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Elmhurst University

Elmhurst, IL · Private · Large suburb

Private institution in Elmhurst, IL · 2,954 undergraduates · 76% acceptance rate · $61,462 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
$21,0631,181st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$41,6281,674th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$41,6281,651st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$51,8291,517th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$20,489677th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$61,462492nd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$52,803424th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
65.2%580th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
75.8%916th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
75.7%760th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1116640th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
26270th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
2,954706th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
36.8%844th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 6 mi (ORD)

On 2 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 53 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$62,343$63,832
Computer Sciencebachelors$61,516—
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$59,485$55,964
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$53,358—
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$52,941$54,209
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$49,136$48,823
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$48,510$45,383
MarketingBusinessbachelors$47,595$51,690
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$46,087$41,565
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languagesbachelors$42,682$29,685
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationCommunicationsbachelors$41,025$42,682
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$39,369$36,401

Campus facts

Athletics — 12 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Elmhurst University’s 2,954 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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