Dallas, Texas · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large city
Overview
Dallas Baptist University is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Dallas, Texas. Its campus is in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 4,124, made up of 2,785 undergraduates and 1,339 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Baptist.
Dallas Baptist University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 100 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Psychology, General, Business Administration and Management, and Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. It awarded 1,079 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 25 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
64% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.
Key figures
4,124
Students enrolled
64%
First-year retention
1,079
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
100
Programs and majors
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhD
Programs and majors offered 100
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
64%
First-year retention, part-time students
17%
Student-to-faculty ratio
16:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
561
Associate degrees
21
Master's degrees
437
Doctoral degrees (research)
40
Postbaccalaureate certificates
20
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
4,124
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,785
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,339
Full-time, fall 2024
66%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
4,936
Undergraduates, 2024-25
3,337
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,599
Full-time, 2024-25
59%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
59%
Men
41%
White
48%
Hispanic or Latino
13%
Black or African American
11%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
1%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
13%
Race or ethnicity unknown
10%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
25
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
27%
Students taking some online courses
47%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Baptist
Carnegie classification
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Athletic association
NCAA, NCCAA
Athletic conference
Lone Star Conference; Conference USA
President
Dr. Adam Wright
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact