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Abilene Christian University

Abilene Christian University
ACU Box 29100
Abilene, TX 79699-9100

Official telephone: (325) 674-2000
Toll-free telephone: (800) 460-6228
Fax number: (325) 674-2958
Website: www.acu.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2015 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Contacting the office: 325 674-2300
800 588-6083 (toll free)
325 674-6850 (fax)
thedepot@acu.edu
FAFSA number: 003537

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $32,020; $32,020 out-of-state
Book fees: $1,250
Miscellaneous expenses: $3,350
Other expenses: Transportation and personal/miscellaneous.
Combined room and board expenses: $9,500

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 1noN/A

Date award notification begins: April 1
Applied for financial aid:
86% of first-year students
77% of full-time undergraduates
36% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
83% of first-year students
86% of full-time undergraduates
77% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
98% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
90% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
68% of first-year students
67% of full-time undergraduates
50% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
100% of first-year students
99% of full-time undergraduates
79% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
27% of first-year students
27% of full-time undergraduates
21% of part-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
69% for first-year students
68% for full-time undergraduates
55% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$21,968 for first-year students
$21,813 for full-time undergraduates
$8,208 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$19,586 for first-year students
$18,869 for full-time undergraduates
$6,656 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,482 for first-year students
$4,454 for full-time undergraduates
$3,123 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,448 for first-year students
$4,408 for full-time undergraduates
$3,123 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
30% of first-year students
34% of full-time undergraduates
16% of part-time undergraduates
Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
$12,653 for first-year students
$11,665 for full-time undergraduates
$5,687 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
5% of first-year students
6% of full-time undergraduates
1% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$20,221 for first-year students
$23,078 for full-time undergraduates
$11,170 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 25%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • State Loans
  • College/University Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
First-year loan package range: $100 - $18,000
Undergraduate loan package range: $100 - $22,000
Types of payment plans:
  • school's own payment plan(s)
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants
  • United Negro College Fund
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • state scholarships/grants
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • special achievements/activities
  • special characteristics
  • athletic scholarships
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $100 - $17,000
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $100 - $20,000

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