Aurora University 2025 Best Colleges Ranking Media Kit

College Factual has released it’s Best Colleges Rankings for 2025 and Aurora University has received a top ranking. You can read more about this year’s release or continue on for details on how your school did in this year’s analysis.

This page was created to give you an overview of how Aurora fared in College Factual’s Best Colleges Rankings.

2025 Ranking Overview

Illinois Ranking

Aurora has been ranked #11 out of 85 in College Factual’s Best Colleges Ranking. This ranks it in the top of higher education institutions in the United States for students in the state of Illinois! See the Best Colleges in Illinois ranking

This report features highlighted rankings from the following degree levels:

Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Rankings by Major

In addition to the top overall ranking, Aurora has been ranked for quality bachelor’s degree programs:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Percentile
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	25	417	94.0%
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13	371	96.5%
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	127	506	74.9%
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	119	535	77.8%
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	132	502	73.7%
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	9	82	89.0%
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	130	533	75.6%
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	6	70	91.4%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	172	630	72.7%
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	3	14	78.6%
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	5	17	70.6%
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	26	93	72.0%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	41	140	70.7%
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	6	20	70.0%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	32	123	74.0%
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	24	78	69.2%
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	26	92	71.7%
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	22	77	71.4%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	47	143	67.1%

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How The Top Colleges Were Determined

The best colleges were determined using objective data emphasizing successful student outcomes like high graduation rates, low student default rates, and high graduate salaries.

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