Arlington Baptist University
Arlington, TX · Private · Large city · ABU
Private institution in Arlington, TX · 268 undergraduates · $44,644 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 13%Pell Grant share
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
- $28,5991,674th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $19,2901,103rd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $19,290818th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $32,3741,014th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $27,0001,604th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $44,6441,375th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $32,2061,687th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 4.5%2,003rd highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 43.6%1,785th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2681,821st largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 18.0:11,713th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 55.1%282nd highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 13 mi (DFW)
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 12 of 12 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bible/Biblical StudiesTheology | bachelors | — | — |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyPsychology | bachelors | — | — |
| Education, GeneralEducation | bachelors | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyTheology | bachelors | — | — |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesTheology | bachelors | — | — |
| Religious EducationTheology | bachelors | — | — |
| Religious/Sacred MusicTheology | bachelors | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | — | — |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesTheology | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 5 sports
NCCAA Division II · Other
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websiteabu.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 222877)
- Compare colleges in TXRe-score with your weights
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- Showdown: Arlington Baptist University vs Dallas Christian CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 5 EADA programs at this school
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