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Taylor University

Taylor University is based in the town of Upland, IN — a private campus in a small-town setting. The school reports a Interdenominational 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

$12,612

family income
under $30k

$16,511

$30–48k

$21,003

$48–75k

$25,647

$75–110k

$28,408

over $110k

Average net price

$24,8652023–24Skip 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 Taylor University has held near $24,865 from 2008 to 2023.

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$22,716
2009	$21,886
2010	$23,331
2011	$24,330
2012	$24,234
2013	$24,663
2014	$25,709
2015	$24,532
2016	$24,525
2017	$24,306
2018	$25,888
2019	$24,628
2020	$26,401
2021	$25,815
2022	$24,327
2023	$24,865

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$53,4052024–25Skip 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 Taylor University rose from $33,498 (2009) to $53,405 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$33,498
2010	$34,904
2011	$36,084
2012	$37,743
2013	$38,845
2014	$39,699
2015	$40,960
2016	$41,915
2017	$43,425
2018	$45,229
2019	$47,199
2020	$48,656
2021	$50,059
2022	$50,672
2023	$51,879
2024	$53,405

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	$15,820
2001	$16,570
2002	$17,490
2003	$18,306
2004	$19,674
2005	$20,520
2006	$21,800
2007	$23,260
2008	$24,546
2013	$28,753
2014	$29,538
2015	$30,270
2016	$31,472
2017	$32,885
2018	$34,114
2019	$35,305
2020	$36,800
2021	$36,570
2022	$37,476
2023	$39,104

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

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Taylor University reports published tuition of $40,490 in this record. Taylor University's $40,490 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Taylor University reports 2,025 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

73.8% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Taylor 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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73.8%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 Taylor University has held near 73.8% from Fall 1991 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts.

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	68.7%
1992 cohort	74.5%
1993 cohort	74.9%
1994 cohort	79.1%
1995 cohort	78.5%
1996 cohort	79.6%
1997 cohort	77%
1998 cohort	77.4%
1999 cohort	80.3%
2000 cohort	79.5%
2001 cohort	75.8%
2002 cohort	78.3%
2003 cohort	77.1%
2004 cohort	77.7%
2005 cohort	80.4%
2006 cohort	77.2%
2007 cohort	74.2%
2008 cohort	74.2%
2009 cohort	77.2%
2010 cohort	76%
2011 cohort	78.5%
2012 cohort	82.5%
2013 cohort	76.9%
2014 cohort	78.1%
2015 cohort	76.8%
2016 cohort	78%
2017 cohort	76.6%
2018 cohort	73.8%

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)	$14,500	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$14,289	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$14,500	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$14,482	$3,375
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$14,375	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$14,375	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$14,375	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$14,375	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$14,375	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$14,500	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$15,061	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$15,635	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$15,500	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$14,801	$9,544
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$21,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$22,000	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$23,800	$7,060
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$24,250	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$24,000	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$23,500	$7,350
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$22,364	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$22,500	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$21,500	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$20,500	$8,250

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

$45,142

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$49,870

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$52,198

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

Taylor University admitted 1,783 of 2,425 applicants in Fall 2024. The 73.5% rate describes that application pool.

73.5%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $39,104 tuition · 2023–24 2,025 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1070–13301600

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Admissions

Taylor University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Taylor University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 540–670 and Math was 530–660 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1070–1330 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	540	600	670
SAT Math	530	590	660
ACT Composite	24	27	31

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, Taylor University received 2,425 applications and admitted 1,783 (73.5%), with 576 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

