American College of the Building Arts
Charleston, South Carolina · Website
$30,403
net price a year, after grants
$30,403
net price a year, after grants
American College of the Building Arts is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Charleston, South Carolina with 155 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $30,403 a year (tuition and fees $21,500). It admits 44% of applicants and 62% of students finish within 6 years. Graduates leave with a median $12,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$30,403
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$21,500
US median $11,837
Admission rate
44%
US median 78%
Completion rate
62%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$12,500
About $133 a month
Earnings at 10 years
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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
- $30,403
- Tuition and fees
- $21,500
- Cost of attendance
- $38,073
- Students with a need-based grant
- 18%
- Students with federal loans
- 39%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $27,879
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $29,454
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $32,248
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $33,835
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $34,704
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2019-20 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $20,572 in 2019-20 to $21,500 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
- 44%
- Average SAT
- 1,190
- SAT reading, middle
- 555
- SAT math, middle
- 565
- ACT, middle
- 24
- Undergraduates
- 155
- Part-time students
- 0.7%
- Women
- 17%
- Students per teacher
- 8
- Completion rate
- 62%
- Retention rate
- 75%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 2
- Endowment
- $2.01M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
| Measure | College | SC median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $30,403 | $16,583 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $21,500 | $12,978 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 44% | 75% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 62% | 46% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 75% | 69% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $12,500 | $15,392 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | - | $33,444 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | - | $38,826 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid.
Programs
2 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural Sciences and TechnologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Architectural Sciences and TechnologyAssociate's | Associate's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Charleston and South Carolina on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in South Carolina
- Homes: Homes for sale in South Carolina
Questions and answers
How much does American College of the Building Arts cost?
$30,403 a year is the average net price at American College of the Building Arts after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $21,500, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $38,073. Families earning under $30,000 pay $27,879 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at American College of the Building Arts?
44% of applicants are admitted to American College of the Building Arts. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,190 and the middle ACT score is 24. The median admission rate of colleges in South Carolina is 75%.
How much student debt do American College of the Building Arts graduates have?
$12,500 is the median federal student loan debt of American College of the Building Arts graduates, about $133 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 39% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at American College of the Building Arts?
62% of first-time, full-time students at American College of the Building Arts finish within 6 years. 75% 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 American College of the Building Arts?
Architectural Sciences and Technology (20 bachelor's graduates), Architectural Sciences and Technology (5 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 2 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.