How has American College of the Building Arts changed over time?
Multi-year trends in admissions, enrollment, test scores, and cost. Every chart is labeled with its data source and the years it covers — no smoothing, no mixing sources.
Admission rate
Admission rate fell from 96% (2019) to 44% (2024).
Source: IPEDS (U.S. Dept. of Education) · 2019–2024
Applicants and students admitted
Applicants rose from 28 (2019) to 126 (2024).
Enrollment
Total enrollment rose from 94 (2019) to 155 (2024).
Source: IPEDS (U.S. Dept. of Education) · 2019–2024
SAT mid-50% range
SAT mid-50% range moved from 1040–1200 (2019) to 1130–1290 (2024).
- Score data describes enrolled freshmen, not all admitted students.
ACT mid-50% range
ACT mid-50% range moved from 16–20 (2019) to 20–27 (2024).
- Score data describes enrolled freshmen, not all admitted students.
- Many schools became test-optional around 2020 — score changes partly reflect who chooses to submit.
Cost
In-state tuition rose from $20,572 (2019) to $21,500 (2025).
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Data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education) and school Common Data Set filings; each chart names the source its series comes from. Most recent data year: 2025. Last updated October 19, 2026.