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Bradley University Overview

Bradley University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Peoria, Illinois. The location of Bradley is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is Bradley University Known For?

1,121 Undergraduate Awards
$32,012 Avg Cost After Aid
75% Acceptance Rate
  • The highest award offered at Bradley is the doctor's degree.
  • In a recent academic period60% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from Bradley with a bachelor's degree make about $66,852 a year. That's 64% more than those who graduate from other schools.
  • The average Bradley student graduates in 4.2 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Bradley University?

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Contact details for Bradley are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1501 W Bradley Ave, Peoria, IL 61625-0001
Phone: 309-676-7611
Website: www.bradley.edu

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How Do I Get Into Bradley?

You can apply to Bradley online at: www.bradley.edu/admissions/freshman/apply

Admission Requirements for Bradley

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 3
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 5
Recommendations 5
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Bradley?

75% Acceptance Rate
61% Of Accepted Are Women
40% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 75%, Bradley may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 72%, and the acceptance rate for women is 77%.

Average Test Scores

About 40% of students accepted to Bradley submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 530 and 640. Math scores were between 520 and 640.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Bradley University  ( 530 to 640 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Bradley University  ( 520 to 640 )
200
800
Bradley received ACT scores from 14% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 24 and 32. Math scores were between 23 and 0. Composite scores were between 24 and 30.

ACT English Scores for Bradley University  ( 24 to 32 )
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ACT Composite Scores for Bradley University  ( 24 to 30 )
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36

Can I Afford Bradley University?

$32,012 Net Price
69% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Bradley is $32,012. 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 Bradley, approximately 69% of students took out student loans averaging $7,299 a year. That adds up to $29,196 over four years for those students.

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Bradley University Undergraduate Student Diversity

4,450 Full-Time Undergraduates
51% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 4,574 undergraduate students at Bradley, with 4,450 being full-time and 124 being part-time.

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There are also 1,281 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,450 full-time undergraduates at Bradley, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 183
Black or African American 322
Hispanic or Latino 523
White 3,098
International Students 83
Other Races/Ethnicities 241

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at Bradley University. At this time, 32 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 44 countries are represented at Bradley. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Sudan.

Bradley University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Nursing 83 23 123 43 272
Computer Science 42 0 108 0 150
Civil Engineering 55 0 33 0 88
General Psychology 81 0 0 0 81
Mechanical Engineering 64 0 2 0 66
Business Administration & Management 38 3 20 0 61
Teacher Education Grade Specific 59 0 0 0 59
Accounting 35 0 22 0 57
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 56 0 56
Public Relations & Advertising 52 0 0 0 52
Design & Applied Arts 48 0 0 0 48
General Biology 36 0 3 0 39
Other Health Professions 38 0 0 0 38
Manufacturing Engineering 24 0 4 0 28
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 0 28 28
Marketing 26 0 0 0 26
Educational Administration 0 0 0 26 26
Industrial Engineering 13 0 12 0 25
Teacher Education Subject Specific 24 0 0 0 24
Information Science 13 0 9 0 22
Information Technology 22 0 0 0 22
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 9 0 12 0 21
Electrical Engineering 13 0 7 0 20
Construction Management 19 0 0 0 19
Finance & Financial Management 18 0 0 0 18
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 18 0 0 0 18
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 17 0 0 0 17
Graphic Communications 17 0 0 0 17
General English Literature 14 0 3 0 17
Romance Languages 15 0 0 0 15
Political Science & Government 15 0 0 0 15
Student Counseling 0 0 14 0 14
Criminal Justice & Corrections 14 0 0 0 14
Social Work 14 0 0 0 14
Sociology 12 0 0 0 12
Chemistry 11 0 0 0 11
International Business 10 0 0 0 10
Computer Engineering 10 0 0 0 10
Public Health 10 0 0 0 10
History 9 0 0 0 9
Arts & Media Management 9 0 0 0 9
Fine & Studio Arts 8 0 1 0 9
Special Education 8 0 0 0 8
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 7 0 0 0 7
Entrepreneurial Studies 7 0 0 0 7
Business/Managerial Economics 5 0 0 0 5
Hospitality Management 5 0 0 0 5
Journalism 5 0 0 0 5
Philosophy 5 0 0 0 5
Drama & Theater Arts 5 0 0 0 5
General Sales & Marketing 4 0 0 0 4
Telecommunications Management 4 0 0 0 4
Literature 4 0 0 0 4
Liberal Arts General Studies 4 0 0 0 4
Religious Studies 4 0 0 0 4
Economics 4 0 0 0 4
International Relations & National Security 4 0 0 0 4
Robotics Engineering 3 0 0 0 3
Textile & Apparel Studies 3 0 0 0 3
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 3 0 0 0 3
Mathematics 3 0 0 0 3
Data Analytics 3 0 0 0 3
Writing Studies 2 0 0 0 2
Area Studies 2 0 0 0 2
Interdisciplinary Studies 2 0 0 0 2
Natural Resources Conservation 2 0 0 0 2
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 2 0 0 0 2
Music 2 0 0 0 2
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 1 0 0 0 1
Human Development & Family Studies 1 0 0 0 1
Statistics 1 0 0 0 1
Physics 1 0 0 0 1
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 0 0 0 0
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 0 0 0 0
Human Resource Management 0 0 0 0 0
Management Information Systems 0 0 0 0 0
Communication & Media Studies 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 0 0 0
Industrial Production Technology 0 0 0 0 0
Construction Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
Engineering Physics 0 0 0 0 0
General Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
General Family & Consumer Sciences 0 0 0 0 0
Human Sciences Business Services 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic Languages 0 0 0 0 0
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 1,121 26 429 97 1,673

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.

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