Criswell College
Dallas, TX · Private · Large city
Private institution in Dallas, TX · 118 undergraduates · 92% acceptance rate · $43,185 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 3%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 25%Out-of-state tuition & fees
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $12,929512th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $14,310913th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $14,310514th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $26,555788th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $25,3461,384th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $43,1851,449th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $42,0261,089th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 57.1%865th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 63.6%1,488th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 91.7%1,283rd most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1181,957th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 5.0:159th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 34.4%964th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 6 mi (DAL)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 5 of 5 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bible/Biblical StudiesTheology | bachelors | $29,685 | $30,984 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | — | — |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesTheology | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Criswell College’s 118 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In TX
- Amberton UniversityGarland, TX · 110 undergrads
- Southwestern Christian CollegeTerrell, TX · 128 undergrads
- Baptist University of the AmericasSan Antonio, TX · 98 undergrads
- Baptist Missionary Association Theological SeminaryJacksonville, TX · 49 undergrads
- Christ Mission CollegeSan Antonio, TX · 43 undergrads
- Wade CollegeDallas, TX · 205 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Careers UnlimitedOrem, UT · 118 undergrads
- Yeshiva Sholom ShachnaBrooklyn, NY · 118 undergrads
- Kuyper CollegeGrand Rapids, MI · 119 undergrads
- Upstate Medical UniversitySyracuse, NY · 117 undergrads
- Yeshiva Derech ChaimBrooklyn, NY · 119 undergrads
- Rabbinical College Ohr YisroelBrooklyn, NY · 116 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitecriswell.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 475608)
- Compare colleges in TXRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in TexasEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Amberton UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Criswell College vs Amberton UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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