Arlington Baptist University Teaching Programs

Arlington Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Arlington, Texas. The location of ABU is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is Arlington Baptist University?

Contact details for ABU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	3001 W Division, Arlington, TX 76012-3425
Phone:	817-461-8741
Website:	abu.edu

How Do I Get Into ABU?

You can apply to ABU online at: https://abu.edu/

Since Arlington Baptist University has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Arlington Baptist University?

The overall average net price of ABU is $23,687. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At ABU, approximately 87% of students took out student loans averaging $9,233 a year. That adds up to $36,932 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at ABU is 5.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Arlington Baptist University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 213 undergraduate students at ABU, with 208 being full-time and 5 being part-time.

There are also 3 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 208 full-time undergraduates at ABU, 62% are male and 38% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Arlington Baptist University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	4
Black or African American	40
Hispanic or Latino	66
White	91
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Geographic Diversity

Texas students aren't the only ones who study at Arlington Baptist University. At this time, 3 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Online Learning at Arlington Baptist University

There are 9 bachelor’s degree and 6 master’s degree programs available online at ABU. In 2020-2021, 102 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at ABU has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 43rd most popular in Texas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of ABU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Arlington Baptist University was -9.2%. This is the #1,378 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at ABU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.