- The Inkwell
- Texas
- Abilene Christian University
Abilene, TXCity: midsizeZIP 79699Founded 1906
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1906
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.acu.edu
TexasReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Abilene Christian University
Abilene Christian University is a private nonprofit university in Abilene, Texas, with 3,195 undergraduates. It admits 66% of applicants, graduates 55% within six years and costs $27,943 a year after aid.
55%graduate
Admission rate66%
Retention80%
4-year graduation45%
Pell Grant share27%
Federal loans40%
$27,943net price / year
66%admission rate
1194average SAT
55%graduate in 6 years
$61,376median earnings, 10 yrs
$20,500median debt
#715 of 1,704 for earnings#1,380 of 1,739 for lowest net price#865 of 1,738 for graduation rate#476 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $63,262tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $45,800
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $45,800
- Average net price
- $27,943national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$27,867
$30,001–48,000$20,381
$48,001–75,000$24,259
$75,001–110,000$27,712
$110,001+$37,152
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 66%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1194
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 540–650
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 530–620
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 22–28
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college66%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college80%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college55%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college27%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 55%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 45%
- First-year retention
- 80%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 59%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $50,880
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $61,376middle 50%: $40,509–$87,884
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$87,884
Median, Abilene Christian University$61,376
Lower quarter$40,509
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 3,195
- Part-time
- 2.9%
- Women / men
- 60% / 40%
- Average age at entry
- 19.9
- First-generation students
- 24%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 27%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 65%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,928 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,340
- Endowment, end of year
- $726,459,493
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White61%
Hispanic19%
Black7.1%
Asian2.0%
Two or more races4.0%
U.S. nonresident4.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.6%
Unknown2.0%
25 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management17%
Health professions11%
Psychology9.2%
Parks, recreation & fitness7.7%
Visual & performing arts7.1%
Education5.7%
Communication & journalism5.4%
Biological & biomedical sciences5.2%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 222178. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1805145.