Abilene Christian University acceptance rate and your odds of getting in

Abilene Christian University is a private college in Texas that admits most qualified applicants (around 66%), which puts it in the moderately selective range. A rate like this means it admits more applicants than it rejects; the bar is less about clearing a single cutoff and more about how your full profile compares to admitted students.

Use this page to see what Abilene Christian University weighs, where it ranks among Texas schools, and how a profile like yours is likely to land. Admitted students post a 75th-percentile SAT around 1210, a useful checkpoint for where your scores sit, though it is a reference range and not a cutoff.

What are my chances at Abilene Christian University with a 3.1 GPA and a 1170 SAT?

About 84% (Safety), by CollegeCalcAI's deterministic model, for an applicant with a 3.1 unweighted GPA and a 1170 SAT, the middle of Abilene Christian University's admitted range, applying Regular Decision without a hook. A 3.4 GPA with a 1270 SAT comes out near 97%. Courses, activities, essays and the application round move the number; the free calculator includes them.

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Getting into Abilene Christian University comes down to four decisions, each one visible in the data on this page.

10,510 students applied to Abilene Christian University for fall 2023; 6,714 were admitted (63.9%). 862 enrolled. Only about 13% of admitted students enrolled, so the school admits several students for every seat it expects to fill, which is why its acceptance rate reads higher than its selectivity feels. Abilene Christian University enrolls about 3,195 undergraduates in total, 60% of them women, with a student-to-faculty ratio of 13 to 1.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS 2023 admissions and enrollment.

The middle 50% of admitted students at Abilene Christian University scored between 1070 and 1270 on the SAT (average 1194). On the ACT the middle 50% runs from 22 to 28. A score above 1270 puts you in the top quarter of admits and turns the test into an asset; a score below 1070 puts you in the bottom quarter, where the rest of the application has to carry more weight. Abilene Christian University is test-optional: scores are considered if you submit them but not required. Send a score at or above the middle of the admitted range; otherwise apply without one and let your transcript lead.

Source: College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education), release 2026-06-10.

Abilene Christian University signals that it values rigor of secondary school record, academic GPA, and standardized test scores above the rest of the file. Solid grades in a challenging schedule do most of the work here, with the rest of the application providing context. These ratings come from Abilene Christian University's reported Common Data Set, so the full chart below reflects what the school itself says it values, not a generic guess.

Abilene Christian University's published cost of attendance, before any aid, is roughly $59,256 per year. Tuition and fees alone are $44,200. What families actually pay is different: the average net price after grants and scholarships is $26,182 a year, and it ranges from $20,285 for families earning under $30,000 to $31,763 for families earning over $110,000. 22% of undergraduates receive a federal Pell Grant.

Source: College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education), release 2026-06-10. Net price is what students receiving aid paid after grants, by family income.

Ten years after enrolling, the median Abilene Christian University student who received federal aid earns $55,736 a year, up from $46,727 at six years. 59% of first-time, full-time students graduate within six years, and 81% return for a second year. Among graduates who borrowed, median federal debt at graduation is $24,250; 40% of undergraduates take federal loans.

Source: College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education), release 2026-06-10. Earnings cover students who received federal aid.

Among the 53 Texas schools we track, Abilene Christian University ranks #20 most selective by acceptance rate. Schools like Rice University (8%) and Trinity University (TX) (26%) sit nearby, which makes Texas a useful frame for calibrating a balanced list.

If Abilene Christian University is on your list, schools with a similar admit profile are worth a look: Elon University, Stonehill College, and Adelphi University. Running the same profile against each one in the free calculator is the fastest way to see where you are a reach, a match, or a likely.

Acceptance rate, application counts, admitted test ranges, cost, and outcomes reflect publicly reported federal data (U.S. Department of Education: IPEDS 2023 and the College Scorecard) and each school's Common Data Set; figures are rounded and lag the current cycle by one to two years, so confirm deadlines and policies on the school's own site. The typical-admit GPA and SAT are CollegeCalcAI's modeled estimates. Estimates from CollegeCalcAI are a planning tool computed by a fixed, transparent model, not a guarantee of any admission decision.