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Eureka College

Eureka, IL · Private · Town (fringe) · EC

Private institution in Eureka, IL · 522 undergraduates · 88% acceptance rate · $51,641 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
$22,0481,274th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$28,4001,297th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$28,4001,182nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$38,5181,169th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$23,2501,033rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$51,641988th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$42,9681,026th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
40.6%1,492nd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
63.1%1,504th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
88.5%1,181st most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
—
Median ACT
20798th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
5221,673rd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
22.7%1,559th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 108 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 27 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$49,058—
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$35,274$35,274
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$33,352$31,423
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$31,839—
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$27,822$29,685
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$26,739$29,685
Historybachelors$21,964$30,173
Agriculture, GeneralAgriculturebachelors——
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors——
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors——
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors—$35,060
Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 9 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 Eureka College’s 522 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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