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Parker University Data & Information Overview

194 awards Ranking Badges
3% Student Loan Default Rate
This overview covers the essential stats on Parker University, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
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How Well Is Parker University Ranked?

Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.

Parker University was awarded 194 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is somatic bodywork & therapeutic services.

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Overall Quality

Parker University was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Parker University?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

Since Parker University has an open admissions policy, being accepted to the school isn't that hard. However, a full basic things - such as a high school diploma or equivalent - may be required. Also, go over your application to make sure it is complete before you submit it.

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Parker University Faculty

9 to 1 Student to Faculty
51% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Parker University is an impressive 9 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at Parker University is 51%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  51 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Parker University

83% Freshmen Retention

Freshmen Retention Rate

Parker University has a freshmen retention rate of 83%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  83 out of 100
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Parker University Undergraduate Student Diversity

336 Full-Time Undergraduates
49.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
67.9% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 462 undergraduates at Parker University with 336 being full-time and 126 being part-time.

How Much Does Parker University Cost?

$23,563 Net Price
86% Take Out Loans
$36,776 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Parker University is $23,563. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Parker University, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Parker University, approximately 86% of students took out student loans averaging $9,194 a year. That adds up to $36,776 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Parker University is 2.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do Parker University Graduates Make?

$44,974 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from Parker University make about $44,974 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is good news for future Parker University graduates since it is 6% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of Parker University

Texas State
336 Full-Time Undergraduates
Large City Campus Setting
Parker University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Dallas, Texas. The city atmosphere of Dallas makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

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Contact details for Parker University are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 2540 Walnut Hill Lane, Dallas, TX 75229-5668
Phone: 972-438-6932
Website: www.parker.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ParkerUniversity
Twitter: https://twitter.com/parkeruniv

Parker University Majors

15 Majors With Completions
124 Undergraduate Degrees
319 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 15 majors graduated from Parker University. Of these students, 124 received undergraduate degrees and 319 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 17 NA
Health Sciences & Services 9 NA
Health & Medical Administrative Services 6 NA
Liberal Arts General Studies 4 NA
Business Administration & Management 2 NA
Computer Information Systems 2 NA
General Psychology 1 NA
Allied Health Professions 0 NA
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 0 NA
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 0 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Parker University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Parker University

31% Take At Least One Class Online
17% Take All Classes Online

Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.

In 2020-2021, 598 students took at least one online class at Parker University. This is a decrease from the 1,225 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 598 324
2019-2020 1,225 124
2018-2019 360 32
2017-2018 252 20
2016-2017 345 20

Learn more about online learning at Parker University.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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