unitid 228325 · Waxahachie, TX · private nonprofit 4-year · suburb (large)
Nelson University
- enrollment 2023
- 2,108
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
89%
78th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
1,479
65th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
48%
undergrads on Pell grants
76th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
42%
finish within 150% time
23rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$34,504
30th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$21,662
after aid, aided students
46th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$46,238
after entry, Title IV students
32nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$24,725
52nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $17,583 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k31%
- 30-48k18%
- 48-75k20%
- 75-110k17%
- 110k+13%
- Median family income
- $35,444
- First-generation students
- 38%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $25,064
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 1.9× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Religion/Religious Studies. | 111 | — | $26,500 |
| Bible/Biblical Studies. | 65 | $46,944 | $27,000 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries. | 57 | $38,540 | $26,750 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 40 | $64,702 | $29,875 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 32 | $52,521 | $27,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 22 | — | — |
| Bible/Biblical Studies. | 15 | $47,625 | $30,875 |
| Psychology, General. | 14 | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 13 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 12 | — | — |
| Theological and Ministerial Studies. | 12 | — | — |
| Bible/Biblical Studies. | 11 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.