by our College Data Analytics TeamA lot of students will never be charged the full, advertised sticker price of a school. Instead, they will be given a financial aid offer that will include a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study. The total cost of going to Dallas Baptist University can seem overpowering, but remember that the majority of students are given some form of financial assistance.
What financing options does DBU offer, and what will you qualify for? Keep scrolling for more information. Keep going to see just how much financial aid could be open to you.
The amount of financial aid and scholarships you are eligible for will vary depending on your family’s income. The information provided on this page can help you determine how much aid you may receive from Dallas Baptist University.
Financial assistance, available as scholarships, loans, and work-study, is a way schools lower the price of attendance so many students can enroll. Some kinds of aid are clearly preferable to others, and outcomes differ across students.
For freshmen starting at Dallas Baptist University, 97% of first-year full-time students received aid of some kind around 550 students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 97% | $22,711 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 96% | $19,529 |
| Federal Pell grants | 30% | $5,928 |
| State/local grants | 32% | $4,217 |
| Federal student loans | 45% | $5,817 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. At DBU, approximately 85% of undergraduates were awarded an average grant or scholarship of $19,778 (across roughly 2427 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 85% | $19,778 |
| Federal Pell grants | 23% | $5,621 |
| Federal student loans | 32% | $7,143 |
For students living on campus and receiving title-IV aid, grants averaged $24,200.
How much a family pays depends heavily on income, because most aid is awarded on the basis of financial need.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $27,712 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $26,596 |
| Over $75,000 | $32,947 |
Each amount is the average cost remaining once grant aid is subtracted, by income band.
Net price is the cost remaining after grant and scholarship aid is subtracted from the sticker price, and it is the most useful single number for estimating real cost.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $28,516 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $30,092 |
For an estimate tailored to your family circumstances, see DBU’s net price calculator: www.dbu.edu/cashier/cost-of-attendance.html.
The median student at DBU graduates with $16,000 in federal student debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $16,000 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $21,591 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $228.9/mo |
That monthly figure reflects the median graduate debt repaid on a standard 10-year federal schedule.
The numbers below show the full range, not just the middle of the distribution. The four reference points below map the debt distribution at DBU.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $3,500 |
| 25th percentile | $6,500 |
| 75th percentile | $25,125 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $35,500 |
Median debt varies by family income, by first-generation status, and by dependency status.
Debt by Income Tier
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $16,892 |
| Middle income | $17,625 |
| High income | $15,000 |
By First-Generation Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $16,352 |
| Continuing-generation students | $15,000 |
Dependent vs Independent Students
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $14,886 |
| Independent students | $21,000 |
The figure below distills the debt data into a single burden category for DBU.
Stafford loans make up the bulk of federal direct lending to undergraduates. These figures summarize annual Stafford program activity at DBU:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 16397 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $525,378,958 |
The GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the main federal aid routes for veterans and service members.
Post-9/11 GI Bill activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 116 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $2,318,322 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $19,986 |
DoD program volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 0 |
| Total DoD amount | $0 |
References
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