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President Dr. Royce Money
International Student Coordinator
Steven Gist
Address ACU Box 28226
Abilene, Tx 79699-8226
Established 1906
Website www.acu.edu
School Population
Total number of students: 4800
Number of countries represented: 60
Student-Faculty ratio: 16:1
Tuition, Fees,
Room & Board: $26,546 | |
Abilene Christian University
Outstanding faculty. Great facilities. Good jobs and graduate school. They're all the result of ACU's uncommon commitment to teaching and learning. ACU prepares its graduates for Christian service and leadership throughout the world.
Quality Education:
- Number of Majors: over 60 majors and 27 master’s degree programs
- Professional school acceptance rate: 95%
- Pre-medicine graduates are accepted into professional schools at more than twice the national average (avg)
- Accounting majors pass the CPA exam the first time at a rate more than twice the national avg.
- Top Tier U.S. News and World Report
- Student produced newspaper since 1975 has received All-American honors
- Physics students regularly participate with faculty at national nuclear physics laboratories & make national and international presentations.
- 55 national athletic championships
Famous Alumni:
- Du Hyen Jung, class of ‘64, CEO Chun-Ma Co.
- Dr. Robert D. Hunter, class of ‘52, State of Representative for Texas
- Max Lucado, class of ’78, Int’l Author
- Desmond Yeo, class of ‘97, Senior Manager in Kay Hian Holdings Ltd.
Accreditation:
- ACU is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
- Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
- Council on Journalism & Mass Communication
- Council on Social Work Education
- Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
- National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
- Foundation for Interior Design Education and Research
Bachelor Degree Programs (short list)
- Biology
- Business
- Chemistry
- Communication
- Computer Science
- Economics
- Education
- Graphic Design / Advertising
- History/Pre-Law
- Mathematics
- Nursing
- Psychology
University Opportunities
- Internship opportunities and praticums are available
- International Scholarship =
1020 - 1080: $2,500 per year for 4 years
1090 - 1160: $4,000 per year for 4 years
1170 - 1230: $4,500 per year for 4 years
1240 - 1300: $5,000 per year for 4 years
1310 - 1380: $5,800 per year for 4 years
University Environment
- Safety measures: 24 hour security police
- City population: 120,000
- 2 hours west of Dallas/Ft. Worth
- Average climate during year:
Average rainfall: 24.4 inches
Average annual temp: 64.6 Fahrenheit
Average high temp: 73F (95F in July)
Average low temp: 46F (30F in Jan)
- Airport access: Abilene Regional Airport (ABI)
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