Abilene Christian University

Abilene, Texas · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's · City: Midsize

Official websiteNet price calculatorAccreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

The average annual net price for first-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal aid is $27,943. 55% of first-time, full-time students completed within 150% of normal time. Students who received federal aid had median earnings of $61,376 ten years after entering. The median federal loan debt of graduates is $20,500.

Average net price
$27,943
per year Verified data
Completion rate
55%
within 150% of normal time Verified data
Median earnings
$61,376
10 years after entry Verified data
Median debt
$20,500
graduates, federal loans Verified data

Cost and net price

In-state tuition and fees$45,800
Out-of-state tuition and fees$45,800
Average cost of attendance$63,262
Books and supplies$900
Room and board, on campus$13,600
Average net price, all aided students$27,943
Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000$27,867
Average net price, family income over $110,000$37,152

Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.

Admissions and enrollment

Admission rate
66%
SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
1070 to 1270
ACT composite range, middle 50%
22 to 28
Undergraduate enrollment
3,195
Graduate enrollment
1,956
Students receiving Pell grants
27%
Student to faculty ratio
13 to 1

Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.

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Graduation, earnings, and debt

Completion within 150% of normal time55%
Completion within normal time45%
First-year retention (full-time)81%
Median federal debt, graduates$20,500
Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years)$233
Median Parent PLUS debt, completers$25,896
Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry72%
1 year after completion$48,324
4 years after completion$59,305
6 years after entry$50,880
8 years after entry$56,022
10 years after entry$61,376
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled. Ten years after entry the median is $61,376; the middle half earned $40,509 to $87,884. Cohorts differ by measure; see definitions below.
Measure definitions and cohorts
  • Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
  • Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
  • Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.

Programs and program-level outcomes

Highest early earnings among programs at Abilene Christian University

Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled one year after completing, by program. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed for privacy and not shown.

92 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.

Undergraduate certificate (1)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
CIP 52.07 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Associate's degree (2)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Architecture
CIP 04.02 · All credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Architecture and Related Services, Other
CIP 04.99
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Bachelor's degree (50)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · All credentials fully online
29$68,800$23,750
Agricultural Business and Management
CIP 01.01 · All credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Animal Sciences
CIP 01.09 · All credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Architecture and Related Services, Other
CIP 04.99
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Bible/Biblical Studies
CIP 39.02 · All credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
CIP 26.02 · All credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · All credentials fully online
48Suppressed for privacy$15,000
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · All credentials fully online
39$45,118$22,725
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · All credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
CIP 51.02 · All credentials fully online
26Suppressed for privacy$25,582
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · All credentials fully online
22Suppressed for privacy$13,699
Computer Science
CIP 11.07 · All credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Software and Media Applications
CIP 11.08 · All credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · All credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · All credentials fully online
31Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Design and Applied Arts
CIP 50.04 · No credentials fully online
14$47,984Suppressed for privacy
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
CIP 51.31 · All credentials fully online
16Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
CIP 50.05 · All credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Engineering, General
CIP 14.01 · All credentials fully online
24$65,722$24,750
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · All credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08 · All credentials fully online
32$57,507$20,500
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · All credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · All credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
CIP 51.11 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · All credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
CIP 19.07 · All credentials fully online
28$40,347$23,250
International/Globalization Studies
CIP 30.20 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Journalism
CIP 09.04 · All credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · All credentials fully online
66Suppressed for privacy$27,000
Management Information Systems and Services
CIP 52.12 · No credentials fully online
15Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · All credentials fully online
26$49,406$15,375
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · All credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
CIP 30.99 · All credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacy$32,819
Music
CIP 50.09 · All credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CIP 03.01 · All credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries
CIP 39.07
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physics
CIP 40.08 · All credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · All credentials fully online
18Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · All credentials fully online
41$40,404$27,000
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
CIP 09.09 · All credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
CIP 09.07 · All credentials fully online
14Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · All credentials fully online
45$78,954$19,500
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.09 · All credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · All credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacy$17,250
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · All credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · All credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · Some credentials fully online
49$33,933$24,523
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · All credentials fully online
17$53,663$21,500
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
14$53,328Suppressed for privacy
Theology and Religious Vocations, Other
CIP 39.99 · All credentials fully online
11$34,749Suppressed for privacy
Master's degree (26)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · All credentials fully online
13$71,797Suppressed for privacy
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · All credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Bible/Biblical Studies
CIP 39.02 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · All credentials fully online
54$75,183Suppressed for privacy
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · All credentials fully online
19Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
CIP 51.02 · All credentials fully online
47$65,641Suppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · All credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · All credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
CIP 51.31 · All credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Education, General
CIP 13.01 · All credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · All credentials fully online
25$62,703Suppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · All credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · All credentials fully online
16Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
CIP 51.15 · All credentials fully online
74$42,061Suppressed for privacy
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology
CIP 39.03 · All credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
CIP 30.99 · All credentials fully online
5$73,168Suppressed for privacy
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries
CIP 39.07 · All credentials fully online
26Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
CIP 30.05 · All credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · All credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
CIP 51.23 · All credentials fully online
23$74,095Suppressed for privacy
Religion/Religious Studies
CIP 38.02 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · All credentials fully online
28Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Theological and Ministerial Studies
CIP 39.06 · All credentials fully online
29Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Graduate certificate (9)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · All credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
CIP 51.10 · All credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · All credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
CIP 51.31 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · Some credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Gerontology
CIP 30.11 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · All credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
CIP 51.15 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
CIP 30.05 · All credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Doctoral degree (3)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · All credentials fully online
70$92,489Suppressed for privacy
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries
CIP 39.07 · All credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38
$118,601Suppressed for privacy
Professional degree (JD, MD, and similar) (1)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · All credentials fully online
50Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
UNITID 222178, OPEID 003537. Data unavailable means the Department of Education did not publish the figure or suppressed it for privacy. Report a data issue.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.