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
- $32,3831,802nd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $34,6971,479th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $34,6971,424th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $50,9501,509th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $23,000997th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $51,612994th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $39,5241,258th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 41.4%1,474th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 55.3%1,695th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 74.4%739th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- 20800th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,1271,297th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 18.0:11,713th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 33.2%1,040th highest of 2,140 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.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bible/Biblical StudiesTheology | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyPsychology | bachelors | — | — |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | — | — |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyTheology | bachelors | — | — |
| MusicVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesTheology | bachelors | — | — |
| Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | — | — |
| Religious/Sacred MusicTheology | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Undenominationalsource
- Founded in 1960source
- Competes in National Association of Intercollegiate Athleticssource
- Athletic nickname: "Firestorm"source
- Mascot: Firestorm (Stormin' Norman)source
- Motto: "Transforming Culture with Truth"source
- Campus size: about 73 acressource
- Formerly known as "Southwestern Conservative Baptist Bible College (1960–)"source
- Formerly known as "Southwestern College" (1961–2011)source
- Athletic conference: NAIAsource
Athletics — 13 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $10,247,129 (M $6,837,502 · W $3,409,627)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Beach Volleyball
- Football
- Golf
- Other Sports
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitearizonachristian.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 105899)
- Compare colleges in AZRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in ArizonaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Arizona Christian University vs Arizona College of Nursing-TempeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 13 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
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