Dallas College
Dallas, TX · Public · Large city
Public institution in Dallas, TX · 41,815 undergraduates · $41,714 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 1%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 1%Cost of attendance
- Top 1%Undergraduates
- Top 3%Average net price
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
- $4,14654th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $2,37025th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $6,00080th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $9,64113th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $9,50083rd lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $41,7141,531st highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $35,4931,508th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 35.5%1,623rd highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 89.5%260th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
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- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 41,81515th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 23.0:12,007th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 22.9%1,551st highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 7 mi (DAL)
On 2 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Campus facts
Athletics — 5 sports
NJCAA Division III · NJCAA
Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0 · Coed $0)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Dallas College’s 41,815 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In TX
- The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX · 42,100 undergrads
- University of HoustonHouston, TX · 37,175 undergrads
- Lone Star College SystemThe Woodlands, TX · 47,486 undergrads
- Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, TX · 34,547 undergrads
- University of North TexasDenton, TX · 33,680 undergrads
- Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, TX · 32,446 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA · 41,862 undergrads
- Brigham Young University-IdahoRexburg, ID · 42,090 undergrads
- University of ArizonaTucson, AZ · 40,769 undergrads
- Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI · 40,243 undergrads
- Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, IN · 39,637 undergrads
- Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, GA · 39,503 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitedallascollege.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 224615)
- 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 The University of Texas at AustinSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Dallas College vs The University of Texas at AustinHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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