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East Texas Baptist University

East Texas Baptist University is based in the town of Marshall, TX — a private campus in a small-town setting. The school reports a Baptist affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$20,306

family income
under $30k

$21,898

$30–48k

$22,088

$48–75k

$24,843

$75–110k

$27,661

over $110k

Average net price

$23,9112023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at East Texas Baptist University rose from $17,199 (2008) to $23,911 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$17,199
2009	$13,016
2010	$15,052
2011	$17,563
2012	$17,932
2013	$18,495
2014	$20,590
2015	$20,500
2016	$19,841
2017	$21,484
2018	$22,515
2019	$21,789
2020	$22,832
2021	$21,831
2022	$23,790
2023	$23,911

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$44,2112024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at East Texas Baptist University rose from $23,917 (2009) to $44,211 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$23,917
2010	$25,370
2011	$27,655
2012	$29,252
2013	$30,172
2014	$31,716
2015	$34,561
2016	$35,787
2017	$36,134
2018	$37,577
2019	$38,223
2020	$38,749
2021	$40,227
2022	$40,625
2023	$41,833
2024	$44,211

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$8,450
2001	$9,050
2002	$9,800
2003	$10,290
2004	$12,000
2005	$12,840
2006	$13,720
2007	$14,680
2008	$16,140
2013	$22,590
2014	$23,280
2015	$24,218
2016	$24,700
2017	$25,470
2018	$26,370
2019	$27,210
2020	$27,640
2021	$27,980
2022	$28,910
2023	$30,050

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $30,680 before grants and other attendance costs. At East Texas Baptist University, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Enrollment sits at 1,352 — East Texas Baptist University is one of the smaller campuses on this site.

47.1% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at East Texas Baptist University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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47.1%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at East Texas Baptist University rose from 39.2% (entered 1993) to 47.1% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1993 cohort	39.2%
1994 cohort	37.9%
1995 cohort	30.9%
1996 cohort	35%
1997 cohort	41.4%
1998 cohort	45.1%
1999 cohort	48.7%
2000 cohort	33.6%
2001 cohort	33.6%
2002 cohort	39.2%
2003 cohort	42.1%
2004 cohort	35.7%
2005 cohort	43.2%
2006 cohort	31.7%
2007 cohort	33.3%
2008 cohort	38.3%
2009 cohort	45.9%
2010 cohort	38.4%
2011 cohort	31%
2012 cohort	34.6%
2013 cohort	43.8%
2014 cohort	34.7%
2015 cohort	45%
2016 cohort	41.9%
2017 cohort	48%
2018 cohort	47.1%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1993–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$12,873	$3,313
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$13,087	$3,196
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$13,157	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$13,547	$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$13,761	$3,637
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$13,668	$3,422
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$14,150	$3,524
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$14,514	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$15,125	$3,313
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$15,947	$3,313
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$15,580	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$15,285	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$16,391	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$18,158	$7,972
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$22,265	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$22,030	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$23,063	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$25,944	$8,025
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$26,000	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$26,000	$9,400
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$25,590	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$23,335	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$23,250	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$23,250	$5,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$41,759

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$44,309

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$52,788

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

East Texas Baptist University admitted 1,016 of 1,759 applicants in Fall 2024. The 57.8% rate describes that application pool.

57.8%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $30,050 tuition · 2023–24 1,352 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Tests not considered · Fall 2024

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, East Texas Baptist University received 1,759 applications and admitted 1,016 (57.8%), with 354 enrolling.

East Texas Baptist University did not consider scores in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. No score range is displayed for East Texas Baptist University under that historical policy.

Check current requirements with admissions.

