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Judson University

Elgin, Illinois · Private nonprofit · 4-year · City

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At a glance

Average net price
$18,558What students typically pay per year after grants and scholarships.
Acceptance rate
48%
Graduation rate
56%Share of students who finish within 150% of the normal time.
Undergraduates
708
In-state tuition
$31,360Published price before aid.
Out-of-state tuition
$31,360
SAT midpoint
1,025
Median earnings, 10 yrs
$56,313Median earnings of former students ten years after they first enrolled.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Data year: 2022-23 academic year. Updated September 2026. Figures are averages across all students and will differ from what any individual pays.

How it compares to similar colleges

Each rating covers one measure against private nonprofit 4-year colleges nationally. Five stars means the top fifth on that measure. There is no overall score, because which of these matters is your call.

Affordability

$18,558

Better than 73% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges (1092 compared).

Completion

56%

Better than 46% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges (1063 compared).

Earnings

$56,313

Better than 57% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges (1087 compared).

Debt at graduation

$25,000

Better than 40% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges (1020 compared).

What these ratings are based on
Affordability
Based on average net price: what students receiving federal aid actually paid, after grants and scholarships. Your own cost depends on your family's finances.
Completion
Based on the share of first-time, full-time students who graduate within 150% of normal time. It excludes transfer and part-time students, which understates colleges serving many of them.
Earnings
Based on median earnings ten years after students first enrolled. It reflects the subjects a college teaches and the region it sits in as much as its teaching.
Debt at graduation
Based on median federal loan debt among students who completed. Private and parent loans are not included, so real totals are often higher.
Why there is no rating for selectivity
A lower acceptance rate is selectivity, not quality. Awarding stars for it would be us inventing a value judgement and hiding it behind a number.

What it actually costs

Published cost

$43,137

The sticker price: tuition, fees, housing, food and books for one academic year, before any aid.

Average net price

$18,558

What students receiving federal aid actually paid on average, after grants and scholarships. This is the more useful number, though your own figure depends on your family’s finances.

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Outcomes

Graduation, retention, debt and earnings for Judson University
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time56%
Retention rateFirst-year students who return59%
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only, students who completed$25,000
Median earnings, 10 years after entryFormer students, working and not enrolled$56,313

What graduates of each major earn

Median earnings one year after finishing, for people who took that subject here. This is the figure a college-wide median hides: the spread between subjects at one college is usually far wider than the spread between colleges.

Bachelor’s programs at Judson University by graduate earnings
MajorEarnings, 1 yrDegrees awarded
Business Administration, Management and Operations$45,73150
Architecture$41,03324
Human Services, General$37,6719
Design and Applied Arts$37,4661
Psychology, General$34,96419
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessNot reported19
MarketingNot reported13
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyNot reported9
Accounting and Related ServicesNot reported7
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsNot reported6
Communication and Media StudiesNot reported4
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesNot reported4
Natural SciencesNot reported3
Biology, GeneralNot reported2
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralNot reported2
MathematicsNot reported2
Arts, Entertainment, and Media ManagementNot reported1
MusicNot reported1
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesNot reported1
Theological and Ministerial StudiesNot reported1
LiteratureNot reportedNot reported
Special Education and TeachingNot reportedNot reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasNot reportedNot reported
English Language and Literature, GeneralNot reportedNot reported
ChemistryNot reportedNot reported
SociologyNot reportedNot reported
Fine and Studio ArtsNot reportedNot reported
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftNot reportedNot reported
Human Resources Management and ServicesNot reportedNot reported
Bible/Biblical StudiesNot reportedNot reported
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesNot reportedNot reported
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNot reportedNot reported
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationNot reportedNot reported
Non-Professional Legal StudiesNot reportedNot reported
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyNot reportedNot reported
Missions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyNot reportedNot reported
Film/Video and Photographic ArtsNot reportedNot reported
Religious Music and WorshipNot reportedNot reported

All 38 bachelor’s programs this college reported.

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