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Taylor University

Upland, Indiana·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·taylor.edu
6-yr Graduation
74%
+9.5pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
2,548
peer median 2,664
Avg net price
$24,327
+$2.6k vs Baccalaureate
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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
2,425
2,425 candidates competed
Admitted
1,783
73.5% acceptance rate
Enrolled
576
32.3% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
74%+9.5pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
66%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
74%
Full-time retention
89%

Pell equity

13.0pp gap
Pell recipients
60%
Non-Pell
73%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 13.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

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

Of 55 Title IV programs, 9 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
55
Passing
9
16.4% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

55programs
  • Passing9 · 16.4%
  • No Data46 · 83.6%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
2
Safe
7
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.

9
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+13.2%
$39,400 vs $34,808
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+16.6%
$40,573 vs $34,808
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Bachelor Degree · Education
+29.6%
$45,105 vs $34,808
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+44.3%
$50,237 vs $34,808
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+44.8%
$50,403 vs $34,808
Physiology Pathology and Related Sciences
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+64.1%
$57,113 vs $34,808
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+118.9%
$76,192 vs $34,808
Marketing
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+124.6%
$78,191 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

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

7
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
58%
$22,750 debt · $39,400 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
52%
$26,000 debt · $50,237 earn
Physiology Pathology and Related Sciences
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
40%
$23,036 debt · $57,113 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Bachelor Degree · Education
40%
$17,941 debt · $45,105 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
31%
$23,643 debt · $76,192 earn
Marketing
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
26%
$20,583 debt · $78,191 earn
Computer Science
Bachelor Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
20%
$21,250 debt · $108,812 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1947Next review Aug 2028

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 5

  1. Sep 2022Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Commission on English Language Program Accreditation · English Language
  2. Dec 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on English Language Program Accreditation · English Language
  3. Jun 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  4. Dec 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on English Language Program Accreditation · English Language
  5. Aug 2014Change in Agency recognition
    National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation · Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs

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$12,612
$30–48k$16,511
$48–75k$21,003
$75–110k$25,647
$110k+$28,408

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

Avg net price (private)
$24,327
+$2,621vs Baccalaureate median $21,707
Federal loans
32.6%
In-state tuition
$39,104
Out-of-state
$39,104

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 478 students received $2.7M in Pell grants, alongside $7.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
478
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.7M
$2,661,375 total
Direct Loans
$7.1M
1,205 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$1.9M
459 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.3M
584 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$161K
10 loan awards
Parent PLUS$2.7M
151 loan awards
Grad PLUS$2K
1 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 430 borrowers who entered repayment, 2 (0.4%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.4%
-1.9pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
430
Defaulted
2
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
2.0%
2017
1.9%
2018
4.0%
2019
0.4%
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 Taylor

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs73
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

369 total completions
01Education
7219.5%
02Business
6617.9%
03Biological Sciences
5314.4%
04Visual/Performing Arts
3910.6%
05Communication
308.1%
06Psychology
297.9%
07Theology
277.3%
08Social Sciences
236.2%
09Computer Sciences
164.3%
10English Language
143.8%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
2,548
12-mo unduplicated
2,671
Undergraduate
2,641
Graduate
30

Gender split

Men
46%1,222
Women
54%1,449

Race / ethnicity composition

White
79.6%
Hispanic
4.5%
Non-resident
4.5%
Two or more
3.6%
Asian
3.3%
Black
2.5%
Unknown
1.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
424
278 M · 146 W
Women athletes
34.4%
Athletic aid
$3.1M
Total student aid
Budget
$6.7M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$2.2M
$928K
Recruiting expense
$23K
$9K
Head-coach salaries
$37K
$33K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 10

Football
107 M ·
$1.5M
Track and Field (Outdoor)
51 M · 49 W
$347K
Soccer
29 M · 33 W
$658K
Cross Country
25 M · 19 W
$329K
Basketball
18 M · 16 W
$996K
Baseball
34 M ·
$597K

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
3.60
8 offenses · 2,221 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago3.60Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
8
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
5
Fondling
2
Rape
1

By location

8total
  • On campus8

Includes 2 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
Weapons01
Drugs01
Liquor08

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
14.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
138

Taylor vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Taylor 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
SubjectTaylor University
74%2,548$24,327Baccalaureate
Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies
26%2,779$19,086Baccalaureate
Trine University
64%85.5%4,646$25,580Baccalaureate
Goshen College
65%84.1%847$15,725Baccalaureate
Ohio Northern University
72%74.4%3,140$25,727Baccalaureate
Millikin University
55%66.7%1,586$8,837Baccalaureate
Peer group median65%79.2%2,664$21,707

Frequently asked questions about Taylor University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Taylor.

What is the graduation rate at Taylor University?

Taylor University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 74% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Taylor University?

Taylor University reports a total enrollment of 2,548 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Taylor University?

The average net price at Taylor University is $24,327 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Taylor University?

Taylor University's yield rate is 32.3%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Taylor University located?

Taylor University is located in Upland, Indiana 46989-1001.

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