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Eureka College Data & Information Overview

Great Price Value for Your Money
87% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Eureka College Ranked?

#1,755 Best Colleges in Nation
General Psychology Highest Ranked Major
#1,652 Best for the Money in Nation

2025 Rankings

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Overall Quality

College Factual ranked Eureka College as #1,755 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Eureka College?

87% Acceptance Rate
37% Of Accepted Are Women

Acceptance Rate

Because it has a high acceptance rate of 87%, some consider Eureka College to be a safety school. But don't just assume that admittance is in the bag. Make sure to spend enough time on your application so that it is in tip-top shape.

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Eureka College Faculty

13 to 1 Student to Faculty
65% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Eureka College is about average at 13 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Eureka College is 65%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  65 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Eureka College

57% Freshmen Retention
52% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Eureka College this rate is 57%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  57 out of 100
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100

Graduation Rate

Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Eureka College the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 52%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  52 out of 100
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Eureka College Undergraduate Student Diversity

485 Full-Time Undergraduates
16.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
48.9% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 511 undergraduates at Eureka College with 485 being full-time and 26 being part-time.

How Much Does Eureka College Cost?

$18,602 Net Price
89% Take Out Loans
$23,932 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Eureka College is $18,602. 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 Eureka College

$0-30 K$30K-48K$48-75$75-110K$110K +
$14,640$13,586$17,205$22,584$23,433

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 Eureka College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Eureka College, approximately 89% of students took out student loans averaging $5,983 a year. That adds up to $23,932 over four years for those students.

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How Much Money Do Eureka College Graduates Make?

$51,641 Avg Salary of Grads
Average Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from Eureka College make around $51,641 per year during the early years of their employment. This is good news for future Eureka College graduates since it is 5% more than the average college graduate's salary of $49,219 per year.

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Location of Eureka College

Illinois State
485 Full-Time Undergraduates
Town Campus Setting
Eureka College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Eureka, Illinois. The surrounding location of Eureka is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

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Contact details for Eureka College are given below.

Contact Details
Address:300 E. College Avenue, Eureka, IL 61530
Phone:309-467-3721
Website:www.eureka.edu/

Eureka College Majors

26 Majors With Completions
286 Undergraduate Degrees
286 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 26 majors graduated from Eureka College. Of these students, 286 received undergraduate degrees and 286 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 MajorsBachelor’s DegreesAverage Salary of Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific24$43,609
Business Administration & Management22$38,937
Criminal Justice & Corrections19$37,886
General Psychology15NA
Health & Physical Education13NA
Special Education8NA
General English Literature6NA
History and Political Science6NA
Communication & Media Studies5NA
General Biology4NA

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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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