Dallas Baptist University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Baptist
Population 5,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20%)
Sunshine Hours 2,750 (74%)
Days Without Precipitation 283 (90% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,184
Men / Women 42% / 58%
From State 92%
From Region 3%
Athletes 306 (14.8%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 57%
Hispanic 15%
Black 7%
International 5%
Asian 4%
Native American 2%
Mixed 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 306 35% 54% 3% 8% 23% 5% $57,388 5 -0.49 35 87% 8.0%
Computer Science 13 +2 85% 31% 8% 0% 31% 31% $95,340 16 -0.87 91 — — — — —
Computer Science 5 — 80% 60% 20% 0% 20% 0% $94,781 15 -0.88 91 — — — — —
Cybersecurity 2 — 100% 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% $84,330 29 -0.49 84 — — — — —
Information Sciences — — — — — — — — $85,396 25 -0.63 85 — — — — —
Mathematics 5 +1 60% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,601 17 -0.82 51 — — — — —
Biology 29 +2 21% 48% 7% 10% 28% 0% $55,970 8 -1.22 31 88% 7.7% — — —
Environmental Science 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,411 39 -0.28 32 — — — — —
Natural Sciences 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $57,194 44 -0.18 34 — — — — —
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,119 16 -0.87 64 — — — — —
Kinesiology 4 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $59,097 41 -0.31 39 89% 9.1% — — —
Pre-Chiropractic Studies 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $59,911 22 -0.59 42 — — — — —
Pre-Occupational Therapy 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,248 20 -0.63 40 — — — — —
Pre-Physical Therapy 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $61,086 29 -0.58 45 — — — — —
Healthcare Administration 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,783 17 -0.60 28 90% — — — —
Sport Management 11 — 64% 91% 0% 0% 0% 9% $59,097 44 -0.23 39 89% 9.1% — — —
English 6 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $48,428 32 -0.49 13 — — — — —
History 6 +1 67% 67% 0% 17% 0% 0% $51,002 28 -0.58 18 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 35 — 51% 43% 3% 17% 20% 9% $45,111 4 -1.17 8 92% 7.9% — — —
Spanish 2 +2 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% 50% $52,186 30 -0.52 21 — — — — —
Communication Studies 28 +2 43% 61% 7% 7% 18% 4% $52,274 16 -0.90 21 84% 6.9% — — —
Political Science 3 +1 67% 0% 33% 0% 33% 0% $61,611 21 -0.78 46 95% — — — —
Psychology 85 +1 19% 52% 0% 9% 28% 2% $57,514 67 +0.37 35 81% 8.4% — — —
Public Policy 5 — 0% 80% 0% 0% 0% 20% $59,343 16 -0.95 40 — — — — —
Public Relations and Advertising 7 +2 0% 43% 0% 0% 43% 14% $55,636 6 -1.46 30 100% — — — —
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication 13 — 38% 62% 8% 8% 23% 0% $50,634 12 -1.05 18 100% 7.5% — — —
Sociology 5 — 0% 60% 0% 20% 0% 0% $44,187 3 -1.15 7 89% — — — —
Art — — — — — — — — $47,864 58 +0.11 12 — — — — —
Commercial Art and Design 13 — 38% 69% 0% 0% 23% 8% $58,970 49 -0.09 39 — — — — —
Commercial Photography — — — — — — — — $58,970 76 +0.22 39 — — — — —
Graphic Design 5 — 0% 60% 0% 0% 20% 20% $58,970 49 -0.09 39 — — — — —
Studio Art 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,184 59 +0.15 13 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 8 +1 62% 62% 0% 12% 12% 0% $57,932 43 -0.27 36 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business 174 49% 67% 2% 6% 17% 5% $77,622 66 -0.13 77 95% 5.5%
Accounting 16 — 44% 69% 0% 19% 0% 6% $78,786 32 -0.53 79 95% — — — —
Business Administration 65 — 48% 63% 2% 6% 18% 8% $79,714 69 +0.11 79 96% 6.0% — — —
Entrepreneurship 22 — 45% 68% 0% 0% 27% 5% $51,640 6 -1.07 20 95% — — — —
Finance 27 — 67% 59% 4% 7% 22% 4% $89,734 41 -0.32 88 88% 5.1% — — —
Hospitality Management 4 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,869 49 -0.16 39 — — — — —
Management Information Systems 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $80,131 24 -0.70 80 — — — — —
Marketing 39 +1 46% 72% 3% 5% 13% 3% $81,791 66 +0.33 82 100% 4.8% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education 25 12% 84% 0% 0% 16% 0% $53,694 2 -0.04 25 92% 5.2%
Biology Teacher Education 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,519 90 +0.65 54 — — — — —
