American College of the Building Arts
Charleston, SC · Private · Midsize city · ACBA
Private institution in Charleston, SC · 140 undergraduates · 62% acceptance rate.
- Top 0%Full-time retention
- Top 10%Median graduate debt
- Top 10%Student-faculty ratio
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $26,3891,573rd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $20,5721,142nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $20,572895th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $38,9841,193rd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $12,500197th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- —
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- —
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 64.0%628th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 100.0%1st highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 62.1%438th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1137562nd highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 24421st highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1401,942nd largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 8.0:1216th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 19.9%1,728th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 176 mi (CLT)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 5 of 5 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural Sciences and TechnologyArchitecture | bachelors | — | — |
| CarpentersConstruction Trades | bachelors | — | — |
| Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Mason/MasonryConstruction Trades | bachelors | — | — |
| Precision Metal WorkingPrecision Production | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Key links
- Official websiteacba.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 485698)
- Compare colleges in SCRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in South CarolinaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: American College of the Building Arts vs Clinton CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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