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2016 Undergraduate Tuition

$32,020

4.03% growth from 2015

2016 Average Net Price

$26,916

After Financial Aid

2014 Student Loan

Default Rate

2016 Acceptance Rate

50.9%

10,252 Applicants

2016 Enrolled Students

4,910

79.3% full-time

2016 Graduation Rate

62.3%

609 Graduates

About

Abilene Christian University is a higher education institution located in Taylor County, TX. In 2016, the most popular Bachelor's Degree majors at Abilene Christian University were Accounting with 47 graduates, General Marketing & Marketing Management with 46 graduates, and Registered Nursing with 45 graduates.

In 2016, 1,109 people graduated from undergraduate and graduate programs at Abilene Christian University. 61.4% of these graduates were women, and 38.6% were men. The majority of graduating students were White (794 graduates), meaning that there were 7.15 times more White graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 111 graduates.

The median undergraduate tuition at Abilene Christian University is $32,020, which is $190 less than the national median of $32,210.

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The median tuition at Abilene Christian University is $32,020, which is $190 less than the national median tuition of $32,210.

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $26,916.

In 2016, 96% of undergraduate students received federal grants, while 52% of undergraduate students received federal loans.

Student Expenses

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Financial Aid by Income Level

Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

2014 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2014 the default rate for borrower's at Abilene Christian University was 5%, which represents 55 out of the 1,092 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

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Admissions

Abilene Christian University received 10,252 undergraduate applications in 2016, which represents a 5.11% annual decline. Out of those 10,252 applicants, 5,217 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 50.9% acceptance rate.

There were 4,910 students enrolled at Abilene Christian University in 2016, and 47% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Abilene Christian University has an overall enrollment yield of 20.1%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

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Enrollment

Abilene Christian University has a total enrollment of 4,910 students. The full-time enrollment at Abilene Christian University is 3,896 students and the part-time enrollment is 1,014. This means that 79.3% of students enrolled at Abilene Christian University are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Abilene Christian University, both undergraduate and graduate, is 62.6% White, 15.5% Hispanic or Latino, 11.5% Black or African American, 4.22% Two or More Races, 1.08% Asian, 0.31% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.1% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Abilene Christian University in full-time Undergraduate programs are majority White Female (27.9%), followed by White Male (18.7%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (7.37%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are majority White Female (3.34%), followed by White Male (1.24%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (0.65%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

Retention Rate over Time

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most common race or ethnicity

1. White 3,075

2. Hispanic or Latino 759

3. Black or African American 564

The enrolled student population at Abilene Christian University is 62.6% White, 15.5% Hispanic or Latino, 11.5% Black or African American, 4.22% Two or More Races, 1.08% Asian, 0.31% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.1% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Master's Colleges and Universities is 67% White, 10.3% Black or African American and 8.43% Hispanic or Latino.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 57 students (1.16%) did not report their race.

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Graduates

In 2016, 253 more women than men graduated from Abilene Christian University. The majority of students graduating from Abilene Christian University are White. These 794 graduates mean that there were 7.15 times more White graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 111 graduates.

The most common Bachelor's Degree awarded at Abilene Christian University is Accounting with 47 graduates, followed by General Marketing & Marketing Management with 46 graduates and Registered Nursing with 45 graduates.

The most specialized major across all degree types at Abilene Christian University, meaning they have significantly more graduates than the national average across all institutions, is Theology, with 56 graduates, followed by Interdisciplinary Studies with 167 graduates and Communications with 75 graduates.

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Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Abilene Christian University.

Most common

1. Accounting 47 graduates

2. General Marketing & Marketing Management 46 graduates

3. Registered Nursing 45 graduates

In 2016, the most common Bachelor's Degree for graduates at Abilene Christian University was Accounting with 47 graduates.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating from Bachelor's Degree programs at Abilene Christian University according to their major.

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Gender Breakdown for Common Majors

Most Common Male Majors

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Most Common Female Majors

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Time to Complete

Diversity

Graduation Rate by Race and Gender

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

Asian Female

Highest Graduation Rate (100%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate at Abilene Christian University is Female and Asian (100% graduation rate). Across all Master's Colleges and Universities, White Female students have the highest graduation rate (58.3%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 0% of graduates (0 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Operations

Abilene Christian University has an endowment valued at nearly $382M, as of the end of the 2015 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of $28.3M (7.4%), compared to the 1.44% average return ($414,206 on $28.9M) across all Master's Colleges and Universities.

In 2015, Abilene Christian University had a total expenditure of $121M. Of that $121M, they spent $48.7M on salaries and $16.9M on benefits.

Abilene Christian University employs 77 Professors, 74 Associate professors, and 59 Assistant professors. Most academics at Abilene Christian University are Male Professors (65), Male Associate professors (51), and Male Assistant professors (32).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Abilene Christian University are: Office and Administrative Support, with 135 employees, Management, with 103 employees, and Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 86 employees.

Finances

Endowment

$382M

2015 Endowment

3.35%

growth from 2014

Abilene Christian University has an endowment valued at about $382M, as of the end of the 2015 fiscal year. The endowment of Abilene Christian University grew 3.35% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $353M lower than the median endowment of Master's Colleges and Universities according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Abilene Christian University (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs Carnegie Classification grouping.

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