unitid 144962 · Elmhurst, IL · private nonprofit 4-year · suburb (large)
Elmhurst University
- enrollment 2023
- 4,230
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
74%
49th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
3,006
86th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
37%
undergrads on Pell grants
57th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
70%
finish within 150% time
74th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$54,679
65th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$24,185
after aid, aided students
60th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$61,462
after entry, Title IV students
73rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$20,489
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 $17,892 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
- 0-30k22%
- 30-48k16%
- 48-75k17%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $49,618
- First-generation students
- 35%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $42,955
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 3.0× 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 114 | $81,296 | $25,000 |
| Psychology, General. | 88 | $53,088 | $23,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 84 | $71,103 | $19,750 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 77 | $112,080 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 42 | $99,646 | — |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | 42 | $85,336 | $18,250 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 40 | $52,374 | $24,064 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 39 | $58,102 | $27,000 |
| Biology, General. | 39 | $58,884 | $24,287 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | 35 | $62,863 | $20,500 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 34 | $63,657 | $23,375 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 32 | — | — |
— 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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- net
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.