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Judson University

Elgin, Illinois·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·judsonu.edu
6-yr Graduation
60%
+13.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Total enrollment
960
peer median 1,175
Avg net price
$25,027
+$2.9k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
830
830 candidates competed
Admitted
395
47.6% acceptance rate
Enrolled
155
39.2% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
60%+13.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
4-year graduation
43%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
60%
Full-time retention
59%

Pell equity

6.0pp gap
Pell recipients
65%
Non-Pell
59%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

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

Of 54 Title IV programs, 8 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 46 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
54
Passing
8
14.8% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

54programs
  • Passing8 · 14.8%
  • No Data46 · 85.2%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
1
Safe
6
No data
46

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.

8
Architecture
Master's Degree · Architecture And Related Services
+8.1%
$68,365 vs $63,250
Human Services General
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+11.0%
$38,639 vs $34,808
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+31.7%
$45,830 vs $34,808
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+34.5%
$46,816 vs $34,808
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Master's Degree · Education
+35.8%
$62,979 vs $46,391
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+47.7%
$93,396 vs $63,250
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+81.4%
$63,153 vs $34,808
Architecture
Bachelor Degree · Architecture And Related Services
+83.4%
$63,846 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

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

7
Human Services General
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
69%
$26,672 debt · $38,639 earn
Architecture
Master's Degree · Architecture And Related Services
55%
$37,275 debt · $68,365 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
55%
$25,000 debt · $45,830 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
50%
$23,250 debt · $46,816 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
40%
$25,000 debt · $63,153 earn
Architecture
Bachelor Degree · Architecture And Related Services
37%
$23,750 debt · $63,846 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
34%
$32,115 debt · $93,396 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1973Next review Aug 2028

Action history · 1

  1. Dec 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$24,510
$30–48k$26,181
$48–75k$23,558
$75–110k$22,704
$110k+$29,047

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$25,027
+$2,863vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs median $22,165
Federal loans
44.4%
In-state tuition
$30,910
Out-of-state
$30,910

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 327 students received $1.9M in Pell grants, alongside $4.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
327
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.9M
$1,889,414 total
Direct Loans
$4.3M
794 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.1M
305 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.3M
350 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$972K
64 loan awards
Parent PLUS$888K
73 loan awards
Grad PLUS$15K
2 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 479 borrowers who entered repayment, 9 (1.8%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.8%
-0.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
479
Defaulted
9
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
5.3%
2017
6.3%
2018
4.3%
2019
1.8%
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 Judson

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs56
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

223 total completions
01Business
5725.6%
02Architecture
3917.5%
03Psychology
3314.8%
04Parks/Recreation
198.5%
05Education
188.1%
06Visual/Performing Arts
177.6%
07Public Admin
146.3%
08Computer Sciences
104.5%
09Liberal Arts
94.0%
10Theology
73.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
960
12-mo unduplicated
1,231
Undergraduate
852
Graduate
379

Gender split

Men
55%680
Women
45%551

Race / ethnicity composition

White
37.2%
Hispanic
33.2%
Black
10.4%
Non-resident
8.5%
Unknown
7.3%
Asian
1.7%
Two or more
1.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
527
359 M · 168 W
Women athletes
31.9%
Athletic aid
$4.3M
Total student aid
Budget
$6.5M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$3.1M
$1.2M
Recruiting expense
$6K
$530
Head-coach salaries
$27K
$24K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 11

Football
131 M ·
$1.8M
Soccer
58 M · 38 W
$1.0M
Basketball
34 M · 34 W
$591K
Baseball
57 M ·
$809K
Volleyball
21 M · 28 W
$534K
Bowling
16 M · 16 W
$317K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
4.11
4 offenses · 973 students

3-year trend

3.412 yrs ago7.671 yr ago4.11Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
17
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

Burglary
3
Rape
1

By location

4total
  • On campus4

Includes 4 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

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
Weapons00
Drugs04
Liquor07

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
10.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
51

Judson vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Judson 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
SubjectJudson University
60%960$25,027Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Greenville University
40%97.5%1,104$21,270Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Rockford University
47%92.9%1,241$23,066Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
North Central College
64%77.3%3,003$23,033Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Lake Erie College
38%70.4%1,108$21,296Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Manchester University
46%71.1%1,276$19,268Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Peer group median47%77.3%1,175$22,165

Frequently asked questions about Judson University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Judson.

What is the graduation rate at Judson University?

Judson University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 60% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Judson University?

Judson University reports a total enrollment of 960 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Judson University?

The average net price at Judson University is $25,027 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Judson University?

Judson University's yield rate is 39.2%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Judson University located?

Judson University is located in Elgin, Illinois 60123-1498.

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