73.5%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 2001	77.6%
Fall 2002	77.7%
Fall 2003	83.8%
Fall 2004	91%
Fall 2005	88.2%
Fall 2006	86.3%
Fall 2007	85.4%
Fall 2008	84%
Fall 2009	83.2%
Fall 2010	83.3%
Fall 2011	83.8%
Fall 2012	83.5%
Fall 2013	87.6%
Fall 2014	88%
Fall 2015	85.1%
Fall 2016	79.6%
Fall 2017	86.8%
Fall 2018	77.6%
Fall 2019	68.1%
Fall 2020	70.1%
Fall 2021	72.9%
Fall 2022	74.6%
Fall 2023	76.1%
Fall 2024	73.5%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1070–1330Fall 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 2001	1100	1310
Fall 2002	1100	1300
Fall 2003	1060	1310
Fall 2004	1060	1320
Fall 2005	1080	1320
Fall 2006	1040	1340
Fall 2007	1040	1335
Fall 2008	1030	1310
Fall 2009	1010	1290
Fall 2010	980	1280
Fall 2011	1015	1280
Fall 2012	1020	1310
Fall 2013	1030	1310
Fall 2014	990	1260
Fall 2015	980	1280
Fall 2016	950	1250
Fall 2017	1045	1290
Fall 2018	1080	1300
Fall 2019	1080	1310
Fall 2022	1090	1310
Fall 2023	1070	1340
Fall 2024	1070	1330

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

24–31Fall 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	24	29
Fall 2002	23	29
Fall 2003	23	28
Fall 2004	23	27
Fall 2005	23	28
Fall 2006	23	30
Fall 2007	23	30
Fall 2008	23	30
Fall 2009	24	31
Fall 2010	23	30
Fall 2011	23	29
Fall 2012	25	30
Fall 2013	24	31
Fall 2014	24	30
Fall 2015	24	30
Fall 2016	22	29
Fall 2017	22	29
Fall 2018	22	29
Fall 2019	22	28
Fall 2022	23	30
Fall 2023	23	30
Fall 2024	24	31

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

2,025Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at Taylor University has held near 2,025 from Fall 2002 to Fall 2024.

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,850
Fall 2003	1,818
Fall 2004	1,851
Fall 2005	1,829
Fall 2006	1,840
Fall 2007	1,858
Fall 2008	1,841
Fall 2009	1,938
Fall 2010	1,874
Fall 2011	1,874
Fall 2012	1,889
Fall 2013	1,873
Fall 2014	1,855
Fall 2015	1,887
Fall 2016	1,845
Fall 2017	1,858
Fall 2018	1,888
Fall 2019	1,834
Fall 2020	1,755
Fall 2021	1,713
Fall 2022	1,767
Fall 2023	1,890
Fall 2024	2,025

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

89%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 Taylor University has held near 89% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	87%
Fall 2003 cohort	90%
Fall 2004 cohort	88%
Fall 2005 cohort	87%
Fall 2006 cohort	87%
Fall 2007 cohort	84%
Fall 2008 cohort	85%
Fall 2009 cohort	88%
Fall 2010 cohort	85%
Fall 2011 cohort	88%
Fall 2012 cohort	89%
Fall 2013 cohort	88%
Fall 2014 cohort	87%
Fall 2015 cohort	85%
Fall 2016 cohort	90%
Fall 2017 cohort	86%
Fall 2018 cohort	85%
Fall 2019 cohort	89%
Fall 2020 cohort	89%
Fall 2021 cohort	91%
Fall 2022 cohort	91%
Fall 2023 cohort	89%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Taylor University

Faculty pay at Taylor University averages $92,928 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Taylor University as a primarily residential campus of 2,025 undergraduates — and 89.3% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Taylor University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1070–1330 — their midpoint is above the IN four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Taylor 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 Taylor 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

Taylor University73.5%

Indiana median77.2%

National median76.8%

Tuition

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

Taylor University$40,490

Indiana median$32,352

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

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

Taylor University$52,198

Indiana median$52,071

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Taylor University, Indiana and national reference values
Metric & basis	Taylor University	Indiana median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	73.5%	77.2%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$40,490	$32,352	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$52,198	$52,071	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

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

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

View 9 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer Science	$108,812
Marketing	$78,191
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$76,192
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	$57,113
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$50,403
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$50,237
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$45,105
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$40,573
Psychology, General	$39,400

These 9 fields listed for Taylor University measure earnings after completion. The $52,198 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 41 additional Taylor University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Taylor University report?

Taylor University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1070–1330 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Taylor University's acceptance rate?

73.5% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 1,783 admitted from 2,425 applicants.

How much does Taylor University cost?

At Taylor University, tuition is $40,490. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Taylor University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $52,198. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Indiana

Saint Mary's College — 76% admitted
Wabash College — 63.3% admitted
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College — 72.4% admitted
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology — 76.9% 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.