Bradley University Overview
Bradley University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Peoria, Illinois. The location of Bradley is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.
What Is Bradley University Known For?
- The 3% student loan default rate at Bradley is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
- The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Bradley.
- For the 2017-2018 academic year, 59% of the faculty were full-time.
- Students who graduate from Bradley with a bachelor's degree make about $53,600 a year. That's 31% more than those who graduate from other schools.
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Bradley University Rankings
We have ranked Bradley as #387 out of 2,320 colleges and universities in the country in our 2021 Best Colleges list. Bradley also holds the #16 spot on the Best Colleges in Illinois ranking.
Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Bradley.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards Bradley has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#35 | Best Value Colleges for Communication & Journalism | College Factual |
#63 | Best Colleges for Communication & Journalism | College Factual |
#63 | Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific | College Factual |
#79 | Best Colleges for Accounting | College Factual |
#82 | Best Colleges for Nursing | College Factual |
#96 | Best Business Master’s Degree Schools | Business Degree Central |
Where Is Bradley University?

Contact details for Bradley are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 1501 W Bradley Ave, Peoria, IL 61625-0001 |
Phone: | 309-676-7611 |
Website: | www.bradley.edu |
Facebook: | http://www.bradley.edu/socialmedia/facebook/ |
Twitter: | https://twitter.com/bradleyu |
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? |
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High School GPA | required |
High School Rank | recommended |
High School Transcript | required |
College Prep Program | required |
Recommendations | recommended |
SAT or ACT Scores | required |
TOEFL | neither required nor recommended |
How Hard Is It To Get Into Bradley?
Approximately 43% of accepted students are men and 57% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 72%, and the acceptance rate for women is 71%.
Average Test Scores
About 11% 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 550 and 640. Math scores were between 530 and 650.
Can I Afford Bradley University?
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.
Student Loan Debt
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Bradley, approximately 72% of students took out student loans averaging $7,917 a year. That adds up to $31,668 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Bradley is 2.7%. 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.
Bradley University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are also 1,276 graduate students at the school.
Gender Diversity
Of the 4,462 full-time undergraduates at Bradley, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 155 |
Black or African American | 309 |
Hispanic or Latino | 465 |
White | 3,250 |
International Students | 76 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 207 |
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.
Online Learning at Bradley University
The following chart shows how the online learning population at Bradley has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 49th most popular in Illinois for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2017-2018.
Online Growth Rankings of Bradley
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Bradley University was 308.8%. This is the #194 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Bradley regardless of major.
The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Bradley majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.
Major | 1-Year Growth Rate |
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Education | 12% |
Health Professions | 20% |
Mental & Social Health Services | 84% |
Nursing | 21% |
Student Counseling | 77% |
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Bradley ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Bradley.
Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
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Student Counseling | #2 | |
Mental & Social Health Services | #3 | |
Teacher Education Subject Specific | #7 | |
Nursing | #29 | |
Education | #34 | |
Health Professions | #52 |
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%.
Bradley University Undergraduate Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
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
- Image Credit: By AscendedAnathema under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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