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Olivet Nazarene University

Olivet Nazarene University is a private campus in suburban Bourbonnais, IL. The school reports a Church of the Nazarene 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

$17,617

family income
under $30k

$17,148

$30–48k

$19,653

$48–75k

$23,922

$75–110k

$26,174

over $110k

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

Average net price

$20,7292023–24Skip 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 Olivet Nazarene University has held near $20,729 from 2008 to 2023.

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$19,069
2009	$18,015
2010	$18,331
2011	$19,489
2012	$20,015
2013	$18,180
2014	$20,091
2015	$19,992
2016	$20,490
2017	$20,007
2018	$20,195
2019	$19,470
2020	$20,023
2021	$20,564
2022	$21,539
2023	$20,729

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$51,9812024–25Skip 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 Olivet Nazarene University rose from $31,106 (2009) to $51,981 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$31,106
2010	$33,378
2011	$35,347
2012	$37,458
2013	$39,125
2014	$40,949
2015	$42,667
2016	$43,883
2017	$44,935
2018	$46,147
2019	$47,290
2020	$48,119
2021	$48,838
2022	$49,685
2023	$50,557
2024	$51,981

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	$12,728
2001	$13,464
2002	$14,220
2003	$14,980
2004	$15,740
2005	$16,490
2006	$17,590
2007	$19,590
2008	$21,590
2013	$29,890
2014	$31,390
2015	$32,790
2016	$33,940
2017	$34,940
2018	$36,070
2019	$37,070
2020	$36,950
2021	$37,440
2022	$37,940
2023	$37,940

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

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Olivet Nazarene University reports published tuition of $38,900 in this record. Olivet Nazarene University's $38,900 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Olivet Nazarene University reports 2,603 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

60.8% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Olivet Nazarene 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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60.8%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 Olivet Nazarene University rose from 49.7% (entered 1991) to 60.8% (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	49.7%
1992 cohort	48.7%
1993 cohort	51.5%
1994 cohort	58%
1995 cohort	51.2%
1996 cohort	51.2%
1997 cohort	54%
1998 cohort	53%
1999 cohort	52.9%
2000 cohort	52.8%
2001 cohort	56.9%
2002 cohort	59.9%
2003 cohort	53.3%
2004 cohort	60.7%
2005 cohort	57.6%
2006 cohort	56.7%
2007 cohort	57.2%
2008 cohort	55.9%
2009 cohort	61.4%
2010 cohort	57.2%
2011 cohort	66.3%
2012 cohort	61%
2013 cohort	63.9%
2014 cohort	65.1%
2015 cohort	63.8%
2016 cohort	66.6%
2017 cohort	60.3%
2018 cohort	60.8%

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)	$15,981	$4,181
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$14,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$14,026	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$14,500	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$14,900	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$15,041	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$15,565	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$15,950	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$16,078	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$15,031	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,125	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$19,125	$7,661
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$21,190	$9,875
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$24,488	$10,000
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$25,000	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$25,000	$8,126
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$25,000	$8,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$25,000	$8,456
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$25,000	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$25,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$25,000	$9,250
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$25,250	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$25,000	$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

$49,278

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$53,428

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$53,213

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

Olivet Nazarene University admitted 3,234 of 5,789 applicants in Fall 2024. The 55.9% rate describes that application pool.

55.9%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $37,940 tuition · 2023–24 2,603 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 950–12201600

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Admissions

Olivet Nazarene University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Olivet Nazarene University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 490–620 and Math was 460–600 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 950–1220 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	490	560	620
SAT Math	460	540	600
ACT Composite	19	23	26

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, Olivet Nazarene University received 5,789 applications and admitted 3,234 (55.9%), with 791 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

55.9%Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Olivet Nazarene University's admission rate fell from 82% to 55.9%. The rate alone cannot explain the change. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	82%
Fall 2002	80.6%
Fall 2003	78.1%
Fall 2004	78.9%
Fall 2005	76.9%
Fall 2006	67.3%
Fall 2007	80%
Fall 2008	81.2%
Fall 2009	81.1%
Fall 2010	80.6%
Fall 2011	80%
Fall 2012	79.1%
Fall 2013	82%
Fall 2014	74.5%
Fall 2015	76.6%
Fall 2016	77.7%
Fall 2017	66.2%
Fall 2018	65.1%
Fall 2019	57.8%
Fall 2020	66.6%
Fall 2021	60.6%
Fall 2022	57.8%
Fall 2023	66.9%
Fall 2024	55.9%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

