Bradley University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 400,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,540 (45%)
Days Without Precipitation 248 (52%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,528
Men / Women 49% / 51%
From State 90%
From Region 5%
Athletes 212 (6.1%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 59%
Hispanic 15%
Black 12%
Asian 5%
Mixed 2%
International 2%
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 Education and Health Sciences 207 14% 71% 4% 5% 13% 1% $69,354 41 -0.31 64 98%
Dietetics 10 — 0% 40% 10% 10% 20% 20% $58,257 23 -0.54 36 100% — — — —
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies — — — — — — — — $57,642 22 -0.60 34 — — — — —
Health Sciences 38 — 32% 71% 5% 5% 13% 0% $77,213 79 +0.60 76 100% — — — —
Medical Laboratory Science 4 — 25% 25% 25% 0% 25% 0% $77,882 54 +0.01 77 — — — — —
Nursing 72 — 7% 68% 6% 4% 17% 0% $87,760 37 -0.45 86 99% — — — —
Public Health Education and Promotion 9 — 0% 56% 0% 33% 11% 0% $71,805 78 +0.62 68 — — — — —
Child Development 3 +1 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $54,009 51 +0.09 25 — — — — —
Human Development and Family Studies 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $54,026 51 +0.09 25 — — — — —
Biology Education 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,648 31 -0.49 21 96% — — — —
Chemistry Education — — — — — — — — $52,648 31 -0.49 21 96% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 11 — 0% 73% 0% 9% 9% 0% $44,468 9 -1.16 7 95% — — — —
Elementary Education 25 +20 4% 88% 4% 0% 8% 0% $44,468 9 -1.16 7 95% — — — —
English Education 8 — 25% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,648 39 -0.39 21 96% — — — —
Mathematics Education 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,648 31 -0.49 21 96% — — — —
Middle School Education 5 — 20% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $44,468 8 -1.24 7 95% — — — —
Physics Education — — — — — — — — $52,648 31 -0.49 21 96% — — — —
Social Studies Education 7 — 57% 71% 0% 14% 0% 0% $52,648 37 -0.48 21 96% — — — —
Special Education 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,540 22 -0.81 17 90% — — — —
Apparel and Textiles — +1 — — — — — — $55,996 27 -0.56 30 — — — — —
Art Education 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,648 80 +0.62 21 96% — — — —
Music Education 4 — 50% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,648 78 +0.63 21 96% — — — —
⇅ 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 Engineering and Technology 225 81% 70% 6% 7% 9% 1% $95,340 93 -0.21 91 99%
Civil Engineering 20 — 75% 75% 0% 5% 20% 0% $92,922 51 +0.08 90 98% — — — —
Computer Engineering 10 — 60% 60% 10% 20% 0% 0% $102,104 17 -0.71 94 100% — — — —
Construction Engineering 17 — 100% 65% 0% 12% 18% 0% $96,708 78 +0.63 92 100% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 9 — 89% 78% 0% 11% 0% 0% $119,968 69 +0.14 98 100% — — — —
Industrial Engineering 6 — 67% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $103,112 22 -0.68 95 93% — — — —
Manufacturing Engineering 11 — 64% 55% 27% 9% 9% 0% $92,663 17 -0.82 90 100% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 51 — 80% 76% 4% 0% 12% 2% $99,729 60 +0.07 93 99% — — — —
Robotics Engineering 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $94,312 25 -0.61 90 — — — — —
Computer Science 38 — 82% 55% 11% 13% 8% 0% $100,042 23 -0.73 93 100% — — — —
Cybersecurity 8 +1 75% 50% 25% 0% 12% 12% $74,416 14 -1.02 72 — — — — —
Game Design 37 — 86% 84% 0% 5% 3% 0% $83,384 52 -0.02 83 — — — — —
Information Science 16 — 88% 69% 6% 6% 12% 6% $90,838 36 -0.36 88 100% — — — —
⇅ 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 Liberal Arts and Sciences 182 35% 59% 6% 10% 13% 3% $68,431 38 +0.75 62 95%
Data Analytics 4 +1 75% 25% 0% 0% 75% 0% $97,711 20 -0.61 92 — — — — —
Chemistry 13 — 62% 54% 23% 0% 0% 8% $73,771 70 +0.21 72 — — — — —
Mathematics 1 +2 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $76,264 47 -0.34 75 — — — — —
Mathematics and Statistics — — — — — — — — $85,821 22 -0.73 85 — — — — —
