College · Private nonprofit · Addison, TX · Suburb
Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate Online
Addison, TX
Religious affiliationOnline-only
Admit rate100%
6-yr median pay$47k
Net price / yr$24k
Undergrad size1,219
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $24k/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 100% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.
If you get in
1,219 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.
Where you live
Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $30k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $24k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$121k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$95k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$26k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.0x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $14.5k
- Books & supplies
- $1,250
How students pay for it.
Pell grants71%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans80%
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?
1-yr retention43%
Watch this number.
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.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- Suburb
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 1,219
- Location
- Addison, TX
- Region
- Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
- Accreditor
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
Religious affiliationOnline-only
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White48%
- Hispanic20%
- Black20%
- Unknown5%
- Two or more races4%
- Asian2%
First-gen students24%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time23%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$67k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 14
What you can study.