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Bradley University

Peoria, IL · CDS 20242025 · City: Midsize · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
76.8%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
11.2%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
79.5%
Total cost — out-of-state
$55,660
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
11:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$24,541

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates3,596
Total all graduate1,181
Grand total all students4,777

Admissions

Total applicants9,459
Total admitted7,260
Total enrolled811
Overall admit rate76.8%
Admit rate — women78.6%
Admit rate — men74.2%
Yield rate11.2%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?No
ED closing date
ED notification date
# admitted under ED plan
Offers Early Action plan?No
EA closing date
EA notification date
Restrictive Early Action?

Test Scores

% submitting SAT20.0%
% submitting ACT5.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile520
SAT EBRW 75th %ile630
SAT Math 25th %ile510
SAT Math 75th %ile630
ACT Comp 25th %ile24
ACT Comp 75th %ile30
% in top 10% of HS class23.0%
% in top 25% of HS class47.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$41,210
Tuition — out-of-state$41,210
Required fees$950
Room and board$13,500
Total cost — in-state$55,660
Total cost — out-of-state$55,660

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$27,593
Avg % of need met79.5%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$19,223
Avg loan debt at graduation$24,541

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist
# admitted from waitlist
Waitlist admit rate
Transfer applicants (total)792
Transfer admit rate41.8%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio11:1
% faculty full-time53.6%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)76.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)
Average net price (private)$22,719Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)76.1%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)66.5%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate83.7%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$74,150Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant30.6%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan63.7%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full18.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress40.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress20.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged
Defaulted1.9%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Undergraduates

% part-time2.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white59.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black12.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino14.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian4.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races2.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international2.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown4.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women45.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men54.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white72.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black4.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino2.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian11.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races1.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international3.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown5.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Health Professions And Related Programs15.3%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services14.8%
Engineering14.5%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services13.2%
Education7.9%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs5.8%
Psychology5.6%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences5.1%