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Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, Illinois·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·olivet.edu
6-yr Graduation
61%
-3.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
3,339
peer median 3,681
Avg net price
$20,729
-$2.3k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
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About

Olivet Nazarene University (ONU) is a private university in Bourbonnais, Illinois, United States. It is affiliated with the Church of the Nazarene. Named for its founding location, Olivet, Illinois, ONU was originally established as a grammar school in east-central Illinois in 1907. In the late 1930s, it moved to the campus in Bourbonnais.

Admissions & acceptance rate

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

IPEDS
Applied
5,789
5,789 candidates competed
Admitted
3,234
55.9% acceptance rate
Enrolled
791
24.5% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
61%-3.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
4-year graduation
53%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
61%
Full-time retention
71%

Pell equity

12.9pp gap
Pell recipients
53%139 of 264
Non-Pell (all)
66%282 of 428
Subsidized loan, no Pell
64%127 of 197
No Federal Aid
67%155 of 231

Non-Pell students graduate at a 12.9-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

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

FVT/GE

Of 90 Title IV programs, 23 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 67 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
90
Passing
23
25.6% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

90programs
  • Passing23 · 25.6%
  • No Data67 · 74.4%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
2
Safe
21
No data
67

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.

23
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+21.2%
$76,648 vs $63,250
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+21.6%
$42,321 vs $34,808
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+30.6%
$45,455 vs $34,808
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Master's Degree · Education
+34.8%
$62,544 vs $46,391
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+36.3%
$47,435 vs $34,808
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Bachelor Degree · Education
+37.9%
$48,009 vs $34,808
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+42.0%
$49,427 vs $34,808
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
+47.4%
$51,300 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

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

20
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
61%
$26,000 debt · $42,321 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
57%
$26,000 debt · $45,455 earn
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
56%
$26,689 debt · $47,435 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Bachelor Degree · Education
56%
$26,625 debt · $48,009 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
55%
$27,000 debt · $49,427 earn
Education Other
Doctoral Degree · Education
51%
$60,950 debt · $118,508 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
51%
$26,000 debt · $51,300 earn
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
48%
$25,000 debt · $52,114 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1956Next review Aug 2035

Programmatic accreditations · 6

Action history · 10

  1. Oct 2025Voluntary Withdrawal Received
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Didactic Program in Dietetics
  2. Apr 2025Voluntary Withdrawal Received
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Didactic Program in Dietetics
  3. Jan 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  4. Jun 2024Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIET) - Coordinated Program in Dietetics
  5. Jan 2024Approved for Distance Education
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Didactic Program in Dietetics

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$17,232
$30–48k$15,056
$48–75k$18,019
$75–110k$23,218
$110k+$25,580

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

Avg net price (private)
$20,729
-$2,263vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $22,992
Federal loans
63.2%
In-state tuition
$38,900
Out-of-state
$38,900

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 1,176 students received $6.7M in Pell grants, alongside $18.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,176
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$6.7M
$6,664,134 total
Direct Loans
$18.9M
3,410 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$5.2M
1,291 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$5.6M
1,537 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$3.4M
263 loan awards
Parent PLUS$4.5M
313 loan awards
Grad PLUS$100K
6 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.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 1,571 borrowers who entered repayment, 14 (0.8%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.8%
-1.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,571
Defaulted
14
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
4.2%
2017
3.4%
2018
2.7%
2019
0.8%
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 Olivet Nazarene

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs105
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

708 total completions
01Business
18926.7%
02Education
16323.0%
03Health Professions
10114.3%
04Theology
527.3%
05Biological Sciences
436.1%
06Parks/Recreation
365.1%
07Engineering
324.5%
08Psychology
314.4%
09Social Sciences
314.4%
10Communication
304.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
3,339
12-mo unduplicated
3,818
Undergraduate
2,895
Graduate
923

