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Adler University

Chicago, Illinois·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·adler.edu
Total enrollment
1,631
peer median 558
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Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 13 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 2 fail. 8 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
13
Passing
3
23.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
2
15.4% of portfolio
Fail rate
15.4%
+14.8pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

13programs
  • Passing3 · 23.1%
  • No Data8 · 61.5%
  • Failing2 · 15.4%

Severity spectrum

Critical
1
Severe
0
Recoverable
1
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
2
No data
8

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

5
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
-20.2%
$50,502 vs $63,250
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-3.3%
$59,827 vs $61,854
Psychology General
Master's Degree · Psychology
+22.3%
$59,511 vs $48,653
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
+26.1%
$61,328 vs $48,653
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Doctoral Degree · Psychology
+113.2%
$103,713 vs $48,653

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-3.3%
$2,027

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

4
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Doctoral Degree · Psychology
279%
$289,383 debt · $103,713 earn
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
156%
$93,302 debt · $59,827 earn
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
127%
$78,003 debt · $61,328 earn
Psychology General
Master's Degree · Psychology
50%
$29,886 debt · $59,511 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1978Next review Aug 2032

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 3

  1. Jan 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  2. Apr 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · Clinical Psychology (CLPSYD) - PsyD Doctoral programs
  3. Oct 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · Professional Psychology (IPSY) - Predoctoral internship programs

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, students received in Pell grants, alongside $35.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
null total
Direct Loans
$35.4M
1,410 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Unsubsidized · Grad$17.1M
782 loan awards
Grad PLUS$18.3M
628 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 400 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (0.2%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.2%
-2.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
400
Defaulted
1
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
2.9%
2017
4.5%
2018
2.2%
2019
0.2%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Adler

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs21
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

542 total completions
01Psychology
38470.8%
02Health Professions
10319.0%
03Public Admin
295.4%
04Business
132.4%
05Parks/Recreation
132.4%
06Security/Protective
00.0%
07Multi/Interdisciplinary
00.0%
08Communication
00.0%
09Social Sciences
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
1,631
12-mo unduplicated
1,883
Undergraduate
9
Graduate
1,874

Gender split

Men
19%356
Women
81%1,527

Race / ethnicity composition

White
77.8%
Black
22.2%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.09
2 offenses · 1,841 students

3-year trend

5.212 yrs ago2.681 yr ago1.09Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
16
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
2
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Robbery
2

By location

2total
  • Public property2

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons10
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
1.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
65

Adler vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Adler selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectAdler University
1,631
The Chicago School at Chicago
34.5%1,100
Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing
605
National University of Health Sciences
511
Methodist College
20%38.9%267$14,867
Illinois College of Optometry
474
Peer group median20%36.7%558$14,867

Frequently asked questions about Adler University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Adler.

How many students attend Adler University?

Adler University reports a total enrollment of 1,631 students per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Adler University located?

Adler University is located in Chicago, Illinois 60602.

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