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ABU

Arlington Baptist University

Arlington, Texas Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

Located in Arlington, Texas, Arlington Baptist University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. The campus sits in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 302, made up of 284 undergraduates and 18 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Baptist.

Arlington Baptist University offers bachelor's degrees and master's degrees across 6 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business/Commerce, General Studies, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 37 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 41% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 20 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
302
Students enrolled
41%
First-year retention
37
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
6
Programs and majors
20:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

BachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 6

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

Business, Management and Marketing 2
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Education 1
Theology and Religious Vocations 2

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students
41%
Student-to-faculty ratio
20:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
30
Master's degrees
7

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
302
Undergraduates, fall 2024
284
Graduate students, fall 2024
18
Full-time, fall 2024
96%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
329
Undergraduates, 2024-25
309
Graduate students, 2024-25
20
Full-time, 2024-25
96%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

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

Women
36%
Men
64%
White
36%
Hispanic or Latino
38%
Black or African American
20%
Two or more races
2%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
1
Programs with a fully online option
5
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
15%
Students taking some online courses
82%

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Baptist
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Athletic association
NCCAA
President
Clifton McDaniel
Services and opportunities
Teacher certification, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training

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