For the fourth year in a row, ACU is the highest-ranking university in Texas in the U.S. News & World Report “Academic Programs to Look For” benchmarks focused on student success – placing in six of eight categories this year. ACU was one of only 19 U.S. institutions ranked in the top 50 nationally in both Undergraduate Research/Creative Projects and Undergraduate Teaching, alongside Carnegie Mellon, Dartmouth, Duke, Harvard, Princeton, Rice, Stanford, Vanderbilt and Yale in the 2022-23 rankings. Read more below about some of the people and programs that make ACU’s student experience unique.
Senior Capstones provide students a culminating experience to their years at ACU. They create a project that integrates and applies what they’ve learned, often through a research paper, a performance, a portfolio of “best work,” or an exhibit of artwork.
Students learn key skills that open doors for graduate school and successful careers through numerous undergraduate research opportunities at ACU. Through the support of ACU’s Office of Undergraduate Research and individual faculty mentors, students engage in laboratory and field research in the natural sciences, and projects in the social sciences, performing and fine arts, humanities, and business.
At the heart of learning at ACU are dedicated faculty who are experts in their fields, passionately committed to students’ growth and success. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 14:1, each student benefits from personalized instruction and one-on-one mentoring in addition to classroom learning.