Olivet Nazarene University
Bourbonnais, IL · Private · Small suburb · ONU
Private institution in Bourbonnais, IL · 2,485 undergraduates · 67% acceptance rate · $53,213 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
- $21,5391,229th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $37,9401,575th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $37,9401,534th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $50,5571,486th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $25,0001,238th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $53,213898th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $49,278575th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 60.3%767th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 68.1%1,327th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 66.9%535th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1103677th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 23493rd highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,485813th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 35.3%919th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 44 mi (MDW)
On 2 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 54 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $62,522 | $65,855 |
| Engineering, GeneralEngineering | bachelors | $61,020 | $63,997 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBusiness | bachelors | $58,221 | — |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $57,318 | — |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $53,608 | $55,964 |
| EconomicsSocial Sciences | bachelors | $47,260 | $49,058 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $41,286 | $39,784 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $39,009 | $38,289 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $38,577 | $36,368 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languages | bachelors | $35,060 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $33,459 | $34,603 |
| Religious EducationTheology | bachelors | $32,925 | $31,127 |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Church of the Nazarenesource
- Founded in 1907source
- Athletic nickname: "Tigers"source
- School colors: #48206E and #FDB913source
- Mascot: Toby the Tigersource
- Motto: "Education With a Christian Purpose!"source
- Campus size: about 250 acressource
- Formerly known as "Miss Mary Nesbitt's Grammar School" (1907–1909)source
- Formerly known as "Illinois Holiness University" (1909–1915)source
- Formerly known as "Olivet University" (1915–1923)source
- Formerly known as "Olivet College" (1923–1939)source
- Formerly known as "Olivet Nazarene College" (1939–1986)source
- Athletic conference: NAIAsource
Athletics — 10 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $4,979,713 (M $3,425,763 · W $1,553,950)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Olivet Nazarene University’s 2,485 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In IL
- Governors State UniversityUniversity Park, IL · 2,518 undergrads
- Augustana CollegeRock Island, IL · 2,418 undergrads
- Roosevelt UniversityChicago, IL · 2,583 undergrads
- North Central CollegeNaperville, IL · 2,360 undergrads
- University of Illinois SpringfieldSpringfield, IL · 2,292 undergrads
- Dominican UniversityRiver Forest, IL · 2,271 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Norwich UniversityNorthfield, VT · 2,490 undergrads
- Stonehill CollegeEaston, MA · 2,477 undergrads
- Utica UniversityUtica, NY · 2,477 undergrads
- Columbia Central University-CaguasCaguas, PR · 2,494 undergrads
- Sullivan UniversityLouisville, KY · 2,498 undergrads
- Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA · 2,501 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteolivet.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 147828)
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