Aurora University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 2,200,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,508 (33%)
Days Without Precipitation 241 (38%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,910
Men / Women 34% / 66%
From State 86%
From Region 4%
Athletes 553 (15.1%)

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 44%
White 38%
Black 6%
Asian 3%
Mixed 3%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 407 37% 44% 3% 5% 40% 0% $59,959 10 -0.22 55 95% 6.9%
Computer Science 26 +2 92% 35% 0% 0% 42% 0% $85,928 7 -1.14 89 96% — — — —
Cybersecurity 12 +1 83% 33% 8% 0% 58% 0% $83,525 28 -0.54 87 — — — — —
Chemistry 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,129 21 -0.62 66 — — — — —
Mathematics 14 +2 29% 57% 7% 0% 29% 0% $63,049 15 -0.84 62 — — — — —
Biology 25 +12 52% 68% 0% 0% 24% 0% $62,039 25 -0.51 60 94% — — — —
Environmental Studies 9 +1 67% 78% 0% 0% 22% 0% $58,891 56 +0.03 52 — — — — —
Exercise Science 35 — 46% 37% 3% 20% 26% 3% $51,285 9 -1.22 32 88% — — — —
Recreation Management 7 +2 71% 71% 0% 14% 0% 0% $52,769 15 -0.71 36 — — — — —
English 10 +1 10% 60% 0% 0% 40% 0% $51,794 51 -0.08 33 100% — — — —
General Studies 24 — 17% 54% 8% 17% 21% 0% $68,616 92 +1.08 72 100% 6.6% — — —
History 13 — 38% 69% 0% 0% 23% 0% $47,737 11 -0.90 22 90% — — — —
Spanish 4 +4 25% 25% 0% 0% 75% 0% $54,976 40 -0.27 42 — — — — —
Communication 22 +5 23% 36% 5% 9% 45% 0% $52,515 17 -0.87 35 93% 8.1% — — —
Disability Studies 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,875 3 -1.09 16 96% — — — —
Political Science 11 +1 36% 45% 0% 9% 45% 0% $53,457 4 -1.38 38 100% — — — —
Psychology 99 +13 17% 40% 4% 3% 45% 0% $56,190 61 +0.17 45 95% 7.5% — — —
Sociology 3 +5 33% 33% 0% 33% 33% 0% $51,433 32 -0.49 32 — — — — —
Graphic Design 17 — 41% 29% 6% 0% 59% 0% $47,217 14 -1.00 21 — — — — —
Music 2 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $45,474 44 -0.14 17 — — — — —
Musical Theatre — — — — — — — — $44,544 41 -0.24 15 — — — — —
Theater 4 — 25% 25% 0% 0% 75% 0% $43,398 51 +0.04 13 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 67 +9 34% 36% 1% 4% 51% 0% $64,639 78 +0.65 65 96% 5.7% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Dunham School of Business and Public Policy 293 54% 41% 3% 6% 39% 1% $72,549 51 -0.41 77 96% 5.4%
Accounting 25 — 76% 24% 4% 0% 56% 0% $80,752 36 -0.41 85 100% — — — —
Actuarial Science 3 — 33% 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% $81,356 10 -1.28 86 — — — — —
Business Administration 164 +14 50% 40% 5% 7% 39% 0% $72,955 52 -0.24 78 97% 5.4% — — —
Finance 22 +5 68% 41% 5% 0% 41% 5% $92,772 45 -0.22 92 100% — — — —
Marketing 53 +2 47% 47% 0% 2% 42% 0% $68,965 22 -0.67 72 93% — — — —
Sports Management 26 +2 65% 58% 0% 15% 19% 4% $51,285 14 -1.05 32 88% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Education 85 19% 58% 1% 2% 31% 0% $53,986 2 +0.03 39 99%
Early Childhood Special Education 9 — 22% 33% 0% 0% 44% 0% $53,420 65 +0.17 38 — — — — —
Elementary Education 58 — 2% 53% 2% 2% 34% 0% $49,689 32 -0.39 27 99% — — — —
Physical Education 18 — 72% 83% 0% 6% 11% 0% $68,115 88 +1.28 71 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Nursing and Allied Health 290 10% 32% 7% 3% 49% 0% $73,031 52 -0.72 78 96% 7.3%
Animal-Assisted Therapy 23 +6 9% 65% 4% 0% 26% 0% $60,252 27 -0.56 56 90% — — — —
Health Science 93 +1 11% 30% 5% 5% 45% 0% $61,326 30 -0.49 58 94% 7.3% — — —
Health and Wellness 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $61,243 30 -0.50 58 — — — — —
