Dallas Christian College

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Dallas Christian College

Dallas Christian College operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Dallas, Texas (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 224 students of which 297 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. Dallas Christian 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 21.8%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 931. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $22,960, with published in-state tuition of $21,730 and a Pell grant recipient share of 48.6%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $24,912, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 26.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 40.9%. Graduates earn a median of $43,503 ten years after enrolling, compared with $39,868 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 21300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 65.6% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.