Parker University Overview

Located in Dallas, Texas, Parker University is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of Parker University is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is Parker University Known For?

• Students who want to work more closely with their professors have an easier time at Parker University since the student to facuty ratio is 9 to 1.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Parker University.
• In 2021-2022, 54% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Parker University with a bachelor's degree make about $45,604 a year. That's 12% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is Parker University?

Contact details for Parker University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2540 Walnut Hill Lane, Dallas, TX 75229-5668
Phone:	972-438-6932
Website:	www.parker.edu

How Do I Get Into Parker University?

You can apply to Parker University online at: https://my.parker.edu/ICS/Future_Students/Apply_to_Parker_University.jnz

Since Parker University has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Parker University?

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Parker University, approximately 86% of students took out student loans averaging $9,194 a year. That adds up to $36,776 over four years for those students.

Parker University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 466 undergraduate students at Parker University, with 304 being full-time and 162 being part-time.

There are also 1,488 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 304 full-time undergraduates at Parker University, 27% are male and 73% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Parker University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	18
Black or African American	87
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	120
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	54

Over 6 countries are represented at Parker University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, China, and Cyprus.

Online Learning at Parker University

There are 30 bachelor’s degree and 18 master’s degree programs available online at Parker University. In 2022-2023, 516 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Parker University has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 58th most popular in Texas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Parker University majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Anatomy	76%
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	64%
Business, Management & Marketing	18%
Computer & Information Sciences	20%
General Computer & Information Sciences	60%
General Health & Wellness	79%
Health Information Management	40%
Health Professions	13%
Neurosciences	40%
Radiologic Technology	11%

Parker University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Chiropractic	0	0	0	0	0	288	288
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	0	0	0	71	0	0	71
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services	0	3	47	0	0	0	50
Allied Health Professions	0	49	0	0	0	0	49
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	0	0	0	0	48	0	48
Health Sciences & Services	0	1	0	38	0	0	39
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	0	0	0	0	38	0	38
Health & Physical Education	0	0	0	0	19	0	19
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	0	16	0	0	0	0	16
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	3	0	10	0	0	13
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	0	10	0	0	0	0	10
Business Administration & Management	0	0	0	3	6	0	9
Computer Information Systems	0	1	0	4	0	0	5
Telecommunications Management	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
General Psychology	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Information Technology	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Public Health	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	2	85	47	128	111	288	661

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Davidhar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.