Elmhurst University
Elmhurst University admitted 74% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 990–1260 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid was $23,165 a year. Within six years, 64% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 74%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 990–1260
- ACT middle 50%
- 23–30
Cost
- Cost of attendance, before aid
- $57,818 a year
- Average net price after aid
- $23,165 a year
- Net price for families earning under $30,000
- $19,364 a year
- Tuition and fees
- $45,858 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 64%
- Students who return for a second year
- 80%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $67,398 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,750
Students
- Undergraduates
- 3,006
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 44%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 15 to 1
- Campus setting
- Suburb
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Health professions
- 18%
- Business, management and marketing
- 18%
- Education
- 12%
- Psychology
- 10%
- Visual and performing arts
- 9%
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Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
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- SUNY Buffalo State University NY · 73% admitted
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- Loyola University Chicago IL · 82% admitted
- Northern Illinois University IL · 70% admitted
- Northwestern University IL · 7.7% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.