Gender split

Men
42%1,587
Women
58%2,231

Race / ethnicity composition

White
59.2%
Hispanic
13.2%
Unknown
9.9%
Black
8.1%
Two or more
3.5%
Non-resident
2.1%
Asian
2.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
1.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
654
437 M · 217 W
Women athletes
33.2%
Athletic aid
$5.0M
Total student aid
Budget
$8.9M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$3.4M
$1.6M
Recruiting expense
$22K
$15K
Head-coach salaries
$44K
$40K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 10

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
220 M · 166 W
$1.7M
Football
139 M · —
$1.9M
Soccer
61 M · 45 W
$1.1M
Swimming and Diving (combined)
23 M · 23 W
$414K
Volleyball
20 M · 23 W
$576K
Basketball
25 M · 16 W
$693K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
2.14
7 offenses · 3,275 students

3-year trend

2.022 yrs ago3.991 yr ago2.14Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
27
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
11
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
5
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
3

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
4
Fondling
2
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

7total
  • On campus7

VAWA offenses

2
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
3
Stalking
5 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Race2

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons02
Drugs150
Liquor036

Residence-hall fires

  • Parrott Hall1 fire
    Machinery/IndustrialDamage $0-$99

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
15.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
111

Olivet Nazarene vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Olivet Nazarene selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
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
SubjectOlivet Nazarene University
61%—3,339$20,729Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Abilene Christian University
59%66.0%5,219$26,182Doctoral/Professional
Anderson University
53%79.3%1,228$25,021Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Azusa Pacific University
62%88.4%6,272$22,212R2 Research
Belmont University
70%95.3%8,803$33,147Doctoral/Professional
Biola University
68%74.3%5,434$31,495Doctoral/Professional
Calvin University
74%70.9%3,681$22,992Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Capital University
60%70.2%2,263$22,576Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Cedarville University
73%65.3%6,318$24,468Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Chapman University
82%65.4%9,760$46,555R2 Research
George Fox University
72%93.5%4,916$31,679Doctoral/Professional
Harding University
69%70.5%4,696$22,130Doctoral/Professional
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion
66%88.9%2,204$22,866Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
MidAmerica Nazarene University
54%78.8%1,538$32,165Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Mississippi College
59%29.1%4,164$27,712Doctoral/Professional
Mount Vernon Nazarene University
68%84.1%1,671$22,421Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
North Central College
64%77.3%3,003$21,044Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Point Loma Nazarene University
77%83.7%4,757$38,729Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Southern Nazarene University
49%—2,198$22,084Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Spring Arbor University
63%51.5%2,441$19,353Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Taylor University
74%73.5%2,548$24,865Baccalaureate
Trevecca Nazarene University
53%69.4%3,195$16,813Doctoral/Professional
William Carey University
60%60.3%5,321$14,258Doctoral/Professional
Peer group median64%73.5%3,681$22,992

Institutions like Olivet Nazarene

Explore the federal data for institutions in Olivet Nazarene's comparison group.

IPEDS

Olivet Nazarene Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Team
1 member
  • Lisa Gassin
    Associate Dean of Institutional Effectiveness

Reports & documents (2)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Notable alumni of Olivet Nazarene (19)

A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

  • Hugh C. Benner
  • John C. Bowling
  • Richard G. Colling
  • Paul Cunningham
    Religion
  • Jeremy Dale
    Comics
  • James Diehl
  • R. Wayne Gardner
  • Stephen Gould
    Music
  • David W. Graves
  • J. Kenneth Grider
  • Dustin Hada
  • Mark Hollis
    Athletics
Showing 1–12 of 19
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Frequently asked questions about Olivet Nazarene University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Olivet Nazarene.

What is the graduation rate at Olivet Nazarene University?

Olivet Nazarene University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 61% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Olivet Nazarene University?

Olivet Nazarene University reports a total enrollment of 3,339 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Olivet Nazarene University?

The average net price at Olivet Nazarene University is $20,729 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Olivet Nazarene University?

Olivet Nazarene University's yield rate is 24.5%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Olivet Nazarene University located?

Olivet Nazarene University is located in Bourbonnais, Illinois 60914-2271.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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