• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
mnc-logo

My Next College | Personal Finance for Students and Graduates

Never Stop Learning

  • Gear
  • Reviews
  • Money
  • Study Tips

Abilene Christian University

Address:
ACU Box 29100

Abilene, TX 79699-9000

Website: http://www.acu.edu
Email: [email protected]

General Information

Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1906
Religious Affilation: Church of Christ
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 4,120
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $175,037,244

Admissions

Application Fee: $25
Application Deadline: August 1
Selectivity: Selective

Expenses

Tuition and Fees: $16,330
Room/Board: $6,129

Student Services

Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance, other
Remedial Services Offered: reading, math, study skills
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, religious

Careers

Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training

Students That Enter the Job Market…

Within 6 Months of Graduation: 72%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 89%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: 99%
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Abilene ISD, Abilene Regional Medical Center, Alcon, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Capgemini, Citibank Texas NA, Dallas Theater Center, Dell, Enterprise Rent A Car, Ernst & Young, Focus on the Family, Kaye/Bassman, Plaza Medical Center, Pricewaterhouse-Coopers

Library

Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 503,707
Number of current serial subscriptions: 2,771
Number of microforms: 1,200,000
Number of audiovisuals: 65,246
Number of ebooks: 5,300
Other library facilities: In 2006 the Library opened the Learning Commons, a partnership of library service, information technology, group study space and Internet cafe. The Brown Library houses the Callie Faye Milliken Special Collections featuring 6,000 volumes of rare and specialized materials and 20,000 audio and video tapes and photographs including the papers and artifacts of Omar Burleson who served fifteen terms as a U.S. congressman. The Library also houses the Center for Restoration Studies, a collection of manuscripts, photographs, artifacts, and other resources on the Stone-Cambell movement in America.

Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Art gallery, museum of university’s history, biblical restoration studies center, voice institute, demonstration farm/ranch, observatory.

Technology

Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 700
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center

Number of available wired connections available in…

The Library (not including computer labs): 40
Classrooms: 0
Labs: 1
Other areas: 10

Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 500

Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 97%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes

Safety

Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life Overview

Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 44%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 18%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 22%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 25%

College Housing

Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 44%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: women’s dorms (47%), men’s dorms (38%), apartments for married students (1%), apartment for single students (14%), special housing for disabled students

Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…

Singles: 5%
Doubles: 76%
Triples or Suites: 8%
Apartments: 11%
Other: N/A

Number of college-owned housing buildings: 13

Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…

A sprinkler system: 15%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 97%

Campus Size: 208 acres

Transportation (distances in miles)

Nearest airport(s): Dallas/Fort Worth (180), Abilene (5)
Nearest train station: Dallas (180)
Nearest bus station: Abilene (3)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 75%

Student Employment

Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 20%
Average undergraduate wage: 1,500
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No

Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)

Army ROTC: Not offered
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Not offered

Rules and Regulations

Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – No
Other policies: class attendance mandatory, dress/hair code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited

Campus

Most popular events: Welcome Week, Sing Song, Freshman Follies, International Culture Show, ACU Theatre, Annual Black History Production, Homecoming Musical, parade, carnival & football.

Primary Sidebar

cheap textbooks online

Cheap Textbooks

We have gone through considerable trouble to ensure that our readers have access to cheap textbooks. College tuition is expensive enough, if we can help you save some cash on your textbooks, then we have accomplished a worthy goal. Table of ContentsTextbook Search TipsBest Places to Buy Cheap Textbooks OnlineCollege Bookstore Scam – BewareCollege Textbooks […]

Copyright © 2021 · Genesis Sample on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in