College Scorecard
Average after grants for all families receiving federal aid. Pick your income above.
Sticker price $33,424. College Scorecard.
Higher than 5% of Texas colleges we cover and 4% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median 54%.
Within 6 years · College Scorecard
Higher than 31% of Texas colleges we cover and 25% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median $53,263.
Median, 10 years after starting · College Scorecard
ABU acceptance rate & admissions
Test scores: College Scorecard. Other figures: College Scorecard; IPEDS
ABU tuition, cost & net price
What families actually pay per year, by income
Average net price after grants and scholarships for students who receive federal aid. Tap your income band.
College Scorecard, latest reported year (federal aid recipients)
Sticker price (before aid)
IPEDS 2023-24 cost items; total from College Scorecard
College Scorecard; Urban Institute Education Data Portal
State aid: Texas residents with financial need attending eligible private nonprofit Texas colleges may receive a Tuition Equalization Grant (TEG); amounts are set each year. Not included in the prices above. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (College for All Texans)
ABU majors, earnings & careers
Arlington Baptist University offers 12 bachelor's majors across 4 areas. Earnings below are for this school's graduates of each major, four years after finishing.
- Humanities & Languages · 7
- Education · 3
- Business & Finance · 1
- Social Sciences & Public Service · 1
Highest-earning majors at ABU
Not enough graduates in any one major to report earnings.
Quick list of all 12 majors
- Bible Studies—
- Business—
- Education—
- Education (Elementary / Secondary)—
- Education (Subject Teaching)—
- Liberal Arts / General Studies—
- Missions / Missionary Studies and Missiology—
- Pastoral Counseling / Ministry—
- Psychology (Clinical / Counseling)—
- Religious Education—
- Religious Music and Worship—
- Theology / Ministry—
— means too few graduates to report earnings.
College Scorecard field of study, latest release
All majors by area with earnings 1 and 4 years out, and debt →Education (Elementary / Secondary) → Elementary school teacher
Median annual wage for all workers in this job, not only new graduates. U.S. jobs projected to shrink 0.4% from 2025 to 2035.
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-35
Education (Subject Teaching) → High school teacher
Median annual wage for all workers in this job, not only new graduates. U.S. jobs projected to shrink 0.2% from 2025 to 2035.
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-35
Living in Dallas
Overall prices in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area.
BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
2 bedrooms $1,745. Housing costs 18% above the U.S. average.
HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027
January and July average highs. 40 inches of rain a year, almost no snow.
NOAA Climate Normals 1991-2020
Highest: tornado (very high); river flooding (relatively high); heat wave (relatively high); winter weather (very high).
FEMA National Risk Index, Tarrant County
Campus & students
IPEDS fall enrollment; Carnegie Classification; EADA via Urban Institute
Tarrant County at a glance
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year 2024
Compare ABU with similar schools
Similar private colleges in Texas by selectivity, graduation rate and size. Tap “Why?” to see where the price difference comes from.
| School | Acceptance | You'd pay | Graduation | Earnings, 10 yrs | Price gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington Baptist University | — | $24,906 | 19% | $44,644 | This school |
| Jarvis Christian University | — | $9,825 | 15% | $32,992 | |
| Texas College | — | $10,958 | 14% | $33,752 | |
| Wiley University | — | $7,092 | 24% | $33,159 | |
| North American University | — | $18,721 | 32% | — |
College Scorecard, latest reported year. “You'd pay” follows your residency and income choices above.
Why the price is different
Arlington Baptist University would cost you $15,081 more per year than Jarvis Christian University, on average.
- Higher sticker price at Arlington Baptist University, mostly from higher tuition & fees (+$9,110).
- Jarvis Christian University gives aided families $6,842 more in grants, on average.
| Per year, Texas resident | ABU | Jarvis Christian University | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition & fees | $20,830 | $11,720 | +$9,110 |
| Books & supplies | $1,600 | $1,000 | +$600 |
| Housing & meals | $8,310 | $9,880 | −$1,570 |
| Personal & travel | $4,584 | $2,680 | +$1,904 |
| Living-at-home adjustment | −$1,900 | −$95 | −$1,805 |
| Sticker price | $33,424 | $25,185 | +$8,239 |
| Average grants | −$8,518 | −$15,360 | +$6,842 |
| You pay | $24,906 | $9,825 | +$15,081 |
“+” means ABU costs more; “−” means it costs less. Grants are the sticker price minus the net price. Cost items: IPEDS, on-campus budget. Sticker and net price: College Scorecard, latest reported year; the adjustment reconciles the two. Net price is an average for first-time, full-time students receiving federal aid, not a quote.
Common questions about ABU
How much does Arlington Baptist University cost per year?
The sticker price (cost of attendance) is $33,424 a year. After grants and scholarships, students receiving federal aid pay $24,906 a year on average; families earning $0–30k pay $21,759 and families earning $110k+ pay $25,941.
How much do ABU graduates earn?
Former Arlington Baptist University students earn a median $44,644 ten years after starting college, compared with a U.S. median of $53,263 across the colleges we cover.
What is the ABU graduation rate?
19% of first-time, full-time students graduate within six years, and 41% return for their second year.
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Sources on this page: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS; U.S. Census Bureau (ACS); Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, Employment Projections); Bureau of Economic Analysis; HUD; NOAA; FEMA; Urban Institute Education Data Portal (ODC-By); Wikidata. “Colleges we cover” means colleges awarding bachelor's degrees to at least 100 undergraduates. Averages are not quotes; confirm costs with the school. How we score
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Cite this: “Arlington Baptist University: cost, admissions and outcomes,” EducationGuide.com, https://educationguide.com/colleges/arlington-baptist-university (College Scorecard and IPEDS data).