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title: Elmhurst University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Elmhurst, IL
control: Private nonprofit
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Elmhurst University

Elmhurst, IL · Private nonprofit · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $61,462 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $41,317 – $84,145 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $15,000 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $7,750 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 70% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $54,679 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 80% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.24× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $33,462 | derived |

**70% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $15,000 (≈ 24% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $27,486 to $84,640 across 19 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | Master's Degree | $84,640 | $27,235 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $72,839 | $41,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $69,792 | $26,575 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $64,229 | $20,135 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $56,194 | $41,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $53,244 | $18,000 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,535 | $18,125 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $49,672 | $19,000 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $48,279 | not reported |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,776 | not reported |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,014 | $18,750 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,153 | $21,950 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,619 | $26,073 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,950 | $24,000 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,732 | $20,500 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,970 | $27,000 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,891 | $21,500 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,987 | $19,959 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,486 | $18,375 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Elmhurst University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?144962

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