College · Private nonprofit · Abilene, TX · City
Abilene Christian University
Abilene, TX
Religious affiliation
Admit rate66%
6-yr median pay$47k
Net price / yr$26k
Undergrad size3,195
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $26k/yr for a shot at a $47k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 66% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1194 · ACT 25.
If you get in
3,195 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.
Where you live
City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $59k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $26k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$237k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$105k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$132k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.2x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $44.2k
- Room & board
- $14.5k
- Books & supplies
- $1,250
How students pay for it.
Pell grants22%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans40%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$24k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $6k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
Graduation · 6 yr59%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$47k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$56k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- City
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 3,195
- Location
- Abilene, TX
- Region
- Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/Professional Universities
- Size & setting
- Four-year · medium · highly residential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White61%
- Hispanic19%
- Black7%
- International4%
- Two or more races4%
- Unknown2%
- Asian2%
- American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students24%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time3%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$67k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 49
What you can study.