Southwestern Christian College

Southwestern Christian College is a private nonprofit college in Terrell, Texas. It graduates 3% of its students within six years, and its former students earn a median $32,672 ten years after starting college, more than 1% of the Texas colleges we cover.

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Acceptance rate
Not reported

College Scorecard

What your family pays
$18,562 /yr

Average after grants for all families receiving federal aid. Pick your income above.

Sticker price $21,854. College Scorecard.

Graduation rate
3%

Higher than 0% of Texas colleges we cover and 1% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median 54%.

Within 6 years · College Scorecard

Earnings after college
$32,672

Higher than 1% of Texas colleges we cover and 3% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median $53,263.

Median, 10 years after starting · College Scorecard

Southwestern Christian College acceptance rate & admissions

First-year students who return100%
Pell Grant recipients66%
First-generation students39%
Women / men44% / 56%

Test scores: College Scorecard. Other figures: College Scorecard; IPEDS

Southwestern Christian College tuition, cost & net price

What families actually pay per year, by income

Average net price after grants and scholarships for students who receive federal aid. Tap your income band.

College Scorecard, latest reported year (federal aid recipients)

Sticker price (before aid)

Tuition & fees$14,638
Housing & meals, on campus$7,042
Books & supplies$1,903
Total cost of attendance$21,854

IPEDS 2023-24 cost items; total from College Scorecard

Median debt at graduation—
Loan default rate30.1%3-year rate, 2017 repayment cohort

College Scorecard; Urban Institute Education Data Portal

Full cost breakdown, in-state vs out-of-state →

State aid: Texas residents with financial need attending eligible private nonprofit Texas colleges may receive a Tuition Equalization Grant (TEG); amounts are set each year. Not included in the prices above. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (College for All Texans)

Southwestern Christian College majors, earnings & careers

Southwestern Christian College offers 1 bachelor's majors across 1 areas. Earnings below are for this school's graduates of each major, four years after finishing.

  • Humanities & Languages · 1

Highest-earning majors at Southwestern Christian College

Not enough graduates in any one major to report earnings.

Quick list of all 1 majors
  • Bible Studies—

— means too few graduates to report earnings.

College Scorecard field of study, latest release

All majors by area with earnings 1 and 4 years out, and debt →

Living in Dallas

Cost of living
3% above the U.S. average

Overall prices in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area.

BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024

Off-campus rent, 1 bedroom
$1,536/mo

2 bedrooms $1,807. Housing costs 18% above the U.S. average.

HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027

Weather
57° / 96°

January and July average highs. 38 inches of rain a year, almost no snow.

NOAA Climate Normals 1991-2020

Natural hazard risk
Relatively Low

No hazard rated high.

FEMA National Risk Index, Kaufman County

Campus & students

Total enrollment (incl. graduate)128
First-year students from Texas87%
Next most common home statesAlaska, California, Georgia
AthleticsNJCAA Division I · 2 sports
Undergraduate degrees awarded, 2023-245% bachelor's · 95% associate
Campus typeHighly residential
Student bodyBlack 75% · Hispanic 8% · Two or more 7% · White 5%International 1%

IPEDS fall enrollment; Carnegie Classification; EADA via Urban Institute

Kaufman County at a glance

Population172,604
Median household income$89,485
Adults with a bachelor's degree26%
Median age34

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year 2024

Compare Southwestern Christian College with similar schools

Similar private colleges in Texas by selectivity, graduation rate and size. Tap “Why?” to see where the price difference comes from.

SchoolAcceptanceYou'd payGraduationEarnings, 10 yrsPrice gap
Southwestern Christian College—$18,5623%$32,672This school
Texas College—$10,95814%$33,752
Jarvis Christian University—$9,82515%$32,992
Arlington Baptist University—$24,90619%$44,644
Wiley University—$7,09224%$33,159

College Scorecard, latest reported year. “You'd pay” follows your residency and income choices above.

Why the price is different

Southwestern Christian College would cost you $7,604 more per year than Texas College, on average.

  • Higher sticker price at Southwestern Christian College, mostly from higher tuition & fees (+$4,630).
  • Texas College gives aided families $6,089 more in grants, on average.
Per year, Texas residentSouthwestern Christian CollegeTCDifference
Tuition & fees$14,638$10,008+$4,630
Books & supplies$1,903$2,300−$397
Housing & meals$7,042$8,000−$958
Personal & travel$1,400$1,500−$100
Living-at-home adjustment−$3,129−$1,469−$1,660
Sticker price$21,854$20,339+$1,515
Average grants−$3,292−$9,381+$6,089
You pay$18,562$10,958+$7,604

“+” means Southwestern Christian College costs more; “−” means it costs less. Grants are the sticker price minus the net price. Cost items: IPEDS, on-campus budget. Sticker and net price: College Scorecard, latest reported year; the adjustment reconciles the two. Net price is an average for first-time, full-time students receiving federal aid, not a quote.

Common questions about Southwestern Christian College

How much does Southwestern Christian College cost per year?

The sticker price (cost of attendance) is $21,854 a year. After grants and scholarships, students receiving federal aid pay $18,562 a year on average; families earning $0–30k pay $13,140 and families earning $110k+ pay $19,039.

How much do Southwestern Christian College graduates earn?

Former Southwestern Christian College students earn a median $32,672 ten years after starting college, compared with a U.S. median of $53,263 across the colleges we cover.

What is the Southwestern Christian College graduation rate?

3% of first-time, full-time students graduate within six years, and 100% return for their second year.

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Sources on this page: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS; U.S. Census Bureau (ACS); Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, Employment Projections); Bureau of Economic Analysis; HUD; NOAA; FEMA; Urban Institute Education Data Portal (ODC-By); Wikidata. “Colleges we cover” means colleges awarding bachelor's degrees to at least 100 undergraduates. Averages are not quotes; confirm costs with the school. How we score
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Cite this: “Southwestern Christian College: cost, admissions and outcomes,” EducationGuide.com, https://educationguide.com/colleges/southwestern-christian-college (College Scorecard and IPEDS data).