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Wade College

Wade College

Dallas, TX · City · 252 students
Website Scorecard
Application deadlines: Check the admissions site
$20,778
Average net priceYour net price
<30
30–48
48–75
75–110
110+
By household income — tap a bar
51%
Graduation rate
43% typical
$36,657
Earnings 10 years on
$45,606 typical
Open admission
Acceptance rate
Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
About

Wade College is a specialized private institution in Dallas best known for its focused, career-driven education in fashion design, interior design, visual communication, and merchandise marketing. Situated directly within the Dallas Market Center complex, the college offers an immersive, industry-embedded culture with small class sizes and a hands-on learning environment tailored to aspiring creatives. Its distinctive accelerated, year-round trimester schedule enables students to earn an Associate of Arts degree in just 16 months or a Bachelor of Arts in approximately 32 months. In addition to rapid degree completion, students benefit from uniquely direct exposure to professional showrooms, wholesale apparel markets, and networking opportunities that are literally steps away from the classroom.

Wikipedia:Wade College is a private for-profit college in Dallas, Texas. It awards associate and baccalaureate degrees. The college was founded in 1962 as Miss Wade's Fashion Merchandising College and renamed Wade College in 1999. The college is located in the Infomart building in the Design District, Dallas.

Location
Dallas, TX, 75207 · City campus
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Nearest airport from college
DFW · Dallas/Fort Worth
14 mi away
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Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
YoursEveryone
Tuition & fees$17,692
Books & supplies$0
Cost of attendance$42,675
Average net price$20,778
Same price for all students
Tuition & fees$17,692
Books & supplies$0
Cost of attendance$42,675
Average net price$20,778
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · published total: www.wadecollege.edu
How it’s made up
Tuition$42,300
Fees$75
Total published by the school$42,675
Net price by family income
$0–30k
$17,341
$30–48k
$19,771
$75–110k
$25,506
$110k+
$25,506
Grants from the school
No first-years got a grant from the school’s own funds.
Source: College Navigator (U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS)
Outcomes
Completion
Within 6 yrs
51%
Within 4 yrs
100%
Back for yr 2
100%
Transferred
14%
8 yrs after starting
49% graduated · 29% transferred · 22% left or unknown · none still enrolled
Earnings
6 yrs after entry$28,055
10 yrs after entry$36,657
Debt
Median at graduation$22,938
Monthly payment$243
Middle 50% owe$9.5k–$30.5k
90th percentile$43,687
Green marks a figure above the typical Baccalaureate — diverse fields: 43% graduate within 6 yrs.
Admissions

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Essay prompts

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Student Body
Gender
Men 22%Women 78%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
11 : 1
Pell grant
66%
First-gen
33%
Family income
$24,036
Independent
49%
Age at entry
24.0
Part-time
61%
Where first-years come from
In state (TX)
97.9%
Out of state
2.1%
International
0.0%

Most out-of-state first-years from: LA 1

Race & ethnicity
White
17%
Hispanic
33%
Black
40%
Asian
4%
Two or more
4%
Unknown
1%
Varsity sports

No data. This school isn't in the U.S. Department of Education's athletics (EADA) file, so we can't list its teams. That doesn't mean it has none.

Programs & Earnings
Bachelor's degrees by annual completions · 4yr national median earnings
Median earnings, all programs
After 6 yrs
$28,055
After 10 yrs
$36,657
Design and Applied Arts14
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations6
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Institutional
Resources
Full-time faculty
40%
Faculty salary
$6,500/mo
Teaching spend
$4,705
per student
Federal loans
79%
Classification
Carnegie type
Baccalaureate — diverse fields
Undergraduate profile
Four-year, inclusive admissions

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