Criswell College Acceptance Rate & Tuition (2026)

Net price / year

$21,630

after grants & scholarships

lower than 58% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges

Acceptance rate

100%

Graduation rate

60%

within 150% of normal time

higher than 53% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges

Median earnings

$66,210

4 years after graduating

higher than 67% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges

Criswell College at a glance

What is the tuition at Criswell College?: Undergraduate tuition and fees are $15,750 for the 2024-25 academic year.
What is the cost of attendance at Criswell College?: The average cost of attendance is $27,748 a year before financial aid (2023-24), counting tuition, books, housing and other living expenses.
What is the net price at Criswell College?: The average net price is $21,630 a year after grants and scholarships, for students receiving federal aid (2023-24).
What is the acceptance rate at Criswell College?: About 100% of applicants were admitted (fall 2024).
Is Criswell College test optional?: Test policy reported to the federal government: Tests neither required nor recommended.
What is the graduation rate at Criswell College?: 60% of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time, or 6 years (entering classes through fall 2018).
How much do graduates of Criswell College earn?: The median graduate earns $66,210 four years after finishing, among graduates working and not enrolled (2024 dollars).

Key takeaways

The earnings premium over a typical high-school graduate would cover the estimated net cost in about 2.8 years of work (not counting income forgone while studying).
Pell Grant recipients completed within 150% of normal time at a rate of 40%, compared with 60% for all students, a gap of 20 points.
Psychology is the largest field of study here, at 29% of the degrees and certificates awarded.
The school admits 100% of applicants, so most who apply are accepted.
About 33% of undergraduates are 25 or older.

Tuition and cost of attendance at Criswell College

Average net price

$21,630 per year

Cost of attendance minus average grants and scholarships, for first-time full-time students receiving federal aid.

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Estimated total net cost

$86,520

Net price × 4 years, at today's prices and assuming on-time completion. Your actual cost depends on your aid.

Net price by family income

Average yearly net price for students receiving federal aid.

$0–30k $20,353
$30–48k —
$48–75k $20,636
$75–110k $23,900
$110k+ —

Where the sticker price goes· Cost of attendance $27,748

Tuition & fees$15,750
Books & supplies$1,842
Room & board$9,010
Other expenses$3,854

Tuition & fees (in-state): $15,750
Tuition & fees (out-of-state): $15,750

Criswell College acceptance rate and admissions

Acceptance rate

Share of applicants admitted.

Test policy: Tests neither required nor recommended

Graduation rate and salary after graduating from Criswell College

Graduation rate

60%

First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time.

Retention rate

78%

Full-time first-years who return the next fall.

Years of earnings premium to cover cost

2.8 years

Net cost ÷ (graduate earnings − high-school graduate earnings). Excludes income forgone while studying and assumes today's earnings. A rough guide, not a prediction.

Earnings vs debt

4 years after graduating$66,210

1 year after graduating$38,273

High-school graduate median (Texas)$34,809

Of graduates working and not enrolled, in 2024 dollars.

3-year loan default rate: 0%

Outcomes by student group

The Scorecard reports some outcomes separately for groups of students. A group is left out when it is too small to report. These are school-level figures and say nothing about any individual student.

Completion within 150% of normal time, by group

Share of students who entered in 2018 and completed within 150% of normal time (six years at a four-year college, three at a two-year college).

White students 60%

Hispanic students 33%

Pell Grant recipients 40%

All students, same entering cohort: 50%

Group rates and the all-student rate come from the same 2018 entering cohort, so they can be compared directly. Groups at small colleges can rest on very few students. Data period: Entering cohort 2018 (IPEDS).

Earnings ten years after entry

All students who entered this college, whether or not they graduated, in 2022 dollars, ten years after entry.

Typical range: middle half of students

25th percentile $19,114 · median $43,185 · 75th percentile $71,440

This is not the same as the graduates' earnings shown above. It covers everyone who entered, including students who left without a degree, ten years after entry and in 2022 dollars. The graduates' figure covers only completers, four years after finishing, in 2024 dollars. Do not compare the two directly.

