Colleges / Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate Online
College · Private nonprofit · Addison, TX · Suburb
ACU

Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate Online

Addison, TX

Religious affiliationOnline-only
Address16633 Dallas Parkway, Suite 800, Addison, TX 75001
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
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.

Colleges / Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate Online
College · Private nonprofit · Addison, TX · Suburb
ACU

Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate Online

Addison, TX

Religious affiliationOnline-only
Address16633 Dallas Parkway, Suite 800, Addison, TX 75001
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
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.