Waxahachie, TX · Private nonprofit
At a glance
89%
Acceptance rate
1,014
SAT Average
$19,655
Avg net price
1,366
Enrollment
Academic profile
SAT Average1,014
SAT Reading/Writing460–550
SAT Math430–540
Degrees awarded
2024-25
| All fields, 2024-25Associate’s 172Bachelor’s 255Master’s 80Doctoral 2 |
| Associate’s 53Bachelor’s 71Master’s 22Doctoral 2 |
| Associate’s 6Bachelor’s 42Master’s 23Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s 10Bachelor’s 34Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 23Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s 5Bachelor’s 20Master’s 8Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 12Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 12Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s 1Bachelor’s 10Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s 6Bachelor’s 7Master’s 2Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 7Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 6Master’s 1Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s 2Bachelor’s 5Master’s 22Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s 4Bachelor’s 2Master’s 2Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 2Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 2Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s 85Bachelor’s 0Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s 0Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
College athletics
Athletic participation
465 unique student-athletes · 10 varsity teams
Application deadlines
For fall 2027 entry
Rolling admission
No deadline
· Apply with the college's application
Cost
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $24,024
- Required fees
- $1,040
- Food and housing
- $9,598
- Books and supplies
- $1,434
- Other expenses
- $6,316
- Total
- $42,412
- $34,5002019–2019–20
- $34,5822020–2120–21
- $32,2242021–2221–22
- $33,2422022–2322–23
- $35,2602023–2423–24
- $42,4122024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $19,655 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.
Graduation and Retention
4-year graduation30%
6-year graduation36%
Retention rate81%
Earnings and Debt
Median earnings (10yr)$46,238
Median debt$24,725
Campus
Enrollment1,366
Student-faculty ratio15:1
SettingSuburb
HSI
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
No parsed Common Data Set answers
Parsed answers aren’t available for Nelson University. Available federal outcome figures appear below.
81.3% of Nelson University’s first-years return for a second year and 35.5% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03