unitid 143118 · Aurora, IL · private nonprofit 4-year · suburb (large)
Aurora University
- enrollment 2023
- 7,008
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
81%
64th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
3,974
90th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
45%
undergrads on Pell grants
72nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
60%
finish within 150% time
55th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$40,625
38th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$18,838
after aid, aided students
31st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$58,709
after entry, Title IV students
67th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$20,318
22nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $14,525 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k24%
- 30-48k16%
- 48-75k19%
- 75-110k17%
- 110k+23%
- Median family income
- $45,293
- First-generation students
- 46%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $29,170
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.9× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Work. | 584 | $59,292 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 216 | $80,026 | $26,000 |
| Social Work. | 175 | $51,486 | $27,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 163 | $62,691 | $25,000 |
| Psychology, General. | 102 | $50,859 | $23,250 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 98 | $88,780 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 83 | $48,179 | $24,197 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 76 | $59,192 | $23,635 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | 67 | $80,383 | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 52 | — | $27,000 |
| Marketing. | 47 | $64,060 | $22,900 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. | 44 | $67,458 | $21,375 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.