Greenville University
Greenville, Illinois · Website
$46,827
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$46,827
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Greenville University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Greenville, Illinois with 955 undergraduates and 118 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $19,533 a year (tuition and fees $32,200). It admits 98% of applicants and 40% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $46,827 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $23,875 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$19,533
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$32,200
US median $11,837
Admission rate
98%
US median 78%
Completion rate
40%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$23,875
About $253 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$46,827
Rank 1,773 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
- $19,533
- Tuition and fees
- $32,200
- Cost of attendance
- $45,091
- Students with a need-based grant
- 39%
- Students with federal loans
- 57%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $19,181
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $15,313
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $13,988
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $20,650
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $24,903
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 $25,088 in 2015-16 to $32,200 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
- 98%
- Average SAT
- 1,038
- SAT reading, middle
- 525
- SAT math, middle
- 510
- ACT, middle
- 18
- Undergraduates
- 955
- Graduate students
- 118
- Part-time students
- 8.1%
- Women
- 47%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 40%
- Retention rate
- 71%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 43
- Endowment
- $28.6M
- Other
- 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 1,773 of 5,094 US colleges and 69 of 189 in Illinois (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | IL median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $19,533 | $15,156 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $32,200 | $13,291 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 98% | 77% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 40% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 71% | 72% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $23,875 | $10,297 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $40,307 | $34,234 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $46,827 | $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. 62% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 69% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
43 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education, GeneralOnlineMaster's | Master's | 47 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 42 | $17,325 | $36,911 | $42,180 | $47,382 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | $27,000 | Withheld | $59,241 | $68,257 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | $55,263 | $68,069 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $27,000 | Withheld | Withheld | $54,562 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,378 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | $80,624 | $103,485 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,303 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,790 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,688 |
| Religion/Religious StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,390 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,892 |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Religious Music and WorshipBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,456 |
| Agricultural Business and ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $66,647 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,000 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,194 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,889 |
| Engineering, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,072 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Greenville and Illinois on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Illinois
- Homes: Homes for sale in Illinois
Questions and answers
How much does Greenville University cost?
$19,533 a year is the average net price at Greenville University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $32,200, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $45,091. Families earning under $30,000 pay $19,181 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Greenville University?
98% of applicants are admitted to Greenville University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,038 and the middle ACT score is 18. The median admission rate of colleges in Illinois is 77%.
How much do Greenville University graduates earn?
$46,827 a year is the median pay of former Greenville University students who work, 10 years after they started ($40,307 after 6 years). That ranks 1,773 of 5,094 US colleges and 69 of 189 in Illinois. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's) at $36,911.
How much student debt do Greenville University graduates have?
$23,875 is the median federal student loan debt of Greenville University graduates, about $253 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 57% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Greenville University?
40% of first-time, full-time students at Greenville University finish within 6 years. 71% 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 Greenville University?
Education, General (47 master's graduates), Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (42 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (29 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 43 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.