Arlington Baptist University
Private College in Arlington, TX. Six-year graduation rate 19%. Median 10-year earnings $44,644.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $44,644 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. Only 19% finish within six years, so roughly four in five students leave without the credential they enrolled for. Median debt at graduation reaches $27,000, heavy enough to shape the years right after the degree.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Debt-to-income ratio 0.60 — elevated (above 0.60)
- ! Graduation rate 19% — below national average
Academics
Only 19% finish within six years, so roughly four in five students leave without the credential. 41% first-year retention is low enough to be the defining risk of enrolling here. Retention and graduation track closely, so most of the attrition shows up in the first year rather than after it. At 20:1, class sizes land in the normal range for an undergraduate institution. As a private nonprofit four-year college, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 275 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $25,267 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. Net price varies modestly by income — $21,759 at $0–30k against $25,941 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid is widespread — 93% of students receive it, averaging $8,640. 68% of students borrow federally, so debt is the norm rather than the exception.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 94 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $21,759 |
| $30–48k | $21,518 |
| $48–75k | $26,892 |
| $75–110k | $28,642 |
| $110k+ | $25,941 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 188 of these 275 students, totalling $1,179,030 — an average of $6,271 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Tarrant County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)