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Eureka College

Eureka College is based in the town of Eureka, IL — a private campus in a small-town setting. The school reports a Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income (partial)

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$21,076

family income
under $30k

$22,074

$30–48k

$24,524

$48–75k

$22,111

$75–110k

not reported

over $110k

Only four of the five income brackets were filed for the same year at Eureka College — this isn't a full distribution.

Average net price

$17,3492023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Eureka College rose from $14,070 (2008) to $17,349 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$14,070
2009	$17,407
2010	$15,786
2011	$16,409
2012	$17,773
2013	$17,573
2014	$15,133
2015	$20,426
2016	$19,550
2017	$20,848
2018	$21,344
2019	$21,548
2020	$19,903
2021	$18,602
2022	$19,767
2023	$17,349

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$39,5782024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Eureka College rose from $24,765 (2009) to $39,578 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$24,765
2010	$26,830
2011	$26,652
2012	$27,430
2013	$28,799
2014	$28,945
2015	$29,515
2016	$30,677
2017	$31,338
2018	$35,575
2019	$36,062
2020	$37,986
2021	$39,139
2022	$38,968
2023	$40,035
2024	$39,578

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$16,100
2001	$16,600
2002	$17,780
2003	$18,700
2004	$13,000
2005	$13,000
2006	$13,760
2007	$15,360
2008	$16,255
2013	$20,060
2014	$20,060
2015	$20,510
2016	$21,120
2017	$25,390
2018	$25,390
2019	$27,560
2020	$28,360
2021	$28,360
2022	$28,380
2023	$28,400

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $29,096 before grants and other attendance costs. At Eureka College, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Enrollment sits at 522 — Eureka College is one of the smaller campuses on this site.

41.6% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Eureka College within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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41.6%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Eureka College fell from 51.2% (entered 1991) to 41.6% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	51.2%
1992 cohort	55.5%
1993 cohort	48.6%
1994 cohort	53.6%
1995 cohort	53.2%
1996 cohort	52.3%
1997 cohort	48.2%
1998 cohort	65.8%
1999 cohort	56.1%
2000 cohort	51.2%
2001 cohort	52.7%
2002 cohort	50.7%
2003 cohort	29.3%
2004 cohort	38.8%
2005 cohort	65.2%
2006 cohort	56.2%
2007 cohort	60.7%
2008 cohort	52.9%
2009 cohort	51%
2010 cohort	51.7%
2011 cohort	44%
2012 cohort	53.8%
2013 cohort	50.4%
2014 cohort	60.1%
2015 cohort	51.8%
2016 cohort	53.6%
2017 cohort	40.6%
2018 cohort	41.6%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$11,625	$2,751
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$11,000	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$5,500	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	—	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	—	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$17,125	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$17,125	$3,471
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$17,125	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$17,125	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,125	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$16,375	$5,263
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$19,495	$7,657
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$22,125	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$24,250	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$25,000	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$25,000	$7,875
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$25,122	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$25,375	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$25,000	$5,918
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$25,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$25,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$25,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$23,250	$6,099

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$42,968

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$44,406

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$51,641

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Eureka College admitted 1,008 of 1,186 applicants in Fall 2024. The 85% rate describes that application pool.

85%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $28,400 tuition · 2023–24 522 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Tests not considered · Fall 2024

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Eureka College received 1,186 applications and admitted 1,008 (85%), with 160 enrolling.

Eureka College did not consider scores in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. No score range is displayed for Eureka College under that historical policy.

