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Olivet Nazarene University Overview

Located in Bourbonnais, Illinois, Olivet Nazarene University is a private not-for-profit institution. Olivet Nazarene is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

What Is Olivet Nazarene University Known For?

668 Undergraduate Awards
$27,761 Avg Cost After Aid
58% Acceptance Rate
  • The highest award offered at Olivet Nazarene is the doctor's degree.
  • In a recent academic period40% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, Olivet Nazarene bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $53,213 a year. That's about 30% more than their peers at other schools.
  • It takes the average Olivet Nazarene student 4.2 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Olivet Nazarene University?

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Contact details for Olivet Nazarene are given below.

Contact Details
Address: One University Avenue, Bourbonnais, IL 60914-2271
Phone: 815-939-5011
Website: www.olivet.edu

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How Do I Get Into Olivet Nazarene?

You can apply to Olivet Nazarene online at: https://www.olivet.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Olivet Nazarene

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into Olivet Nazarene?

58% Acceptance Rate
57% Of Accepted Are Women
Olivet Nazarene has an acceptance rate of 58%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 57% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 66%, and the acceptance rate for women is 66%.

Can I Afford Olivet Nazarene University?

$27,761 Net Price
73% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Olivet Nazarene is $27,761. 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Olivet Nazarene, approximately 73% of students took out student loans averaging $7,107 a year. That adds up to $28,428 over four years for those students.

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Olivet Nazarene University Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,562 Full-Time Undergraduates
58% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,802 undergraduate students at Olivet Nazarene, with 2,562 being full-time and 240 being part-time.

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There are also 962 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,562 full-time undergraduates at Olivet Nazarene, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 58
Black or African American 192
Hispanic or Latino 297
White 1,860
International Students 29
Other Races/Ethnicities 126

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at Olivet Nazarene University. At this time, 37 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 24 countries are represented at Olivet Nazarene. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Spain, Canada, and Brazil.

Olivet Nazarene University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 49 0 94 0 143
Nursing 80 3 59 0 142
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 70 0 70
Teacher Education Subject Specific 25 1 40 0 66
General Psychology 50 0 0 0 50
Criminal Justice & Corrections 38 0 0 0 38
Health & Physical Education 35 0 0 0 35
Teacher Education Grade Specific 33 0 0 0 33
General Engineering 31 0 0 0 31
Communication & Media Studies 27 0 0 0 27
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries 7 0 20 0 27
Social Work 24 0 0 0 24
General Biology 23 0 0 0 23
Economics 15 0 0 0 15
Theological & Ministerial Studies 9 0 6 0 15
Zoology 14 0 0 0 14
Special Education 6 8 0 0 14
Missionary Studies 10 0 3 0 13
Fine & Studio Arts 13 0 0 0 13
Information Technology 12 0 0 0 12
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 0 0 12 0 12
Marketing 11 0 0 0 11
Other Education 0 0 0 11 11
Liberal Arts General Studies 11 0 0 0 11
Accounting 10 0 0 0 10
Political Science & Government 10 0 0 0 10
Music 9 0 0 0 9
Romance Languages 8 0 0 0 8
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 8 0 0 0 8
Public Relations & Advertising 7 0 0 0 7
Computer Systems Networking 7 0 0 0 7
Human Development & Family Studies 7 0 0 0 7
Design & Applied Arts 7 0 0 0 7
Natural Resources Conservation 6 0 0 0 6
Geological & Earth Sciences 6 0 0 0 6
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 5 0 0 0 5
Writing Studies 5 0 0 0 5
Mathematics 5 0 0 0 5
General Business/Commerce 4 0 0 0 4
Computer Science 4 0 0 0 4
Educational Administration 0 4 0 0 4
Allied Health Professions 4 0 0 0 4
Data Science 4 0 0 0 4
Interdisciplinary Studies 4 0 0 0 4
Religious Studies 3 0 1 0 4
Teaching English or French 0 3 0 0 3
General English Literature 3 0 0 0 3
History 3 0 0 0 3
Sociology 3 0 0 0 3
Biblical Studies 3 0 0 0 3
International Business 2 0 0 0 2
Computer Programming 2 0 0 0 2
General Family & Consumer Sciences 2 0 0 0 2
Chemistry 2 0 0 0 2
Multilingual Education 0 0 1 0 1
General Physical Sciences 1 0 0 0 1
Sacred Music 1 0 0 0 1
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 0 0 0 0
Management Information Systems 0 0 0 0 0
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 0 0 0 0 0
Computer Information Systems 0 0 0 0 0
Information Science 0 0 0 0 0
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 0 0 0 0 0
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies 0 0 0 0 0
Other Physical Science 0 0 0 0 0
General Social Sciences 0 0 0 0 0
Geography & Cartography 0 0 0 0 0
Public Policy 0 0 0 0 0
Religious Education 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 668 19 306 11 1,004

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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