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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?

1,137 Undergraduate Awards
$32,012 Avg Cost After Aid
73% Acceptance Rate
  • 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 highest award offered at Bradley is the doctor's degree.
  • In 2017-2018, 53% 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.
  • The average Bradley student graduates in 4.2 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

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Bradley University Rankings

Bradley landed the #304 spot in our 2022 ranking of best colleges. We analyzed 2,587 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. Bradley also holds the #7 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.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Best Telecommunications Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#6 Best General Sales & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#55 Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#56 Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#61 Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#77 Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#87 Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#87 Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#101 Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#164 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

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

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best Telecommunications Management Schools College Factual
#1 Best Telecommunications Management Schools College Factual
#1 Best Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities Bachelor’s Degree Schools College Factual
#116 Best Nursing Schools Nursing Degree Search
#138 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools College Factual
#157 Best Psychology Schools College Factual

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into Bradley?

73% Acceptance Rate
59% Of Accepted Are Women
74% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 73%, 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 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 74%, and the acceptance rate for women is 73%.

Average Test Scores

About 74% 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 540 and 630. Math scores were between 540 and 650.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Bradley University  ( 540 to 630 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Bradley University  ( 540 to 650 )
200
800
Bradley received ACT scores from 48% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 22 and 29. Math scores were between 22 and 27. Composite scores were between 22 and 28.

ACT English Scores for Bradley University  ( 22 to 29 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Bradley University  ( 22 to 27 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for Bradley University  ( 22 to 28 )
1
36

Can I Afford Bradley University?

$32,012 Net Price
69% Take Out Loans
2.5% Loan Default Rate
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 $7,743 a year. That adds up to $30,972 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Bradley is 2.5%. 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

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.

Online Learning at Bradley University

1,465 Took All Classes Online
5,705 Took At Least One Class Online
36.7% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 5,705 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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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 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Bradley

The following table shows how Bradley 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
Mental & Social Health Services #70 #70

Online Growth Rankings of Bradley

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Bradley University was 36.7%. This is the #802 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
Health Professions 27%
Mental & Social Health Services 32%
Nursing 33%

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
Mental & Social Health Services #64
Nursing #282

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.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Nursing 89 21 105 53 268
Mechanical Engineering 73 0 11 0 84
Business Administration & Management 52 1 25 0 78
Public Relations & Advertising 69 0 0 0 69
Teacher Education Grade Specific 56 0 6 0 62
Accounting 38 0 21 0 59
General Psychology 52 0 0 0 52
Computer Science 30 0 14 0 44
Civil Engineering 31 0 9 0 40
Other Health Professions 39 0 0 0 39
Mental & Social Health Services 0 1 36 0 37
Design & Applied Arts 37 0 0 0 37
Marketing 33 0 0 0 33
General English Literature 19 0 8 0 27
General Biology 25 0 1 0 26
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 25 0 0 0 25
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 16 0 8 0 24
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 0 24 24
Graphic Communications 23 0 0 0 23
Electrical Engineering 21 0 2 0 23
Information Science 17 0 4 0 21
Political Science & Government 20 0 0 0 20
Social Work 20 0 0 0 20
Construction Management 19 0 0 0 19
Finance & Financial Management 19 0 0 0 19
Manufacturing Engineering 16 0 3 0 19
Industrial Engineering 12 0 6 0 18
Teacher Education Subject Specific 16 0 0 0 16
Arts & Media Management 16 0 0 0 16
Fine & Studio Arts 10 0 6 0 16
Romance Languages 15 0 0 0 15
International Business 13 0 0 0 13
Chemistry 9 0 4 0 13
General Sales & Marketing 12 0 0 0 12
Educational Administration 0 3 9 0 12
Criminal Justice & Corrections 12 0 0 0 12
Sociology 11 0 0 0 11
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 8 0 1 0 9
Entrepreneurial Studies 9 0 0 0 9
Journalism 9 0 0 0 9
Special Education 9 0 0 0 9
Computer Engineering 9 0 0 0 9
Drama & Theater Arts 9 0 0 0 9
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 9 0 0 0 9
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 8 0 0 0 8
Student Counseling 0 0 8 0 8
History 8 0 0 0 8
Philosophy 8 0 0 0 8
Music 8 0 0 0 8
Writing Studies 7 0 0 0 7
Business/Managerial Economics 6 0 0 0 6
Hospitality Management 6 0 0 0 6
Information Technology 6 0 0 0 6
International Relations & National Security 6 0 0 0 6
Human Sciences Business Services 5 0 0 0 5
Economics 5 0 0 0 5
Area Studies 4 0 0 0 4
Telecommunications Management 3 0 0 0 3
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 3 0 3
Literature 3 0 0 0 3
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 3 0 0 0 3
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 3 0 0 0 3
Public Health 3 0 0 0 3
Mathematics 3 0 0 0 3
Natural Resources Conservation 3 0 0 0 3
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 2 0 0 0 2
Management Information Systems 2 0 0 0 2
General Family & Consumer Sciences 2 0 0 0 2
Religious Studies 2 0 0 0 2
Physics 2 0 0 0 2
Communication & Media Studies 1 0 0 0 1
Liberal Arts General Studies 1 0 0 0 1
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 0 0 0 0
Human Resource Management 0 0 0 0 0
Communication & Journalism (Other) 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
Germanic Languages 0 0 0 0 0
Statistics 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 1,137 26 290 77 1,530

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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