+20%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Dallas Baptist University rose 20% between 2021 and 2024 ($33.6k → $40.2k).
Texas · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's
Dallas Baptist University
Dallas, Texas. 2,526 undergraduate students. 143 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Dallas Baptist University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
+20%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Dallas Baptist University rose 20% between 2021 and 2024 ($33.6k → $40.2k).
-12%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment at Dallas Baptist University fell 12% between 2021 and 2024 (2.7k → 2.4k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Texas
Each tile compares this institution to the Texas median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$56,807+26% · 6→10y
Texas median $39,639$45,138
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry60.4%+40% · '02→'24
Texas median 51.8%$16,000+167% · '97→'20
At program completion2,526-10% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS63.8%-7% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time91.1%+34% · '01→'24
latest cohort$38,140+339% · '00→'24
out-of-state $38,140SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
3.8%Median federal debt $16,000 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $56,807 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+40%
Dallas Baptist University · completion · 150% rose
40.6% → 57.0%
+40%
Dallas Baptist University · completion · 100% rose
31.0% → 43.5%
+339%
Dallas Baptist University · in-state tuition rose
$9,150 → $40,190
+339%
Dallas Baptist University · out-of-state tuition rose
$9,150 → $40,190
+167%
Dallas Baptist University · median debt rose
$8,085 → $21,591
+28%
Dallas Baptist University · earnings_median_10yr rose
$44,500 → $56,807
+23%
Dallas Baptist University · earnings_median_8yr rose
$41,900 → $51,508
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$95,652Accounting and Related Services.$93,935Education, General.$69,848Communication and Media Studies.$68,864Finance and Financial Management Services.$64,333Business Administration, Management and Operations.$63,917Student Counseling and Personnel Services.$62,400Marketing.$60,586Religious Education.$58,392Educational Administration and Supervision.$58,250Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.$58,048Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$57,092Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.$56,937Biology, General.$56,700Religious Education.$55,914Health and Medical Administrative Services.$54,962Music.$52,407Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.$51,895Health and Physical Education/Fitness.$51,892Radio, Television, and Digital Communication.$49,992Communication and Media Studies.$49,972Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$49,360Bible/Biblical Studies.$49,072Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries.$48,006
Showing top 24 of 28 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
28 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
EDUCATION · CIP 13
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
THEOLOGY & RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS · CIP 39
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Dallas Baptist University
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
-$59,080
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
—
Doesn’t reach breakeven within the horizon
- Cost per year
- $27,340
- HS-only baseline · TX
- $37,300
- Years to complete
- 4
- CIP family
- 42
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Texas
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Dallas Baptist University graduates earn $X” — not “Dallas Baptist University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Dallas Baptist University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.