Abilene Christian University
Abilene, Texas · Website
$55,736
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$55,736
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Abilene Christian University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Abilene, Texas with 3,195 undergraduates and 1,956 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $26,182 a year (tuition and fees $44,200). It admits 66% of applicants and 59% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $55,736 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $24,250 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$26,182
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$44,200
US median $11,837
Admission rate
66%
US median 78%
Completion rate
59%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$24,250
About $257 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$55,736
Rank 1,044 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $26,182
- Tuition and fees
- $44,200
- Cost of attendance
- $59,256
- Students with a need-based grant
- 22%
- Students with federal loans
- 40%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $20,285
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $21,150
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $23,012
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $27,576
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $31,763
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $30,830 in 2015-16 to $44,200 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 66%
- Average SAT
- 1,194
- SAT reading, middle
- 585
- SAT math, middle
- 575
- ACT, middle
- 25
- Undergraduates
- 3,195
- Graduate students
- 1,956
- Part-time students
- 2.9%
- Women
- 60%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 59%
- Retention rate
- 81%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 88
- Endowment
- $726.5M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,044 of 5,094 US colleges and 55 of 324 in Texas (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | TX median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $26,182 | $18,447 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $44,200 | $9,940 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 66% | 84% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 59% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 81% | 74% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $24,250 | $10,667 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $46,727 | $32,765 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $55,736 | $38,474 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 70% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 74% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
88 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 70 | $36,818 | $81,656 | $105,173 | $103,485 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 69 | $57,049 | $43,665 | $55,407 | $59,571 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 63 | $54,837 | $62,077 | $64,230 | $67,030 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineDoctoral | Doctoral | 61 | $64,561 | $81,952 | Withheld | $100,573 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 55 | $24,850 | $72,481 | $89,079 | $88,910 |
| Biology, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 52 | $25,625 | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Psychology, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 41 | $26,500 | $27,148 | $51,705 | $50,706 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 40 | $21,375 | $27,898 | $62,645 | $54,562 |
| Communication and Media StudiesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 38 | Withheld | Withheld | $49,202 | $56,359 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 37 | $55,660 | $74,437 | $78,976 | $71,416 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 37 | $22,375 | $53,590 | $83,525 | $83,343 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineProfessional | Professional | 36 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 34 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | $15,100 | Withheld | $70,864 | $58,928 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | $21,500 | $45,196 | $63,259 | $68,257 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyOnlineMaster's | Master's | 30 | $63,621 | $52,566 | $60,600 | $65,184 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 30 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| MarketingOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $22,864 | $47,524 | $65,244 | $69,303 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,378 |
| Social WorkOnlineMaster's | Master's | 24 | Withheld | $42,977 | $60,816 | $65,123 |
| Engineering, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $89,359 |
| Social WorkOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $23,250 | Withheld | $53,877 | $51,790 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $21,500 | $60,619 | $93,032 | $76,194 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $26,000 | $30,278 | $50,525 | $48,568 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $27,000 | $50,486 | $51,334 | $47,382 |
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Questions and answers
How much does Abilene Christian University cost?
$26,182 a year is the average net price at Abilene Christian University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $44,200, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $59,256. Families earning under $30,000 pay $20,285 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Abilene Christian University?
66% of applicants are admitted to Abilene Christian University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,194 and the middle ACT score is 25. The median admission rate of colleges in Texas is 84%.
How much do Abilene Christian University graduates earn?
$55,736 a year is the median pay of former Abilene Christian University students who work, 10 years after they started ($46,727 after 6 years). That ranks 1,044 of 5,094 US colleges and 55 of 324 in Texas. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral) at $122,705.
How much student debt do Abilene Christian University graduates have?
$24,250 is the median federal student loan debt of Abilene Christian University graduates, about $257 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 40% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Abilene Christian University?
59% of first-time, full-time students at Abilene Christian University finish within 6 years. 81% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Abilene Christian University?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (70 master's graduates), Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (69 master's graduates), Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (63 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 88 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.