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Acceptance rate

85%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	72.4%
Fall 2002	78.9%
Fall 2003	78.5%
Fall 2004	—
Fall 2005	73.7%
Fall 2006	84.2%
Fall 2007	72.2%
Fall 2008	68.4%
Fall 2009	71.2%
Fall 2010	71.5%
Fall 2011	71.6%
Fall 2012	72.6%
Fall 2013	67.8%
Fall 2014	64.5%
Fall 2015	62.4%
Fall 2016	64.5%
Fall 2017	62%
Fall 2018	57.3%
Fall 2019	61.8%
Fall 2020	61.4%
Fall 2021	86.7%
Fall 2022	86.7%
Fall 2023	88.5%
Fall 2024	85%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

870–1155Fall 2021 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2003	920	1018
Fall 2005	1105	1205
Fall 2006	1065	1190
Fall 2010	930	990
Fall 2012	1025	1305
Fall 2013	1095	1315
Fall 2014	1030	1280
Fall 2015	1040	1270
Fall 2016	820	1210
Fall 2017	960	1170
Fall 2018	950	1170
Fall 2019	920	1160
Fall 2020	940	1110
Fall 2021	870	1155

IPEDS Fall 2003–2021, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

16–23Fall 2021 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	18	24
Fall 2002	18	24
Fall 2003	17	24
Fall 2004	18	25
Fall 2005	19	25
Fall 2006	19	25
Fall 2007	20	26
Fall 2008	19	25
Fall 2009	19	24
Fall 2010	19	24
Fall 2011	19	26
Fall 2012	19	27
Fall 2013	19	26
Fall 2014	19	26
Fall 2015	19	25
Fall 2016	19	25
Fall 2017	19	24
Fall 2018	17	25
Fall 2019	17	23
Fall 2020	16	23
Fall 2021	16	23

IPEDS Fall 2001–2021, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

522Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Eureka College has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2024 — up to 743 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 522.

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	516
Fall 2003	486
Fall 2004	514
Fall 2005	523
Fall 2006	562
Fall 2007	654
Fall 2008	725
Fall 2009	716
Fall 2010	743
Fall 2011	734
Fall 2012	725
Fall 2013	667
Fall 2014	652
Fall 2015	685
Fall 2016	666
Fall 2017	605
Fall 2018	557
Fall 2019	497
Fall 2020	505
Fall 2021	468
Fall 2022	544
Fall 2023	522
Fall 2024	522

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

50%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Eureka College fell from 57% (Fall 2003) to 50% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	57%
Fall 2004 cohort	63%
Fall 2005 cohort	82%
Fall 2006 cohort	74%
Fall 2007 cohort	76%
Fall 2008 cohort	70%
Fall 2009 cohort	69%
Fall 2010 cohort	67%
Fall 2011 cohort	59%
Fall 2012 cohort	64%
Fall 2013 cohort	64%
Fall 2014 cohort	82%
Fall 2015 cohort	70%
Fall 2016 cohort	71%
Fall 2017 cohort	62%
Fall 2018 cohort	59%
Fall 2019 cohort	59%
Fall 2020 cohort	60%
Fall 2021 cohort	57%
Fall 2022 cohort	63%
Fall 2023 cohort	50%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Eureka College

48.6% of Eureka College's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Eureka College as a primarily residential campus of 522 undergraduates — and 50.4% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Eureka College reported not considering test scores in Fall 2024, when its admission rate was 85%. Review Eureka College's current requirements before applying; use the GPA calculator for your semester numbers.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Eureka College compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Eureka College85%

Illinois median77%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Eureka College$29,096

Illinois median$31,360

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Eureka College's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Eureka College$51,641

Illinois median$58,572

National median$53,781

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Eureka College, Illinois and national reference values
Metric & basis	Eureka College	Illinois median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	85%	77%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$29,096	$31,360	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$51,641	$58,572	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Eureka College, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Eureka College federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 5 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Accounting and Related Services	$64,726
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$57,983
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$52,845
Psychology, General	$51,353
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$44,805

These 5 fields listed for Eureka College measure earnings after completion. The $51,641 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 25 additional Eureka College fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Eureka College report?

Eureka College did not consider scores in Fall 2024: 85% admitted. Check current requirements.

What is Eureka College's acceptance rate?

85% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 1,008 admitted from 1,186 applicants.

How much does Eureka College cost?

At Eureka College, tuition is $29,096. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Eureka College report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $51,641. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Illinois

Elmhurst University — 73.6% admitted
Eastern Illinois University — 65.3% admitted
DePaul University — 75.9% admitted
Fox College — 70.2% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.