Dallas Baptist University
Dallas, Texas · Private · 2,403 undergraduates · dbu.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test recommended
Scores encouraged, not required
Admit rate
89%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
960 to 1213
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$62,850Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Dallas Baptist University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
89% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$62,850
a year in 2027-28, from a $62,850 sticker price
What to do with your 1090
Send your score
About 59% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 980, and yours is above it.
Source: College Navigator (federal data on fall 2024 freshmen)
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test recommended
Scores aren't required, but the college encourages you to send them.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
- CLT (Classic Learning Test) accepted alongside ACT and SAT; DBU offers an on-campus residual ACT.
Source: Admissions Steps | Dallas Baptist University · Checked October 17, 2026
Who gets in
89%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above.
SAT total 960 to 1213
Reading and Writing 490 to 620
Math 470 to 593
ACT composite 20 to 26
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$62,850
a year
- Tuition$45,210
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$22,030
- $30,001 to $48,000$22,291
- $48,001 to $75,000$21,382
- $75,001 to $110,000$24,328
- Over $110,000$33,099
Financial aidEstimate
60%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
97%
of freshmen receive grants
$22,711
average grant to freshmen
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
23 of 23
Earn credit with a score of 3
7 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $4,520Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 4 | 4 | BIOL 1401 & 14L1 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MATH 1405 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 8 | MATH 1405 and MATH 1406 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHEM 1401 & CHEM 14L1 |
| Chemistry | 5 | 8 | CHEM 1402 & CHEM 14L2 CHEM 1401 & CHEM 14L1 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1301 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENGL 1302 |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 4 | ENSC 1401 & 14L1 |
| European History | 4 | 6 | HIST REQU |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | Elementary French I and II |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | Elementary German I and II |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECON 2301 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECON 2302 |
| Music Aural Subscore | 5 | 1 | MUSI 1111 |
| Music Non-Aural Subscore | 5 | 3 | MUSI 1311 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | PHYS 1401 & 14L1 |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | PHYS 1402 & 14L2 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1401 & 14L1 |
| Psychology | 4 | 3 | PSYC 1301 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | SPAN 1401, 1402 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 11 | SPAN 1401, 1402, 2301 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPAN 2302 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | POLS 2301 |
| United States History | 4 | 6 | HIST 1301 & 1302 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 6 | HIST REQU |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
60%
Come back for a second year
64%
Typical earnings
$58,159
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Dallas Baptist University$79,896
- All colleges$71,390
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 17 majors here have earnings data.
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