Abilene Christian University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Abilene Christian University is a private doctoral/professional university in Abilene, TX (city setting), with 3,188 undergraduates (65% women), affiliated with the Churches of Christ. It admitted 64% of 10,510 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1060–1290 on the SAT and 22–28 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $59,402 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $28,311 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 60% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, health professions & nursing, liberal arts & general studies. The campus reported 0.51 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Abilene Christian University ranks
On 64 lists; no top-ten finishes in Division I yet — the strongest showings:
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Churches of Christ
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 60%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $42,240
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Abilene Christian University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Abilene Christian University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | United Athletic Conference | 26 | room 2 | 4 | $1.1M | $41,150 | 995 | |
| Baseball | United Athletic Conference | 41 | 7 over | 6 | $1.8M | $43,542 | 955 | |
| Men's Basketball | United Athletic Conference | 14 | room 1 | 1 | $2.4M | $173,582 | 981 | |
| Women's Basketball | United Athletic Conference | 12 | room 3 | 1 | $1.8M | $152,694 | 995 | |
| Men's Cross Country | United Athletic Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Women's Cross Country | United Athletic Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | 984 | |
| Football | United Athletic Conference | 93 | room 12 | 3 | $7.3M | $78,354 | 938 | |
| Men's Golf | United Athletic Conference | 10 | 1 over | 2 | $594k | $59,394 | 1000 | |
| Women's Golf | United Athletic Conference | 8 | room 1 | 2 | $567k | $70,850 | — | |
| Softball | United Athletic Conference | 21 | room 4 | 1 | $1.1M | $53,883 | 977 | |
| Men's Tennis | Atlantic Sun Conference | 10 | at cap | 2 | $702k | $70,244 | 1000 | |
| Women's Tennis | United Athletic Conference | 8 | room 2 | 1 | $651k | $81,333 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | United Athletic Conference | 76 | 31 over | 5 | $792k | $10,427 | 989 | |
| Women's Track & Field | United Athletic Conference | 84 | 39 over | 5 | $866k | $10,307 | 983 | |
| Women's Volleyball | United Athletic Conference | 16 | room 2 | 3 | $1.1M | $66,100 | 995 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.