Criswell College
Private College in Dallas, TX. Six-year graduation rate 50%. Median 10-year earnings $43,185.
Ten years after entry, the median Criswell College student earns $43,185 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. Six-year completion sits at 50%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Debt at graduation runs to a median of $25,346, neither a bargain nor a burden.
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
Admissions
Criswell College admits 100% of applicants — effectively open admission, so the application is a formality rather than a hurdle. The applicant pool is small at 33, which makes year-over-year comparisons unreliable. A 88% yield rate puts this school in the upper range for admits who follow through.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Completion is middling: 50% finish inside six years. First-year retention of 100% shows the cohort holds together through the hardest year. Retention runs well ahead of completion, which means students are not leaving immediately; they are leaving somewhere between the second year and the finish line. A 5:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. Judge these figures against other institutions of the same type — sector explains more of the variation in completion than any single campus factor.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 118 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $5,865 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. Income makes less difference than usual: $20,353 at $0–30k, $21,955 at $110k+. 94% of students get grant aid averaging $14,985, so the published price is a poor guide to what most pay. Federal borrowing is uncommon here at 18% of students.
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 · 17 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 | $20,353 |
| $30–48k | $10,032 |
| $48–75k | $20,636 |
| $75–110k | $23,900 |
| $110k+ | $21,955 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 21 of these 118 students, totalling $138,120 — an average of $6,577 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Dallas 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)