by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Olivet Nazarene University was awarded 28 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is reading teacher education.
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Olivet Nazarene is ranked #853 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list.
Olivet Nazarene is also ranked #34 out of 85 schools in Illinois.
Olivet Nazarene University has an acceptance rate of 58%, which means the school is serious about who it admits. Take your time in putting together a strong application that highlights why you are a good fit for Olivet Nazarene.
The student to faculty ratio at Olivet Nazarene University is about average at 14 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.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Olivet Nazarene University is 40%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 77% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Olivet Nazarene 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 Olivet Nazarene the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 53%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,802 undergraduates at Olivet Nazarene with 2,562 being full-time and 240 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $16,024 | $16,993 | $19,158 | $20,817 | $25,440 |
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 Olivet Nazarene, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Olivet Nazarene, approximately 73% of students took out student loans averaging $7,107 a year. That adds up to $28,428 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Olivet Nazarene are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | One University Avenue, Bourbonnais, IL 60914-2271 |
| Phone: | 815-939-5011 |
| Website: | https://www.olivet.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 181 | $67,670 |
| Business Administration & Management | 113 | $47,435 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 101 | $44,032 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 72 | NA |
| General Engineering | 51 | $66,394 |
| Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries | 39 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 36 | $44,072 |
| General Psychology | 36 | $24,194 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 34 | $23,259 |
| Health & Physical Education | 29 | $28,990 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 1,611 students took at least one online class at Olivet Nazarene University. This is a decrease from the 1,673 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,611 | 833 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,673 | 949 |
| 2020-2021 | 2,253 | 1,209 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,809 | 1,577 |
Learn more about online learning at Olivet Nazarene University.
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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