950–1220Fall 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 2015	930	1150
Fall 2016	940	1200
Fall 2017	1020	1230
Fall 2018	1000	1220
Fall 2019	960	1180
Fall 2020	970	1190
Fall 2021	970	1200
Fall 2023	960	1190
Fall 2024	950	1220

IPEDS Fall 2015–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

19–26Fall 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 2001	19	26
Fall 2002	19	26
Fall 2003	19	26
Fall 2004	20	26
Fall 2005	19	26
Fall 2006	19	26
Fall 2007	19	26
Fall 2008	19	26
Fall 2009	20	27
Fall 2010	20	27
Fall 2011	20	27
Fall 2012	21	27
Fall 2013	21	27
Fall 2014	21	27
Fall 2015	20	27
Fall 2016	21	27
Fall 2017	20	26
Fall 2018	20	26
Fall 2019	19	26
Fall 2020	19	26
Fall 2021	19	26
Fall 2023	18	28
Fall 2024	19	26

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, 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

2,603Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at Olivet Nazarene University rose from 2,221 (Fall 2002) to 2,603 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	2,221
Fall 2003	2,427
Fall 2004	2,633
Fall 2005	2,897
Fall 2006	2,977
Fall 2007	3,190
Fall 2008	3,028
Fall 2009	3,166
Fall 2010	3,143
Fall 2011	3,036
Fall 2012	3,180
Fall 2013	3,325
Fall 2014	3,504
Fall 2015	3,389
Fall 2016	3,348
Fall 2017	3,356
Fall 2018	3,209
Fall 2019	3,079
Fall 2020	2,757
Fall 2021	2,599
Fall 2022	2,460
Fall 2023	2,485
Fall 2024	2,603

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 Olivet Nazarene University fell from 91% (Fall 2002) to 71% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	91%
Fall 2003 cohort	71%
Fall 2004 cohort	75%
Fall 2005 cohort	73%
Fall 2006 cohort	75%
Fall 2007 cohort	70%
Fall 2008 cohort	69%
Fall 2009 cohort	75%
Fall 2010 cohort	73%
Fall 2011 cohort	76%
Fall 2012 cohort	75%
Fall 2013 cohort	77%
Fall 2014 cohort	77%
Fall 2015 cohort	75%
Fall 2016 cohort	78%
Fall 2017 cohort	76%
Fall 2018 cohort	77%
Fall 2019 cohort	75%
Fall 2020 cohort	78%
Fall 2021 cohort	77%
Fall 2022 cohort	68%
Fall 2023 cohort	71%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Olivet Nazarene University

Faculty pay at Olivet Nazarene University averages $90,984 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Olivet Nazarene University as a primarily residential campus of 2,603 undergraduates — and 70.8% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Olivet Nazarene University's SAT section-percentile sums are 950–1220 — their midpoint is near the IL four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Olivet Nazarene 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 Olivet Nazarene 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

Olivet Nazarene University55.9%

Illinois median77%

National median76.8%

Tuition

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

Olivet Nazarene University$38,900

Illinois median$31,360

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

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

Olivet Nazarene University$53,213

Illinois median$58,572

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Olivet Nazarene University, Illinois and national reference values
Metric & basis	Olivet Nazarene University	Illinois median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	55.9%	77%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$38,900	$31,360	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$53,213	$58,572	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

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

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

View 15 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$84,705
Engineering, General	$82,632
Accounting and Related Services	$77,132
Economics	$68,935
Biology, General	$58,864
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$57,973
Marketing	$56,787
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$56,435
Social Work	$52,114
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$51,300
Psychology, General	$49,427
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$48,009
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$47,435
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$45,455
Communication and Media Studies	$42,321

These 15 fields listed for Olivet Nazarene University measure earnings after completion. The $53,213 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 48 additional Olivet Nazarene University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Olivet Nazarene University report?

Olivet Nazarene University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 950–1220 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Olivet Nazarene University's acceptance rate?

55.9% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 3,234 admitted from 5,789 applicants.

How much does Olivet Nazarene University cost?

At Olivet Nazarene University, tuition is $38,900. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Olivet Nazarene University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $53,213. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Illinois

Quincy University — 50.9% admitted
Lake Forest College — 56.8% admitted
Judson University — 47.6% admitted
Illinois Institute of Technology — 54.9% 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.