Taylor University
Upland, IN · Private · Rural (distant)
Private institution in Upland, IN · 1,890 undergraduates · 76% acceptance rate · $52,198 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 11%Full-time retention
- Top 13%Graduation rate (4-year)
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
- $24,3271,436th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $39,1041,612th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $39,1041,574th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $51,8791,519th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $20,500679th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $52,198947th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $45,142874th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 76.6%263rd highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 91.3%211th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 76.1%771st most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1232321st highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,890975th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 13.1%1,988th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 149 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
- Optional / not 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 55 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $60,623 | $54,109 |
| Computer Science | bachelors | $59,253 | $64,773 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $55,547 | $46,790 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $55,512 | $53,984 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $45,383 | — |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationCommunications | bachelors | $41,025 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $39,369 | $38,529 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $33,993 | $28,236 |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $33,993 | $21,508 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $33,993 | $35,416 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $33,459 | $28,598 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $32,711 | $30,119 |
Campus facts
Athletics — 11 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $3,228,757 (M $2,114,768 · W $1,086,264 · Coed $27,725)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Other Sports
- Soccer
- Softball
- Track and Field (Outdoor)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Taylor University’s 1,890 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In IN
- Indiana Wesleyan University-MarionMarion, IN · 1,927 undergrads
- DePauw UniversityGreencastle, IN · 1,804 undergrads
- University of Saint Francis-Fort WayneFort Wayne, IN · 1,599 undergrads
- Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyTerre Haute, IN · 2,224 undergrads
- Valparaiso UniversityValparaiso, IN · 2,229 undergrads
- Grace College and Theological SeminaryWinona Lake, IN · 1,511 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Nazareth UniversityRochester, NY · 1,891 undergrads
- Joyce University of Nursing and Health SciencesDraper, UT · 1,892 undergrads
- St Bonaventure UniversitySaint Bonaventure, NY · 1,892 undergrads
- Wilkes UniversityWilkes-Barre, PA · 1,893 undergrads
- Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, VA · 1,884 undergrads
- Oklahoma Christian UniversityEdmond, OK · 1,897 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitetaylor.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 152530)
- Compare colleges in INRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in IndianaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Indiana Wesleyan University-MarionSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Taylor University vs Indiana Wesleyan University-MarionHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 11 EADA programs at this school
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