Best colleges and universities in Dallas

There are 77 institutions in Dallas: 66 private colleges and 9 public colleges.
Every university in Dallas have a different amount of degree programs, ranged from 3 (Regency Beauty Institute-Mesquite) to 564 (Southern Methodist University). Also Dallas colleges have from 2:1 to 39:1 student-to-faculty ratios.

The acceptance rate in Dallas is between 11% and 100%. The most popular test to enter an institution in Dallas county is SAT - 75% of students submitted it.
The average annual total costs of attendance at Dallas universities range between 1,155$ to 40,773$. The average percent of Dallas students with financial aid is 31%.
The completion of full-time universities education programs in Dallas is between 3% and 95%. Average salary after attending the Dallas’s institutions ranges between $14,500 and $106,900. Please look all the details below.

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Average Dallas County Cost

$13,906

BELOW AVERAGE

The average annual total cost of attendance in Dallas county colleges is 13,906$, that is below the national average by 28 dollars. National average is based on costs of attendance for all institutions in US and includes tuition, fees, books and living, minus the average grant/scholarship aid.

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By Price Acceptance Rate Graduation Rate Salary After Degree

Price
Institution
$1,155
Dallas Barber & Stylist College in Dallas
$3,991
University of North Texas at Dallas in Dallas
$4,103
Richland College in Dallas
$4,655
North Lake College in Irving
$4,709
Mountain View College in Dallas
$4,963
Brookhaven College in Farmers Branch
$5,072
Neilson Beauty College in Dallas
$5,275
Metroplex Beauty School in Mesquite
$5,353
Eastfield College in Mesquite
$6,271
Cedar Valley College in Lancaster
$6,522
El Centro College in Dallas
$8,284
Buckner Barber School in Dallas
$8,816
ABC Beauty Academy in Garland
$9,677
Preparing People Barber Styling College in Dallas
$10,124
International Beauty College in Garland
$10,574
Tint School of Makeup and Cosmetology-Irving in Irving
$10,589
Tint School of Makeup and Cosmetology-Grand Prairie in Grand Prairie
$10,657
Tint School of Makeup and Cosmetology-Dallas in Dallas
$12,655
Paul Quinn College in Dallas
$12,776
MJ's Beauty Academy Inc in Dallas
$13,972
Northwood University-Texas in Cedar Hill
$14,058
Peloton College in Dallas
$15,408
National Beauty College in Garland
$16,083
MJ's Barber Academy in Dallas
$16,110
PCI Health Training Center in Dallas
$16,135
Lighthouse Career Institute in Dallas
$16,619
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Dallas in Dallas
$16,661
Dallas Institute of Funeral Service in Dallas
$17,383
Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Dallas in Dallas
$17,481
PCCenter in DeSoto

Acc.Rate
Institution
100%
Criswell College in Dallas
100%
Concorde Career College-Dallas in Dallas
98%
ITT Technical Institute-DeSoto in DeSoto
90%
Paul Quinn College in Dallas
88%
Carrington College-Mesquite in Mesquite
87%
KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts in Dallas
85%
University of Dallas in Irving
82%
University of North Texas at Dallas in Dallas
82%
DeVry University-Texas in Irving
69%
Northwood University-Texas in Cedar Hill
68%
ITT Technical Institute-Richardson in Richardson
67%
Remington College-Dallas Campus in Garland
52%
Southern Methodist University in Dallas
46%
Dallas Baptist University in Dallas
38%
Dallas Christian College in Dallas
13%
Dallas Nursing Institute in Dallas
11%
West Coast University-Dallas in Dallas
-
Everest College-Dallas in Dallas
-
Tint School of Makeup and Cosmetology-Dallas in Dallas
-
Dallas Barber & Stylist College in Dallas
-
Metroplex Beauty School in Mesquite
-
PCI Health Training Center in Dallas
-
Wade College in Dallas
-
Mountain View College in Dallas
-
Tint School of Makeup and Cosmetology-Irving in Irving
-
Neilson Beauty College in Dallas
-
Sanford-Brown College-Dallas in Dallas
-
Peloton College in Dallas
-
ABC Beauty Academy in Garland
-
The College of Health Care Professions-Dallas in Dallas

