10-yr median earnings
$43,185
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Dallas, Texas
Criswell College
Criswell College is a private nonprofit institution in Dallas, Texas. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $43,185
- 10-yr median earnings
- 100.0%
- Acceptance rate
- $21,630
- Avg net price / yr
- 60.0%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Criswell College pairs above-median former-student earnings with open admission.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 43%
- former-student earnings, US
- 100.0%
- acceptance rate
- 60.0%
- 150%-time completion
- +3%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Large
Carnegie: Bacc: Diverse
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Criswell College profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
D
College Value Score
48/100
Criswell College
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings C
$43,185
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$21,630
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate C-
60.0%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$25,346
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention A+
100.0%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$21,630
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
60.0%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 60.0%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Criswell College vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Criswell College ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Criswell College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$43,185 Top 43% higher than 57% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Criswell College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $43,185 | #2208 of 5103 | 57th |
| Average net price | $21,630 | #3382 of 5020 | 33rd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 60.0% | #2218 of 4858 | 54th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 132 | #4069 of 5462 | 26th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
132
Undergraduate enrollment
100.0%
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
60.0%
150%-time completion
$43,185
10-yr median earnings
100.0%
First-year retention
How Criswell College ranks in Texas
State rank among 324 reporting Texas colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Criswell College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $43,185 | #105 of 324 | 68th |
| Average net price | $21,630 | #227 of 340 | 33rd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 60.0% | #144 of 324 | 56th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 132 | #257 of 366 | 30th |
Highest former-student earnings in Texas
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Coast University-Texas | $102,672 | $53,020 |
| 2 | University of North Texas Health Science Center | $93,615 | - |
| 3 | The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston | $92,961 | - |
| 4 | Chamberlain University-Texas | $92,405 | $32,209 |
| 5 | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center | $92,348 | - |
| 6 | The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | $90,232 | - |
| 7 | Rice University | $89,718 | $13,370 |
| 8 | The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston | $88,757 | - |
| 9 | The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio | $82,206 | - |
| 10 | Denver College of Nursing-Houston | $81,809 | - |
| 11 | Covenant School of Nursing and Allied Health | $78,724 | - |
| 12 | Southern Methodist University | $78,354 | $40,892 |
| 105 | Criswell CollegeThis school | $43,185 | $21,630 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 100.0% |
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $15,750 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $15,750 |
| Average Net Price | $21,630 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $0 – $30,000 | $20,353 |
| $48,001 – $75,000 | $20,636 |
42.4%
Pell Grant Rate
17.8%
Federal Loan Rate
$25,346
Median Debt
$269/mo
Monthly Payment
Criswell College costs less today than it did in 2013
Average net price fell from $20,715 to $12,929 (-37.6%) between 2013 and 2023, before any inflation adjustment, which makes the real-terms fall larger still. Most colleges moved the other way: the median change across the 4,315 schools measured over the same span was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $20,7152023 · $12,929
Over the same years, enrollment went -47.6% (225 → 118 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
26.3%
Female
Outcomes
100.0%
Retention Rate
$42,026
Median Earnings (6yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 60.0% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 100.0% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $42,026 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $43,185 |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $25,346 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $269/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bible/Biblical Studies | Bachelor's | 13 | - | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Criswell College? ▼
Criswell College is a private nonprofit institution in Dallas, Texas. The acceptance rate is 100.0%. Undergraduate enrollment is 132 students.
How much do Criswell College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Criswell College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $43,185 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $42,026.
How much does Criswell College cost? ▼
The average net price at Criswell College is $21,630. In-state tuition is $15,750 and out-of-state tuition is $15,750. Median student debt at graduation is $25,346.
What is the graduation rate at Criswell College? ▼
Criswell College has a 60.0% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 100.0%.
Is Criswell College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Criswell College is $25,346, while former students earn a median of $43,185 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 59% of those annual earnings. Estimated monthly loan payment is $269.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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