Abilene Christian University Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at Abilene Christian University is 14:1, and the school has 49.9 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Abilene Christian University include: Business Administration and Management, General; Psychology, General; Accounting; Human Development and Family Studies, General; and Marketing/Marketing Management, General. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 73.8 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts Sciences (biological or physical) Humanities History Mathematics Social science English (including composition) Other Foreign languages
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	14:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Business Administration and Management, General 9% Psychology, General 5% Accounting 4% Human Development and Family Studies, General 4% Marketing/Marketing Management, General 4%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Certificate, Associate, Bachelor's, Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate - other
Combined-degree programs	3-2 Engineering Science Programs w/ UT Arlington; Other Three Year Cooperative Programs w/ approved professional schools.
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences N/A Service learning N/A Senior capstone or culminating academic experience N/A Writing in the disciplines N/A Undergraduate research/creative projects 87% Learning communities 33%

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	74%
4-year graduation rate	41

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data