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Greenville University

Greenville University is based in the town of Greenville, IL — a private campus in a small-town setting. The school reports a Free Methodist 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

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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

$18,493

family income
under $30k

$14,536

$30–48k

$19,800

$48–75k

$24,786

$75–110k

$24,745

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$19,5332023–24Skip 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 Greenville University has held near $19,533 from 2008 to 2023.

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$20,877
2009	$18,619
2010	$17,440
2011	$18,441
2012	$19,125
2013	$19,268
2014	$19,683
2015	$17,715
2016	$20,460
2017	$20,613
2018	$20,689
2019	$19,891
2020	$21,222
2021	$20,130
2022	$21,270
2023	$19,533

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$45,0912024–25Skip 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 Greenville University rose from $29,774 (2009) to $45,091 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$29,774
2010	$30,891
2011	$31,730
2012	$32,208
2013	$33,675
2014	$34,512
2015	$35,664
2016	$35,756
2017	$38,083
2018	$39,165
2019	$39,861
2020	$40,959
2021	$42,166
2022	$43,239
2023	$43,713
2024	$45,091

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	$12,964
2001	$13,490
2002	$14,860
2003	$15,666
2004	$16,724
2005	$17,242
2006	$17,932
2007	$18,672
2008	$19,428
2013	$23,612
2014	$24,360
2015	$25,088
2016	$25,720
2017	$26,356
2018	$27,130
2019	$27,910
2020	$28,956
2021	$29,810
2022	$30,548
2023	$30,598

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

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Greenville University reports published tuition of $32,200 in this record. Greenville University's $32,200 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Greenville University reports 955 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

39.8% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Greenville University 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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39.8%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 Greenville University has wandered from Fall 1992 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts — up to 59.4% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 39.8%.

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
1992 cohort	43%
1993 cohort	42.3%
1994 cohort	45.3%
1995 cohort	44.3%
1996 cohort	54.2%
1997 cohort	54.1%
1998 cohort	52.9%
1999 cohort	52.6%
2000 cohort	50%
2001 cohort	54.3%
2002 cohort	49.8%
2003 cohort	45.5%
2004 cohort	59.4%
2005 cohort	51.6%
2006 cohort	54.2%
2007 cohort	50.5%
2008 cohort	47.5%
2009 cohort	56.5%
2010 cohort	46.6%
2011 cohort	42.4%
2012 cohort	58.8%
2013 cohort	56%
2014 cohort	49.6%
2015 cohort	48.5%
2016 cohort	57.5%
2017 cohort	51.4%
2018 cohort	39.8%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1992–2018

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)	$16,090	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$15,950	$5,657
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$15,903	$5,695
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$15,843	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$15,396	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$13,625	$5,617
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$13,433	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$13,625	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	—	$9,338
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	—	$12,750
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	—	$14,852
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$11,234	$14,750
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$18,970	$12,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$23,250	$9,787
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$20,750	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$21,551	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$25,000	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$23,250	$6,377
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$23,950	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$25,000	$8,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$23,875	$9,500

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

$40,307

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$44,466

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$46,827

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

Greenville University admitted 1,713 of 1,757 applicants in Fall 2024. The 97.5% rate describes that application pool.

97.5%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $30,598 tuition · 2023–24 955 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 771–12301600

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Admissions

Greenville University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Greenville University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 406–615 and Math was 365–615 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 771–1230 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	406	507	615
SAT Math	365	488	615
ACT Composite	16	22	28

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Greenville University received 1,757 applications and admitted 1,713 (97.5%), with 255 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

97.5%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 2002	94.7%
Fall 2003	95.4%
Fall 2004	68.8%
Fall 2005	90%
Fall 2006	81.6%
Fall 2007	80.7%
Fall 2008	79.4%
Fall 2009	78%
Fall 2010	78.2%
Fall 2011	74.2%
Fall 2012	60.9%
Fall 2013	65.7%
Fall 2014	55.7%
Fall 2015	56.3%
Fall 2016	57.8%
Fall 2017	66.2%
Fall 2018	48.4%
Fall 2019	56.1%
Fall 2020	59.2%
Fall 2021	79.5%
Fall 2022	94.1%
Fall 2023	95.4%
Fall 2024	97.5%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2002–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

