Elmhurst University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation United Church of Christ
Population 6,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,508 (33%)
Days Without Precipitation 241 (38%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,136
Men / Women 38% / 62%
From State 83%
From Region 2%
Athletes 543 (18.3%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 44%
Hispanic 33%
Asian 8%
Black 6%
International 5%
Mixed 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 381 37% 49% 9% 4% 31% 2% $62,995 19 +0.01 48 95%
Computer Science 19 +3 84% 37% 26% 0% 32% 5% $109,533 36 -0.45 97 — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — — $94,527 15 -0.89 90 — — — — —
Cybersecurity 7 +5 100% 29% 14% 14% 29% 14% $85,184 31 -0.45 84 — — — — —
Information Systems 11 — 64% 45% 27% 0% 18% 0% $87,680 30 -0.51 86 — — — — —
Information Technology 8 — 75% 38% 12% 12% 12% 12% $87,987 30 -0.50 86 — — — — —
Chemistry 4 — 50% 25% 0% 0% 25% 0% $66,792 28 -0.46 58 — — — — —
Mathematics 2 +4 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% $66,806 22 -0.70 58 100% — — — —
Physics 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $77,337 28 -0.45 76 — — — — —
Biochemistry 6 +1 50% 17% 17% 0% 50% 17% $69,289 41 -0.20 63 — — — — —
Biology 30 — 33% 43% 23% 3% 27% 0% $69,213 64 +0.32 63 97% — — — —
Environmental Studies 4 +1 25% 50% 0% 0% 25% 0% $58,609 55 -0.01 36 — — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 21 — 0% 62% 5% 0% 33% 0% $61,926 49 -0.02 45 100% — — — —
Health Sciences 3 — 33% 33% 33% 0% 33% 0% $68,267 54 -0.01 61 — — — — —
Public Health 12 — 17% 42% 0% 8% 42% 0% $65,382 56 +0.02 54 — — — — —
Economics 8 +7 38% 50% 12% 0% 25% 0% $79,674 27 -0.69 79 — — — — —
English 15 +3 27% 60% 0% 0% 40% 0% $54,155 62 +0.21 24 97% — — — —
Foreign Languages — — — — — — — — $62,340 67 +0.38 46 — — — — —
German — +1 — — — — — — $62,289 67 +0.38 46 — — — — —
History 13 +3 77% 69% 8% 8% 8% 0% $56,357 56 -0.06 30 100% — — — —
Liberal Studies 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,443 61 +0.01 33 — — — — —
Philosophy 4 +3 75% 25% 25% 0% 25% 0% $57,348 43 -0.31 33 — — — — —
Rhetoric and Composition 15 +1 27% 67% 7% 7% 13% 0% $55,953 72 +0.43 29 86% — — — —
Spanish 4 +9 0% 0% 0% 0% 75% 0% $64,924 73 +0.61 53 94% — — — —
Communication — — — — — — — — $56,609 34 -0.49 31 — — — — —
Geography 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,961 36 -0.36 37 — — — — —
Intercultural Studies — — — — — — — — $57,797 61 +0.08 34 — — — — —
Journalism 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,533 34 -0.42 36 — — — — —
Political Science 7 +2 14% 43% 0% 0% 43% 14% $63,422 26 -0.65 49 — — — — —
Psychology 79 +3 23% 51% 8% 5% 34% 1% $57,610 67 +0.39 34 94% — — — —
Sociology 7 +4 14% 43% 0% 14% 43% 0% $52,900 38 -0.36 21 89% — — — —
Animation 4 — 75% 50% 25% 0% 25% 0% $52,664 50 -0.20 21 — — — — —
Art 7 +1 0% 57% 0% 14% 29% 0% $45,604 43 -0.13 8 — — — — —
Arts Administration — — — — — — — — $41,267 16 -0.82 5 100% — — — —
Digital Arts 13 +1 54% 46% 0% 31% 15% 0% $53,034 51 -0.18 22 — — — — —
Graphic Design 9 — 56% 44% 0% 0% 56% 0% $57,496 42 -0.20 33 — — — — —
Jazz Studies 3 — 100% 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% $38,376 12 -0.90 3 100% — — — —
Music 1 +3 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $38,376 12 -0.90 3 100% — — — —
Music Management 8 — 62% 62% 0% 0% 25% 0% $41,267 26 -0.59 5 100% — — — —
Music Performance 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $38,376 12 -0.90 3 100% — — — —
Music Theory and Composition 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $38,376 12 -0.90 3 100% — — — —
Musical Theatre 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $40,048 14 -0.72 4 — — — — —
Theatre 4 +2 50% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $46,902 77 +0.51 10 — — — — —
Urban Studies 2 +1 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $63,548 25 -0.52 49 — — — — —
Visual Communication Design 19 — 26% 42% 5% 0% 47% 5% $57,496 92 +1.14 33 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 17 +2 18% 53% 0% 6% 35% 6% $56,432 30 -0.48 30 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business 153 50% 51% 4% 2% 34% 4% $81,006 75 +0.02 80 97%
Accounting 19 +1 47% 47% 0% 0% 42% 0% $84,676 50 -0.15 84 97% — — — —
Actuarial Science 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $89,829 30 -0.59 88 — — — — —
