Abilene, TX · Private · 3,195 undergraduates · urban
Abilene Christian University
Moderately selective
ACU combines a faith-centered private education with a research profile that includes surprisingly advanced nuclear-energy work.
Institutional profile
Regionally focused Solid in academic standing, and emerging in career outcomes.- Admission
- 63.9% admitted
- Price by income
- Varies across five income ranges
- Completion
- 59.4%
10,510 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$55,736 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets Abilene Christian University apart
Academic design
Business, engineering, sciences, nursing, communication and liberal arts are taught within a Church of Christ tradition that integrates faith and professional preparation.
Campus pattern
The Abilene campus supports a close residential community where chapel, athletics and faith-based student organizations remain highly visible.
Career & value signal
NEXT Lab gives undergraduates proximity to molten-salt-reactor research that is exceptionally rare at a university of ACU’s size.
Can I get in?
63.9% admitted
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Recent applicant pool
10,510About 64 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Academic range
Of admitted students, 47% submitted an SAT, and 28% submitted an ACT. Use your score when it adds strength to the application; withhold it when it does not.
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Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for Abilene Christian University, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
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What Abilene Christian University weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
Business, engineering, sciences, nursing, communication and liberal arts are taught within a Church of Christ tradition that integrates faith and professional preparation.
Make institutional fit specific
ACU combines a faith-centered private education with a research profile that includes surprisingly advanced nuclear-energy work.
Use the application route carefully
Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.
Fee waiver: accepted
Major and program admission
Some fields have their own entry path.
The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.
Teacher preparationAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
NursingAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
In the season card
Average annual cost by household income at Abilene Christian University
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Admits separately
Biology, General
Psychology, General
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
Communication and Media Studies
Admits separately
What is campus life like?
Abilene Christian University beyond the classroom
The Abilene campus supports a close residential community where chapel, athletics and faith-based student organizations remain highly visible.
A defining academic feature
Business, engineering, sciences, nursing, communication and liberal arts are taught within a Church of Christ tradition that integrates faith and professional preparation.
What shapes an ordinary week
The Abilene campus supports a close residential community where chapel, athletics and faith-based student organizations remain highly visible.
Where the degree can lead
NEXT Lab gives undergraduates proximity to molten-salt-reactor research that is exceptionally rare at a university of ACU’s size.