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Art, music & theater at ACU

ACU graduates about 39 art, music & theater majors a year, 6% of its graduating class. That puts it 264th of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a solid program at 63 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $50,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major.

63/100Solid#264 of 668 for art, music & theater →
Graduates a year396% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$50,0000.97× the same major nationally
Admit rate66%whole school
SAT middle 50%1070–1280whole school

Around ACU

The GATA Fountain and the McGlothlin Campus Center on the campus of Abilene Chri
Abilene Christian University June 2019 22 (GATA Fountain and McGlothlin Campus CPhoto: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Brown Library on the campus of Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas (U
Abilene Christian University June 2019 20 (Brown Library)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The McGlothlin Campus Center, the Tower of Light, and the Onstead-Packer Biblica
Abilene Christian University June 2019 18 (McGlothlin Campus Center, Tower of LiPhoto: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Onstead Science Center on the campus of Abilene Christian University in Abil
Abilene Christian University June 2019 51 (Onstead Science Center)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Williams Performing Arts Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 29 · Athletics 13 · Student housing 10 · Dorm 7 · Library 1 · Chapel 1.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. University of Minnesota–Duluth 63
  2. Alfred University 63
  3. University of Mary Washington 63
  4. North Central College 63
  5. Suffolk University 63
  6. Eckerd College 63
  7. Knox College 63
  8. Covenant College 63

Other strong majors at ACU

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares ACU with every school we score in art, music & theater. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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