Aurora University Overview

Aurora University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Aurora, Illinois. Aurora is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

What Is Aurora University Known For?

• The student loan default rate at Aurora is 4%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• The highest award offered at Aurora is the doctor's degree.
• For the 2017-2018 academic year, 28% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Aurora with a bachelor's degree make about $42,700 a year. That's 5% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Aurora University Rankings

Out of the 102 colleges in Illinois, Aurora is ranked at #20.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Aurora.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#18	Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#19	Best Value Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#22	Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#23	Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#24	Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#33	Best Value Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#33	Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#37	Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#44	Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#58	Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Aurora has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#42	Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools	College Factual
#42	Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools	College Factual
#61	Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	College Factual
#85	Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	College Factual
#148	Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	College Factual
#156	Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	College Factual

Where Is Aurora University?

Contact details for Aurora are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	347 S Gladstone Ave, Aurora, IL 60506-4892
Phone:	630-892-6431
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/aurorauniversity
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/aurorau

How Do I Get Into Aurora?

You can apply to Aurora online at: https://aurora.edu/admission/apply

Admission Requirements for Aurora

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Aurora?

The acceptance rate at Aurora University is 84%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 84%, and the acceptance rate for women is 84%.

Average Test Scores

About 82% of students accepted to Aurora submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 570. Math scores were between 490 and 570.

Aurora received ACT scores from 27% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 23. Math scores were between 17 and 24. Composite scores were between 19 and 23.

Can I Afford Aurora University?

The overall average net price of Aurora is $28,336. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Aurora, approximately 63% of students took out student loans averaging $6,194 a year. That adds up to $24,776 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Aurora is 4.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Aurora University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,158 undergraduate students at Aurora, with 3,822 being full-time and 336 being part-time.

There are also 2,107 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,822 full-time undergraduates at Aurora, 35% are male and 65% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Aurora University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	123
Black or African American	237
Hispanic or Latino	1,400
White	1,665
International Students	25
Other Races/Ethnicities	372

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at Aurora University. At this time, 28 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 14 countries are represented at Aurora. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, Latvia, and Germany.

Online Learning at Aurora University

There are 1 bachelor’s degree and 3 master’s degree programs available online at Aurora. In 2019-2020, 5,828 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Aurora has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 8th most popular in Illinois for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Aurora

The following table shows how Aurora is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Mathematics	#40	#28
Computer Science	#43	#37
Social Work	#43	#37
Mathematics & Statistics	#55	#34

Online Affordability Rankings of Aurora Rankings

The following table shows how Aurora is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Health & Physical Education	#27	#21
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	#31	#28
Homeland Security	#51	#51
Teacher Education Grade Specific	#70	#64
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	#71	#62

Online Growth Rankings of Aurora

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Aurora University was 119.9%. This is the #380 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Aurora regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Aurora majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Computer & Information Sciences	9%
Education	11%
Health & Physical Education	30%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	30%
Teacher Education Grade Specific	10%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Aurora ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Aurora.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Homeland Security	#11
Health & Physical Education	#13
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	#19
Information Technology	#47
Teacher Education Grade Specific	#68
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	#121
Computer & Information Sciences	#138
Education	#197

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Aurora University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Social Work	141	33	460	8	642
Business Administration & Management	128	0	146	0	274
Nursing	184	0	0	0	184
Educational Administration	0	0	81	22	103
Teacher Education Grade Specific	48	0	23	0	71
Criminal Justice & Corrections	67	0	0	0	67
General Psychology	60	0	0	0	60
Health & Physical Education	56	0	0	0	56
Accounting	30	0	18	0	48
Marketing	45	0	0	0	45
Communication & Media Studies	44	0	0	0	44
Finance & Financial Management	33	0	0	0	33
Health/Medical Prep Programs	30	0	0	0	30
Teacher Education Subject Specific	6	0	21	0	27
Computer Science	23	0	0	0	23
General Biology	21	0	0	0	21
Instructional Media Design	0	0	21	0	21
Special Education	9	0	9	0	18
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	18	0	0	0	18
History	17	0	0	0	17
General English Literature	16	0	0	0	16
Allied Health Professions	14	0	0	0	14
Public Administration	0	0	14	0	14
Mathematics	11	0	1	0	12
Liberal Arts General Studies	11	0	0	0	11
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	11	0	11
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	10	10
Romance Languages	9	0	0	0	9
Design & Applied Arts	9	0	0	0	9
Drama & Theater Arts	9	0	0	0	9
Political Science & Government	7	0	0	0	7
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	6	0	0	0	6
Philosophy	5	0	0	0	5
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	4	0	0	0	4
Homeland Security	0	0	4	0	4
Ethnic Studies	3	0	0	0	3
Fine & Studio Arts	3	0	0	0	3
Sustainability Science	2	0	0	0	2
Multilingual Education	0	0	1	0	1
Sociology	1	0	0	0	1
Music	1	0	0	0	1
Information Technology	0	0	0	0	0
Computer Engineering	0	0	0	0	0
General Engineering	0	0	0	0	0
Writing Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Religious Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Chemistry	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1,071	33	810	40	1,954

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.