Elmhurst University Overview

Located in Elmhurst, Illinois, Elmhurst University is a private not-for-profit institution. The suburban atmosphere of Elmhurst makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

What Is Elmhurst University Known For?

• The 3% student loan default rate at Elmhurst 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 Elmhurst is the master's degree.
• In 2019-2020, 41% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Elmhurst makes roughly $56,183 a year. This is 38% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• The average Elmhurst student graduates in 4.2 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Elmhurst University Rankings

Elmhurst is ranked #14 out of 78 schools in Illinois.

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.

Elmhurst has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#112	Best Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

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

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#11	Best Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#23	Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#42	Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#60	Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#112	Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#116	Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#121	Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

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

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#31	Best Interior Design Management Schools	College Factual
#84	Highest Paid Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduates	College Factual
#93	Highest Paid General Biology Graduates	College Factual
#112	Best Graduate Certificate Schools	Grad Degree
#184	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual
#193	Best General Business Administration and Management Schools	College Factual

Where Is Elmhurst University?

Contact details for Elmhurst are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	190 Prospect Ave, Elmhurst, IL 60126-3296
Phone:	630-279-4100
Website:	www.elmhurst.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/pages/Elmhurst-College/86293358032
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/elmhurstcollege

How Do I Get Into Elmhurst?

You can apply to Elmhurst online at: https://www.elmhurst.edu/admission/apply/undergraduate-application/

Admission Requirements for Elmhurst

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Elmhurst?

The acceptance rate at Elmhurst is 66%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 63%, and the acceptance rate for women is 68%.

Average Test Scores

About 76% of students accepted to Elmhurst submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 590. Math scores were between 490 and 580.

Elmhurst received ACT scores from 29% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 26. Math scores were between 18 and 26. Composite scores were between 20 and 26.

Can I Afford Elmhurst University?

The overall average net price of Elmhurst is $32,701. 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 Elmhurst, approximately 67% of students took out student loans averaging $6,947 a year. That adds up to $27,788 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Elmhurst is 3.2%. 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.

Elmhurst University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,838 undergraduate students at Elmhurst, with 2,687 being full-time and 151 being part-time.

There are also 583 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,687 full-time undergraduates at Elmhurst, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	177
Black or African American	155
Hispanic or Latino	725
White	1,483
International Students	33
Other Races/Ethnicities	114

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at Elmhurst University. At this time, 22 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 27 countries are represented at Elmhurst. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, India, and Germany.

Online Learning at Elmhurst University

In 2019-2020, 2,941 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 25th 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 Elmhurst

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Elmhurst University was $38,654 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Elmhurst 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
Computer Systems Networking	#16	#16
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences	#16	#16
Intelligence & Command Control Operations	#16	#16
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	#44	#44

Online Growth Rankings of Elmhurst

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Elmhurst University was 53.3%. This is the #641 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Elmhurst regardless of major.

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

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Business Administration & Management	8%
Geography & Cartography	43%
Health Professions	4%
Intelligence & Command Control Operations	50%
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences	50%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Elmhurst 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 Elmhurst.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences	#2
Intelligence & Command Control Operations	#2
Geography & Cartography	#24
Computer Systems Networking	#29
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	#39
Marketing	#64
Public Health	#65
Information Technology	#71
Social Sciences	#98
Computer & Information Sciences	#210
Business Administration & Management	#408

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%.

Elmhurst University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	0	99	9	76	184
General Psychology	0	105	0	0	105
Nursing	0	63	0	32	95
Communication Sciences	0	36	0	26	62
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	42	0	5	47
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	0	3	32	35
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	31	0	0	31
Finance & Financial Management	0	29	0	0	29
Special Education	0	25	0	3	28
General Biology	0	26	0	0	26
Marketing	0	26	0	0	26
Health & Physical Education	0	25	0	0	25
Accounting	0	24	0	0	24
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	0	0	24	24
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	0	24	24
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	23	0	0	23
General English Literature	0	22	0	0	22
Writing Studies	0	17	0	0	17
General Education	0	4	0	9	13
Sociology	0	12	0	0	12
Design & Applied Arts	0	12	0	0	12
Computer Systems Networking	0	0	0	11	11
Political Science & Government	0	11	0	0	11
Romance Languages	0	9	0	0	9
Computer Information Systems	0	8	0	0	8
Computer Science	0	8	0	0	8
History	0	8	0	0	8
Physics	0	8	0	0	8
Music	0	8	0	0	8
Geography & Cartography	3	2	2	0	7
Arts & Media Management	0	7	0	0	7
Intelligence & Command Control Operations	0	0	2	4	6
Philosophy	0	6	0	0	6
Chemistry	0	6	0	0	6
Urban Studies	0	6	0	0	6
Fine & Studio Arts	0	6	0	0	6
International Business	0	5	0	0	5
Communication & Media Studies	0	5	0	0	5
Information Science	0	5	0	0	5
Mathematics	0	5	0	0	5
Multicultural & Diversity Studies	0	4	0	0	4
Economics	0	4	0	0	4
Drama & Theater Arts	0	4	0	0	4
Graphic Communications	0	3	0	0	3
Health Sciences & Services	0	2	0	0	2
Public Relations & Advertising	0	1	0	0	1
Information Technology	0	1	0	0	1
Theological & Ministerial Studies	0	1	0	0	1
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	0	0	0	0
Communication & Journalism (Other)	0	0	0	0	0
Other Computer & Information Sciences	0	0	0	0	0
Other Education	0	0	0	0	0
Area Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other)	0	0	0	0	0
Germanic Languages	0	0	0	0	0
Public Health	0	0	0	0	0
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Religious Studies	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	3	754	16	246	1,019

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 Teemu008 under License

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