771–1230Fall 2024 · 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 2002	959	1200
Fall 2003	970	1220
Fall 2004	933	1146
Fall 2005	880	1145
Fall 2006	940	1150
Fall 2007	870	1165
Fall 2008	900	1150
Fall 2009	845	1145
Fall 2010	826	1110
Fall 2011	888	1190
Fall 2012	885	1185
Fall 2013	947	1145
Fall 2014	868	1100
Fall 2015	870	1070
Fall 2016	840	1080
Fall 2017	880	1120
Fall 2018	920	1150
Fall 2019	950	1180
Fall 2020	880	1100
Fall 2021	900	1170
Fall 2022	809	1209
Fall 2023	811	1219
Fall 2024	771	1230

IPEDS Fall 2002–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

16–28Fall 2024 · 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 2002	19	26
Fall 2003	19	25
Fall 2004	19	26
Fall 2005	19	25
Fall 2006	19	25
Fall 2007	20	26
Fall 2008	19	26
Fall 2009	20	27
Fall 2010	18	25
Fall 2011	19	25
Fall 2012	19	26
Fall 2013	19	25
Fall 2014	20	26
Fall 2015	19	25
Fall 2016	18	25
Fall 2017	19	24
Fall 2018	18	24
Fall 2019	18	24
Fall 2020	17	23
Fall 2021	15	20
Fall 2022	15	28
Fall 2023	14	24
Fall 2024	16	28

IPEDS Fall 2002–2024, 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

955Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at Greenville University fell from 1,183 (Fall 2002) to 955 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,183
Fall 2003	1,150
Fall 2004	1,135
Fall 2005	1,197
Fall 2006	1,307
Fall 2007	1,353
Fall 2008	1,418
Fall 2009	1,360
Fall 2010	1,329
Fall 2011	1,254
Fall 2012	1,157
Fall 2013	1,101
Fall 2014	1,055
Fall 2015	1,042
Fall 2016	956
Fall 2017	944
Fall 2018	938
Fall 2019	876
Fall 2020	793
Fall 2021	828
Fall 2022	902
Fall 2023	873
Fall 2024	955

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

71%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 Greenville University has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023 — up to 82% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 71%.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	72%
Fall 2003 cohort	67%
Fall 2004 cohort	73%
Fall 2005 cohort	67%
Fall 2006 cohort	73%
Fall 2007 cohort	71%
Fall 2008 cohort	66%
Fall 2009 cohort	75%
Fall 2010 cohort	67%
Fall 2011 cohort	62%
Fall 2012 cohort	73%
Fall 2013 cohort	70%
Fall 2014 cohort	82%
Fall 2015 cohort	67%
Fall 2016 cohort	73%
Fall 2017 cohort	70%
Fall 2018 cohort	62%
Fall 2019 cohort	67%
Fall 2020 cohort	70%
Fall 2021 cohort	76%
Fall 2022 cohort	70%
Fall 2023 cohort	71%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Greenville University

Faculty pay at Greenville University averages $79,800 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Greenville University as a primarily residential campus of 955 undergraduates — and 70.8% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Greenville University's SAT section-percentile sums are 771–1230 — their midpoint is below the IL four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Greenville University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

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 Greenville University 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

Greenville University97.5%

Illinois median77%

National median76.8%

Tuition

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

Greenville University$32,200

Illinois median$31,360

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

Greenville University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Greenville University$46,827

Illinois median$58,572

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Greenville University, Illinois and national reference values
Metric & basis	Greenville University	Illinois median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	97.5%	77%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$32,200	$31,360	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$46,827	$58,572	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

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

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

View 3 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$59,241
Human Resources Management and Services	$55,263
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$42,180

These 3 fields listed for Greenville University measure earnings after completion. The $46,827 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 33 additional Greenville University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Greenville University report?

Greenville University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 771–1230 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Greenville University's acceptance rate?

97.5% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 1,713 admitted from 1,757 applicants.

How much does Greenville University cost?

At Greenville University, tuition is $32,200. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Greenville University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $46,827. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Illinois

Benedictine University — 95.2% admitted
Illinois State University — 88.2% admitted
Concordia University-Chicago — 92.8% admitted
Columbia College Chicago — 89.5% 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.