+12%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Abilene Christian University rose 12% between 2021 and 2024 ($39.4k → $44.2k).
Texas · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's
Abilene Christian University
Abilene, Texas. 3,129 undergraduate students. 88 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Abilene Christian University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
+12%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Abilene Christian University rose 12% between 2021 and 2024 ($39.4k → $44.2k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Texas
Each tile compares this institution to the Texas median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$55,736+19% · 6→10y
Texas median $39,639$46,727
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry60.2%+11% · '97→'24
Texas median 51.8%$14,750+257% · '97→'20
At program completion3,129-15% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS79.5%+5% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time63.9%+1% · '01→'24
latest cohort$42,380+305% · '00→'24
out-of-state $42,380SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
3.5%Median federal debt $14,750 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $55,736 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+83%
Abilene Christian University · completion · 100% rose
26.8% → 49.1%
+305%
Abilene Christian University · in-state tuition rose
$10,910 → $44,200
+305%
Abilene Christian University · out-of-state tuition rose
$10,910 → $44,200
+257%
Abilene Christian University · median debt rose
$6,796 → $24,250
+29%
Abilene Christian University · earnings_median_10yr rose
$43,100 → $55,736
+33%
Abilene Christian University · earnings_median_8yr rose
$39,300 → $52,257
+33%
Abilene Christian University · earnings_median_6yr rose
$35,200 → $46,727
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Finance and Financial Management Services.$93,291Accounting and Related Services.$91,347Accounting and Related Services.$91,013Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.$85,202Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$75,745Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution.$68,059Educational Administration and Supervision.$65,522Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.$64,715Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution.$63,815Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology.$61,884Marketing.$60,595Business Administration, Management and Operations.$58,208Social Work.$57,585Health and Physical Education/Fitness.$56,650Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.$55,808Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$55,185Social Work.$51,741Biology, General.$51,357Psychology, General.$50,832Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$49,638Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.$49,473Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.$43,121
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
22 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
EDUCATION · CIP 13
FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES · CIP 19
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Abilene Christian University
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$618,177
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 8
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $24,921
- HS-only baseline · TX
- $37,300
- Years to complete
- 4
- CIP family
- 51
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Texas
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Abilene Christian University graduates earn $X” — not “Abilene Christian University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Abilene Christian University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.