Private nonprofit · University

Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate Online

Addison, Texas · Large suburb

100.0%
Admit rate: $23,698
Avg net price: —
Graduation rate: $55,736
Median earnings

Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate Online is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Addison, Texas (large suburb setting), enrolling 1,219 undergraduates. It has a Churches of Christ religious affiliation. Programs are offered entirely online.

Private nonprofitSmall · 1,219 undergradsLarge suburbOpen admission

About Addison, Texas

Addison is an incorporated town in Dallas County, Texas, United States. Addison was originally part of Peter's Colony. The future town site was settled as early as 1846 when Preston Witt built a house near White Rock Creek. In 1849, the Witt family opened a gristmill. The WaterTower Theatre produces plays and musicals and hosts the annual Out of the Loop Festival. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large suburb
Highest degree offered: Bachelor's
Nearest big city: 14 miles to Dallas, TX
To the ocean: 246 miles

How Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate Online compares

Selectivity100.0%

More selective than 2% · #73 most selective of 77 in Texas

First-year retention48%

Higher than 4%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$55,736

Higher than 56% · #43 of 94 in Texas

Average net price$23,698

Cheaper than 33% · #68 cheapest of 88 in Texas

Median debt at graduation$24,250

Lower than 43%

Student–faculty ratio25 : 1

Lower than 4%

Undergraduate enrollment1,219

Larger than 43%

Percentiles compare Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate Online with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Texas.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women74661%
Men47339%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White48%
Black20%
Hispanic20%
Asian1.8%
Other or multiracial9.7%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 1,219
Student–faculty ratio: 25 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 71%
First-generation students: 24%
Students over 25: 69%
Median family income: $67,009
Endowment: $95,420,236

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 131 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From Texas78%
Other U.S. states21%
International0.8%

Most first-years stay in state — Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate Online draws overwhelmingly from Texas.

1% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate: 100.0%
Test scores: Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %): —
SAT average: —
SAT reading: —
SAT math: —
ACT composite: —

Cost

In-state tuition: $14,520
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $1,250
Total cost of attendance: $30,295
Average net price: $23,698

Outcomes

Graduated: —
First-year retention: 48%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $46,727
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $55,736
Median debt at graduation: $24,250
Students with federal loans: 80%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 66%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

Low-income (Pell)

44%

First-generation

42%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: $50
Football conference: United Athletic Conference

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k

$24,283

$30–48k

$22,852

$48–75k

$21,723

$75–110k

$26,586

$110k+

—

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

43%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$1,561

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 43% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,561. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 54 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $55,736
Typical debt at graduation: $24,250
Debt vs. one year's pay: 44%
Out-earn a HS grad: 66%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.4 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women

$52,377

Men

$60,803

Men out-earn women by $8,426 (16%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high: 95°F
Winter low: 36°F
Annual rain: 41.9″
Annual snow: 1.7″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Richardson, TX US station (5 mi from campus).

What Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate Online graduates study — and earn

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other

37 grads— 1 yr$49k 5 yr— debt

37—$49,473—Psychology, General

18 grads$27k 1 yr$51k 5 yr$26k debt

18$27,148$50,832$26,375 Communication Disorders Sciences and Services

16 grads— 1 yr$56k 5 yr$17k debt

16—$55,808$16,500 Business Administration, Management and Operations

12 grads$45k 1 yr$58k 5 yr$22k debt

12$45,196$58,208$21,500 Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services

9 grads$30k 1 yr$43k 5 yr$26k debt

9$30,278$43,121$26,000 Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

8 grads$28k 1 yr$57k 5 yr$22k debt

8$27,898$56,650$21,948 Computer and Information Sciences, General

6 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

6———Marketing

5 grads$48k 1 yr$61k 5 yr$24k debt

5$47,524$60,595$24,021 Criminal Justice and Corrections

4 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

4———Health and Medical Administrative Services

3 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

3———Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

2 grads$72k 1 yr$76k 5 yr$25k debt

2$72,481$75,745$24,850 Communication and Media Studies

1 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

1———

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.