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Jarvis Christian University

TX · Private nonprofit · Distant rural

HBCU
~$9,825/yr avg with aid
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ℹ️ A note about this profile

Jarvis Christian University doesn't publish standardized-test bands or admit-rate data to IPEDS. That usually means the institution is open-admission (no selectivity gate), graduate-focused, or small enough that the federal survey suppresses the numbers. What we do have below: published tuition, average net price, enrollment, degrees awarded by major. If you had a different, more selective institution in mind, the search at the top of the page will find it.

Parent/student verdict

Selectivity unknown

Heavy discounting — among aid recipients average ~$9,825/yr net; strong students should also check the merit grid.

Best for

  • Students drawn to Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness or Business, Management, & Marketing (the two biggest majors)
  • Families wanting a small liberal-arts experience

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Institutional snapshot

What kind of college is this?

Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Undergraduates
577
Under 1,000 including graduate students
TuitionThe published full price before any aid. Families who don't qualify for need-based aid at a given college pay this, minus any merit scholarships — whether you qualify depends on the college's price and policies, not on any fixed income line.
$11,720
flat rate (no in/out-of-state split) · 2023–24 federal figure

Source: federal IPEDS Admissions 2023 for scores + admit rate; federal College Scorecard for earnings + outcomes. SAT/ACT bands are the 25th–75th percentile of enrolled submitters.

The real cost

What Jarvis Christian University actually costs

If you qualify for need aidGrant money based on your family's finances (via FAFSA and the college's own forms), not your student's stats.
$9,825/yr
average among aid-receiving families, all incomes — your number depends on your finances
If you don't
This college's full cost of attendance isn't in the federal file — its own calculator below shows it.

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What students study here

Most popular majors at Jarvis Christian University

Top 5 fields of study by bachelor's degrees awarded (most recent IPEDS Completions). Use this to see what Jarvis Christian University actually graduates — not just what it markets.

1. Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness
34 degrees · 30.1%
Coaching, athletic training, public-sector recreation, fitness industry.
2. Business, Management, & Marketing
26 degrees · 23.0%
Broad set of corporate roles. Finance + consulting pay top, accounting + HR pay middle, sales spread is wide.
3. Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, & Firefighting
25 degrees · 22.1%
Public-sector careers in law enforcement, corrections, security. Strong pensions, modest base.
4. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
17 degrees · 15.0%
Many bio majors → med school / grad school. Direct-employment bio roles are lower-paid than that pipeline.
5. Education
11 degrees · 9.7%
Teaching is the largest path. Salary depends heavily on district + state.

Sources: IPEDS Completions (C2023_a; bachelor's-level first majors, 2-digit CIP family — share is of the top 5 only). Full college-vs-major comparison: /college-outcomes →

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Jarvis Christian University is a private nonprofit four-year college in TX.

Cost: about $9,825 a year on average with aid.

Machine-readable version of this page: https://highschoolreach.com/colleges/jarvis-christian-university.json

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