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Bradley University

Peoria, IL · Private · Midsize city

Private institution in Peoria, IL · 3,865 undergraduates · 77% acceptance rate · $66,852 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$23,5721,376th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$39,6801,630th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$39,6801,596th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$52,7301,545th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$66,852341st highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$59,114263rd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
72.1%349th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
84.5%453rd highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
76.7%791st most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1237311th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
27222nd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
3,865599th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
29.4%1,232nd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 123 mi (MDW)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 72 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$75,383$70,680
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$69,817—
Industrial EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$69,817$67,899
Construction EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$68,219$65,238
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$68,184$66,621
Manufacturing EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$65,387$69,897
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$64,493$63,921
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsBusinessbachelors$63,749$50,856
Computer Sciencebachelors$62,409$67,420
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$62,119$62,165
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$59,124$57,735
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusinessbachelors$56,234—

Campus facts

Athletics — 8 sports

NCAA Division I without football · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $5,339,827 (M $2,309,911 · W $3,029,916)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Bradley University’s 3,865 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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