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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Southern Baptist
Location Marshall, TX
Population 60,000
Website https://www.etbu.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 90 (14%)
Sunshine Hours 2,825 (78%)
Days Without Precipitation 280 (89%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,271
Men / Women 49% / 51%
From State 86%
From Region 11%
Athletes 46.7%

Racial/Ethnic

White 64%
Black 17%
Hispanic 11%
Native American 4%
Asian 1%
International 1%
Mixed 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 55.0% 55.0% 2012 Men: 50.0% 50.0% 2013 Men: 47.2% 47.2% 2014 Men: 56.0% 56.0% 2015 Men: 49.3% 49.3% 2016 Men: 54.4% 54.4% 2017 Men: 52.8% 52.8% 2018 Men: 49.8% 49.8% 2019 Men: 52.0% 52.0% 2020 Men: 57.6% 57.6% 2021 Men: 55.6% 55.6% 2022 Men: 51.2% 51.2% 2023 Men: 50.3% 50.3% 2024 Men: 50.3% 50.3%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 2.3% 2.3% 2012 Native: 1.5% 1.5% 2013 Native: 1.6% 1.6% 2014 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2015 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2016 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2017 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2018 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2019 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2020 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2021 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2022 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2023 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2024 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2011 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2012 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2014 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2015 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2016 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2017 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2019 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2022 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2024 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2011 Black: 11.0% 11.0% 2012 Black: 22.3% 22.3% 2013 Black: 19.9% 19.9% 2014 Black: 18.6% 18.6% 2015 Black: 15.1% 15.1% 2016 Black: 17.6% 17.6% 2017 Black: 22.5% 22.5% 2018 Black: 23.1% 23.1% 2019 Black: 16.5% 16.5% 2020 Black: 24.0% 24.0% 2021 Black: 19.7% 19.7% 2022 Black: 19.4% 19.4% 2023 Black: 18.1% 18.1% 2024 Black: 19.8% 19.8% 2011 Hispanic: 4.7% 4.7% 2012 Hispanic: 7.0% 7.0% 2013 Hispanic: 4.2% 4.2% 2014 Hispanic: 8.8% 8.8% 2015 Hispanic: 11.1% 11.1% 2016 Hispanic: 10.9% 10.9% 2017 Hispanic: 10.9% 10.9% 2018 Hispanic: 12.0% 12.0% 2019 Hispanic: 9.7% 9.7% 2020 Hispanic: 8.3% 8.3% 2021 Hispanic: 8.8% 8.8% 2022 Hispanic: 9.2% 9.2% 2023 Hispanic: 12.4% 12.4% 2024 Hispanic: 10.3% 10.3% 2011 White: 81.7% 81.7% 2012 White: 68.3% 68.3% 2013 White: 72.1% 72.1% 2014 White: 69.5% 69.5% 2015 White: 71.3% 71.3% 2016 White: 67.3% 67.3% 2017 White: 60.2% 60.2% 2018 White: 58.6% 58.6% 2019 White: 67.1% 67.1% 2020 White: 60.1% 60.1% 2021 White: 68.2% 68.2% 2022 White: 67.6% 67.6% 2023 White: 62.3% 62.3% 2024 White: 63.4% 63.4% 2011 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2013 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2014 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2015 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2016 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2017 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2018 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2019 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 International: 2.2% 2.2% 2021 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2022 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2023 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2024 International: 0.5% 0.5%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2021 Native: 1.7% 1.7% 2022 Native: 3.1% 3.1% 2023 Native: 3.5% 3.5% 2024 Native: 3.6% 3.6% 2025 Native: 3.7% 3.7% 2020 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2021 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2022 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2023 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2024 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2025 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2020 Black: 17.8% 17.8% 2021 Black: 21.2% 21.2% 2022 Black: 20.0% 20.0% 2023 Black: 18.6% 18.6% 2024 Black: 16.4% 16.4% 2025 Black: 17.5% 17.5% 2020 Hispanic: 13.0% 13.0% 2021 Hispanic: 13.0% 13.0% 2022 Hispanic: 11.9% 11.9% 2023 Hispanic: 11.5% 11.5% 2024 Hispanic: 12.7% 12.7% 2025 Hispanic: 11.4% 11.4% 2020 White: 62.6% 62.6% 2021 White: 59.8% 59.8% 2022 White: 61.5% 61.5% 2023 White: 62.7% 62.7% 2024 White: 64.2% 64.2% 2025 White: 63.9% 63.9% 2020 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2021 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2022 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2023 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2024 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2025 International: 1.3% 1.3%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
East Texas Baptist University 324 45% / 55% 0% $57,197 54 98%
Chemistry — — — — $61,870 65 —
Mathematics 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Biochemistry 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $57,562 55 —
Biology 12 — 50% / 50% 0% $56,680 53 —
Athletic Training/Trainer 5 — 40% / 60% 0% $57,540 55 —
Clinical Laboratory Science 13 — 31% / 69% 0% $78,608 86 —
Health Sciences 15 — 33% / 67% 0% $57,492 55 —
Kinesiology 16 — 38% / 62% 0% $63,059 67 100%
Nursing 26 — 8% / 92% 0% $85,436 91 100%
