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Elmhurst University Data & Information Overview

60 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
71% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Elmhurst University Ranked?

#403 Best Colleges in Nation
#18 Best Colleges in IL
Teacher Education Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.

Elmhurst University was awarded 60 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is teacher education.

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Overall Quality

According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Elmhurst is ranked #403 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Elmhurst held the #488 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Elmhurst also holds the #18 spot on the Best Colleges in Illinois ranking.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Elmhurst?

71% Acceptance Rate
59% Of Accepted Are Women
29% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at Elmhurst University is 71%. 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 Elmhurst is a good fit for you.

Average Test Scores

About 29% of students accepted to Elmhurst submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 503 and 620. Math scores were between 510 and 600.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Elmhurst University  ( 503 to 620 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Elmhurst University  ( 510 to 600 )
200
800
Elmhurst received ACT scores from 9% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 22 and 29.

ACT Composite Scores for Elmhurst University  ( 22 to 29 )
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36

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Elmhurst University Faculty

13 to 1 Student to Faculty
41% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Elmhurst University, this ratio is 13 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.

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 Elmhurst University is 41%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  41 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Elmhurst University

76% Freshmen Retention
57% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 76% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Elmhurst University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  76 out of 100
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100

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Elmhurst for first-time, full-time students is 57%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  57 out of 100
0
100

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Elmhurst University Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,687 Full-Time Undergraduates
42.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
62.7% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,838 undergraduates at Elmhurst with 2,687 being full-time and 151 being part-time.

How Much Does Elmhurst University Cost?

$20,100 Net Price
66% Take Out Loans
$28,992 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Elmhurst is $20,100. 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 Elmhurst

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$15,133 $16,211 $18,435 $24,078 $27,519

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 Elmhurst, 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 Elmhurst, approximately 66% of students took out student loans averaging $7,248 a year. That adds up to $28,992 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Elmhurst is 3.2%. 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 Elmhurst Graduates Make?

$56,183 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from Elmhurst make about $56,183 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. That's great news for Elmhurst students since it is 32% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of Elmhurst University

Illinois State
2,687 Full-Time Undergraduates
Suburb Campus Setting
Elmhurst University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Elmhurst, Illinois. Elmhurst is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

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Contact details for Elmhurst are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 190 Prospect Ave, Elmhurst, IL 60126-3296
Phone: 630-279-4100
Website: www.elmhurst.edu/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Elmhurst-College/86293358032
Twitter: http://twitter.com/elmhurstcollege

Elmhurst University Majors

59 Majors With Completions
754 Undergraduate Degrees
214 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 59 majors graduated from Elmhurst University. Of these students, 754 received undergraduate degrees and 214 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
General Psychology 105 $28,987
Business Administration & Management 99 $49,672
Nursing 63 $64,229
Teacher Education Grade Specific 42 $40,153
Communication Sciences 36 NA
Criminal Justice & Corrections 31 $32,970
Finance & Financial Management 29 $50,535
General Biology 26 $33,732
Marketing 26 $43,014
Special Education 25 NA

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

Online Learning at Elmhurst

57% Take At Least One Class Online
11% 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, 2,019 students took at least one online class at Elmhurst University. This is a decrease from the 2,941 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 2,019 377
2019-2020 2,941 454
2018-2019 676 166
2017-2018 501 135
2016-2017 427 128

Learn more about online learning at Elmhurst University.

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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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