- The Inkwell
- Indiana
- Taylor University
Upland, INRural: distantZIP 46989Founded 1846
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1846
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.taylor.edu
IndianaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Taylor University
Taylor University is a private nonprofit university in Upland, Indiana, with 2,025 undergraduates. It admits 74% of applicants, graduates 78% within six years and costs $26,508 a year after aid.
78%graduate
Admission rate74%
Retention89%
4-year graduation72%
Pell Grant share19%
Federal loans29%
$26,508net price / year
74%admission rate
1220average SAT
78%graduate in 6 years
$58,997median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,500median debt
#843 of 1,704 for earnings#1,319 of 1,739 for lowest net price#223 of 1,738 for graduation rate#666 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
- $56,342tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $41,350
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $41,350
- Average net price
- $26,508national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$16,426
$30,001–48,000$18,282
$48,001–75,000$17,267
$75,001–110,000$24,301
$110,001+$31,431
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 74%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1220
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 540–670
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 530–660
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 24–31
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college74%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college89%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college78%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college19%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 78%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 72%
- First-year retention
- 89%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 76%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $49,414
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $58,997middle 50%: $41,834–$86,830
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$86,830
Median, Taylor University$58,997
Lower quarter$41,834
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
- 2,025
- Part-time
- 1.4%
- Women / men
- 54% / 46%
- Average age at entry
- 21.1
- First-generation students
- 15%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 19%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 64%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,744 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $11,366
- Endowment, end of year
- $140,140,110
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White81%
Hispanic4.0%
Black2.5%
Asian3.0%
Two or more races3.3%
U.S. nonresident5.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.3%
21 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management14%
Biological & biomedical sciences13%
Education12%
Psychology12%
Visual & performing arts9.9%
Engineering5.5%
Communication & journalism5.2%
Social sciences5.2%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 152530. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7690168.