Elmhurst University
Elmhurst, Illinois · Website
$61,462
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$61,462
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Elmhurst University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Elmhurst, Illinois with 3,006 undergraduates and 784 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $24,185 a year (tuition and fees $42,955). It admits 74% of applicants and 70% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $61,462 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $20,489 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$24,185
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$42,955
US median $11,837
Admission rate
74%
US median 78%
Completion rate
70%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$20,489
About $217 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$61,462
Rank 733 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
- $24,185
- Tuition and fees
- $42,955
- Cost of attendance
- $54,679
- Students with a need-based grant
- 37%
- Students with federal loans
- 77%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $17,892
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $18,377
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $23,098
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $25,419
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $30,232
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 $34,450 in 2015-16 to $42,955 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
- 74%
- Average SAT
- 1,151
- SAT reading, middle
- 562
- SAT math, middle
- 555
- ACT, middle
- 26
- Undergraduates
- 3,006
- Graduate students
- 784
- Part-time students
- 1.4%
- Women
- 62%
- Students per teacher
- 15
- Completion rate
- 70%
- Retention rate
- 80%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 88
- Endowment
- $177.5M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving, Religious affiliation
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 733 of 5,094 US colleges and 29 of 189 in Illinois (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | IL median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $24,185 | $15,156 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $42,955 | $13,291 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 74% | 77% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 70% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 80% | 72% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $20,489 | $10,297 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $52,803 | $34,234 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $61,462 | $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. 71% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 80% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
88 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 114 | $20,135 | $73,820 | $79,372 | $88,910 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 88 | $19,959 | $32,553 | $52,264 | $50,706 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 84 | $19,000 | $49,771 | $76,678 | $68,257 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 77 | $26,575 | $74,808 | $102,847 | $103,485 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 42 | $41,000 | $85,491 | $107,924 | $120,193 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 42 | $18,125 | $57,171 | $76,433 | $83,343 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 40 | $21,950 | $48,105 | $52,106 | $47,382 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 39 | $26,073 | $46,789 | $56,411 | $51,389 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 39 | $20,500 | $30,804 | $60,161 | $57,214 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | $19,500 | Withheld | $60,158 | $58,928 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 34 | $18,375 | $31,538 | $66,244 | $54,562 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's | Master's | 32 | $27,235 | $88,979 | $117,787 | $124,807 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's | Master's | 31 | $41,000 | $57,711 | $66,310 | $67,030 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,490 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 27 | $30,520 | $72,270 | $97,793 | $65,184 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | $27,000 | $38,352 | $49,480 | $55,378 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 23 | $61,373 | $65,792 | Withheld | $71,416 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $92,374 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $18,750 | $40,074 | $72,286 | $69,303 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | $20,000 | $35,767 | $56,282 | $55,000 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $13,249 | $33,947 | $46,021 | $48,590 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $18,000 | $59,734 | $79,654 | $76,194 |
| Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsMaster's | Master's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $114,420 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | $21,500 | $33,556 | $47,052 | $48,471 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Elmhurst and Illinois on Local Economy
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- Homes: Homes for sale in Illinois
Questions and answers
How much does Elmhurst University cost?
$24,185 a year is the average net price at Elmhurst University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $42,955, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $54,679. Families earning under $30,000 pay $17,892 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Elmhurst University?
74% of applicants are admitted to Elmhurst University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,151 and the middle ACT score is 26. The median admission rate of colleges in Illinois is 77%.
How much do Elmhurst University graduates earn?
$61,462 a year is the median pay of former Elmhurst University students who work, 10 years after they started ($52,803 after 6 years). That ranks 733 of 5,094 US colleges and 29 of 189 in Illinois. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Master's) at $88,979.
How much student debt do Elmhurst University graduates have?
$20,489 is the median federal student loan debt of Elmhurst University graduates, about $217 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 77% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Elmhurst University?
70% of first-time, full-time students at Elmhurst University finish within 6 years. 80% 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 Elmhurst University?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (114 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (88 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (84 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 88 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.