Public Health — — — — $56,751 53 —
Rehabilitation Science 16 — 25% / 75% 0% $57,552 55 —
Business Administration 37 — 78% / 22% 3% $55,748 51 96%
Business and Management 7 — 43% / 57% 0% $52,709 42 —
Finance 12 — 75% / 25% 0% $65,266 71 —
Health Administration 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Management 10 — 40% / 60% 0% $48,762 30 100%
Marketing 8 — 50% / 50% 0% $51,642 39 —
Organizational Leadership 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $48,762 30 100%
Sport Management 9 — 78% / 22% 0% $63,059 67 100%
Behavioral Sciences 6 — 17% / 83% 0% $52,530 41 —
Child and Developmental Psychology 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $51,132 37 —
Communication 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $50,061 34 —
Communication Management — — — — $50,223 34 —
English 3 +1 33% / 67% 0% $45,605 21 —
History 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $50,044 34 —
Interdisciplinary Studies 29 — 55% / 45% 0% $50,691 36 91%
International/Global Studies — — — — $57,803 56 —
Liberal Arts 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $51,673 39 —
Mass Communication/Media Studies 7 — 71% / 29% 0% $49,800 33 —
Ministry Studies 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $47,117 25 —
Organizational Communication — — — — $55,698 50 —
Pastoral Ministry 5 — 20% / 80% 0% $46,883 24 —
Political Science — — — — $56,186 52 —
Psychology 13 — 15% / 85% 0% $49,530 32 —
Religious/Sacred Music 6 — 33% / 67% 0% $46,478 23 —
Religious/Sacred Music 6 — 67% / 33% 0% $46,738 24 —
Sociology — +1 — — $49,564 32 —
Sports Communication 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Strategic Communication — — — — $55,925 51 —
Theology 6 — 67% / 33% 0% $46,654 24 —
Elementary Education 13 — 0% / 100% 0% $41,987 13 100%
English Education — — — — $56,024 51 100%
Mathematics Education 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $56,024 51 100%
Physical Education 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $56,024 51 100%
Science Teacher Education — — — — $56,024 51 —
Social Studies Teacher Education 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $56,024 51 —
Design and Visual Communications 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Digital Arts 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $42,775 15 —
Music 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $42,490 14 —
Music Education 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $56,024 51 100%
Musical Theatre 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $41,924 13 —
Theatre — — — — $41,469 12 —
Theatre and Dance Education — — — — $56,024 51 100%
Criminal Justice 15 — 67% / 33% 0% $53,272 43 100%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $32,705
ROI Percentile 54th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 71%
4-Year Graduation Rate 42%
6-Year Graduation Rate 47%
Transfer-Out Rate 37%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 43.2% 43.2% 2012 Graduated: 31.7% 31.7% 2013 Graduated: 33.3% 33.3% 2014 Graduated: 38.3% 38.3% 2015 Graduated: 45.9% 45.9% 2016 Graduated: 38.4% 38.4% 2017 Graduated: 31.0% 31.0% 2018 Graduated: 34.6% 34.6% 2019 Graduated: 43.8% 43.8% 2020 Graduated: 34.7% 34.7% 2021 Graduated: 45.0% 45.0% 2022 Graduated: 41.9% 41.9% 2023 Graduated: 48.0% 48.0% 2024 Graduated: 47.1% 47.1%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 31.9% 31.9% 2012 Men: 21.4% 21.4% 2013 Men: 25.3% 25.3% 2014 Men: 32.5% 32.5% 2015 Men: 35.9% 35.9% 2016 Men: 27.0% 27.0% 2017 Men: 25.7% 25.7% 2018 Men: 26.3% 26.3% 2019 Men: 37.1% 37.1% 2020 Men: 26.0% 26.0% 2021 Men: 38.8% 38.8% 2022 Men: 38.3% 38.3% 2023 Men: 37.1% 37.1% 2024 Men: 39.2% 39.2% 2011 Women: 52.8% 52.8% 2012 Women: 45.5% 45.5% 2013 Women: 42.5% 42.5% 2014 Women: 44.9% 44.9% 2015 Women: 56.7% 56.7% 2016 Women: 51.5% 51.5% 2017 Women: 37.3% 37.3% 2018 Women: 42.9% 42.9% 2019 Women: 49.7% 49.7% 2020 Women: 45.9% 45.9% 2021 Women: 50.9% 50.9% 2022 Women: 46.2% 46.2% 2023 Women: 60.1% 60.1% 2024 Women: 55.0% 55.0%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic White
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 21.2% 21.2% 2012 Black: 13.2% 13.2% 2013 Black: 17.7% 17.7% 2014 Black: 18.2% 18.2% 2015 Black: 26.2% 26.2% 2016 Black: 18.0% 18.0% 2017 Black: 20.3% 20.3% 2018 Black: 24.7% 24.7% 2019 Black: 21.4% 21.4% 2020 Black: 21.8% 21.8% 2021 Black: 26.9% 26.9% 2022 Black: 25.4% 25.4% 2023 Black: 28.9% 28.9% 2024 Black: 31.6% 31.6% 2011 Hispanic: 28.6% 28.6% 2012 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2013 Hispanic: 15.4% 15.4% 2014 Hispanic: 26.9% 26.9% 2015 Hispanic: 51.6% 51.6% 2016 Hispanic: 51.6% 51.6% 2017 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2018 Hispanic: 31.0% 31.0% 2019 Hispanic: 45.5% 45.5% 2020 Hispanic: 36.7% 36.7% 2021 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0% 2022 Hispanic: 37.5% 37.5% 2023 Hispanic: 46.2% 46.2% 2024 Hispanic: 51.2% 51.2% 2011 White: 46.3% 46.3% 2012 White: 36.5% 36.5% 2013 White: 38.2% 38.2% 2014 White: 43.9% 43.9% 2015 White: 49.7% 49.7% 2016 White: 41.9% 41.9% 2017 White: 36.9% 36.9% 2018 White: 39.0% 39.0% 2019 White: 48.7% 48.7% 2020 White: 39.9% 39.9% 2021 White: 50.4% 50.4% 2022 White: 47.9% 47.9% 2023 White: 54.8% 54.8% 2024 White: 52.6% 52.6%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 28.4% 92 47% / 53% 0% $49,339 31 91%
Health Sciences 28.1% 91 25% / 75% 0% $69,485 77 100%
Business & Economics 26.2% 85 66% / 34% 1% $56,332 52 98%
Education 5.6% 18 22% / 78% 0% $45,886 22 100%
Professional 4.6% 15 67% / 33% 0% $53,272 43 100%
Life & Natural Sciences 4.3% 14 50% / 50% 0% $56,806 53 —
Arts 2.5% 8 50% / 50% 0% $48,291 28 100%
Physical Sciences & Math 0.3% 1 0% / 100% 0% — — —

