East-West University
Chicago, Illinois · Website
$29,963
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$29,963
median earnings, 10 years after starting
East-West University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Chicago, Illinois with 468 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $21,697 a year (tuition and fees $25,395). 16% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $29,963 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $26,986 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$21,697
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$25,395
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
16%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$26,986
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$29,963
Rank 4,095 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $21,697
- Tuition and fees
- $25,395
- Cost of attendance
- $32,606
- Students with a need-based grant
- 62%
- Students with federal loans
- 60%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $19,168
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $26,636
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $29,284
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $30,852
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $20,145 in 2015-16 to $25,395 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 468
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 50%
- Students per teacher
- 20
- Completion rate
- 16%
- Retention rate
- 37%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 13
- Other
- Hispanic-serving, Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 4,095 of 5,094 US colleges and 151 of 189 in Illinois (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | IL median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $21,697 | $15,156 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $25,395 | $13,291 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 77% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 16% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 37% | 72% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $26,986 | $10,297 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $21,236 | $34,234 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $29,963 | $39,544 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 16% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 36% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
13 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behavioral SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | $37,135 | Withheld | $48,673 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $92,374 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | $32,287 | $48,943 | $68,257 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $84,599 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,125 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $100,647 |
| Behavioral SciencesAssociate's | Associate's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $40,793 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Chicago and Illinois on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does East-West University cost?
$21,697 a year is the average net price at East-West University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $25,395, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $32,606. Families earning under $30,000 pay $19,168 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at East-West University?
East-West University has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do East-West University graduates earn?
$29,963 a year is the median pay of former East-West University students who work, 10 years after they started ($21,236 after 6 years). That ranks 4,095 of 5,094 US colleges and 151 of 189 in Illinois. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Behavioral Sciences (Bachelor's) at $37,135.
How much student debt do East-West University graduates have?
$26,986 is the median federal student loan debt of East-West University graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 60% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at East-West University?
16% of first-time, full-time students at East-West University finish within 6 years. 37% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at East-West University?
Behavioral Sciences (7 bachelor's graduates), Computer and Information Sciences, General (6 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (6 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 13 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.