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University of Dallas

University of Dallas is a private campus in Irving proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. The school reports a Roman Catholic 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

$14,372

family income
under $30k

$14,535

$30–48k

$18,311

$48–75k

$22,936

$75–110k

$34,646

over $110k

Average net price

$22,6102023–24Skip 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 University of Dallas has wandered from 2008 to 2023 — up to $25,470 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at $22,610.

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$21,938
2009	$23,119
2010	$24,964
2011	$24,592
2012	$25,158
2013	$25,093
2014	$25,366
2015	$22,632
2016	$23,663
2017	$22,209
2018	$21,655
2019	$22,162
2020	$20,636
2021	$22,381
2022	$25,470
2023	$22,610

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$68,5832024–25Skip 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 University of Dallas rose from $37,955 (2009) to $68,583 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$37,955
2010	$40,214
2011	$44,780
2012	$47,576
2013	$47,437
2014	$48,274
2015	$49,643
2016	$50,947
2017	$52,637
2018	$53,887
2019	$55,833
2020	$58,050
2021	$59,600
2022	$63,310
2023	$64,752
2024	$68,583

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	$15,028
2001	$16,084
2002	$17,024
2003	$18,104
2004	$19,162
2005	$20,406
2006	$21,805
2007	$23,267
2008	$24,770
2013	$33,110
2014	$34,430
2015	$35,800
2016	$37,230
2017	$38,716
2018	$40,652
2019	$42,680
2020	$45,160
2021	$46,864
2022	$48,000
2023	$50,880

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

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $53,930 before grants and other attendance costs. At University of Dallas, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Enrollment sits at 1,403 — University of Dallas is one of the smaller campuses on this site.

73.1% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at University of Dallas 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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73.1%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 University of Dallas rose from 60.4% (entered 1991) to 73.1% (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
1991 cohort	60.4%
1992 cohort	61.8%
1993 cohort	59.4%
1994 cohort	61%
1995 cohort	63.5%
1996 cohort	62.9%
1997 cohort	59.4%
1998 cohort	74.6%
1999 cohort	65.4%
2000 cohort	65.6%
2001 cohort	63.2%
2002 cohort	56.7%
2003 cohort	73.2%
2004 cohort	74.1%
2005 cohort	73.4%
2006 cohort	68.9%
2007 cohort	66%
2008 cohort	70.4%
2009 cohort	70.2%
2010 cohort	67.5%
2011 cohort	68.2%
2012 cohort	65.5%
2013 cohort	71.4%
2014 cohort	69.3%
2015 cohort	71.8%
2016 cohort	72%
2017 cohort	68%
2018 cohort	73.1%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

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)	$17,125	$5,753
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$17,124	$6,124
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$17,124	$6,124
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$17,124	$6,124
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$16,812	$6,570
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$16,246	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$16,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$15,125	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$14,500	$4,000
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$15,125	$3,677
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$15,663	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$16,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$17,125	$6,188
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$20,125	$5,930
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$22,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$25,000	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$25,775	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$23,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$24,000	$7,125
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$26,438	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$24,997	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$23,250	$6,750
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$23,250	$8,000
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$23,117	$6,026

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

$45,950

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$55,859

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$58,285

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

University of Dallas admitted 1,958 of 3,664 applicants in Fall 2024. The 53.4% rate describes that application pool.

53.4%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $50,880 tuition · 2023–24 1,403 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1120–13701600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, University of Dallas received 3,664 applications and admitted 1,958 (53.4%), with 395 enrolling.

University of Dallas reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For University of Dallas’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 580–700 and Math was 540–670 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1120–1370 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	580	640	700
SAT Math	540	590	670
ACT Composite	22	25	29

