Jarvis Christian University
Hawkins, TX · Private · Rural (distant) · JCU · The Bulldogs
Private institution in Hawkins, TX · 730 undergraduates · $32,992 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 16%Pell Grant share
- Top 18%Average net price
- Top 18%Out-of-state tuition & fees
- Top 20%Student-faculty ratio
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
- $10,409349th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $11,720741st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $11,720371st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $25,054691st cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $27,0001,604th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $32,9921,838th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $27,0771,824th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 15.1%1,965th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 48.8%1,763rd highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 7301,545th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 10.0:1436th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 52.3%334th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 99 mi (DAL)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 21 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $21,964 | $23,456 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $20,687 | $21,234 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | — | — |
| Education, GeneralEducation | bachelors | — | — |
| Engineering, GeneralEngineering | bachelors | — | — |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | — | — |
| History | bachelors | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- A Historically Black College or University (HBCU)source
- Religious affiliation: Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)source
- Founded in 1912source
- School colors: Blue and Goldsource
- Athletic nickname: "Bulldogs"source
- Campus size: about 1,000 acressource
- Formerly known as "{{ubl|Jarvis Christian Institute (1912–1929)|Jarvis Christian College (1929–2022)}}"source
- Athletic conference: NAIAsource
Athletics — 8 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $964,082 (M $560,670 · W $403,412)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitejarvis.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 225885)
- Compare colleges in TXRe-score with your weights
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- Showdown: Jarvis Christian University vs Howard Payne UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 8 EADA programs at this school
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