Abilene Christian University

Abilene, TX · Private · 3,195 undergrads

  • Admit rate: 66.0% (10,510 applicants)
  • SAT middle 50%: 1070–1270 (ACT 22–28)
  • Undergraduates: 3,195 (4.3% international)
  • Average net price: $26,182 (per year after aid)
  • Graduation rate: 59% (within 6 years)

Deadlines

  • Early Action: Nov. 1, 2026
  • Regular Decision: Feb. 1, 2027

Editor's notes

  • Take the ACT, SAT or CLT even though ACU doesn't require it. Without a score you can't be considered for the Presidential Scholarship, ACU's top academic award, and you'll sit a placement exam before classes start anyway. Test-optional is allowed. It just isn't neutral here.

Sources

  1. ACU Admissions, Undergraduate admissions
  2. ACU Admissions, Test-optional policy
  3. ACU, Apply
  4. ACU News, ACU sees record enrollment for 9th consecutive year
  5. Common App, 2026-27 first-year requirements grid
  6. ACU, Quick facts

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