Olivet Nazarene University
Bourbonnais, Illinois · Website
$53,213
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$53,213
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Olivet Nazarene University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Bourbonnais, Illinois with 2,603 undergraduates and 628 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $20,729 a year (tuition and fees $38,900). It admits 56% of applicants and 61% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $53,213 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$20,729
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$38,900
US median $11,837
Admission rate
56%
US median 78%
Completion rate
61%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,000
About $265 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$53,213
Rank 1,231 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
- $20,729
- Tuition and fees
- $38,900
- Cost of attendance
- $51,981
- Students with a need-based grant
- 38%
- Students with federal loans
- 63%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $17,232
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $15,056
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $18,019
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $23,218
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $25,580
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 $32,790 in 2015-16 to $38,900 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
- 56%
- Average SAT
- 1,117
- SAT reading, middle
- 550
- SAT math, middle
- 535
- ACT, middle
- 23
- Undergraduates
- 2,603
- Graduate students
- 628
- Part-time students
- 3.3%
- Women
- 54%
- Students per teacher
- 15
- Completion rate
- 61%
- Retention rate
- 71%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 85
- Endowment
- $68.6M
- 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 1,231 of 5,094 US colleges and 52 of 189 in Illinois (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | IL median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $20,729 | $15,156 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $38,900 | $13,291 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 56% | 77% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 61% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 71% | 72% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,000 | $10,297 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $49,278 | $34,234 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $53,213 | $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. 67% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 78% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
85 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 94 | $31,367 | $61,017 | $76,648 | $103,485 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 80 | $26,248 | $67,670 | $84,705 | $88,910 |
| Curriculum and InstructionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 70 | $14,593 | $62,530 | $69,690 | $63,399 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 59 | $42,454 | $102,373 | $119,831 | $120,193 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 50 | $27,000 | $24,194 | $49,427 | $50,706 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 49 | $23,818 | $47,435 | $57,973 | $68,257 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasOnlineMaster's | Master's | 40 | $15,938 | $58,918 | $62,544 | $63,707 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 38 | $26,000 | $34,877 | $51,300 | $55,378 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | $25,000 | $28,990 | $47,435 | $54,562 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | $25,182 | $44,072 | $45,455 | $47,382 |
| Engineering, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $27,000 | $66,394 | $82,632 | $89,359 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | $27,000 | $23,259 | $42,321 | $56,359 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $27,000 | $44,032 | $48,009 | $51,389 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $25,750 | $31,720 | $52,114 | $51,790 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $24,535 | $33,908 | $58,864 | $57,214 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,024 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | $26,991 | $54,169 | $68,935 | $82,686 |
| Zoology/Animal BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,055 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | $27,000 | $16,290 | Withheld | $41,367 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and HumanitiesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | $103,950 | $100,487 |
| Education, OtherDoctoral | Doctoral | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | $118,508 | $90,635 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,072 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | $26,500 | $40,829 | $56,787 | $69,303 |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $40,103 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Olivet Nazarene University cost?
$20,729 a year is the average net price at Olivet Nazarene University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $38,900, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $51,981. Families earning under $30,000 pay $17,232 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Olivet Nazarene University?
56% of applicants are admitted to Olivet Nazarene University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,117 and the middle ACT score is 23. The median admission rate of colleges in Illinois is 77%.
How much do Olivet Nazarene University graduates earn?
$53,213 a year is the median pay of former Olivet Nazarene University students who work, 10 years after they started ($49,278 after 6 years). That ranks 1,231 of 5,094 US colleges and 52 of 189 in Illinois. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's) at $102,373.
How much student debt do Olivet Nazarene University graduates have?
$25,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Olivet Nazarene University graduates, about $265 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 63% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Olivet Nazarene University?
61% of first-time, full-time students at Olivet Nazarene 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 Olivet Nazarene University?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (94 master's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (80 bachelor's graduates), Curriculum and Instruction (70 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 85 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.