Greenville University Overview

Greenville University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Greenville, Illinois. The location of Greenville is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

What Is Greenville University Known For?

• The 2% student loan default rate at Greenville 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.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the master's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Greenville.
• In <nil>, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Greenville makes roughly $44,195 a year. This is 8% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• It takes the average Greenville student 4.1 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Greenville University?

Contact details for Greenville are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	315 E. College Ave., Greenville, IL 62246
Phone:	618-664-2800
Website:	www.greenville.edu

How Do I Get Into Greenville?

You can apply to Greenville online at: https://apply.greenville.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for Greenville

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into Greenville?

Greenville has an acceptance rate of 80%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 67% of accepted students are men and 33% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 76%, and the acceptance rate for women is 87%.

Average Test Scores

About 35% of students accepted to Greenville submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 460 and 590. Math scores were between 440 and 580.

Greenville received ACT scores from 20% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 13 and 23. Math scores were between 15 and 22. Composite scores were between 15 and 20.

Can I Afford Greenville University?

The overall average net price of Greenville is $26,458. 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

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 Greenville, approximately 77% of students took out student loans averaging $7,642 a year. That adds up to $30,568 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Greenville is 1.6%. 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.

Greenville University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 890 undergraduate students at Greenville, with 808 being full-time and 82 being part-time.

There are also 157 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 808 full-time undergraduates at Greenville, 56% are male and 44% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	3
Black or African American	108
Hispanic or Latino	44
White	475
International Students	105
Other Races/Ethnicities	73

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at Greenville University. At this time, 21 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 14 countries are represented at Greenville. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Japan, and Hong Kong.

Online Learning at Greenville University

There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 21 master’s degree programs available online at Greenville. In 2020-2021, 574 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 28th most popular in Illinois for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Greenville

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Greenville University was -0.5%. This is the #1,854 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Greenville regardless of major.

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%.

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 Lyle Kruger under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.