Criswell College
Acceptance rate
100.0%
2025
Peer median 69.4%
Tuition per year
$15,750
$24,760 with room and board
Peer median $33,770
Undergraduates
132
Student-faculty ratio 5:1
Peer median 11 : 1
Graduation rate
30.0%
4-year; 6-year rate 70.0%
Peer median 45.1%
“Peers” are all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Private nonprofit, 4-year
- Location
- Dallas, Texas
- Website
- www.criswell.edu
- Undergraduates
- 132
- Student-faculty ratio
- 5 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Large city
- Nearest major city
- In Dallas
- Nearest international airport
- Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), about 15 mi
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Southern Baptist
- President
- Dr. Barry Creamer (President)
- Phone
- 2148215433
- Address
- 4010 Gaston Avenue, Dallas, TX 75246-1537
Rankings & Admission
Peer median 69.4% · all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Acceptance rate by gender, 2025
In 2020: men 95.2%, women 100.0%.
Test Scores
SAT/ACT not considered, even if submitted IPEDS (US Department of Education) has no recent SAT/ACT data for admitted students here. GPA, course rigor, essays and activities matter more.
How Hard Is It to Get In
about 10 in 10
33 applicants in 2025, 100.0% admitted
33 admitted 0 not admitted Yield 87.9%
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
Popular graduate programs
- Theological and Ministerial Studies, Other · Master's8 (25% international)
- Theology/Theological Studies · Master's3 (0% international)
- Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling · Master's2 (0% international)
- Christian Studies · Master's1 (0% international)
- Divinity/Ministry · Master's1 (0% international)
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard
*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
**Move mouse on can check deitaled graudates number, click for major detailed information
***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bible/Biblical Studies. | $42,578 | |||
| Theology/Theological Studies. | - | |||
| Divinity/Ministry. | - | |||
| Theological and Ministerial Studies, Other. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy, Politics, and Economics. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elementary Education and Teaching. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Studies. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Studies. | - |
Students
160 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 46:54 · Freshman retention 100.0%
- Continuing undergraduates 93
- First-year undergraduates 29
- Graduate students 28
- Transfers and others 10
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (132)
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
9 in 2025 · 0.0% in 2016
4 in 2025 · 0.0% in 2016
Cost
2025 cost per year
$24,760
- Undergraduate tuition
- $15,750
- Room and board
- $9,010
- Graduate tuition
- $12,030
Peer median tuition + room and board $46,780 · all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Tuition rose 91% from 2016 to 2025; room and board rose -22%.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$9.1M
Expenses$8.4M
Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)
Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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Southern Methodist UniversityDallas · 3.5 mi
U.S. News #85
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The University of Texas at DallasRichardson · 13.3 mi
U.S. News #121
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University of Texas-ArlingtonArlington · 20.0 mi
U.S. News #236
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Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth · 34.7 mi
U.S. News #90
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University of North TexasDenton · 36.0 mi
U.S. News #208
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Baylor UniversityWaco · 88.5 mi
U.S. News #90
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Texas A & M University-College StationCollege Station · 152.5 mi
U.S. News #59
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Southwestern UniversityGeorgetown · 158.1 mi
Liberal Arts #91
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University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman · 171.2 mi
U.S. News #116
Peer median 8.9 · all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Incidents, 2023–2025
From the Clery Act campus safety reports schools file, covering on-campus, non-campus and public property.
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.