Acceptance rate

57.8%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

The share admitted at East Texas Baptist University declined from 78.7% to 57.8%; this does not establish why. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	78.7%
Fall 2002	73.5%
Fall 2003	54.9%
Fall 2004	95.6%
Fall 2005	78.7%
Fall 2006	77.6%
Fall 2007	74.7%
Fall 2008	54.9%
Fall 2009	52.6%
Fall 2010	50.7%
Fall 2011	57.2%
Fall 2012	59%
Fall 2013	73.6%
Fall 2014	56%
Fall 2015	55.3%
Fall 2016	50.9%
Fall 2017	54.4%
Fall 2018	54.5%
Fall 2019	59.5%
Fall 2020	92.1%
Fall 2021	64.5%
Fall 2022	67.7%
Fall 2023	60.1%
Fall 2024	57.8%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

920–1120Fall 2019 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2004	870	1120
Fall 2005	875	1075
Fall 2006	820	1030
Fall 2007	870	1100
Fall 2008	870	1080
Fall 2009	870	1050
Fall 2010	850	1070
Fall 2011	840	1040
Fall 2012	850	1060
Fall 2013	880	1050
Fall 2014	870	1040
Fall 2015	910	1100
Fall 2016	870	1050
Fall 2017	960	1130
Fall 2018	960	1100
Fall 2019	920	1120

IPEDS Fall 2004–2019, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

17–22Fall 2019 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	18	23
Fall 2002	18	24
Fall 2003	18	23
Fall 2004	18	23
Fall 2005	18	24
Fall 2006	18	23
Fall 2007	18	23
Fall 2008	18	23
Fall 2009	19	23
Fall 2010	18	23
Fall 2011	18	22
Fall 2012	18	22
Fall 2013	18	22
Fall 2014	18	22
Fall 2015	18	23
Fall 2016	18	22
Fall 2017	18	23
Fall 2018	18	23
Fall 2019	17	22

IPEDS Fall 2001–2019, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,352Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at East Texas Baptist University has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2024 — up to 1,415 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 1,352.

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,415
Fall 2003	1,270
Fall 2004	1,367
Fall 2005	1,271
Fall 2006	1,312
Fall 2007	1,255
Fall 2008	1,164
Fall 2009	1,134
Fall 2010	1,113
Fall 2011	1,138
Fall 2012	1,158
Fall 2013	1,132
Fall 2014	1,183
Fall 2015	1,164
Fall 2016	1,245
Fall 2017	1,298
Fall 2018	1,401
Fall 2019	1,359
Fall 2020	1,373
Fall 2021	1,321
Fall 2022	1,324
Fall 2023	1,364
Fall 2024	1,352

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

71%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at East Texas Baptist University rose from 0% (Fall 2002) to 71% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	0%
Fall 2003 cohort	65%
Fall 2004 cohort	53%
Fall 2005 cohort	64%
Fall 2006 cohort	52%
Fall 2007 cohort	56%
Fall 2008 cohort	61%
Fall 2009 cohort	64%
Fall 2010 cohort	59%
Fall 2011 cohort	52%
Fall 2012 cohort	57%
Fall 2013 cohort	61%
Fall 2014 cohort	52%
Fall 2015 cohort	68%
Fall 2016 cohort	55%
Fall 2017 cohort	63%
Fall 2018 cohort	62%
Fall 2019 cohort	61%
Fall 2020 cohort	61%
Fall 2021 cohort	66%
Fall 2022 cohort	69%
Fall 2023 cohort	71%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about East Texas Baptist University

32.2% of East Texas Baptist University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes East Texas Baptist University as a primarily residential campus of 1,352 undergraduates — and 70.8% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

East Texas Baptist University reported not considering test scores in Fall 2024, when its admission rate was 57.8%. Review East Texas Baptist University's current requirements before applying; use the GPA calculator for your semester numbers.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How East Texas Baptist University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

East Texas Baptist University57.8%

Texas median84.5%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

East Texas Baptist University$30,680

Texas median$13,498

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

East Texas Baptist University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

East Texas Baptist University$52,788

Texas median$54,132

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

East Texas Baptist University, Texas and national reference values
Metric & basis	East Texas Baptist University	Texas median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	57.8%	84.5%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$30,680	$13,498	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$52,788	$54,132	$53,781

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does East Texas Baptist University report?

East Texas Baptist University did not consider scores in Fall 2024: 57.8% admitted. Check current requirements.

What is East Texas Baptist University's acceptance rate?

57.8% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 1,016 admitted from 1,759 applicants.

How much does East Texas Baptist University cost?

At East Texas Baptist University, tuition is $30,680. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does East Texas Baptist University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $52,788. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Texas

University of Dallas — 53.4% admitted
Hallmark University — 51.3% admitted
Huston-Tillotson University — 39.1% admitted
Baylor University — 51.3% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Read the date and population definitions.