Business Administration 28 +2 46% 61% 0% 0% 36% 0% $80,706 70 +0.16 80 95% — — — —
Business Management 20 +1 40% 60% 5% 0% 20% 5% $80,706 70 +0.16 80 95% — — — —
Finance 29 +10 55% 48% 7% 0% 34% 10% $89,325 40 -0.34 87 98% — — — —
International Business 3 +2 0% 0% 0% 0% 67% 33% $79,463 54 -0.19 79 — — — — —
Marketing 23 +4 22% 57% 9% 0% 35% 0% $81,640 66 +0.32 81 100% — — — —
Sport Management 20 +1 90% 50% 0% 15% 25% 0% $65,389 75 +0.44 54 97% — — — —
Supply Chain Management 10 +2 70% 20% 10% 0% 50% 10% $80,706 27 -0.67 80 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education 125 34% 55% 6% 5% 33% 0% $54,521 3 -0.11 25 98%
Exercise Science 33 — 48% 48% 9% 12% 24% 0% $65,389 69 +0.42 54 97% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 9 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $47,794 21 -0.67 11 97% — — — —
Education 4 — 0% 50% 25% 0% 25% 0% $51,372 31 -0.43 18 — — — — —
English Education 7 — 29% 57% 0% 14% 29% 0% $51,849 33 -0.51 19 100% — — — —
Mathematics Education 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,849 25 -0.57 19 100% — — — —
Physical Education 14 — 64% 79% 0% 0% 21% 0% $51,849 24 -0.73 19 100% — — — —
Science Teacher Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $51,849 25 -0.57 19 100% — — — —
Social Science Education 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $51,849 32 -0.61 19 100% — — — —
Special Education 5 — 0% 60% 0% 0% 40% 0% $56,446 53 +0.08 30 — — — — —
Teacher Education 24 — 17% 46% 4% 4% 46% 0% $47,794 15 -0.85 11 97% — — — —
Drama Education 5 — 0% 20% 0% 0% 80% 0% $51,849 94 +1.18 19 100% — — — —
Music Education 18 — 56% 61% 11% 0% 28% 0% $51,849 73 +0.55 19 100% — — — —
Theatre and Dance Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,849 94 +1.18 19 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Nursing 101 11% 61% 13% 4% 10% 4% $82,877 80 -0.93 82 98%
Nursing 101 — 11% 61% 13% 4% 10% 4% $82,877 12 -0.93 82 98% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $45,368
ROI Percentile 60th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 80%
4-Year Graduation Rate 57%
6-Year Graduation Rate 70%
Transfer-Out Rate 30%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 22.4% 170 18% 57% 11% 5% 18% 2% $75,401 42 -0.47 73 98% —
Business & Economics 21.2% 161 49% 51% 4% 2% 34% 4% $80,940 55 -0.01 80 97% —
Arts 13.2% 100 44% 52% 6% 5% 34% 1% $51,039 49 +0.20 17 100% —
Social Sciences 12.9% 98 23% 52% 6% 5% 34% 2% $57,745 47 +0.22 34 93% —
Education 8.9% 68 25% 59% 3% 3% 35% 0% $50,191 26 -0.65 15 98% —
Humanities 7.1% 54 43% 59% 6% 4% 24% 0% $56,401 59 +0.19 30 94% —
Computer Science 5.9% 45 80% 38% 22% 4% 24% 7% $96,573 24 -0.47 91 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 4.7% 36 36% 39% 22% 3% 31% 3% $69,226 57 +0.23 63 97% —
Professional 2.2% 17 18% 53% 0% 6% 35% 6% $56,432 14 -0.48 30 94% —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.9% 7 29% 14% 0% 0% 29% 14% $68,302 20 -0.53 61 100% —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.5% 4 25% 50% 0% 0% 25% 0% $58,609 43 -0.01 36 — —

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 93 $250K $235K $14K
Football 84 $637K $634K $3K
Lacrosse 42 $271K $271K $0
Baseball 41 $294K $227K $66K
Soccer 40 $158K $155K $2K
Wrestling 35 $160K $161K -$1K
Basketball 19 $281K $265K $16K
Golf 17 $67K $67K $0
Tennis 11 $11K $11K $0
Total 322 $2.1M $2.0M $102K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 124 $261K $261K $200
Soccer 36 $176K $176K $0
Softball 29 $132K $132K $0
Basketball 22 $215K $213K $1K
Volleyball 21 $163K $163K $0
Lacrosse 16 $129K $123K $6K
Golf 15 $70K $68K $1K
Wrestling 12 $103K $98K $5K
Tennis 11 $20K $20K $160
Bowling 9 $46K $46K $0
Total 221 $1.3M $1.3M $15K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 217 $511K $497K $14K
Football 84 $637K $634K $3K
Soccer 76 $335K $332K $2K
Lacrosse 58 $401K $394K $6K
Wrestling 47 $264K $260K $4K
Baseball 41 $294K $227K $66K
Basketball 41 $497K $479K $18K
Golf 32 $138K $136K $1K
Softball 29 $132K $132K $0
Tennis 22 $31K $31K $160
Volleyball 21 $163K $163K $0
Bowling 9 $46K $46K $0
Total 543 $4.9M $4.6M $220K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 71%
Yield (non-ED) 13%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 71% 71% 71%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 28%
SAT Range 990 – 1260
SAT Math Range 480 – 620
SAT RW Range 510 – 640