Dallas Baptist University (DBU) is a private not for profit, Christian liberal arts university located in Dallas, Texas.
The university was founded in the year 1898 as Decatur Baptist College, and as the first junior college in Texas.
It is a nationally ranked, comprehensive, global Christ-centered university, with a mission to produce servant leaders through the integration of faith and learning.
The mission of Dallas Baptist University is to provide Christ-centered quality higher education in the arts, sciences, and professional studies at both the undergraduate and graduate levels to traditional age and adult students in order to produce servant leaders who have the ability to integrate faith and learning through their respective callings.
For years, the school called the small town of Decatur home, producing outstanding young men and women who filled churches, classrooms, hospitals, and businesses around the nation. In 1965, the school relocated to the scenic foothills of southwest Dallas, becoming a four-year institution and eventually being renamed Dallas Baptist University when it began offering graduate-level degrees. In 1985, the college name officially became Dallas Baptist University.
DBU has a student population of 4766 and a student-faculty ratio of 13:1 with a full-time retention rate of 77 %.
The student population is predominantly white American with 60% of the population and 40% consist of black, Hispanic, Asian, and Native American students. Overall 58% of the students are female.
DBU has a variety of degrees on the undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral levels. Now into its second century, DBU continues to press forward in its mission to produce servant leaders who will transform the world. The university offers 73 undergraduate majors, 32 master's degree programs, over 70 dual master's programs, and two doctoral programs.
The university is also into the field of online education. At the university, you will experience a Christ-centered community as you communicate with the faculty and students online. The online classes are taught by the same in-class lecturers to make sure that online students also get the same on-hands experience. DBU WebAdvisor is the online guide of the students to provide any kind of assistance. It also has many videos provided to make the user more familiar with the website.
Dallas Baptist University is regionally accredited by The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.