10-yr median earnings
$36,657
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Dallas, Texas
Wade College
Wade College is a private for-profit institution in Dallas, Texas. as a private for-profit, published Scorecard outcomes are Title-IV-recipient medians — program mix and repayment risk deserve a closer look than a single headline number.
- 51.4%
- 150%-time completion
- $20,778
- Avg net price / yr
- $36,657
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Wade College posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 37th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 51.4%
- 150%-time completion
- +31%
- 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 Wade 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
F
College Value Score
39/100
Wade 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 F
$36,657
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$20,778
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate D
51.4%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$22,938
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
25.9%
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
$20,778
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
51.4%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 51.4%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Wade 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 Wade 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.
Wade College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$36,657 37th percentile higher than 37% 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 | Wade College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $36,657 | #3240 of 5103 | 37th |
| Average net price | $20,778 | #3244 of 5020 | 35th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 51.4% | #2857 of 4858 | 41st |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 252 | #3434 of 5462 | 37th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
252
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
51.4%
150%-time completion
$36,657
10-yr median earnings
100.0%
First-year retention
How Wade College ranks in Texas
State rank among 324 reporting Texas colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Wade College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $36,657 | #179 of 324 | 45th |
| Average net price | $20,778 | #216 of 340 | 36th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 51.4% | #187 of 324 | 42nd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 252 | #223 of 366 | 39th |
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 |
| 179 | Wade CollegeThis school | $36,657 | $20,778 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Wade College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$17,341 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$19,771 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$25,506 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Wade College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $17,692 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $17,692 |
| Average Net Price | $20,778 |
65.5%
Pell Grant Rate
79.3%
Federal Loan Rate
$22,938
Median Debt
$243/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Wade College swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $17,438 to $22,461 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -2.1%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$17,438
Highest year
$22,461
Most recent (2023)
$21,998
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $22,4612023 · $21,998
Over the same years, enrollment went +2.0% (201 → 205 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
83.0%
Female
33.3%
First Generation
Outcomes
100.0%
Retention Rate
$28,055
Median Earnings (6yr)
52.8%
Earning Over $25K
25.9%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 51.4% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 100.0% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $28,055 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $36,657 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 52.8% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 25.9% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $22,938 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $243/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's | 1 | 10 | $45,386 | $45,386 | $42,344 |
| Associate's | 1 | 3 | $39,046 | $39,046 | $22,500 |
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | Bachelor's | 10 | $45,386 | $42,344 |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | Associate's | 3 | $39,046 | $22,500 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Wade College? ▼
Wade College is a private for-profit institution in Dallas, Texas. Undergraduate enrollment is 252 students.
How much do Wade College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Wade College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $36,657 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $28,055.
How much does Wade College cost? ▼
The average net price at Wade College is $20,778. In-state tuition is $17,692 and out-of-state tuition is $17,692. Median student debt at graduation is $22,938.
What is the graduation rate at Wade College? ▼
Wade College has a 51.4% 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 Wade College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Wade College is $22,938, while former students earn a median of $36,657 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 63% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 25.9% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $243.
Sources & methodology
Private for-profit profiles foreground Scorecard debt, repayment, and program-level earnings where reported. Marketing claims from the school are not inputs to this page.
Every figure is the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrieval. For-profit program mixes can shift year to year — treat institution medians as a starting map, then check Field-of-Study rows below. 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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