Abilene Christian University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Abilene Christian University

Abilene Christian University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Abilene, Texas (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 3,195 students of which 3,465 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Abilene Christian University is categorized as “17” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 66.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,194 and an ACT midpoint of 25. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $26,182, with published in-state tuition of $44,200 and a Pell grant recipient share of 22.3%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $24,250, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 59.6%, and the first-year retention rate is 80.5%. Graduates earn a median of $55,736 ten years after enrolling, compared with $46,727 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 156700.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 68.7% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.