Abilene Christian University is the premier university for the education of Christ-centered, global leaders, offering an exceptional education to about 5,300 students annually from nearly every state and 45 nations. This private, comprehensive university, founded in 1906 in Abilene, Texas, offers 79 baccalaureate majors in more than 164 areas of undergraduate study, 35 master’s degree programs and four doctoral programs. Abilene is a friendly city of 123,000 people, located about 150 miles west of the Dallas/Fort Worth area and a hub for cultural, educational, medical, shopping and dining for a large region known as The Big Country.