Elementary Education 16 — 0% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $50,530 38 -0.26 17 93% 5.2% — — —
English Education 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,222 62 +0.11 31 89% — — — —
History Teacher Education 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,222 64 +0.12 31 89% — — — —
Mathematics Education 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,222 53 -0.15 31 89% — — — —
Special Education 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,861 83 +0.90 47 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Gordon T. and Ellen West College of Ministry 38 55% 76% 3% 8% 8% 0% $58,084 6 +0.89 37 92% 6.8%
Biblical Studies 15 +1 87% 73% 7% 0% 7% 0% $60,771 91 +1.22 44 91% 5.8% — — —
Missions 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $56,295 84 +0.67 32 — — — — —
Pastoral Ministry 8 — 25% 62% 0% 25% 12% 0% $53,486 74 +0.33 24 88% — — — —
Religious Education 12 — 50% 92% 0% 8% 0% 0% $58,238 87 +0.91 37 95% 8.0% — — —
Theology and Religious Vocations — — — — — — — — $56,052 83 +0.64 31 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Music 18 72% 67% 11% 6% 11% 0% $55,664 3 +0.83 30 95% 8.5%
Physical Education 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,519 83 +0.84 54 — — — — —
Reading Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $64,519 92 +1.27 54 — — — — —
Science Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,519 90 +0.65 54 — — — — —
Music — — — — — — — — $53,699 82 +0.75 25 86% — — — —
Music Business 12 — 75% 67% 17% 0% 8% 0% $54,424 85 +0.82 27 96% 8.5% — — —
Music Education 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,222 92 +1.02 31 98% — — — —
Music Performance 2 — 50% 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% $53,699 82 +0.75 25 86% — — — —
Music Theory and Composition — — — — — — — — $53,699 82 +0.75 25 86% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $42,842
ROI Percentile 51th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 64%
4-Year Graduation Rate 44%
6-Year Graduation Rate 57%
Transfer-Out Rate 30%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 33.3% 187 49% 68% 2% 6% 16% 5% $76,289 42 -0.14 76 95% 5.7%
Social Sciences 26.0% 146 24% 54% 3% 8% 25% 3% $55,497 37 -0.21 29 85% 8.0%
Humanities 15.5% 87 49% 59% 2% 11% 16% 5% $51,575 28 -0.17 20 92% 7.4%
Arts 6.2% 35 49% 66% 6% 3% 17% 6% $56,645 71 +0.34 33 95% 8.5%
Life & Natural Sciences 5.2% 29 21% 48% 7% 10% 28% 0% $55,970 8 -1.22 31 88% 7.7%
Education 4.8% 27 15% 85% 0% 0% 15% 0% $54,496 58 +0.02 27 92% 5.2%
Computer Science 3.6% 20 85% 35% 15% 0% 30% 20% $94,099 21 -0.83 90 — —
Health Sciences 2.3% 13 54% 54% 0% 0% 31% 0% $61,246 5 -0.55 45 89% 9.1%
Professional 1.4% 8 62% 62% 0% 12% 12% 0% $57,932 21 -0.27 36 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.9% 5 60% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,601 10 -0.82 51 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.7% 4 25% 50% 0% 0% 25% 0% $56,607 36 -0.26 32 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Business & Economics — — — — 14 #95 — —
Education — — — — 14 #276 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 28 #336 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 113 $570K $557K $12K
Baseball 41 $4.9M $4.3M $534K
Soccer 37 $764K $675K $89K
Basketball 17 $1.3M $1.3M $16K
Tennis 13 $291K $288K $2K
Golf 9 $439K $420K $19K
Total 165 $8.2M $7.5M $674K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 107 $739K $739K $365
Other Sports 33 $441K $441K $0
Soccer 31 $956K $945K $10K
Volleyball 15 $719K $712K $7K
Golf 8 $714K $706K $8K
Tennis 8 $343K $342K $575
Total 141 $3.9M $3.9M $27K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 220 $1.3M $1.3M $13K
Soccer 68 $1.7M $1.6M $99K
Baseball 41 $4.9M $4.3M $534K
Other Sports 33 $441K $441K $0
Tennis 21 $634K $631K $3K
Basketball 17 $1.3M $1.3M $16K
Golf 17 $1.2M $1.1M $27K
Volleyball 15 $719K $712K $7K
Total 306 $16.6M $15.6M $958K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 94%
Yield (non-ED) 11%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 94% 94% 94%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 44%
SAT Range 960 – 1210
SAT Math Range 470 – 590
SAT RW Range 490 – 620