Grad.Rate
Institution
95%
ABC Beauty Academy in Garland
95%
Utah College of Massage Therapy-Dallas in Richardson
95%
International Beauty College in Garland
89%
Advanced Beauty College in Irving
87%
Cannon Institute of Higher Learning in Dallas
86%
Peloton College in Dallas
85%
PCCenter in DeSoto
84%
MediaTech Institute-Dallas in Dallas
80%
Dallas Barber & Stylist College in Dallas
80%
Neilson Beauty College in Dallas
78%
Concorde Career College-Dallas in Dallas
78%
Southern Methodist University in Dallas
77%
Dallas Institute of Funeral Service in Dallas
76%
PCI Health Training Center in Dallas
76%
Sterling Health Center in Dallas
71%
Vista College-Online in Richardson
68%
University of Dallas in Irving
66%
Remington College-Dallas Campus in Garland
64%
Carrington College-Mesquite in Mesquite
63%
Tint School of Makeup and Cosmetology-Dallas in Dallas
63%
Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-North Dallas in Dallas
62%
Tint School of Makeup and Cosmetology-Grand Prairie in Grand Prairie
60%
Fortis College-Grand Prairie in Grand Prairie
59%
KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts in Dallas
59%
Regency Beauty Institute-Mesquite in Mesquite
56%
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Dallas in Dallas
55%
Dallas Baptist University in Dallas
54%
Brightwood College-Dallas in Dallas
54%
National Beauty College in Garland
53%
Sanford-Brown College-Dallas in Dallas

Salary
Institution
$106,900
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas
$54,600
Southern Methodist University in Dallas
$44,800
University of Dallas in Irving
$43,200
Northwood University-Texas in Cedar Hill
$42,400
Dallas Baptist University in Dallas
$41,500
Universal Technical Institute - Dallas Fort Worth in Irving
$40,600
Brightwood College-Dallas in Dallas
$38,800
ITT Technical Institute-Richardson in Richardson
$38,800
ITT Technical Institute-DeSoto in DeSoto
$37,500
Dallas Christian College in Dallas
$37,500
Dallas Institute of Funeral Service in Dallas
$37,300
Brookhaven College in Farmers Branch
$37,000
Argosy University-Dallas in Farmers Branch
$36,100
National American University-Mesquite in Mesquite
$35,100
Richland College in Dallas
$34,100
North Lake College in Irving
$31,400
Mountain View College in Dallas
$31,300
Sanford-Brown College-Dallas in Dallas
$31,200
Eastfield College in Mesquite
$30,800
Court Reporting Institute of Dallas in Dallas
$29,600
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Dallas in Dallas
$29,200
Vista College-Online in Richardson
$28,800
South University-The Art Institute of Dallas in Dallas
$28,700
Concorde Career College-Dallas in Dallas
$28,100
El Centro College in Dallas
$27,700
Cedar Valley College in Lancaster
$27,100
KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts in Dallas
$27,100
Wade College in Dallas
$27,100
Paul Quinn College in Dallas
$26,700
Dallas Nursing Institute in Dallas

Ac.Prog.
Institution
564
Southern Methodist University in Dallas
426
Dallas Baptist University in Dallas
183
El Centro College in Dallas
180
University of Dallas in Irving
177
Eastfield College in Mesquite
159
Richland College in Dallas
147
Cedar Valley College in Lancaster
144
Brookhaven College in Farmers Branch
144
North Lake College in Irving
141
Mountain View College in Dallas
117
Argosy University-Dallas in Farmers Branch
105
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas
97
DeVry University-Texas in Irving
87
South University-The Art Institute of Dallas in Dallas
81
University of North Texas at Dallas in Dallas
78
Paul Quinn College in Dallas
75
Northwood University-Texas in Cedar Hill
69
National American University-Mesquite in Mesquite
45
National American University-Richardson in Richardson
44
ITT Technical Institute-Richardson in Richardson
42
Dallas Theological Seminary in Dallas
39
Parker University in Dallas
39
Remington College-Dallas Campus in Garland
39
Criswell College in Dallas
36
ITT Technical Institute-DeSoto in DeSoto
36
Dallas Christian College in Dallas
36
Vista College-Online in Richardson
29
Concorde Career College-Dallas in Dallas
27
Sanford-Brown College-Dallas in Dallas
24
Amberton University in Garland

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