Data period: Students who entered in academic years 2009-10 and 2010-11 (pooled), earnings measured in 2020 and 2021, 2022 dollars (Treasury).

Median federal student debt, by group

Median federal loan debt of students who borrowed, when they left school, by group.

By Pell Grant status

Pell Grant recipients $13,283

Not Pell recipients $8,125

By first-generation status

First-generation students $12,705

Not first-generation $9,054

By gender

Men $10,500

Women $12,910

Data period: Loans in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (pooled, NSLDS).

What students study

The largest fields among the degrees and certificates this college awarded, grouped by two-digit CIP code (the federal Classification of Instructional Programs). Fields under 1% are left out.

Share of degrees and certificates awarded, by field

Psychology 28.6%

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 23.8%

Theology and Religious Vocations 23.8%

Education 14.3%

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities 9.5%

A large share means many awards, not necessarily many students or higher earnings. Data period: Awards in academic year 2024-25 (IPEDS).

Who attends

A snapshot of the undergraduate student body as this college reported it to the federal government. Shares are shown as published; they can differ slightly from 100% because of rounding.

Race and ethnicity

White 62.1%
Black or African American 9.1%
Hispanic or Latino 16.7%
Asian 3%
American Indian or Alaska Native 0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0%
Two or more races 2.3%
U.S. nonresident 6.8%
Race and ethnicity unknown 0%

Federal reporting categories. Students who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents are counted as nonresident, and students who did not report are counted as unknown. Data period: Fall 2024 (IPEDS).

Gender

Men 46.2%
Women 53.8%

Federal reporting uses two categories. Data period: Fall 2024 (IPEDS).

Students aged 25 or older

33%

of undergraduates

Many adult students work or have families while enrolled. Data period: Fall 2023 (IPEDS).

Students and campus

Undergraduate enrollment: 132
Part-time students: 15%
Receive Pell Grants: 42%
Receive federal loans: 18%
Students per faculty member: 5 : 1
Setting: City

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Frequently asked questions

How much is tuition at Criswell College?

For the 2024-25 academic year, Criswell College reported undergraduate tuition and fees of $15,750. This is the published price before grants and scholarships; what you pay depends on your aid.

What is the cost of attendance and net price at Criswell College?

The average cost of attendance at Criswell College is $27,748 a year (2023-24), counting tuition, books, housing and other living expenses. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $21,630 a year. That is around the middle of private nonprofit 4-year colleges.

How much financial aid do students at Criswell College get?

42% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants. 18% receive federal loans.

What is the acceptance rate at Criswell College?

Criswell College admitted about 100% of applicants in fall 2024. That means most applicants are admitted.

What are the graduation rate and retention rate at Criswell College?

60% of first-time, full-time students at Criswell College finish within 150% of normal time. 78% of full-time first-years return the next fall.

How much do Criswell College graduates earn after graduation?

The median graduate earns $66,210 four years after finishing, among graduates working and not enrolled in further study (2024 dollars). One year after finishing, the median is $38,273.

Is Criswell College worth it?

There is no single answer: it depends on your major, your aid and whether you finish. For Criswell College, the data shows this. The earnings premium over a typical high-school graduate would cover the estimated net cost in about 2.8 years of work. 60% of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time. These are averages, not predictions, and they do not count income forgone while studying.

Who attends Criswell College?

Among undergraduates in Fall 2024, 54% are women and 46% are men. The largest race or ethnicity group reported is White (62%). About 33% are aged 25 or older.

Sources and data periods

All figures come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard (June 2026 release). Periods differ by measure:

Average net price: AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Acceptance rate: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Graduation rate: Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
Median earnings: Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median graduate debt: NSLDS FY2020, FY2021 pooled cohorts

Some figures are blank because the school did not report them or the group was too small to publish. How we calculate things