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Wildcats by the Numbers

September 11, 2015 by Mercedez Hernandez

The total number of enrolled students at ACU, both undergraduate and graduate, is 4,544. The freshman class has the highest amount of students currently enrolled at 1,070 students, the sophomore class has 848 students, juniors come in at 791 students and seniors have 930 students enrolled.

There are more women on campus than men, with 1,969 women and 1,448 men.

Many religions are represented on campus. Church of Christ accounts for a majority of the student body at 33.8 percent. 17.9 percent of students are Baptist, 14.2 percent of students are Christian Church, 4.4 percent of students are Catholic, 4 percent of students are Methodist, 14.4 percent are “Community” Church and 11.3 percent of students are of other religions.

ACU students come from all over the nation and globe, but the top ten states of origin are: Texas, California, Colorado, Tennessee, Florida, Oklahoma, Washington, Illinois, Georgia and Arizona.

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