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 65%
Yield (Unbound) 34%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 65% 65% 65%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 57.2% 57.2% 2012 Acceptance: 59.0% 59.0% 2013 Acceptance: 73.6% 73.6% 2014 Acceptance: 56.0% 56.0% 2015 Acceptance: 55.3% 55.3% 2016 Acceptance: 50.9% 50.9% 2017 Acceptance: 54.4% 54.4% 2018 Acceptance: 54.5% 54.5% 2019 Acceptance: 59.4% 59.4% 2020 Acceptance: 92.1% 92.1% 2021 Acceptance: 64.5% 64.5% 2022 Acceptance: 67.7% 67.7% 2023 Acceptance: 60.1% 60.1% 2024 Acceptance: 57.8% 57.8% 2011 Yield: 50.8% 50.8% 2012 Yield: 42.3% 42.3% 2013 Yield: 66.1% 66.1% 2014 Yield: 40.8% 40.8% 2015 Yield: 42.6% 42.6% 2016 Yield: 49.2% 49.2% 2017 Yield: 42.3% 42.3% 2018 Yield: 40.1% 40.1% 2019 Yield: 33.1% 33.1% 2020 Yield: 35.1% 35.1% 2021 Yield: 38.8% 38.8% 2022 Yield: 39.9% 39.9% 2023 Yield: 38.2% 38.2% 2024 Yield: 34.8% 34.8%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 1,146 1,146 2012 Applicants: 1,442 1,442 2013 Applicants: 709 709 2014 Applicants: 1,593 1,593 2015 Applicants: 1,457 1,457 2016 Applicants: 1,402 1,402 2017 Applicants: 1,843 1,843 2018 Applicants: 1,850 1,850 2019 Applicants: 1,778 1,778 2020 Applicants: 1,248 1,248 2021 Applicants: 1,618 1,618 2022 Applicants: 1,449 1,449 2023 Applicants: 1,639 1,639 2024 Applicants: 1,759 1,759 2011 Admitted: 656 656 2012 Admitted: 851 851 2013 Admitted: 522 522 2014 Admitted: 892 892 2015 Admitted: 806 806 2016 Admitted: 714 714 2017 Admitted: 1,003 1,003 2018 Admitted: 1,008 1,008 2019 Admitted: 1,057 1,057 2020 Admitted: 1,149 1,149 2021 Admitted: 1,044 1,044 2022 Admitted: 981 981 2023 Admitted: 985 985 2024 Admitted: 1,016 1,016 2011 Enrolled: 333 333 2012 Enrolled: 360 360 2013 Enrolled: 345 345 2014 Enrolled: 364 364 2015 Enrolled: 343 343 2016 Enrolled: 351 351 2017 Enrolled: 424 424 2018 Enrolled: 404 404 2019 Enrolled: 350 350 2020 Enrolled: 403 403 2021 Enrolled: 405 405 2022 Enrolled: 391 391 2023 Enrolled: 376 376 2024 Enrolled: 354 354

