Wade College
About
Wade College is a private for-profit college in Dallas, Texas. It awards associate and baccalaureate degrees. The college was founded in 1962 as Miss Wade's Fashion Merchandising College and renamed Wade College in 1999. The college is located in the Infomart building in the Design District, Dallas.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 39.3-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 6 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 4 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing2 · 33.3%
- No Data4 · 66.7%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
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.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Action history · 2
- Sep 2020Renewal of AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Dec 2015Renewal of AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 155 students received $980K in Pell grants, alongside $1.8M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 108 borrowers who entered repayment, 6 (5.5%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at Wade College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- Public property1
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Wade College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Wade College selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectWade College | 54% | — | 252 | $20,778 | Baccalaureate |
| 50% | — | 770 | $18,036 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 2,519 | $20,834 | Baccalaureate | |
| 45% | 18.5% | 684 | $18,953 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | 100.0% | 2,157 | $34,860 | Baccalaureate | |
| 85% | 100.0% | 305 | $32,777 | Baccalaureate | |
| 18% | 98.4% | 31,296 | $30,770 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 28% | 74.5% | 12,572 | $22,965 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| — | — | 564 | $44,573 | Baccalaureate | |
| 0% | — | 174 | $34,483 | Baccalaureate | |
| 0% | — | 46 | $22,321 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 498 | $22,678 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 570 | $27,551 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 500 | $20,711 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 413 | $21,889 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | 30.0% | 1,002 | $19,860 | Baccalaureate | |
| 0% | — | 3,121 | $21,909 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 359 | $23,980 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 9,416 | $17,962 | Baccalaureate | |
| 0% | — | 52 | $18,227 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 55 | $18,847 | Baccalaureate | |
| 53% | — | 11,557 | $17,858 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| — | 76.9% | 840 | $29,776 | Baccalaureate | |
| 50% | 100.0% | 89 | $19,137 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 2,498 | $25,532 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 41% | 94.4% | 759 | $16,296 | Baccalaureate | |
| 38% | — | 765 | $25,751 | Baccalaureate | |
| Peer group median | 40% | 94.4% | 684 | $21,909 |
Institutions like Wade College
Explore the federal data for institutions in Wade College's comparison group.
- BaccalaureateVirginia
American National University
Grad rate50%Admit rate—Enrollment770Net price$18,036View data - BaccalaureateArizona
Bryan University
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,519Net price$20,834View data - BaccalaureatePennsylvania
Central Penn College
Grad rate45%Admit rate18.5%Enrollment684Net price$18,953View data - BaccalaureateAlaska
Charter College
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment2,157Net price$34,860View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
City College-Hollywood
Grad rate85%Admit rate100.0%Enrollment305Net price$32,777View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsIllinois
DeVry University-Illinois
Grad rate18%Admit rate98.4%Enrollment31,296Net price$30,770View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsVirginia
ECPI University
Grad rate28%Admit rate74.5%Enrollment12,572Net price$22,965View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment564Net price$44,573View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
Fremont University
Grad rate0%Admit rate—Enrollment174Net price$34,483View data - BaccalaureateNorth Carolina
Miller-Motte College-Wilmington
Grad rate0%Admit rate—Enrollment46Net price$22,321View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
Platt College-Anaheim
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment498Net price$22,678View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
Platt College-Los Angeles
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment570Net price$27,551View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
Platt College-Ontario
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment500Net price$20,711View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
Platt College-Riverside
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment413Net price$21,889View data - BaccalaureateNew York
Plaza College
Grad rate—Admit rate30.0%Enrollment1,002Net price$19,860View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
Rasmussen University-Florida
Grad rate0%Admit rate—Enrollment3,121Net price$21,909View data - BaccalaureateKansas
Rasmussen University-Kansas
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment359Net price$23,980View data - BaccalaureateMinnesota
Rasmussen University-Minnesota
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment9,416Net price$17,962View data - BaccalaureateNorth Dakota
Rasmussen University-North Dakota
Grad rate0%Admit rate—Enrollment52Net price$18,227View data - BaccalaureateWisconsin
Rasmussen University-Wisconsin
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment55Net price$18,847View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalTennessee
South College
Grad rate53%Admit rate—Enrollment11,557Net price$17,858View data - BaccalaureateOklahoma
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology
Grad rate—Admit rate76.9%Enrollment840Net price$29,776View data - BaccalaureateMissouri
Stevens-The Institute of Business & Arts
Grad rate50%Admit rate100.0%Enrollment89Net price$19,137View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsKentucky
Sullivan University
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,498Net price$25,532View data - BaccalaureateNew York
The College of Westchester
Grad rate41%Admit rate94.4%Enrollment759Net price$16,296View data - BaccalaureateWest Virginia
Valley College-Martinsburg
Grad rate38%Admit rate—Enrollment765Net price$25,751View data
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