After Criswell College: graduation, pay and debt

Dallas, Texas · Private · 132 undergrads

41% of Criswell College students finish within six years, the typical student earns $50,531 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $25,346 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$50.5k

median pay 10 years after starting college.

41%

finish within six years.

32%

finish in four years.

100%

of first-years come back for year two.

$25.3k

median federal debt at graduation.

39%

of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.

All the federal numbers

Finishing

Finished in four yearsCollege Scorecard, 2017 entry

32%

Finished within six yearsCollege Scorecard, 2019 entry

41%

First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024

100%

Pay after college

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$40,314

Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23

$50,531

Pay is for students who got federal aid and are working, counted from the year they started college, whether or not they finished.

Debt and paying it back

Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard

$25,346

Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release

$11,803

Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release

$13,283

Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release

$8,125

Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25

39%

Federal student loans only. Private loans and Parent PLUS loans aren't counted.

Where these numbers come from

Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers