10-yr median earnings
Not reported
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Charleston, South Carolina
American College of the Building Arts
American College of the Building Arts is a private nonprofit institution in Charleston, South Carolina. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- 44.4%
- Acceptance rate
- $30,403
- Avg net price / yr
- 63.0%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
American College of the Building Arts is a selective admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 44.4%
- acceptance rate
- 63.0%
- 150%-time completion
- $12,500
- median federal debt
City: Midsize
Carnegie: Special Focus (4yr)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this American College of the Building Arts profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
D
College Value Score
41/100
American College of the Building Arts
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings N/A
N/A
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$30,403
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate C
63.0%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt C
$12,500
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention D
75.0%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$30,403
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
63.0%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 63.0%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - American College of the Building Arts vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
Quick Facts
155
Undergraduate enrollment
44.4%
Acceptance rate
1,190
SAT average
63.0%
150%-time completion
-
10-yr median earnings
75.0%
First-year retention
How American College of the Building Arts ranks in South Carolina
State rank among 78 reporting South Carolina colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | American College of the Building Arts | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average net price | $30,403 | #79 of 82 | 4th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 63.0% | #22 of 77 | 71st |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 155 | #68 of 83 | 18th |
Highest former-student earnings in South Carolina
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medical University of South Carolina | $88,420 | - |
| 2 | Citadel Military College of South Carolina | $72,085 | $20,723 |
| 3 | Clemson University | $71,513 | $22,253 |
| 4 | Wofford College | $68,964 | $18,732 |
| 5 | Furman University | $68,635 | $30,308 |
| 6 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | $62,177 | $22,811 |
| 7 | Galen Health Institutes-Myrtle Beach | $61,480 | $25,662 |
| 8 | Presbyterian College | $60,194 | $20,528 |
| 9 | College of Charleston | $56,416 | $18,960 |
| 10 | Erskine College | $53,459 | $16,525 |
| 11 | University of South Carolina-Upstate | $48,587 | $13,557 |
| 12 | University of South Carolina Beaufort | $48,088 | $14,656 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 44.4% |
| SAT Average | 1,190 |
| SAT Math (25th-75th) | 570 – 650 |
| SAT Reading (25th-75th) | 560 – 640 |
| ACT Average | 24 |
| ACT (25th-75th) | 20 – 27 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at American College of the Building Arts
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$27,879 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$29,454 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$32,248 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$34,704 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at American College of the Building Arts - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $21,500 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $21,500 |
| Average Net Price | $30,403 |
18.4%
Pell Grant Rate
39.0%
Federal Loan Rate
$12,500
Median Debt
$133/mo
Monthly Payment
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
Outcomes
75.0%
Retention Rate
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 63.0% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 75.0% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $12,500 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $133/mo |
Programs & Earnings
No program-level earnings data available for this school.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at American College of the Building Arts? ▼
American College of the Building Arts is a private nonprofit institution in Charleston, South Carolina. The acceptance rate is 44.4%. The average SAT score is 1,190. Undergraduate enrollment is 155 students.
How much does American College of the Building Arts cost? ▼
The average net price at American College of the Building Arts is $30,403. In-state tuition is $21,500 and out-of-state tuition is $21,500. Median student debt at graduation is $12,500.
What is the graduation rate at American College of the Building Arts? ▼
American College of the Building Arts has a 63.0% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 75.0%.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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