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University or college · Private nonprofit

Aurora University

Aurora, IL1,766 online only

Aurora University is a private nonprofit university in Aurora, IL, with about 4,169 students on campus and 1,766 more studying only online.

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Students on campus
4,169
plus 1,766 studying only online
Admission rate
81%
higher than at 57% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$18,838
lower than at 55% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
60%
higher than at 61% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$58,709
higher than at 83% of U.S. colleges
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Aurora University?

81%

of applicants admitted

About 16 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
470–580
SAT math
430–570
ACT
21–29

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1076.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $40,625 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $29,170Room & board $13,580Books & supplies $1,200

After grants, the average family on aid pays $18,838.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$15,431

About $61,724 over 4 years · 62% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
60%
within 6 years · Pell students 57%
Come back for year two
77%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$58,709
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$20,318
about $215 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

5%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$215 a month against about $4,270 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

62%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 77% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$56k
Middle income$30–75k
$59k
Higher incomeover $75k
$61k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Health professions 23%Business 22%Public administration & social work 13%Psychology 8%Education 7%Parks, recreation & fitness 5%Everything else 21%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing216 graduates a year · typical debt $22,654
$84k4 yrs out
Social Work175 graduates a year · typical debt $21,579
$56k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations163 graduates a year · typical debt $20,595
$64k4 yrs out
Psychology, General102 graduates a year · typical debt $18,585
$56k4 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods83 graduates a year · typical debt $21,406
$47k4 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections76 graduates a year · typical debt $19,597
$61k4 yrs out
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness52 graduates a year · typical debt $23,000
$49k4 yrs out
Marketing47 graduates a year · typical debt $19,500
$65k4 yrs out
Who goes there

The students

3,974 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 39%Hispanic 43%Black 6%Asian 3%Two or more 3%International 1%

Women and men

Women 67%Men 33%
18 : 1
students per teacher
45%
get Pell grants (lower income)
47%
take federal loans
14%
undergrads 25 or older
8%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Aurora

7% of Aurora’s 181,505 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Aurora pages.

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Nearby

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Straight-line distances from Aurora University; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

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15.5 mi18,795 students
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17.3 mi5,289 students
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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.