Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & DesignPrivate nonprofit

Dallas Institute of Funeral Service

Dallas, Texas·Private not-for-profit, 2-year·Southwest·dallasinstitute.edu
6-yr Graduation
33%
—
Total enrollment
454
peer median 304
Avg net price
$19,845
-$1.7k vs Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
33%
Full-time retention
69%

Pell equity

6.0pp gap
Pell recipients
36%
Non-Pell
30%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

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

FVT/GE

Of 2 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 1 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
2
Passing
1
50.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

2programs
  • Passing1 · 50.0%
  • No Data1 · 50.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
1
No data
1

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.

1
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science
Associate Degree · Personal And Culinary Services
+57.7%
$52,516 vs $33,298

Debt vs earnings

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

1
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science
Associate Degree · Personal And Culinary Services
24%
$12,834 debt · $52,516 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

American Board of Funeral Service Education, Committee on Accreditation

Accredited since 1946Next review Oct 2031

Action history · 3

  1. Oct 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    American Board of Funeral Service Education, Committee on Accreditation
  2. Oct 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    American Board of Funeral Service Education, Committee on Accreditation
  3. Oct 2017Approved for Distance Education
    American Board of Funeral Service Education, Committee on Accreditation

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$19,905
$30–48k$19,756
$48–75k$18,978
$75–110k$21,593
$110k+—

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

Avg net price (private)
$19,845
-$1,718vs Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design median $21,563
Federal loans
44.8%
In-state tuition
$13,496
Out-of-state
$13,496

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 412 students received $1.9M in Pell grants, alongside $2.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
412
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.9M
$1,851,831 total
Direct Loans
$2.5M
769 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$956K
368 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.4M
387 loan awards
Parent PLUS$132K
14 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.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 85 borrowers who entered repayment, 2 (2.3%) defaulted within three years.

Default rate
2.3%
vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
85
Defaulted
2
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
23.4%
2017
23.3%
2018
21.6%
2019
2.3%
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 DIFS

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs1
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

147 total completions
01Personal/Culinary
147100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
454
12-mo unduplicated
761
Undergraduate
761
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
25%190
Women
75%571

Race / ethnicity composition

White
59.2%
Black
16.6%
Hispanic
16.2%
Two or more
3.3%
Unknown
1.9%
Asian
1.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.0%
Non-resident
0.2%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 776 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

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

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    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.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    25.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    10

    DIFS vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions DIFS selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    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 Institute of Funeral Service
    		33%—454$19,845Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service
    		—86.4%254$42,938Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service
    		——338$21,563Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc
    		—49.0%374—Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service
    		——270$21,682Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    Helms College
    		——183$21,117Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    Peer group median33%67.7%304$21,563

    Frequently asked questions about Dallas Institute of Funeral Service

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about DIFS.

    What is the graduation rate at Dallas Institute of Funeral Service?

    Dallas Institute of Funeral Service reports a 6-year graduation rate of 33% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Dallas Institute of Funeral Service?

    Dallas Institute of Funeral Service reports a total enrollment of 454 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Dallas Institute of Funeral Service?

    The average net price at Dallas Institute of Funeral Service is $19,845 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Dallas Institute of Funeral Service located?

    Dallas Institute of Funeral Service is located in Dallas, Texas 75227-4314.

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