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Public policy & social work at ACU

ACU graduates about 23 public policy & social work majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 96th of 406 schools we score for public policy & social work, a strong program at 68 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $54,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major.

68/100Strong#96 of 406 for public policy & social work →
Graduates a year234% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$54,0001.04× 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 public policy & social work happens

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 public policy & social work ranking

  1. Ramapo College of New Jersey 68
  2. University of California, Santa Cruz 68
  3. University of Wyoming 68
  4. Binghamton University–SUNY 68
  5. Seattle University 68
  6. Florida State University 67
  7. Virginia Tech 67
  8. Morgan State University 67

Other strong majors at ACU

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares ACU with every school we score in public policy & social work. 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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