unitid 222178 · Abilene, TX · private nonprofit 4-year · city (midsize)
Abilene Christian University
- enrollment 2023
- 5,764
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
66%
36th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
3,195
88th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
22%
undergrads on Pell grants
24th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
59%
finish within 150% time
53rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$59,256
73rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$26,182
after aid, aided students
68th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$55,736
after entry, Title IV students
59th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$24,250
48th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $20,285 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k17%
- 30-48knot reported
- 48-75knot reported
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $67,009
- First-generation students
- 24%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $44,200
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.3× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 70 | — | — |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | 69 | — | — |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | 63 | $64,715 | — |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | 61 | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 55 | $75,745 | $24,850 |
| Biology, General. | 52 | $51,357 | $26,500 |
| Psychology, General. | 41 | $50,832 | $26,375 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 40 | $56,650 | $21,948 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 38 | — | — |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 37 | — | — |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | 37 | $93,291 | $22,406 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 36 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.