Elmhurst University
Elmhurst, Illinois
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb
- 3,006 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 74%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $23,165per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 67%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $67,39810 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Traditional undergraduate students enrolled full-time in both Fall and Spring Terms charged comprehensive tuition may take one January Term course at no additional cost.
Source: Tuition, Housing, & Meal Plans | Elmhurst University Catalog
Through The Chicago Promise, graduates of Chicago Public Schools who demonstrate financial need receive a scholarship covering 50% of tuition costs for up to four years of undergraduate study at Elmhurst University.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 74%About 7 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 990–1260Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 23–30Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $23,165full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $57,818sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $45,858Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 67%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 80%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $67,39810 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,750federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 3,006Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 44%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 35%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Dominican University River Forest, IL — admits 90%
- Robert Morris University Moon Township, PA — admits 90%
- University of St Thomas Houston, TX — admits 90%
- Benedictine University Lisle, IL — admits 95%
Also worth a look
- Bradley University Peoria, IL — admits 77%
- North Central College Naperville, IL — admits 77%
- Augustana College Rock Island, IL — admits 63%
- Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL — admits 55%
- Lipscomb University Nashville, TN — admits 68%
- York College of Pennsylvania York, PA — admits 74%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Elmhurst University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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