Physics — — — — — — — — $80,758 43 -0.20 80 — — — — —
Biochemistry 9 — 22% 44% 22% 0% 11% 0% $76,060 68 +0.41 75 — — — — —
Biology 6 — 17% 67% 17% 17% 0% 0% $76,756 93 +1.20 76 95% — — — —
Biomedical Sciences 27 — 19% 56% 4% 7% 22% 4% $76,756 80 +0.65 76 95% — — — —
Cellular and Molecular Biology 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $76,150 68 +0.41 75 — — — — —
Reproductive Biology 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $78,932 84 +0.85 78 — — — — —
Environmental Science 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $60,295 64 +0.21 42 — — — — —
Economics — — — — — — — — $85,089 35 -0.49 84 — — — — —
English 8 +1 38% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $43,368 8 -1.10 6 100% — — — —
French Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,723 54 -0.04 38 — — — — —
General Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,423 65 +0.11 37 — — — — —
General Studies 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,517 65 +0.11 37 — — — — —
History 5 — 80% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,507 14 -0.82 13 90% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 4 — 50% 50% 25% 25% 0% 0% $62,185 81 +0.47 47 — — — — —
Literature — — — — — — — — $48,136 31 -0.52 12 — — — — —
Philosophy 3 +4 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,888 53 -0.12 41 — — — — —
Professional Writing — — — — — — — — $48,054 31 -0.53 12 — — — — —
Religious Studies 2 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,152 89 +1.02 39 — — — — —
Spanish 4 +5 75% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,076 84 +0.90 61 89% — — — —
International Affairs — — — — — — — — $70,924 47 -0.10 67 — — — — —
Political Science 12 +2 83% 67% 0% 0% 8% 8% $78,326 75 +0.45 78 100% — — — —
Psychology 49 +3 18% 59% 0% 16% 12% 4% $69,040 98 +2.12 63 93% — — — —
Social Work 10 +3 30% 50% 10% 20% 20% 0% $58,523 81 +0.62 37 97% — — — —
Sociology 5 +11 20% 60% 0% 40% 0% 0% $63,883 87 +0.63 51 100% — — — —
Criminal Justice 12 +2 17% 42% 8% 0% 33% 0% $55,277 23 -0.64 28 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Foster College of Business 129 56% 67% 3% 6% 12% 5% $89,367 89 +0.24 88 100%
Accounting 20 +2 40% 60% 10% 10% 15% 0% $97,468 75 +0.68 92 97% — — — —
Actuarial Science 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $103,585 60 +0.54 95 — — — — —
Business Administration 22 +1 45% 50% 0% 0% 18% 23% $86,511 78 +0.46 85 100% — — — —
Business Analytics 7 +3 86% 71% 0% 0% 14% 14% $103,585 75 +0.64 95 — — — — —
Entrepreneurship 7 +1 43% 71% 0% 29% 0% 0% $48,568 4 -1.21 13 100% — — — —
Finance 20 +1 65% 85% 0% 0% 5% 5% $100,506 61 +0.05 94 100% — — — —
Financial Planning and Services 12 +1 75% 83% 0% 17% 0% 0% $100,506 61 +0.05 94 100% — — — —
Hospitality Management 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $63,569 67 +0.27 50 — — — — —
International Business 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $92,053 73 +0.37 89 — — — — —
Logistics 5 +1 100% 60% 0% 0% 0% 0% $86,511 39 -0.34 85 100% — — — —
Managerial Economics 2 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $98,255 66 +0.01 93 — — — — —
Marketing 26 +7 42% 65% 8% 8% 8% 0% $81,846 67 +0.33 81 100% — — — —
Sales Management 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $79,529 60 +0.15 79 — — — — —
Telecommunications Management — — — — — — — — $83,511 74 +0.31 83 — — — — —
Construction Management — — — — — — — — $110,430 82 +0.89 97 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Slane College of Communications and Fine Arts 127 47% 68% 6% 5% 11% 3% $59,094 7 +0.24 39 96%
Game and Interactive Media Design — — — — — — — — $63,558 28 -0.78 50 91% — — — —
Communication 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,023 57 +0.11 49 — — — — —
Journalism 8 — 25% 62% 0% 0% 38% 0% $61,620 50 -0.08 45 — — — — —
Organizational Communication 4 — 50% 75% 0% 0% 0% 25% $67,825 36 -0.35 61 97% — — — —
Sports Communication 15 — 80% 73% 0% 13% 0% 7% $67,825 73 +0.56 61 97% — — — —
