What is Wade College’s Compass Score?

Very good (grade B+). It ranks in the top 22% of rated colleges. The grade comes from outcomes (40%: graduation, retention and earnings), entering students (40%: test scores and selectivity), cost (15%: debt and price after aid) and teaching (5%: class size), all from federal data.

How much does Wade College cost after financial aid?

The average net price is about $21,000 a year for students who receive federal aid, after grants and scholarships. What your family pays depends on income; the college’s net price calculator gives your own estimate.

How do Wade College’s graduates do?

54% of first-time, full-time students graduate within six years; the median earnings of former students ten years after entry are $36,657; the median federal debt at graduation is $22,938.

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Wade College

Dallas, TX · Private for-profit · 4-year

Your real cost

Average price after aid About $21,000 a year

Median debt at graduation: $22,938 (all students)

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Academic Excellence

B+

Very good · Top 32%

From federal data, on fixed published scales.

Each measure counts for the share shown.

Graduation rate 35% of score54%
First-year retention 20% of score100%
Entering students' test scores 15% of scoreNot reported
Student-to-faculty ratio 15% of score11 to 1
Instructional spending per student 15% of score$4,705

Bars show points on each measure’s scale. How Academic Excellence is computed.

Source: College Scorecard (College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026))

What families pay, by income

Average paid by families who received aid, by income. Families who get no aid pay the full cost of attendance: $25,506 a year.

Average net price by family income
Family income	Price after aid
Up to $30,000	About $17,000
$30,001–$48,000	About $20,000
$75,001–$110,000	About $26,000
Over $110,000	About $26,000

Use the college’s net price calculator for your own estimate.

Cost and value

Federal data: what families pay after aid, what graduates earn, and what they owe.

Value and outcomes
Undergraduate students Fall enrollment (IPEDS)	205
Men and women College Scorecard, fall 2023	Men 22% · Women 78%
First-generation students College Scorecard	33%
Total students	205
Average net price (per year) After grants and scholarships, for students receiving federal aid	About $21,000
Cost of attendance (per year)	$25,506
Median federal debt at graduation	$22,938
Graduation rate First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time	54%
Graduation rate for Pell grant recipients College Scorecard, within 6 years	52%
Graduation rate for first-generation students College Scorecard, within 6 years	55%
Borrowers paying down their loans within 3 years College Scorecard, within 3 years	24%
First-year retention	100%
Median earnings 10 years after entry	$36,657
Application fee IPEDS, 2023–24	$12
Typical rent HUD fair market rent, FY2026	About $1,648 a month for a one-bedroom
Students receiving Pell grants	66%

Value: Solid (how it’s computed)

Sources: College Scorecard · IPEDS College Navigator · Net price calculator
College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026); IPEDS 2024-25 directory and institutional characteristics; fall 2023 enrollment.

Earnings by major

Median earnings of bachelor’s graduates a few years after finishing, by major (College Scorecard).

Median earnings by major
Major	Median earnings
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	$45,386

Also offered (no earnings published yet): Computing and information science, Design.

What students study most

Share of bachelor’s degrees by field, first majors in 2023–24 (IPEDS).

Most common bachelor’s fields
Field	Share of degrees
Visual and performing arts	85%
Business	15%

Campus life

School colors
Setting	City
Part-time undergraduates	61%
Undergraduates aged 25 and older	48%
Students per faculty member	11 to 1
Faculty who are full-time	40%College Scorecard, fall 2023
Nearest airport with airline service	Dallas Love Field (DAL)About 3 miles away · about 10 minutes by car
Town population	1,307,930Census, 2020–2024
Nearest city of 250,000 people or more	DallasAbout 3 miles away · about 10 minutes by car
Typical weather	48°F in January · 87°F in JulyNOAA, 1991–2020, from Dallas Love Field, TX, about 4 miles away

Federal data (IPEDS and College Scorecard), except school colors.

Questions families ask

What is Wade College’s Compass Score?: Very good (grade B+). It ranks in the top 22% of rated colleges. The grade comes from outcomes (40%: graduation, retention and earnings), entering students (40%: test scores and selectivity), cost (15%: debt and price after aid) and teaching (5%: class size), all from federal data.
How much does Wade College cost after financial aid?: The average net price is about $21,000 a year for students who receive federal aid, after grants and scholarships. What your family pays depends on income; the college’s net price calculator gives your own estimate.
How do Wade College’s graduates do?: 54% of first-time, full-time students graduate within six years; the median earnings of former students ten years after entry are $36,657; the median federal debt at graduation is $22,938.

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IPEDS unit ID 226879
Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate college (diverse fields)
Accreditation: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges d.b.a. Commission on Colleges and Universities (U.S. Department of Education DAPIP)
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