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ACU attains Research 2 status in the Carnegie Classification,
marking a significant milestone in academic excellence.

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We Light the Fire Within

Creative thinker. Courageous leader.
Game changer. Dream maker.
It starts with a spark.
That one class. An inspiring professor.
A bold idea.

Creative thinker. Courageous leader.
Game changer. Dream maker.
It starts with a spark.
That one class. An inspiring professor.
A bold idea.

Athletics

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Wildcat baseball is back in an all-new setting! Be a part of history as the Wildcats show what they’ve got in their spectacular new home at Crutcher Scott Field.

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December 2024 ACU commencement

Senior Capstone is crowning experience for ACU undergraduates

From filmmaking in Cambodia to studying Native American pictographs with multispectral imaging, ACU students are putting their knowledge into practice every day. Experiential learning – or learning by doing – is an important part of an ACU education and is built into the curriculum for all undergraduate majors from their freshman through senior years. The culmination is a Senior Capstone project, which puts into practice classroom lessons.

R2 research designation

ACU achieves elite academic recognition with Carnegie Research 2 status

Abilene Christian University has earned Research 2 (R2) status in the latest update from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education – a milestone that reflects ACU’s intentional commitment to research growth and academic excellence. The prestigious R2 designation places Abilene Christian among top research universities in the nation, recognizing high spending and doctorate production.

Brad East Bible Missions Ministry

AI Research at ACU, funded by Google: Transforming Computer Science Education

As a high school student, Gweneth Barbre was intrigued by psychology, design and computer science and she knew she wanted to explore the interaction between people and computers. So she looked for a university with a similar research focus and opportunity. Less than a year later, as a freshman computer science major at ACU, she works as a research assistant to Dr. James Prather, analyzing data about how novice programmers interact with Artificial Intelligence tools.