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

53.4%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 University of Dallas declined from 76.6% to 53.4%; this does not establish why. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	76.6%
Fall 2002	89.5%
Fall 2003	88.9%
Fall 2004	87.1%
Fall 2005	81%
Fall 2006	84.8%
Fall 2007	74.8%
Fall 2008	91%
Fall 2009	92%
Fall 2010	91.1%
Fall 2011	87.5%
Fall 2012	87.6%
Fall 2013	90.1%
Fall 2014	85.1%
Fall 2015	64%
Fall 2016	44.8%
Fall 2017	47.4%
Fall 2018	39.1%
Fall 2019	45.3%
Fall 2020	53.8%
Fall 2021	58.4%
Fall 2022	58.7%
Fall 2023	54.2%
Fall 2024	53.4%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1120–1370Fall 2024 · 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 2001	1090	1330
Fall 2002	1040	1310
Fall 2003	1060	1320
Fall 2004	1100	1320
Fall 2005	1120	1350
Fall 2006	1100	1340
Fall 2007	1070	1330
Fall 2008	1110	1330
Fall 2009	1090	1350
Fall 2010	1080	1350
Fall 2011	1080	1330
Fall 2012	1080	1310
Fall 2013	1090	1330
Fall 2014	1080	1320
Fall 2015	1080	1340
Fall 2016	1040	1290
Fall 2017	1140	1370
Fall 2018	1120	1340
Fall 2019	1130	1360
Fall 2020	1130	1350
Fall 2021	1110	1390
Fall 2022	1170	1400
Fall 2023	1170	1370
Fall 2024	1120	1370

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

22–29Fall 2024 · 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 2004	23	28
Fall 2005	23	29
Fall 2006	24	29
Fall 2007	24	29
Fall 2008	24	29
Fall 2009	23	30
Fall 2010	24	30
Fall 2011	24	30
Fall 2012	23	29
Fall 2013	24	30
Fall 2014	24	30
Fall 2015	24	30
Fall 2016	23	30
Fall 2017	24	31
Fall 2018	23	29
Fall 2019	24	30
Fall 2020	23	30
Fall 2021	24	31
Fall 2022	23	31
Fall 2023	25	32
Fall 2024	22	29

IPEDS Fall 2004–2024, 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

1,403Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at University of Dallas rose from 1,207 (Fall 2002) to 1,403 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,207
Fall 2003	1,149
Fall 2004	1,087
Fall 2005	1,058
Fall 2006	1,136
Fall 2007	1,222
Fall 2008	1,289
Fall 2009	1,297
Fall 2010	1,333
Fall 2011	1,348
Fall 2012	1,351
Fall 2013	1,374
Fall 2014	1,324
Fall 2015	1,336
Fall 2016	1,393
Fall 2017	1,440
Fall 2018	1,467
Fall 2019	1,469
Fall 2020	1,445
Fall 2021	1,496
Fall 2022	1,446
Fall 2023	1,403
Fall 2024	1,403

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

77%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 University of Dallas has held near 77% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	73%
Fall 2003 cohort	86%
Fall 2004 cohort	85%
Fall 2005 cohort	85%
Fall 2006 cohort	79%
Fall 2007 cohort	80%
Fall 2008 cohort	82%
Fall 2009 cohort	82%
Fall 2010 cohort	80%
Fall 2011 cohort	80%
Fall 2012 cohort	77%
Fall 2013 cohort	80%
Fall 2014 cohort	81%
Fall 2015 cohort	83%
Fall 2016 cohort	85%
Fall 2017 cohort	79%
Fall 2018 cohort	85%
Fall 2019 cohort	81%
Fall 2020 cohort	81%
Fall 2021 cohort	77%
Fall 2022 cohort	81%
Fall 2023 cohort	77%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about University of Dallas

25.9% of University of Dallas's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes University of Dallas as a primarily residential campus of 1,403 undergraduates — and 77.2% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

University of Dallas's SAT section-percentile sums are 1120–1370 — their midpoint is above the TX four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on University of Dallas's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

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 University of Dallas 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

University of Dallas53.4%

Texas median84.5%

National median76.8%

Tuition

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

University of Dallas$53,930

Texas median$13,498

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

University of Dallas's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

University of Dallas$58,285

Texas median$54,132

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

University of Dallas, Texas and national reference values
Metric & basis	University of Dallas	Texas median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	53.4%	84.5%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$53,930	$13,498	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$58,285	$54,132	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For University of Dallas, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

University of Dallas federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 7 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Economics	$78,699
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$70,039
Political Science and Government	$61,484
Biology, General	$53,322
English Language and Literature, General	$50,113
Theological and Ministerial Studies	$49,564
History	$45,559

These 7 fields listed for University of Dallas measure earnings after completion. The $58,285 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 17 additional University of Dallas fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does University of Dallas report?

University of Dallas's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1120–1370 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is University of Dallas's acceptance rate?

53.4% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 1,958 admitted from 3,664 applicants.

How much does University of Dallas cost?

At University of Dallas, tuition is $53,930. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does University of Dallas report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $58,285. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Texas

East Texas Baptist University — 57.8% admitted
Hallmark University — 51.3% admitted
Baylor University — 51.3% admitted
Huston-Tillotson University — 39.1% 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. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.