Private Nonprofit · Hawkins, Texas

Jarvis Christian University

Jarvis Christian University is a private nonprofit institution in Hawkins, Texas. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.

$32,992
10-yr median earnings
$9,825
Avg net price / yr
15.1%
150%-time completion

The verdict

Jarvis Christian University posts modest former-student earnings.

According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.

27th pct.
former-student earnings, US
15.1%
150%-time completion
+22%
earnings, 6→10 yrs
Rural: Distant Carnegie: Bacc: Diverse
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Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.

How to read this Jarvis Christian University 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

F
College Value Score
26/100
Jarvis Christian University

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 F
$32,992
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price B+
$9,825
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
15.1%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$27,000
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
35.5%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention F
47.6%
First-year students returning for year two
Jarvis Christian University vs. the national benchmark
EarningsNet PriceCompletionDebtRepaymentRetention

Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.

10-yr median earnings

$32,992

Federal aid recipients only

Avg net price

$9,825

After grants and scholarships

150%-time completion

15.1%

Full-time, first-time cohort

150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 15.1%

Four-year-institution cohort

College ROI Quadrant - Jarvis Christian University vs peers

Jarvis Christian University positioned by earnings vs cost Two-by-two quadrant chart: x-axis median earnings 10 years after enrollment, y-axis average net price after financial aid. Each dot is a college, colored by completion within 150% of normal time (garnet ≥65%, amber 45-64%, red <45%). Net price increases upward, earnings increase rightward, so: bottom-right = best value (low cost, high earnings); top-right = premium (high cost, high earnings); bottom-left = community college tier (low cost, modest earnings); top-left = cost challenge (high cost, low earnings). Currently plotting 8 colleges. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard joined to Carnegie Classification. Jarvis Christian University positioned by ea… Carnegie Classification: Bacc: Diverse Bacc: Dive… COST CHALLENGE PREMIUM COMMUNITY BEST VALUE $25K $60K Median Earnings 10 Years After Enrollment ($) $8K $31K Avg Net Price ($) Jarvis Christian University (you are here): $33K earn · $10K net · 15% grad You are here - Jarvis Christian U… Southwestern Adventist University: $53K earn · $23K net · 47% grad Southwestern Adven… Parker University: $42K earn · $29K net · 73% grad Parker University Texas College: $34K earn · $11K net · 12% grad Texas College Paul Quinn College: $29K earn · $13K net · 33% grad Paul Quinn College Dallas Institute of Funeral Service: $46K earn · $23K net · 30% grad Dallas Institute o… The University of Texas at Tyler: $57K earn · $13K net · 51% grad Tyler Junior College: $38K earn · $10K net · 27% grad Grad rate (4yr) ≥65% 45-64% <45%
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

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 Jarvis Christian University 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.

Jarvis Christian University: former-student earnings vs. every US college

10-year median earnings, College Scorecard

$32,992 27th percentile higher than 27% of 5,103 US colleges

$0–$20,000: 169 US colleges (3%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 2,245 US colleges (44%). This entry sits in this band. $40,000–$60,000: 1,897 US colleges (37%). Above this entry. $60,000–$80,000: 606 US colleges (12%). Above this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 134 US colleges (3%). Above this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 39 US colleges (1%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 11 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 2 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. This college $0 $160,000 every US college, bucketed by value

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 Jarvis Christian University National rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $32,992 #3721 of 5103 27th
Average net price $9,825 #1099 of 5020 78th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 15.1% #4780 of 4858 2nd
Undergraduate enrollment 577 #2719 of 5462 50th

National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.

Quick Facts

577
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
15.1%
150%-time completion
$32,992
10-yr median earnings
47.6%
First-year retention

How Jarvis Christian University ranks in Texas

State rank among 324 reporting Texas colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.

Metric Jarvis Christian University State rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $32,992 #213 of 324 34th
Average net price $9,825 #72 of 340 79th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 15.1% #316 of 324 2nd
Undergraduate enrollment 577 #168 of 366 54th

Highest former-student earnings in Texas

Costs & Financial Aid

Net price by family income at Jarvis Christian University

Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket

net price / yr

What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Jarvis Christian University - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard As of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Tuition & Net Price

In-State Tuition $11,720
Out-of-State Tuition $11,720
Average Net Price $9,825
58.8%
Pell Grant Rate
52.3%
Federal Loan Rate
$27,000
Median Debt
$286/mo
Monthly Payment

Jarvis Christian University costs less today than it did in 2013

Average net price fell from $16,469 to $10,409 (-36.8%) 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%.

Average net price, 2013–2023

11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

2013: $16,4692014: $16,9902015: $17,5032016: $16,2972017: $14,3212018: $12,3842019: $14,1522020: $15,0022021: $11,5502022: $9,5062023: $10,409
2013 · $16,4692023 · $10,409

Over the same years, enrollment went +19.7% (610 → 730 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

51.6%
Female
46.0%
First Generation

Outcomes

47.6%
Retention Rate
$27,077
Median Earnings (6yr)
32.4%
Earning Over $25K
35.5%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)

Outcomes & debt snapshot

Measure Cohort / horizon Value
Completion within 150% of normal time First-time, full-time 15.1%
First-year retention First-time, full-time freshmen 47.6%
Median earnings 6 years after entry $27,077
Median earnings 10 years after entry $32,992
Share earning over $25,000 Working, not enrolled 32.4%
Loan repayment rate Completers, 3 years after leaving 35.5%
Median federal student debt At completion $27,000
Estimated monthly payment Standard 10-year plan $286/mo

Programs & Earnings

Program Credential Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations Bachelor's 36 $48,225 $32,500
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Bachelor's 15 $36,576 $21,351

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the admissions statistics for Jarvis Christian University?
Jarvis Christian University is a private nonprofit institution in Hawkins, Texas. Undergraduate enrollment is 577 students.
How much do Jarvis Christian University former students earn?
Federally aided former students at Jarvis Christian University who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $32,992 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $27,077.
How much does Jarvis Christian University cost?
The average net price at Jarvis Christian University is $9,825. In-state tuition is $11,720 and out-of-state tuition is $11,720. Median student debt at graduation is $27,000.
What is the graduation rate at Jarvis Christian University?
Jarvis Christian University has a 15.1% 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 47.6%.
Is Jarvis Christian University worth the student debt?
The median student debt at Jarvis Christian University is $27,000, while former students earn a median of $32,992 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 82% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 35.5% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $286.

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.

Where to go next from Jarvis Christian University

Nonprofit Scorecard medians describe federal-aid recipients who were working and not enrolled — they are not sticker-price ROI and not advice.

Every figure on PlainCollege is rendered directly from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard data, no number is typed in by an editor. Private-nonprofit profiles compile Scorecard net-price and earnings cohorts with IPEDS structure fields — no editor-typed figures. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Review the public data changelog. Data current as of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals.