Methodist College
Peoria, IL · Private · Midsize city
Private institution in Peoria, IL · 374 undergraduates · 31% acceptance rate · $69,800 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 7%Acceptance rate
- Top 8%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 10%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 12%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
- $14,867669th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $18,0081,056th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $18,008727th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $26,280770th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $31,2501,838th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $69,800281st highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $64,709158th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 75.0%293rd highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 0.0%1,822nd highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 31.1%113th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 3741,745th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 8.0:1212th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 55.9%262nd highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 122 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 6 of 6 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $57,154 | $57,619 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Public HealthHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Social WorkPublic Administration | bachelors | — | — |
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Methodist College’s 374 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In IL
- Blackburn CollegeCarlinville, IL · 341 undergrads
- Principia CollegeElsah, IL · 337 undergrads
- Saint Francis Medical Center College of NursingPeoria, IL · 267 undergrads
- Eureka CollegeEureka, IL · 522 undergrads
- East-West UniversityChicago, IL · 528 undergrads
- Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health SciencesQuincy, IL · 176 undergrads
Elsewhere
- American Institute of Alternative MedicineColumbus, OH · 374 undergrads
- Arkansas Baptist CollegeLittle Rock, AR · 373 undergrads
- Franklin W Olin College of EngineeringNeedham, MA · 373 undergrads
- Patrick Henry CollegePurcellville, VA · 373 undergrads
- Yeshiva Kollel Tifereth ElizerBrooklyn, NY · 373 undergrads
- The University of Tennessee Health Science CenterMemphis, TN · 376 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitemethodistcol.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 147129)
- Compare colleges in ILRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in IllinoisEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Blackburn CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Methodist College vs Blackburn CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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