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 900 1000 1100 1200 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 840 840 2012 25th: 850 850 2013 25th: 880 880 2014 25th: 870 870 2015 25th: 910 910 2016 25th: 870 870 2017 25th: 960 960 2018 25th: 960 960 2019 25th: 920 920 2011 75th: 1040 1040 2012 75th: 1060 1060 2013 75th: 1050 1050 2014 75th: 1040 1040 2015 75th: 1100 1100 2016 75th: 1050 1050 2017 75th: 1130 1130 2018 75th: 1100 1100 2019 75th: 1120 1120

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 450 500 550 600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 440 440 2012 25th: 440 440 2013 25th: 450 450 2014 25th: 450 450 2015 25th: 470 470 2016 25th: 440 440 2017 25th: 470 470 2018 25th: 480 480 2019 25th: 460 460 2011 75th: 530 530 2012 75th: 530 530 2013 75th: 530 530 2014 75th: 530 530 2015 75th: 570 570 2016 75th: 530 530 2017 75th: 560 560 2018 75th: 540 540 2019 75th: 560 560

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 450 500 550 600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 400 400 2012 25th: 410 410 2013 25th: 430 430 2014 25th: 420 420 2015 25th: 440 440 2016 25th: 430 430 2017 25th: 490 490 2018 25th: 480 480 2019 25th: 460 460 2011 75th: 510 510 2012 75th: 530 530 2013 75th: 520 520 2014 75th: 510 510 2015 75th: 530 530 2016 75th: 520 520 2017 75th: 570 570 2018 75th: 560 560 2019 75th: 560 560

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2016 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2017 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.