3.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.4%
Two or more
0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
306
165 M · 141 W
Women athletes
46.1%
Athletic aid
$4.0M
Total student aid
Budget
$15.6M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$1.9M
$2.1M
Recruiting expense
$104K
$42K
Head-coach salaries
$176K
$66K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 8

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
113 M · 107 W
$1.3M
Soccer
37 M · 31 W
$1.6M
Baseball
41 M ·
$4.3M
Other Sports
· 33 W
$441K
Tennis
13 M · 8 W
$632K
Golf
9 M · 8 W
$1.1M

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.43
6 offenses · 4,201 students

3-year trend

1.612 yrs ago0.921 yr ago1.43Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
17
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
2
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
3
Fondling
3

By location

6total
  • On campus6

Includes 4 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
1
Stalking
1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons11
Drugs05
Liquor021

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
16.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
115

Dallas Baptist vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Dallas Baptist selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectDallas Baptist University
57%4,124$28,516Doctoral/Professional
56%58.1%2,796$28,138Doctoral/Professional
72%81.9%2,940$12,547Doctoral/Professional
49%49.8%4,213$15,676Doctoral/Professional
64%86.1%2,886$21,499Doctoral/Professional
71%87.8%3,603$28,556Doctoral/Professional
35%87.8%2,436$18,924Doctoral/Professional
53%90.4%2,669$20,251Doctoral/Professional
67%81.4%2,556$20,433Doctoral/Professional
59%68.3%2,540$18,693Doctoral/Professional
72%77.1%2,972$31,643Doctoral/Professional
54%77.2%3,104$17,674Doctoral/Professional
57%62.2%4,244$25,319Doctoral/Professional
59%81.0%3,367$21,005Doctoral/Professional
58%96.9%2,557$31,152Doctoral/Professional
54%93.2%4,060$29,137Doctoral/Professional
65%77.0%2,966$22,857Doctoral/Professional
55%82.0%4,147$28,354Doctoral/Professional
59%96.9%3,448$25,942Doctoral/Professional
46%97.2%4,281$20,194Doctoral/Professional
61%77.3%2,498$24,691Doctoral/Professional
66%92.8%4,505$11,704Doctoral/Professional
62%83.4%2,261$24,488Doctoral/Professional
74%71.9%2,599$30,587Doctoral/Professional
61%91.8%3,651$19,764Doctoral/Professional
71%93.0%2,930$27,846Doctoral/Professional
53%69.4%3,195$16,813Doctoral/Professional
66%60.4%2,713$27,171Doctoral/Professional
44%61.5%3,062$22,107Doctoral/Professional
57%43.0%2,316$22,235Doctoral/Professional
49%95.8%3,321$26,106Doctoral/Professional
67%65.3%3,074$13,006Doctoral/Professional
69%89.9%4,301$19,359Doctoral/Professional
70%89.4%2,579$18,578Doctoral/Professional
64%83.5%3,674$27,290Doctoral/Professional
Peer group median59%81.9%3,062$22,235

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Dallas Baptist Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Research
Email
justing [at] dbu.edu
Phone
214-333-6840
Address
3000 Mountain Creek Parkway, Dallas, TX 75211

The Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Research has two primary objectives: first, to advance the University’s mission by providing leadership and support in the development and implementation of a continuous cycle of assessment and evaluation; and second, to conduct research that supports institutional planning, decision making, and external reporting.

Visit IR office page
Team
6 members
  • Justin Gandy, Ph.D.
    Assistant Provost for Accreditation and Institutional Research
  • Adelita Baker, Ed.D.
    Coordinator of Institutional Effectiveness
  • Rebecca Dark, Ph.D.
    Accreditation Specialist
  • Mindy Barrett
    SACSCOC Staff Assistant
  • John McMahan
    Director of Catalog and Accreditation Technology
  • Elizabeth Rabe
    Scheduling and Curriculum Coordinator

Common Data Set

Dallas Baptist's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

Source publications

Reports & documents (3)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Notable alumni of Dallas Baptist (21)

A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

  • Keith Bell
    Politics
  • Brad Boles
  • Pam Bowers
  • David Brown
    Law Enforcement
  • Gary Brumfield
  • Jim Denison
  • Dan Fitzgerald
    Sports
  • W. V. Grant
  • Lamar Hunt Jr.
  • Phil King
    Politics
  • Larry Lea
  • Marianne Moore
    Politics
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Frequently asked questions about Dallas Baptist University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Dallas Baptist.

What is the graduation rate at Dallas Baptist University?

Dallas Baptist University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 57% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Dallas Baptist University?

Dallas Baptist University reports a total enrollment of 4,124 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Dallas Baptist University?

The average net price at Dallas Baptist University is $28,516 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Dallas Baptist University?

Dallas Baptist University's yield rate is 11.2%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Dallas Baptist University located?

Dallas Baptist University is located in Dallas, Texas 75211-9299.

Who runs Institutional Research at Dallas Baptist University?

Dallas Baptist University's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Research.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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