American College of the Building Arts
American College of the Building Arts admitted 44% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1130–1290 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid was $34,661 a year. Within six years, 72% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 44%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1130–1290
- ACT middle 50%
- 20–27
Cost
- Cost of attendance, before aid
- $40,607 a year
- Average net price after aid
- $34,661 a year
- Net price for families earning under $30,000
- $28,212 a year
- Tuition and fees
- $21,500 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 72%
- Students who return for a second year
- 75%
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
Students
- Undergraduates
- 155
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 19%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 8 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Architecture
- 100%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology NM · 45% admitted
- Southwestern University TX · 43% admitted
- University of South Florida FL · 43% admitted
- Texas Christian University TX · 45% admitted
- Howard University DC · 41% admitted
- Austin College TX · 48% admitted
More colleges in South Carolina
- University of South Carolina-Columbia SC · 60% admitted
- Clemson University SC · 38% admitted
- College of Charleston SC · 60% admitted
- Coastal Carolina University SC · 75% admitted
- University of South Carolina-Upstate SC · 67% admitted
- Winthrop University SC · 79% admitted
- Lander University SC · 81% admitted
- Anderson University SC · 55% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.