Christian colleges with the strongest missions and service in Texas
Christian colleges ranked by the missions and service pillar: service offices, service learning, missions trips and church partnerships.
Christian colleges with the strongest missions and service in Texas14 schools
14 schools qualify, ranked by the Compass Score.
How this list is made
- Schools in Texas.
- Christian undergraduate colleges on the Compass. Seminaries and graduate-only schools are not counted.
- Has a graded missions and service pillar and a complete Compass Score.
- Ordered by the missions and service pillar score alone, highest first. Schools with the same score share a rank.
Updated Oct. 20, 2026. Methodology. Spot an error? Send a correction.
- 1
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Belton, TX · Private nonprofit- Missions and service: grade A
- Many missions trips
- 2
East Texas Baptist University
Marshall, TX · Private nonprofit- Missions and service: grade A
- Many missions trips
- 3
Concordia University Texas
Austin, TX · Private nonprofit- Missions and service: grade B
- Many missions trips
- 4Tie
Nelson University
Waxahachie, TX · Private nonprofitHonor Roll- Missions and service: grade B
- Missions trips offered
- 4Tie
Southwestern Adventist University
Keene, TX · Private nonprofit- Missions and service: grade B
- Missions trips offered
- 6Tie
Arlington Baptist University
Arlington, TX · Private nonprofit- Missions and service: grade B
- Missions trips offered
- 6Tie
Dallas Christian College
Dallas, TX · Private nonprofit- Missions and service: grade B
- Missions trips offered
- 8Tie
LeTourneau University
Longview, TX · Private nonprofit- Missions and service: grade B
- Many missions trips
- 8Tie
Dallas Baptist University
Dallas, TX · Private nonprofit- Missions and service: grade B
- Many missions trips
- 10
- 11Tie
- 11Tie
Wayland Baptist University
Plainview, TX · Private nonprofit- Missions and service: grade B
- Missions trips offered
- 11Tie
Howard Payne University
Brownwood, TX · Private nonprofit- Missions and service: grade B
- Missions trips offered
- 14
Hardin-Simmons University
Abilene, TX · Private nonprofit- Missions and service: grade C
- Missions trips offered
Compare cost and outcomes
| School | Net price a year | Median debt | Earnings 10 years out | Graduation rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Mary Hardin-Baylor | $26,106 | $26,000 | $56,132 | 49% |
| East Texas Baptist University | $23,911 | $23,250 | $52,788 | 47% |
| Concordia University Texas | $23,131 | $21,852 | $60,883 | 45% |
| Nelson University | $21,662 | $24,725 | $46,238 | 42% |
| Southwestern Adventist University | $22,778 | $26,998 | $52,946 | 52% |
| Arlington Baptist University | $24,906 | $27,000 | $44,644 | 19% |
| Dallas Christian College | $22,960 | $24,912 | $43,503 | 29% |
| LeTourneau University | $28,185 | $26,000 | $57,103 | 59% |
| Dallas Baptist University | $28,516 | $21,591 | $56,807 | 57% |
| Criswell College | $21,630 | $25,346 | $43,185 | 50% |
| Baylor University | $41,104 | $23,000 | $65,793 | 80% |
| Wayland Baptist University | $20,590 | $23,106 | $51,838 | 19% |
| Howard Payne University | $23,627 | $26,793 | $48,376 | 28% |
| Hardin-Simmons University | $19,555 | $24,711 | $54,771 | 46% |
Net price is the average yearly cost after grants. Federal data (College Scorecard). “—” means the school reports no figure.