by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege 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.
Greenville University was awarded 4 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is teacher education grade specific.
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College Factual ranked Greenville as #1,558 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list.
Greenville is also ranked #65 out of 85 schools in Illinois.
The acceptance rate at Greenville University is 94%, which is higher than many other schools to which you may be applying. But don't think getting into Greenville is a sure thing. The admissions staff is still going to review your application to see if you are a good fit for the school.
About 33% 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 411 and 622. Math scores were between 398 and 587.
At Greenville, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 12 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.
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%.
The freshmen retention rate of 76% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Greenville 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.
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 42%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 823 undergraduates at Greenville with 737 being full-time and 86 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $17,805 | $15,802 | $17,572 | $24,042 | $24,409 |
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.
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 62% of students took out student loans averaging $6,884 a year. That adds up to $27,536 over four years for those students.
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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/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Education | 42 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 42 | $36,911 |
| Business Administration & Management | 39 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 18 | NA |
| Human Resource Management | 17 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 15 | NA |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 10 | NA |
| General Psychology | 10 | NA |
| Social Work | 10 | NA |
| Marketing | 9 | NA |
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 2022-2023, 605 students took at least one online class at Greenville University. This is an increase from the 574 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 605 | 234 |
| 2021-2022 | 574 | 253 |
| 2020-2021 | 617 | 279 |
| 2018-2019 | 583 | 236 |
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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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