College · Private nonprofit · Hawkins, TX · Rural
Jarvis Christian University
Hawkins, TX
HBCUReligious affiliation
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay$27k
Net price / yr$10k
Undergrad size577
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $10k/yr for a shot at a $27k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of unspecified means this is admit rate not reported for this school.
If you get in
577 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.
Where you live
Rural — true campus bubble, nature on the doorstep, plan for a car.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $25k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $10k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$101k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$39k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$61k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.5x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $11.7k
- Room & board
- $9.9k
- Books & supplies
- $1,000
How students pay for it.
Pell grants59%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans52%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention48%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr15%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$27k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$33k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- Rural
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 577
- Location
- Hawkins, TX
- Region
- Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
- Size & setting
- Four-year · very small · primarily residential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · medium full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
- Also known as
- The Bulldogs
Identity
HBCUReligious affiliation
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- Black67%
- Hispanic20%
- International4%
- White3%
- Two or more races3%
- American Indian / Alaska Native2%
First-gen students46%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time12%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$19k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 19
What you can study.