American College of the Building Arts
Acceptance rate
44.4%
2025
Tuition per year
$21,500
$35,591 with room and board
Peer median $18,120
Undergraduates
155
Student-faculty ratio 8:1
Peer median 11 : 1
Graduation rate
36.0%
4-year; 6-year rate 44.0%
“Peers” are all 20 private other special focus institutions in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Private nonprofit, 4-year
- Location
- Charleston, South Carolina
- Website
- acba.edu
- Undergraduates
- 155
- Student-faculty ratio
- 8 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Midsize city
- Nearest major city
- In Charleston
- Nearest international airport
- Charleston International Airport (CHS), about 8 mi
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Not applicable
- President
- Colby Broadwater,III (President)
- Phone
- 8435775245
- City
- Charleston, South Carolina
- Address
- 649 Meeting Street, Charleston, SC 29403-4223
Rankings & Admission
Acceptance rate by gender, 2025
In 2020: men 95.8%, women 100.0%.
Test Scores
2025 admitted students, 25th–75th percentile · 43% submitted SAT, 23% submitted ACT · SAT/ACT optional: considered if submitted
How Hard Is It to Get In
about 4 in 10
126 applicants in 2025, 44.4% admitted
56 admitted 70 not admitted Yield 94.6%
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard
*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
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***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology. | - |
Students
155 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 83:17 · Freshman retention 75.0%
- Continuing undergraduates 102
- First-year undergraduates 53
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (155)
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 20 private other special focus institutions in the U.S.
0 in 2025 · 0.0% in 2020
Cost
2025 cost per year
$35,591
- Undergraduate tuition
- $21,500
- Room and board
- $14,091
Tuition rose 5% from 2020 to 2025; room and board rose 21%.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$4.2M
Expenses$4.1M
Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)
Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 20 private other special focus institutions in the U.S.
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia · 103.3 mi
U.S. News #121
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University of North Carolina--WilmingtonWilmington · 154.5 mi
U.S. News #219
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University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte · 178.5 mi
U.S. News #169
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Wofford CollegeSpartanburg · 187.5 mi
Liberal Arts #68
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Davidson CollegeDavidson · 193.1 mi
Liberal Arts #16
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University of North FloridaJacksonville · 197.7 mi
U.S. News #236
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Furman UniversityGreenville · 204.7 mi
Liberal Arts #57
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Clemson UniversityClemson · 210.5 mi
U.S. News #80
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University of GeorgiaAthens · 213.1 mi
U.S. News #52
Peer median 0.0 · all 20 private other special focus institutions in the U.S.
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.