Abilene Christian University Student Population

How many students at Abilene Christian?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Abilene Christian University has a total enrollment of 5,219 students, including 3,263 undergraduate and 1,956 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,805 male students (34.6%) and 3,414 female students (65.4%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 2,816 White students (54%) and 931 Hispanic students (17.8%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 3,263 undergraduate students (62.5%) and 1,956 graduate students (37.5%).
• Class Delivery: 1,583 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 805 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Doctoral / Research University - which average 6,371 - Abilene Christian's body is relatively small.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 1,805 male (34.59%) and 3,414 female (65.41%) students are attending Abilene Christian University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 52.87.

By class level, 3,263 (62.52%) are undergraduate students and 1,956 (37.48%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 40.06% are male and 59.94% are female, while among graduate students, 25.46% are male and 74.54% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,816 White, 680 Black, and 108 Asian students out of a total of 5,219 are attending at Abilene Christian University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Abilene Christian University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 65.5% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Abilene Christian has 68 students under 18 years old and 26 students over 65 years old. There are 3,626 students under 25 years old, and 1,590 students over 25 years old out of 5,219 total students.

Abilene Christian has 3,183 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 80 students aged 25 and over.

It has 443 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,510 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Abilene Christian University, 1,583 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 805 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,090 students who live in Texas or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 493 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 3,263 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 108 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.31%.106 students have transferred in as full-time status and 2 students transferred in as part-time status.