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Abilene Christian University

Abilene, Texas Private nonprofit 4-year Midsize city

Overview

Abilene Christian University is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Abilene, Texas. The campus sits in a midsize city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 5,219, made up of 3,263 undergraduates and 1,956 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R2 designation for high research activity. Its religious affiliation is Churches of Christ.

Abilene Christian University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 92 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling, Business Administration and Management, and Educational Leadership and Administration. It awarded 1,197 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 16 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

81% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.

Key figures

5,219
Students enrolled
81%
First-year retention
1,197
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
92
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional

Programs and majors offered 92

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 13
Business, Management and Marketing 9
Education 17
Psychology 4
Theology and Religious Vocations 6
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 4
Visual and Performing Arts 7
Communication and Journalism 5
Computer and Information Sciences 3
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 4
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
Engineering 1
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
English Language and Literature 1
Social Sciences 2
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 2
Physical Sciences 2
History 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Architecture 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
81%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
647
Associate degrees
2
Master's degrees
392
Doctoral degrees (research)
86
Professional doctorates
23
Other doctoral degrees
5
Postbaccalaureate certificates
42

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
5,219
Undergraduates, fall 2024
3,263
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,956
Full-time, fall 2024
68%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
6,355
Undergraduates, 2024-25
3,664
Graduate students, 2024-25
2,691
Full-time, 2024-25
58%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
66%
Men
34%
White
51%
Hispanic or Latino
17%
Black or African American
15%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
8%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
16
Programs with a fully online option
4
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
39%
Students taking some online courses
38%

Campus and services

Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Churches of Christ
Carnegie classification
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Research designation
Research 2: High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
United Athletic Conference; Western Athletic Conference
President
Dr. Phil Schubert
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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