Abilene Christian
University-Undergraduate Online
Private College in Addison, TX. Median 10-year earnings $55,736.
Ten years after entry, the median Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate Online student earns $55,736 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. Debt at graduation runs to a median of $24,250, neither a bargain nor a burden.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
With an acceptance rate of 100%, Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate Online takes nearly everyone who applies. Only 182 students applied, so treat these rates as directional — small pools swing sharply between cycles. 80% of admitted students actually enroll, which is a high yield by national standards.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
Apply at Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate Online →Academics
No six-year graduation rate is reported for this institution, which is common for schools whose students are mostly part-time, transfer in, or enroll in short programs that the federal cohort measure does not track. Its absence is not itself a bad sign, but it does remove the clearest completion signal. 48% first-year retention is low enough to be the defining risk of enrolling here. The part-time picture is harder: 30% return, against 48% full-time. The 25:1 student-faculty ratio is high, so large classes and limited faculty contact should be the expectation. As a private nonprofit four-year college, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 918 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $23,684 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($24,283 versus $17,857), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. Most students get help: 92% receive grants worth $5,530 on average. Borrowing is widespread: 80% take federal loans.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 42 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $24,283 |
| $30–48k | $22,852 |
| $48–75k | $21,723 |
| $75–110k | $26,586 |
| $110k+ | $17,857 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 734 of these 918 students, totalling $5,432,190 — an average of $7,401 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Dallas County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026