East-West University
Chicago, IL · Private · Large city · EWU
Private institution in Chicago, IL · 528 undergraduates · $29,963 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 2%Pell Grant share
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
- $21,0551,179th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $26,1001,239th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $26,1001,096th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $30,062939th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $26,9861,587th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $29,9631,874th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $21,2361,909th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 22.9%1,878th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 36.5%1,788th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 5281,668th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 29.0:12,104th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 80.2%52nd highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 9 mi (MDW)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 9 of 9 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Behavioral SciencesMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | $26,933 | $32,925 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | $26,353 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Electrical Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | — | — |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | — | — |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to East-West University’s 528 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In IL
Elsewhere
- Alice Lloyd CollegePippa Passes, KY · 528 undergrads
- Bon Secours Memorial College of NursingRichmond, VA · 527 undergrads
- University of ProvidenceGreat Falls, MT · 527 undergrads
- Neumont College of Computer ScienceSalt Lake City, UT · 530 undergrads
- Tabor CollegeHillsboro, KS · 530 undergrads
- Bay Mills Community CollegeBrimley, MI · 531 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteeastwest.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 144883)
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- Compare with Eureka CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: East-West University vs Eureka CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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