- The Inkwell
- Illinois
- Elmhurst University
Elmhurst, ILSuburb: largeZIP 60126Founded 1871
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1871
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1971
- Website
- www.elmhurst.edu
IllinoisReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Elmhurst University
Elmhurst University is a private nonprofit university in Elmhurst, Illinois, with 3,006 undergraduates. It admits 74% of applicants, graduates 64% within six years and costs $23,165 a year after aid.
64%graduate
Admission rate74%
Retention80%
4-year graduation51%
Pell Grant share44%
Federal loans46%
$23,165net price / year
74%admission rate
1151average SAT
64%graduate in 6 years
$67,398median earnings, 10 yrs
$18,750median debt
#466 of 1,704 for earnings#1,107 of 1,739 for lowest net price#549 of 1,738 for graduation rate#667 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $57,818tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $45,858
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $45,858
- Average net price
- $23,165national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$19,364
$30,001–48,000$18,771
$48,001–75,000$20,828
$75,001–110,000$23,211
$110,001+$31,821
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 74%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1151
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 510–640
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 480–620
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 23–30
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college74%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college80%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college64%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college44%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 64%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 51%
- First-year retention
- 80%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 74%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $55,356
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $67,398middle 50%: $46,097–$97,436
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,750
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$97,436
Median, Elmhurst University$67,398
Lower quarter$46,097
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 3,006
- Part-time
- 1.4%
- Women / men
- 62% / 38%
- Average age at entry
- 22.0
- First-generation students
- 35%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 44%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 40%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,989 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $8,751
- Endowment, end of year
- $177,519,975
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White44%
Hispanic34%
Black6.0%
Asian8.2%
Two or more races3.2%
U.S. nonresident4.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown0.1%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions18%
Business & management18%
Education12%
Psychology10%
Visual & performing arts9.2%
Parks, recreation & fitness7.0%
Computer & information sciences5.9%
Biological & biomedical sciences4.7%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 144962. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5366768.