Nursing 160 — 10% 26% 8% 2% 56% 1% $82,784 11 -0.94 87 98% — — — —
Therapeutic Recreation 13 — 15% 62% 8% 0% 23% 0% $60,252 55 -0.03 56 90% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Social Work 165 12% 53% 2% 8% 32% 0% $54,683 3 +0.17 41 96% 7.2%
Social Work 165 — 12% 53% 2% 8% 32% 0% $54,683 57 +0.17 41 96% 7.2% — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $30,809
ROI Percentile 65th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 77%
4-Year Graduation Rate 50%
6-Year Graduation Rate 60%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 25.2% 313 53% 43% 4% 6% 38% 1% $71,596 32 -0.41 76 96% 5.4%
Health Sciences 25.2% 312 14% 31% 6% 5% 47% 1% $71,124 24 -0.81 75 95% 7.3%
Social Sciences 24.3% 301 15% 47% 3% 7% 38% 0% $54,910 34 +0.03 42 95% 7.4%
Education 6.9% 85 19% 58% 1% 2% 31% 0% $53,986 52 +0.03 39 99% —
Professional 5.4% 67 34% 36% 1% 4% 51% 0% $64,639 44 +0.65 65 96% 5.7%
Humanities 4.1% 51 22% 57% 4% 8% 29% 0% $58,926 72 +0.24 52 97% 6.6%
Computer Science 3.1% 38 89% 34% 3% 0% 47% 0% $85,169 11 -0.95 88 96% —
Life & Natural Sciences 2.0% 25 52% 68% 0% 0% 24% 0% $62,039 25 -0.51 60 94% —
Arts 1.9% 23 43% 26% 4% 0% 65% 0% $46,401 25 -0.74 19 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.3% 16 38% 62% 6% 0% 25% 0% $63,309 10 -0.81 62 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.7% 9 67% 78% 0% 0% 22% 0% $58,891 44 +0.03 52 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education — — — — 14 #276 — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — 4 #289 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 18 #401 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 138 $710K $710K $0
Lacrosse 50 $265K $265K $0
Baseball 39 $325K $325K $0
Soccer 39 $182K $182K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 37 $84K $84K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 36 $84K $84K $0
Ice Hockey 25 $423K $423K $0
Basketball 24 $238K $238K $0
Volleyball 24 $215K $215K $0
Wrestling 22 $130K $130K $0
Golf 20 $104K $104K $0
Cross Country 11 $62K $62K $0
Total 367 $2.8M $2.8M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Softball 38 $181K $181K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 32 $84K $84K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 29 $84K $84K $0
Volleyball 26 $201K $201K $0
Basketball 25 $215K $215K $0
Lacrosse 24 $191K $191K $0
Ice Hockey 23 $334K $334K $0
Soccer 21 $116K $116K $0
Wrestling 18 $130K $130K $0
Cross Country 15 $65K $65K $0
Golf 12 $83K $83K $0
Bowling 8 $57K $57K $0
Total 186 $1.7M $1.7M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 138 $710K $710K $0
Lacrosse 74 $457K $457K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 69 $168K $168K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 65 $168K $168K $0
Soccer 60 $298K $298K $0
Volleyball 50 $417K $417K $0
Basketball 49 $453K $453K $0
Ice Hockey 48 $758K $758K $0
Wrestling 40 $260K $260K $0
Baseball 39 $325K $325K $0
Softball 38 $181K $181K $0
Golf 32 $188K $188K $0
Cross Country 26 $127K $127K $0
Bowling 8 $57K $57K $0
Total 553 $6.2M $6.2M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 82%
Yield (non-ED) 17%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 81% 86% 100%
Unhooked Early Decision 0% 0% —

Hooked: legacy, recruited athletes, and faculty-related

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 10%
SAT Range 870 – 1070
SAT Math Range 430 – 540
SAT RW Range 440 – 580