About ACU
Academic Quality & Value
Abilene Christian University has been recognized for its academic quality and value. ACU is honored to receive these acknowledgements to our commitment to excellence.
No. 1 "Up-and-Coming School"
U.S. News & World Report on "America's Best Colleges"
ACU is #1 in a new category saluting innovation among schools that peer institutions believe "everyone should be watching"
2010 America's Best Colleges
U.S. News & World Report
ACU has again been recognized as one of "America's Best Colleges" by the "U.S. News & World Report" in its 2010 edition. Abilene Christian University is ranked 20th in the category of Master's Universities - West, up one place from last year's ranking.
America's Best Colleges - Forbes Magazine
ACU is one "America's Best Colleges" by Forbes Magazine in a rankings list published in August 2009
ACUTA Institutional Excellence Award
ACU's mobile-learning initiative has been recognized once again as an innovative approach to education through technology. ACUTA, the Association for Information Communications Technology Professionals in Higher Education, has awarded ACU its most prestigious honor, the award for Institutional Excellence in Information Communications Technology. This distinction, given annually to three universities, is awarded for innovative and exemplary endeavors, products or services in the field of higher education technology.
CIO 100 Award
CIO magazine announced ACU as a recipient of its 2009 CIO 100 Award. The 22-year-old award program recognizes organizations around the world that exemplify the highest level of operational and strategic excellence in information technology. ACU was one of only six universities to receive the award. Other recipients include AT&T, Dell, GE Energy, IBM and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Alcatel-Lucent Dynamic Enterprise Award
ACU was recently honored with one of Alcatel-Lucent's first annual Dynamic Enterprise Awards. The Fortune 500 Company's Web site states that the four winning institutions "demonstrate how fully leveraging the interconnection of networks, people, process and knowledge using IP technology provides unique competitive advantages." ACU was honored along with the Siam Commercial Bank of Thailand; Fluor Limited, part of the UK's National Roads Telecommunications Service; and the Saudi Ministry of Culture & Information. Additionally, industry analysts attending this year's Enterprise Forum selected ACU as the winner of the first Analyst Choice Award. The university has partnered with Alcatel-Lucent in developing its campus network.
National Service Honor Roll
For the second year, ACU has been nationally recognized for its commitment to service. The university was listed on the 2008 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, which recognizes colleges and universities that support innovative and effective community service and service-learning programs. The Honor Roll is a part of the Corporation for National and Community Service, which is devoted to helping college students serve others while strengthening their academic and civic skills.
Excellence in Service Learning
ACU has received the "Excellence in Service-Learning" seal from Student Horizons. Each year, Student Horizons publishes the Guide to Service-Learning Colleges & Universities for college-bound students, highlighting institutions with exceptional service-learning programs. The guide defines service learning as "a teaching method that links course-based learning objectives to community-based service activities."
America's Best Christian Colleges
ACU is also included in the 2007-08 edition of America's Best Christian Colleges. Universities in this guidebook provide "the highest quality education in a Christian environment." Both America's 100 Best College Buys and America's Best Christian Colleges are published by Institutional Research and Evaluation, Inc. ACU is listed in this guidebook for the 11th straight year.
Best Western Colleges
The Princeton Review named Abilene Christian University as one of the "Best in the West" for 2009. ACU is one of 120 schools receiving this distinction as "academically excellent institutions of higher learning" for the 15-state western region of the U.S.
College of Distinction
ACU was named by Student Horizons as a "College of Distinction," America's "best bets" in higher education. The list included select colleges and universities that excel in engaged students, great teaching, vibrant community and successful outcomes. ACU is one of only 12 Texas schools on the list.
John Templeton Foundation
In its latest guidebook, Colleges That Encourage Character Development, the John Templeton Foundation recognizes ACU in its categories of Presidential Leadership, Civic Education and Senior-Year Programs.
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