Criswell College

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Criswell College

Criswell College operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Dallas, Texas (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 132 students of which 141 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Criswell College is categorized as “22” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 100.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $21,630, with published in-state tuition of $15,750 and a Pell grant recipient share of 42.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $25,346, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 60.0%, and the first-year retention rate is 100.0%. Graduates earn a median of $43,185 ten years after enrolling, compared with $42,026 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 2600.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.