East Texas Baptist University
Marshall, TX · Private · Town (distant) · ETBU
Private institution in Marshall, TX · 1,364 undergraduates · 60% acceptance rate · $52,788 median earnings 10 years after entry.
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
- $23,7901,410th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $30,0501,352nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $30,0501,258th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $41,8331,262nd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $23,2501,040th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $52,788922nd highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $41,7591,107th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 48.0%1,241st highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 69.2%1,287th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 60.1%413th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,3641,177th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 15.0:11,317th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 31.4%1,121st highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 145 mi (DAL)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $40
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
Deadlines and essay flags come from the Common App Requirements Grid, joined by school name. Always confirm against the school’s own admissions page before applying.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 40 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $60,252 | $63,005 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $42,682 | $44,356 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $34,704 | $35,060 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | $33,993 | $35,060 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | $33,993 | $30,771 |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $28,960 | — |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $27,476 | — |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Behavioral SciencesMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesTheology | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Baptistsource
- Founded in 1912source
- Athletic nickname: "Tigers"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- School colors: #000080 and #ECBC00source
- Mascot: Tigersource
- Motto: "May the Light on the Hill Never Die"source
- Formerly known as "College of Marshall" (1912–1944)source
- Formerly known as "East Texas Baptist College" (1944–1984)source
- Athletic conference: American Southwest Conferencesource
- Plays for the "Border Claw Trophy"source
Athletics — 11 sports
NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III
Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Beach Volleyball
- Football
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Softball: 2024, 2010
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.
Key links
- Official websiteetbu.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 224527)
- 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
- Showdown: East Texas Baptist University vs Southwestern Assemblies of God UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 11 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
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- Sticker price is a trapPublished tuition is a starting rumor. Net price is closer to what families actually pay.
- What acceptance rate actually measuresSelectivity is a competition statistic — not a quality score, and not your personal odds.
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