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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.

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Institutional profile

Regionally focused Solid in academic standing, and emerging in career outcomes.
Academic Solid Affordability Emerging Career Emerging Mobility Emerging Experience Emerging
Academic standing Solid
Affordability Emerging
Career outcomes Emerging
Mobility Emerging
Student experience Emerging
Admission
63.9% admitted

10,510 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
Varies across five income ranges

Compare recent average annual costs by household income

Completion
59.4%

$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

Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.

Recent applicant pool

10,510

About 64 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 63.9%
Entering class

Academic range

SAT middle 50%1060–1290
9201440
ACT middle 50%22–28
1832

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.

Entered with a 4.0 GPA23%

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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  
See what counts here

What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

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.

02

Make institutional fit specific

ACU combines a faith-centered private education with a research profile that includes surprisingly advanced nuclear-energy work.

03

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.

Early ActionNov 1
Regular DecisionFeb 1
Fee and waiver$50 application fee

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.

Published annual cost$65,550
Average annual cost after aid$26,000
Affordability profileEmerging

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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+ 
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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.

Complete within 8 years59.4%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one80%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$55,736

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.

Biology, General

Recent graduates52
Median earnings

Psychology, General

Recent graduates41
Median earnings$51,705

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

Recent graduates40
Median earnings$62,645

Communication and Media Studies

Recent graduates38
Median earnings$49,202

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.

Academics

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.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

The Abilene campus supports a close residential community where chapel, athletics and faith-based student organizations remain highly visible.

Career & value

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.

3,195 undergraduatesSouthwesturban settingCampus housing available