Strategic Communication 14 +1 36% 71% 7% 0% 21% 0% $67,825 36 -0.35 61 97% — — — —
Acting 4 +1 50% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $46,796 76 +0.50 10 — — — — —
Animation 22 — 45% 68% 5% 9% 9% 5% $47,304 23 -0.57 11 95% — — — —
Art History 1 — 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $48,956 47 -0.22 14 — — — — —
Drama and Theatre Arts — — — — — — — — $46,107 73 +0.41 9 — — — — —
Drawing 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,785 58 +0.10 12 — — — — —
Graphic Design 6 — 17% 33% 17% 0% 33% 0% $63,558 68 +0.27 50 91% — — — —
Interactive Media 16 — 75% 62% 6% 12% 0% 0% $74,416 88 +1.27 72 — — — — —
Music 5 — 40% 80% 20% 0% 0% 0% $42,079 30 -0.50 5 100% — — — —
Music Management 10 — 70% 80% 10% 0% 0% 0% $63,366 99 +1.79 50 — — — — —
Music Performance — +1 — — — — — — $42,079 30 -0.50 5 100% — — — —
Music Theory and Composition 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,079 30 -0.50 5 100% — — — —
Painting — — — — — — — — $47,751 58 +0.10 12 — — — — —
Photography — — — — — — — — $44,128 13 -0.78 7 — — — — —
Sculpture — — — — — — — — $47,701 57 +0.09 12 — — — — —
Studio Art 11 +1 9% 73% 0% 0% 18% 9% $47,848 58 +0.11 12 — — — — —
Television Broadcasting 8 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 12% 0% $50,208 62 +0.17 16 100% — — — —
Theatre Direction — — — — — — — — $46,816 76 +0.50 10 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $44,529
ROI Percentile 77th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 83%
4-Year Graduation Rate 58%
6-Year Graduation Rate 76%
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 14.8% 129 56% 67% 3% 6% 12% 5% $89,367 70 +0.24 88 100% —
Engineering 14.5% 126 79% 71% 5% 6% 11% 1% $99,333 39 -0.04 93 99% —
Health Sciences 14.1% 123 15% 67% 6% 7% 15% 0% $83,013 73 -0.03 82 99% —
Social Sciences 14.1% 123 36% 63% 2% 11% 14% 4% $67,413 81 +0.98 60 96% —
Computer Science 11.8% 103 83% 66% 7% 8% 10% 2% $90,547 17 -0.44 88 100% —
Arts 10.5% 91 45% 67% 7% 4% 9% 2% $55,238 66 +0.36 28 96% —
Education 7.2% 63 13% 84% 2% 3% 6% 0% $47,258 13 -0.93 11 95% —
Life & Natural Sciences 5.1% 44 20% 55% 9% 9% 16% 2% $76,649 90 +0.67 76 95% —
Humanities 3.3% 29 62% 83% 3% 10% 0% 0% $54,626 49 -0.19 26 94% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.6% 14 57% 50% 29% 0% 0% 7% $73,949 37 +0.17 72 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.5% 13 8% 46% 8% 8% 23% 15% $58,727 44 -0.37 38 100% —
Professional 1.4% 12 17% 42% 8% 0% 33% 0% $55,277 10 -0.64 28 94% —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $0.3M #342 51% — — — — —
Computer Science $0.1M #426 0% — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.0M #594 18% — — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Total $0.4M #589 40% — — — — —

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 D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 70 $714K $714K $0
Baseball 36 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Soccer 33 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Basketball 16 $3.9M $3.9M $0
Golf 7 $213K $213K $0
Total 112 $7.5M $7.5M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 90 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Softball 22 $802K $802K $0
Basketball 16 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Volleyball 16 $947K $947K $0
Golf 8 $666K $666K $0
Tennis 8 $295K $295K $0
Total 100 $5.6M $5.6M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 160 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Baseball 36 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Soccer 33 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Basketball 32 $5.7M $5.7M $0
Softball 22 $802K $802K $0
Volleyball 16 $947K $947K $0
Golf 15 $880K $880K $0
Tennis 8 $295K $295K $0
Total 212 $20.5M $20.5M $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 77%
Yield (non-ED) 11%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 77% 77% 77%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

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