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Greenville University Data & Information Overview

80% Acceptance Rate
5% Student Loan Default Rate
Find out more about how Greenville University ranks, how diverse it is, what majors it offers, and other essential facts below.
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How Well Is Greenville University Ranked?

2024 Rankings

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Overall Quality

Greenville was not ranked in College Factual's 2024 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Greenville?

80% Acceptance Rate
33% Of Accepted Are Women
35% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at Greenville University is 80%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that Greenville is a good fit for you.

Average Test Scores

About 35% of students accepted to Greenville submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 460 and 590. Math scores were between 440 and 580.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Greenville University  ( 460 to 590 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Greenville University  ( 440 to 580 )
200
800
Greenville received ACT scores from 20% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 15 and 20.

ACT Composite Scores for Greenville University  ( 15 to 20 )
1
36

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Greenville University Faculty

11 to 1 Student to Faculty
100% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

At Greenville, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 11 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at Greenville University is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  100 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Greenville University

70% Freshmen Retention
50% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Greenville University is 70%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  70 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Greenville the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 50%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  50 out of 100
0
100

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Greenville University Undergraduate Student Diversity

737 Full-Time Undergraduates
27.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
43.7% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 823 undergraduates at Greenville with 737 being full-time and 86 being part-time.

How Much Does Greenville University Cost?

$19,891 Net Price
77% Take Out Loans
$30,568 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Greenville is $19,891. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Greenville

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$16,936 $17,378 $19,946 $21,197 $23,466

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Greenville, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Greenville, approximately 77% of students took out student loans averaging $7,642 a year. That adds up to $30,568 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Greenville is 4.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do Greenville Graduates Make?

$42,696 Avg Salary of Grads
Average Earnings Boost
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from Greenville make about $42,696 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is right on par with the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year. Also, graduates in your major field may make more.

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Location of Greenville University

Illinois State
737 Full-Time Undergraduates
Town Campus Setting
Greenville University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Greenville, Illinois. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Greenville draws many to the area.

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Contact details for Greenville are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 315 E. College Ave., Greenville, IL 62246
Phone: 618-664-2800
Website: www.greenville.edu/

Greenville University Majors

39 Majors With Completions
245 Undergraduate Degrees
67 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 39 majors graduated from Greenville University. Of these students, 245 received undergraduate degrees and 67 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 35 NA
Business Administration & Management 22 NA
Health & Physical Education 21 NA
General Biology 19 NA
Criminal Justice & Corrections 16 NA
Teacher Education Subject Specific 13 NA
Music 11 NA
Human Resource Management 11 NA
General Visual & Performing Arts 9 NA
Social Work 8 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Greenville University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Greenville

55% Take At Least One Class Online
24% Take All Classes Online

Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.

In 2020-2021, 574 students took at least one online class at Greenville University. This is a decrease from the 617 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 574 253
2019-2020 617 279
2018-2019 551 253
2017-2018 583 236
2016-2017 627 348

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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