ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
Abilene,  Texas
www.acu.edu

QUICK FACTS

  • Selective, private, master's-level university founded in 1906 in Abilene, Texas
  • Graduates accepted into medical schools at a rate more than twice the national average
  • Graduates accepted into law schools at a rate of more than 90 percent.
  • One of only 13 private universities in nation with accredited journalism program
  • Undergraduates included in significant faculty research projects
  • Ranked fourth among 700 colleges and universities nationwide for investment performance for the 12 months ending June 30, 2006
  • Majority of students actively volunteer in the community
  • All-Christian faculty personally interested in students' studies and lives
  • Students may choose from 61 baccalaureate majors that include more than 100 areas of study, 26 master's degree programs and one doctoral program
  • Career network of 86,000 ACU alumni in every state and 109 countries
  • Annual enrollment of 4,800 students from across the U.S. and 60 nations
  • 59 national athletics championships
  • Beautiful, 208-acre, modern campus 180 miles west of Dallas/Fort Worth area

MASTER’S PROGRAMS
M.S. - Accounting
M.S. - Communication Sciences and Disorders
Graduate Certificate - Conflict Mediation
M.E.d. - School Supervisor
M.E.d. - School Superintendent;
T.E.A. - School Superintendent
M.Ed. - Educational Diagnostician
M.A. - English Literature
M.A. - English Writing
M.A. - Human Communication
M.L.A. - Liberal Arts
M.S. - Organizational and Human Resource Development
M.Ed. - School Counselor
M.Ed. - Secondary Teaching
Masters- Reading Specialist
Graduate Certificate in Gerontology
M.S. – Gerontology
M.MFT- Marriage and Family Therapy
M.S. - Clinical Psychology
M.S. - Counseling Psychology
M.S. - General Psychology
M.S. - School Psychology
MEd. - Elementary Teaching
M.S.N.- Nursing
M.S.N.- Family Nurse Practitioner
 
BACHELOR’S AND ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMS

Levels at which colleges offer specific majors are designated by the following letters:
A = Associate degree, B = Bachelor's degree, C = Certificate or diploma.

Agriculture & Related Sciences

  • Agribusiness Operations  B
  • Animal Sciences  B

Architecture & Related Programs

  • Architectural Technology  A
  • Architecture & Related Programs - General  A

Arts, Visual & Performing

  • Art - General  B
  • Commercial/Advertising Art  B
  • Drama/Theater Arts  B
  • Fine/Studio Arts  B
  • Interior Design  B
  • Music - General  B
  • Music - Piano/Organ  B
  • Music - Voice/Opera  B

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

  • Biochemistry  B
  • Biology  B

Business, Management, & Marketing

  • Accounting  B
  • Business Administration/Management  B
  • Finance/Banking  B
  • Marketing Management  B

Communications & Journalism

  • Digital Communications/Multimedia  B
  • Journalism  B

Computer & Information Sciences

  • Computer Science  B

Education

  • Art Teacher Education  B
  • Biology Teacher Education  B
  • Elementary Education  B
  • English Teacher Education  B
  • History Teacher Education  B
  • Junior High Education  B
  • Mathematics Education  B
  • Music Teacher Education  B
  • Physical Education  B
  • Reading Teacher Education  B
  • Science Teacher Education  B
  • Secondary Education  B
  • Social Studies Teacher Education  B
  • Spanish Language Teacher Education  B
  • Special Education  B

Engineering

  • Computer Hardware Engineering  B
  • Engineering - General  B
  • Engineering Physics  B
  • Engineering Science  B

English Language & Literature

  • English Language & Literature - General  B
  • Speech/Rhetorical Studies  B

Family & Consumer Sciences

  • Human Development/Family Studies  B

Foreign Language & Literature

  • Spanish  B

Health Professions & Clinical Sciences

  • Clinical Laboratory Science  B
  • Medical Dietetics  B
  • Nursing (RN)  B
  • Ophthalmic Laboratory Technology  B
  • Predentistry  B
  • Premedicine  B
  • Prepharmacy  B
  • Preveterinary Medicine  B
  • Speech-Language Pathology  B

History

  • History - General  B

Law & Legal Studies

  • Prelaw  B

Liberal Arts & Sciences

  • Liberal Arts & Sciences  B

Mathematics

  • Mathematics - General  B

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

  • Global Studies  B

Natural Resources & Conservation

  • Environmental Science  B

Parks, Recreation & Fitness

  • Health/Physical Fitness  B
  • Sport/Fitness Administration  B

Physical Sciences

  • Chemistry  B
  • Physics  B

Psychology

  • Psychology - General  B

Public Administration & Services

  • Social Work  B

Social Sciences

  • Criminology  B
  • Political Science/Government  B
  • Sociology  B

Theological Studies & Religious Vocations

  • Bible Studies  B
  • Missionary Studies  B
  • Pastoral Counseling  B
  • Youth Ministry  B

Annual College Costs

Tuition and Fees

$15,160

 Room & Board

$5,670