Dallas Christian College
Private College in Dallas, TX. Six-year graduation rate 30%. Median 10-year earnings $43,503.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $43,503 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. Completion is the weak point: 30% graduate within six years. Median debt at graduation is $24,912, roughly typical for an undergraduate 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
- ! Graduation rate 30% — below national average
Admissions
Dallas Christian College admits just 22% of applicants, placing it among the most selective undergraduate institutions in the country. The applicant pool is small at 665, which makes year-over-year comparisons unreliable. A 41% yield rate puts this school in the upper range for admits who follow through. Score ranges below describe the middle half of score submitters among enrolled first-years; students who applied test-optional are not represented in them.
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 | 397–522 | 39 (65%) |
| SAT Math | 391–566 | |
| ACT Composite | 15–19 | 12 (20%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Only 30% finish within six years, so roughly two in three students leave without the credential. 41% first-year retention is low enough to be the defining risk of enrolling here. 30% transfer out. IPEDS does not follow them, so whether they finished elsewhere is not recorded either way. The 13:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm. This is a private nonprofit four-year college, so read every rate on this page against that peer group specifically.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 273 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $24,001 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. Net price varies modestly by income — $19,302 at $0–30k against $25,148 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid is widespread — 95% of students receive it, averaging $9,321. Most students borrow — 58% take federal loans to cover the gap.
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 · 88 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 | $19,302 |
| $30–48k | $21,399 |
| $48–75k | $23,716 |
| $75–110k | $29,512 |
| $110k+ | $25,148 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 157 of these 273 students, totalling $1,065,135 — an average of $6,784 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)