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.
- Top 22%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 25%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
- $21,0631,183rd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $41,6281,691st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $41,6281,668th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $51,8291,531st cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $20,489683rd lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $61,462493rd highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $52,803425th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 65.2%583rd highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 75.8%922nd highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 75.7%770th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1116642nd highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 26270th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,954706th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14.0:11,172nd smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 36.8%855th highest of 2,140 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
- EANov 15
- Rollingopen
- 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.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $62,343 | $63,832 |
| Computer Science | bachelors | $61,516 | — |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $59,485 | $55,964 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $53,358 | — |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $52,941 | $54,209 |
| EconomicsSocial Sciences | bachelors | $49,136 | $48,823 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $48,510 | $45,383 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $47,595 | $51,690 |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $46,087 | $41,565 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languages | bachelors | $42,682 | $29,685 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationCommunications | bachelors | $41,025 | $42,682 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $39,369 | $36,401 |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: United Church of Christsource
- Founded in 1871source
- Athletic nickname: "Bluejays"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- School colors: #102B58 and #FFFFFFsource
- Mascot: Victor E. Bluejaysource
- Motto: """ (Latin)"source
- Campus size: about 48 acressource
- Formerly known as "Elmhurst Academy" (1871–1919)source
- Formerly known as "Elmhurst Junior College" (1919–1924)source
- Formerly known as "Elmhurst College" (1924–2020)source
- Athletic conference: CCIWsource
- Notable alum: Reinhold Niebuhrsource
Athletics — 12 sports
NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III
Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Football
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
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.
Key links
- Official websiteelmhurst.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 144962)
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- Sports directoryAll 12 EADA programs at this school
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