Abilene Christian University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Churches of Christ
Population 180,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 90 (14%)
Sunshine Hours 2,825 (78%)
Days Without Precipitation 280 (88%)

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 400 (13%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,191
Men / Women 40% / 60%
From State 88%
From Region 1%
Athletes 325 (10.5%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 61%
Hispanic 19%
Black 7%
Mixed 4%
International 4%
Asian 2%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 283 37% 63% 2% 5% 18% 5% $55,796 3 -0.30 26 92% 11.6%
Chemistry 4 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 25% 0% $68,049 33 -0.34 58 — — — — —
Mathematics 5 — 80% 60% 0% 0% 0% 40% $71,508 35 -0.52 65 — — — — —
Biochemistry 14 +1 43% 36% 7% 14% 14% 14% $65,234 20 -0.56 51 — — — — —
Biology 20 — 40% 70% 5% 5% 10% 10% $63,682 36 -0.32 47 100% — — — —
Agribusiness 5 — 40% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,848 22 -0.74 53 — — — — —
Animal Sciences 5 — 0% 40% 0% 0% 40% 0% $55,272 53 +0.06 24 — — — — —
Environmental Science 4 — 25% 50% 0% 0% 25% 25% $61,832 69 +0.40 42 — — — — —
Bible and Ministry 7 +2 71% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,872 48 +0.01 15 — — — — —
English 9 — 22% 56% 0% 22% 11% 0% $49,803 41 -0.32 13 — — — — —
History 6 +1 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,781 47 -0.21 23 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies — — — — — — — — $58,076 64 +0.07 32 95% — — — —
Spanish 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $55,839 46 -0.20 26 — — — — —
Theology and Religious Vocations 7 +1 57% 57% 0% 0% 43% 0% $49,252 39 -0.19 12 100% — — — —
Communication 9 — 33% 78% 0% 0% 11% 0% $50,465 12 -1.07 14 89% — — — —
International/Global Studies 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $61,459 22 -0.59 41 — — — — —
Journalism 2 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $58,039 31 -0.48 32 — — — — —
Political Science 7 — 43% 29% 14% 14% 29% 0% $63,095 25 -0.67 45 — — — — —
Psychology 60 — 35% 62% 2% 5% 18% 5% $51,130 29 -0.60 15 88% 12.4% — — —
Sociology 4 +1 100% 50% 0% 0% 25% 25% $53,920 43 -0.27 21 — — — — —
Strategic Communication 15 — 7% 73% 7% 0% 13% 7% $66,416 34 -0.48 54 95% — — — —
General Education 27 — 44% 52% 4% 11% 15% 4% $53,352 43 -0.20 20 — — — — —
Art 17 — 12% 76% 0% 6% 18% 0% $57,103 91 +1.10 29 94% — — — —
Digital Communication and Media 9 — 56% 44% 0% 0% 44% 11% $51,089 43 -0.31 15 — — — — —
Graphic Design 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,394 11 -1.06 8 91% 7.2% — — —
Interior Design 9 — 11% 78% 0% 11% 11% 0% $46,394 1 -2.48 8 91% 7.2% — — —
Music 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,213 68 +0.48 15 — — — — —
Theater 16 — 19% 69% 6% 6% 19% 0% $46,851 76 +0.51 8 — — — — —
Voice and Opera — — — — — — — — $51,198 68 +0.48 15 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 15 — 67% 80% 0% 0% 13% 0% $62,995 72 +0.43 45 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business Administration 112 54% 62% 3% 12% 11% 6% $85,506 83 +0.09 83 97% 5.7%
Accounting 12 +7 33% 67% 0% 0% 17% 8% $109,864 92 +1.48 96 94% 4.5% — — —
Business Administration 45 +4 60% 67% 4% 7% 7% 9% $69,431 36 -0.43 61 98% 6.1% — — —
Finance 22 +4 73% 64% 5% 18% 9% 0% $109,421 77 +0.36 96 100% 5.3% — — —
Information Resources Management 8 — 62% 38% 0% 38% 12% 0% $93,697 56 +0.07 89 — — — — —
Marketing 25 +1 36% 60% 0% 12% 16% 8% $79,086 58 +0.12 77 95% 6.1% — — —
Organizational Leadership — — — — — — — — $69,431 31 -0.47 61 98% 6.1% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education and Human Services 153 18% 71% 3% 3% 16% 3% $61,606 14 +0.44 41 96% 9.1%
Dietetics 9 — 11% 44% 0% 0% 22% 22% $62,000 39 -0.19 43 — — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 18 — 0% 94% 0% 0% 6% 0% $71,707 90 +1.25 65 97% — — — —
Health Sciences 6 — 0% 50% 17% 17% 17% 0% $66,834 48 -0.11 55 — — — — —
Kinesiology 50 — 40% 68% 4% 6% 16% 0% $67,753 76 +0.70 57 96% 9.8% — — —
Health Administration — — — — — — — — $64,342 56 -0.10 49 — — — — —
Human Development and Family Studies 26 — 0% 77% 4% 4% 15% 0% $54,643 56 +0.16 23 94% 10.9% — — —
Social Work 7 — 29% 57% 0% 0% 14% 29% $64,777 98 +1.36 50 97% — — — —
Biology Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $53,502 35 -0.41 20 100% 6.7% — — —
Elementary Education 19 — 0% 63% 5% 0% 26% 0% $50,538 38 -0.26 14 92% 6.8% — — —
English Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $53,502 44 -0.27 20 100% 6.7% — — —
History Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $53,502 44 -0.34 20 100% 6.7% — — —
Middle School Education 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,538 27 -0.53 14 92% 6.8% — — —
Physics Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $53,502 35 -0.41 20 100% 6.7% — — —
Science Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $53,502 35 -0.41 20 100% 6.7% — — —
Social Studies Teacher Education 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,502 44 -0.34 20 100% 6.7% — — —
Spanish Language Teacher Education 2 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $53,502 44 -0.27 20 100% 6.7% — — —
Special Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,366 37 -0.38 20 — — — — —
Music Education 10 — 30% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,502 81 +0.73 20 100% 6.7% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Engineering and Physics 63 76% 56% 2% 8% 17% 10% $87,008 84 -0.59 85 100%
Engineering 29 — 69% 45% 0% 14% 24% 7% $92,002 29 -0.50 88 — — — — —
Computer Science 16 — 88% 50% 0% 0% 19% 19% $94,118 15 -0.90 90 100% — — — —
Digital Entertainment Technology 13 — 69% 85% 8% 0% 8% 0% $70,491 34 -0.51 63 — — — — —
Information Technology — — — — — — — — $94,941 47 -0.16 90 — — — — —
Physics 5 — 100% 60% 0% 20% 0% 20% $78,246 34 -0.38 76 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Patty Hanks Shelton School of Nursing 36 6% 67% 0% 0% 11% 14% $82,109 77 -1.01 80 100% 4.4%
Nursing 36 — 6% 67% 0% 0% 11% 14% $82,109 9 -1.01 80 100% 4.4% — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $47,350
ROI Percentile 55th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 80%
4-Year Graduation Rate 49%
6-Year Graduation Rate 59%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 20.2% 131 27% 63% 3% 4% 19% 5% $55,170 36 -0.35 24 91% 11.9%
Business & Economics 17.3% 112 54% 62% 3% 12% 11% 6% $85,507 63 +0.09 83 97% 5.7%
Health Sciences 17.0% 110 20% 71% 3% 4% 13% 5% $73,048 31 +0.19 68 97% 7.5%
Arts 10.0% 65 25% 75% 2% 5% 17% 2% $51,199 50 +0.12 15 95% 7.0%
Education 8.3% 54 26% 57% 4% 6% 20% 2% $52,217 40 -0.25 17 93% 6.8%
Life & Natural Sciences 5.3% 34 41% 56% 6% 9% 12% 12% $64,321 34 -0.42 49 100% —
Humanities 4.8% 31 45% 71% 0% 6% 16% 0% $51,273 27 -0.19 15 100% —
Computer Science 4.5% 29 79% 66% 3% 0% 14% 10% $83,527 9 -0.73 82 100% —
Engineering 4.5% 29 69% 45% 0% 14% 24% 7% $92,002 7 -0.50 88 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 3.6% 23 17% 52% 0% 0% 22% 13% $61,345 56 -0.15 41 — —
Professional 2.3% 15 67% 80% 0% 0% 13% 0% $62,995 38 +0.43 45 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.2% 14 79% 57% 0% 7% 7% 21% $72,926 34 -0.42 68 — —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $7.1M #200 4% $6.3M — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.4M #413 7% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.3M #456 0% $0.2M — — — —
Engineering $0.1M #396 0% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.0M #479 0% $0.0M — — — —
Business & Economics $0.0M #419 0% $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 70 #34 — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Total $7.8M #335 4% $6.6M 70 #223 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 93 $7.4M $7.3M $141K
Track & Field (combined) 76 $1.5M $792K $711K
Baseball 41 $1.6M $1.8M -$148K
Basketball 14 $2.9M $2.4M $516K
Golf 10 $635K $593K $41K
Tennis 10 $684K $702K -$17K
Total 199 $14.8M $13.6M $1.2M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 84 $1.5M $865K $638K
Soccer 26 $1.2M $1.1M $125K
Softball 21 $1.6M $1.1M $439K
Volleyball 16 $1.1M $1.1M $26K
Basketball 12 $1.6M $1.8M -$195K
Golf 8 $1.8M $566K $1.3M
Tennis 8 $347K $650K -$303K
Total 126 $9.2M $7.2M $2.0M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 160 $3.0M $1.7M $1.3M
Football 93 $7.4M $7.3M $141K
Baseball 41 $1.6M $1.8M -$148K
Basketball 26 $4.6M $4.3M $321K
Soccer 26 $1.2M $1.1M $125K
Softball 21 $1.6M $1.1M $439K
Golf 18 $2.5M $1.2M $1.3M
Tennis 18 $1.0M $1.4M -$320K
Volleyball 16 $1.1M $1.1M $26K
Total 325 $26.5M $26.5M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 70%
Yield (non-ED) 12%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 64% 63% 53%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 69%
SAT Range 1070 – 1270
SAT Math Range 530 – 620
SAT RW Range 540 – 650