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Jarvis Christian University

Name: Jarvis Christian University — Federal Education Data
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Published: 2026-07-30
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Hawkins, Texas·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southwest·jarvis.edu

6-yr Graduation

15%

-10.0pp vs Baccalaureate

Total enrollment

622

peer median 696

Avg net price

$9,825

-$2.8k vs Baccalaureate

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About

Jarvis Christian University (JCU) is a private historically black Christian college in Wood County, Texas. It was founded in 1912. It had a total undergraduate enrollment of 867 in the fall of 2019. During the 2022–2023 academic year, Jarvis Christian College was renamed Jarvis Christian University and it began offering graduate programs the following year.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS

Overall completion

15%-10.0pp vs Baccalaureate

Overall completion

15%-10.0pp vs Baccalaureate

4-year graduation

6-year graduation (bachelor’s)

15%

6-year graduation (bachelor’s)

15%

Full-time retention

48%

Full-time retention

48%

Pell equity

10.5pp gap

Pell recipients

13%37 of 281

Non-Pell (all)

24%16 of 68

Subsidized loan, no Pell

24%16 of 68

Non-Pell students graduate at a 10.5-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.

FVT/GE

Of 36 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 34 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs

Passing

5.6% of portfolio

Failing (GE)

0.0% of portfolio

Fail rate

0.0%

-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

36programs

Passing2 · 5.6%
No Data34 · 94.4%
Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical

Severe

Recoverable

At Risk

Watch

Safe

No data

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.

Program

Typical

Benchmark

EP gap

Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness

Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies

$36,576

$33,298

Same-State HS Median

+9.8%

+$3,278

Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness

Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies

+9.8%

$36,576 vs $33,298

Business Administration Management and Operations

Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

$48,225

$33,298

Same-State HS Median

+44.8%

+$14,927

Business Administration Management and Operations

Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

+44.8%

$48,225 vs $33,298

Debt vs earnings

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

Program

Median debt

Median earnings

Debt burden

Business Administration Management and Operations

Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

$33,500

$48,225

70%

Business Administration Management and Operations

Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

70%

$33,500 debt · $48,225 earn

Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness

Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies

$21,425

$36,576

59%

Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness

Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies

59%

$21,425 debt · $36,576 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1967Next review Jun 2030

Action history · 6

Dec 2024Renewal of Accreditation
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Jun 2024Grant Substantive Change: Degree
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Dec 2021Grant Substantive Change: Degree
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Dec 2021Grant Substantive Change: Degree
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Jun 2017Renewal of Accreditation
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.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays

$0–30k$11,606

$0–30k

$11,606

$30–48k$6,276

$30–48k

$6,276

$48–75k$5,364

$48–75k

$5,364

$75–110k$5,540

$75–110k

$5,540

$110k+$14,877

$110k+

$14,877

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

Avg net price (private)

$9,825

-$2,786vs Baccalaureate median $12,611

Federal loans

52.3%

In-state tuition

$11,720

Out-of-state

$11,720

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, 482 students received $3.2M in Pell grants, alongside $3.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients

482

AY 2024–25

Pell disbursed

$3.2M

$3,240,540 total

Direct Loans

$3.7M

829 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

’20

’21

’22

’23

’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.4M

373 loan awards

Unsubsidized · UG$1.2M

361 loan awards

Unsubsidized · Grad$746K

51 loan awards

Parent PLUS$286K

34 loan awards

Grad PLUS$89K

10 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 411 borrowers who entered repayment, 14 (3.4%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate

3.4%

+1.1pp vs 2.3% national

Borrowers in repayment

411

Defaulted

Measurement window

3 years

Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016

16.2%+6.9

2017

17.6%+8.4

2018

13.0%+6.0

2019

3.4%+1.1

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 Jarvis Christian

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS

Distinct CIP programs23

UndergraduateOffered

GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

161 total completions

01Business

5735.4%

01Business

5735.4%

02Parks/Recreation

3119.3%

02Parks/Recreation

3119.3%

03Security/Protective

3018.6%

03Security/Protective

3018.6%

04Biological Sciences

148.7%

04Biological Sciences

148.7%

05Education

138.1%

05Education

138.1%

06Public Admin

53.1%

06Public Admin

53.1%

07Communication

31.9%

07Communication

31.9%

08Liberal Arts

31.9%

08Liberal Arts

31.9%

09Philosophy/Religion

31.9%

09Philosophy/Religion

31.9%

10Multi/Interdisciplinary

21.2%

10Multi/Interdisciplinary

21.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS

Fall total

622

12-mo unduplicated

813

Undergraduate

723

Graduate

Gender split

Men

45%368

Women

55%445

Race / ethnicity composition

Black

66.7%

Hispanic

20.4%

Non-resident

4.2%

White

3.1%

Two or more

2.8%

American Indian / Alaska Native

2.4%

Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander

0.2%

Unknown

0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA

Athletes

242

142 M · 100 W

Women athletes

41.3%

Athletic aid

$964K

Total student aid

Budget

$2.3M

Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid

$561K

$403K

Recruiting expense

$6K

$5K

Head-coach salaries

$44K

Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 8

Sport

Men

Women

Expenses

Soccer

$367,631

Soccer

28 M · 23 W

$368K

Basketball

$413,519

Basketball

36 M · 13 W

$414K

Baseball

—

$255,325

Baseball

40 M · —

$255K

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)

$344,028

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)

21 M · 15 W

$344K

Wrestling

$333,379

Wrestling

16 M · 11 W

$333K

Volleyball

—

$171,013

Volleyball

— · 24 W

$171K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

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

11.25

9 offenses · 800 students

3-year trend

9.712 yrs ago1.371 yr ago11.25Latest

Offenses · 3-yr

Last three years

VAWA · 3-yr

DV, dating, stalking

Hate crimes · 3-yr

Res-hall fires · 3-yr

Criminal offenses by type

Aggravated assault

Rape

By location

9total

On campus9

Includes 9 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

Domestic violence

Dating violence

Stalking

4 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals

Weapons01

Drugs05

Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 10 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS

Student-to-faculty

10.0:1

Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)

Jarvis Christian vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Jarvis Christian selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS

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
SubjectJarvis Christian University	15%	—	622	$9,825	Baccalaureate
Southwestern Adventist University	52%	78.4%	764	$22,778	Baccalaureate
Howard Payne University	28%	67.4%	809	$23,627	Baccalaureate
Texas College	14%	—	614	$10,958	Baccalaureate
Paul Quinn College	22%	40.3%	628	$12,709	Baccalaureate
Hallmark University	58%	51.3%	836	$12,513	Baccalaureate
Peer group median	25%	59.4%	696	$12,611

Institutions like Jarvis Christian

Explore the federal data for institutions in Jarvis Christian's comparison group.

IPEDS

Jarvis Christian Institutional Research office

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

Team

1 member

D. Yolanda Jones, Ph.D.
Assistant Vice President for Institutional Research and Effectiveness

Research funding

External research funding from NSF, NIH, HERD, and federal spending sources.

NSF

USA Spending

$22,677,205

All sources

$22,677,205

Frequently asked questions about Jarvis Christian University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Jarvis Christian.

What is the graduation rate at Jarvis Christian University?

Jarvis Christian University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 15% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Jarvis Christian University?

Jarvis Christian University reports a total enrollment of 622 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Jarvis Christian University?

The average net price at Jarvis Christian University is $9,825 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Jarvis Christian University located?

Jarvis Christian University is located in Hawkins, Texas 75765-1470.

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.

National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education

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.

U.S. Department of Education

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.

U.S. Department of Education

DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed

Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education

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.

U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid

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.