Nelson University
Nelson University admitted 89% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 890–1090 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid was $26,425 a year. Within six years, 37% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 89%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Required
- SAT middle 50%
- 890–1090
Cost
- Cost of attendance, before aid
- $42,133 a year
- Average net price after aid
- $26,425 a year
- Net price for families earning under $30,000
- $23,966 a year
- Tuition and fees
- $26,324 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 37%
- Students who return for a second year
- 75%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $46,684 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,500
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,479
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 56%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 15 to 1
- Campus setting
- Suburb
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Theology and religious vocations
- 29%
- Philosophy and religious studies
- 20%
- Business, management and marketing
- 11%
- Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
- 10%
- Education
- 6%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- New Mexico State University-Main Campus NM · 89% admitted
- Dominican University IL · 90% admitted
- Francis Marion University SC · 86% admitted
- University of Nebraska at Kearney NE · 90% admitted
- Rhode Island College RI · 92% admitted
- St Catherine University MN · 92% admitted
More colleges in Texas
- Texas A&M University-College Station TX · 57% admitted
- The University of Texas at Austin TX · 27% admitted
- University of Houston TX · 74% admitted
- Texas State University TX · 89% admitted
- University of North Texas TX · 72% admitted
- Texas Tech University TX · 73% admitted
- The University of Texas at Arlington TX · 80% admitted
- The University of Texas at San Antonio TX · 87% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.