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Aurora University
Aurora, IL · Private (nonprofit) · 3,974 students · mostly bachelor degrees
110th-cheapest of 180 Illinois colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$18,838
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$40,625
Graduation rate
60%
Admission rate
81%
Median graduate earnings
$58,709
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$20,318
Average SAT
1076
Median ACT
22
Pell grant recipients
45%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
71 programsEducational Leadership and Administration, General · Doctoral Degree31 grads/yr$136,318Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree24 grads/yr$90,089Accounting · Master's Degree$84,867Clinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree216 grads/yr$84,022Educational Leadership and Administration, General · Master's Degree67 grads/yr$83,746Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree98 grads/yr$81,740Finance, General · Bachelor's Degree35 grads/yr$77,436Educational/Instructional Technology · Master's Degree18 grads/yr$76,260Accounting · Bachelor's Degree19 grads/yr$74,820Industrial and Organizational Psychology · Master's Degree$73,726Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Master's Degree24 grads/yr$67,283Marketing/Marketing Management, General · Bachelor's Degree47 grads/yr$64,813Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree163 grads/yr$64,446Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic and Other Physical Health Impairments · Master's Degree$64,110Social Work · Master's Degree584 grads/yr$61,710Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Bachelor's Degree76 grads/yr$60,808General Studies · Bachelor's Degree23 grads/yr$60,775Political Economy · Bachelor's Degree16 grads/yr$58,503Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree102 grads/yr$55,697Social Work · Bachelor's Degree175 grads/yr$55,546Pre-Chiropractic Studies · Bachelor's Degree44 grads/yr$52,987Biology/Biological Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree16 grads/yr$52,159Communication, General · Bachelor's Degree25 grads/yr$50,079Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General · Bachelor's Degree52 grads/yr$49,471Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Bachelor's Degree83 grads/yr$46,609
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.