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Arizona Christian University

Glendale, AZ · Private · Large suburb · ACU

Private institution in Glendale, AZ · 1,127 undergraduates · 74% acceptance rate · $51,612 median earnings 10 years after entry.

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
$32,3831,791st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$34,6971,466th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$34,6971,411th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$50,9501,496th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$23,000990th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$51,612990th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$39,5241,253rd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
41.4%1,460th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
55.3%1,684th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
74.4%729th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
—
Median ACT
20798th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,1271,296th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
18.0:11,696th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
33.2%1,027th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 16 mi (PHX)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 14 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Bible/Biblical StudiesTheologybachelors——
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors——
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors——
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherBusinessbachelors——
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyPsychologybachelors——
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors——
Missions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyTheologybachelors——
MusicVisual & Performing Artsbachelors——
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesTheologybachelors——
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors——
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors——
Religious/Sacred MusicTheologybachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 13 sports

NAIA Division I · NAIA

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $10,247,129 (M $6,837,502 · W $3,409,627)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Arizona Christian University’s 1,127 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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