Elmhurst, IL

Elmhurst College

https://public.elmhurst.edu

Repayment outcome

91.8%

of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.

Money

$30,000–$64,500

middle 50% · median $48,100

Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed

College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.

Net price

after grants & scholarships

$19,466

Median debt

of borrowers at graduation

$18,791.5

Sticker price

before any aid

$41,472

Default rate

2.1%

Earnings by major

Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data

A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.

Health Professions$53,358
Social Sciences$48,823
Business$45,383
Education$42,276
Math & Statistics$41,565
Criminal Justice$36,401
English & Literature$35,701
Communication and Media Studies.$34,704
Psychology$30,771
Parks & Fitness$30,228
Foreign Languages$29,685
Biology$28,236
Visual & Performing Arts$24,421
Interdisciplinary$24,035

Academics

Acceptance

71.8%

Avg SAT

1,084

Enrollment

2,819

What students study

18 fields offered

Business

20% of degrees awarded — the most popular field

02Health Professions12.7%
03Education12.0%
04Psychology9.2%
05Communications6.6%
06Social Sciences6.1%
07Visual & Performing Arts5.8%
08Parks & Fitness4.8%
09English & Literature3.9%
10Biology3.6%
11History3.1%
12Criminal Justice2.9%
13Computer Science2.2%
14Math & Statistics1.3%
15Philosophy1.2%
16Physical Sciences1.2%
17Comm. Tech1.0%
18Foreign Languages1.0%