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Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Free Methodist
Location Greenville, IL
Population 40,000
Website https://www.greenville.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,540 (45%)
Days Without Precipitation 248 (51%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 925
Men / Women 54% / 46%
From State 65%
From Region 14%
Athletes 72.7%

Racial/Ethnic

White 57%
Black 14%
International 14%
Hispanic 8%
Mixed 4%
Asian 1%
Native American 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 62.7% 62.7% 2012 Men: 59.5% 59.5% 2013 Men: 54.2% 54.2% 2014 Men: 51.5% 51.5% 2015 Men: 57.7% 57.7% 2016 Men: 64.5% 64.5% 2017 Men: 60.5% 60.5% 2018 Men: 61.5% 61.5% 2019 Men: 63.3% 63.3% 2020 Men: 67.5% 67.5% 2021 Men: 62.6% 62.6% 2022 Men: 53.5% 53.5% 2023 Men: 55.2% 55.2% 2024 Men: 61.2% 61.2%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2012 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2013 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2014 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2015 Native: 1.6% 1.6% 2016 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2017 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2018 Native: 1.5% 1.5% 2019 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2021 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2022 Native: 1.5% 1.5% 2023 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2024 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2011 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2012 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2013 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2014 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2015 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2016 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2017 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2018 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2019 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2020 Asian: 2.6% 2.6% 2021 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2023 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2011 Black: 13.9% 13.9% 2012 Black: 7.4% 7.4% 2013 Black: 7.2% 7.2% 2014 Black: 8.5% 8.5% 2015 Black: 7.5% 7.5% 2016 Black: 12.7% 12.7% 2017 Black: 16.3% 16.3% 2018 Black: 9.9% 9.9% 2019 Black: 10.5% 10.5% 2020 Black: 11.2% 11.2% 2021 Black: 11.5% 11.5% 2022 Black: 15.5% 15.5% 2023 Black: 19.5% 19.5% 2024 Black: 20.8% 20.8% 2011 Hispanic: 2.0% 2.0% 2012 Hispanic: 1.7% 1.7% 2013 Hispanic: 2.3% 2.3% 2014 Hispanic: 1.6% 1.6% 2015 Hispanic: 4.3% 4.3% 2016 Hispanic: 3.2% 3.2% 2017 Hispanic: 4.0% 4.0% 2018 Hispanic: 5.3% 5.3% 2019 Hispanic: 8.3% 8.3% 2020 Hispanic: 8.2% 8.2% 2021 Hispanic: 9.6% 9.6% 2022 Hispanic: 6.5% 6.5% 2023 Hispanic: 11.8% 11.8% 2024 Hispanic: 8.1% 8.1% 2011 White: 80.6% 80.6% 2012 White: 85.3% 85.3% 2013 White: 84.4% 84.4% 2014 White: 82.6% 82.6% 2015 White: 81.8% 81.8% 2016 White: 69.3% 69.3% 2017 White: 66.7% 66.7% 2018 White: 77.1% 77.1% 2019 White: 70.0% 70.0% 2020 White: 66.4% 66.4% 2021 White: 66.2% 66.2% 2022 White: 65.5% 65.5% 2023 White: 63.2% 63.2% 2024 White: 55.2% 55.2% 2011 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2012 International: 2.3% 2.3% 2013 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2014 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2015 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2016 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2017 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2018 International: 2.7% 2.7% 2019 International: 4.7% 4.7% 2020 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2021 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2022 International: 6.5% 6.5% 2023 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2024 International: 5.4% 5.4%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2021 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2022 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2023 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2024 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2025 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2020 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2021 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2023 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2024 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2025 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2020 Black: 13.1% 13.1% 2021 Black: 14.2% 14.2% 2022 Black: 13.4% 13.4% 2023 Black: 13.0% 13.0% 2024 Black: 13.7% 13.7% 2025 Black: 13.6% 13.6% 2020 Hispanic: 6.7% 6.7% 2021 Hispanic: 7.2% 7.2% 2022 Hispanic: 5.8% 5.8% 2023 Hispanic: 7.2% 7.2% 2024 Hispanic: 7.5% 7.5% 2025 Hispanic: 8.2% 8.2% 2020 White: 63.9% 63.9% 2021 White: 61.4% 61.4% 2022 White: 58.8% 58.8% 2023 White: 58.7% 58.7% 2024 White: 57.5% 57.5% 2025 White: 57.4% 57.4% 2020 International: 9.9% 9.9% 2021 International: 9.9% 9.9% 2022 International: 14.6% 14.6% 2023 International: 16.1% 16.1% 2024 International: 15.6% 15.6% 2025 International: 14.2% 14.2%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Greenville University 197 44% / 56% 8% $46,084 22 97%
Engineering 8 — 88% / 12% 38% $78,802 86 —
Chemistry — +4 — — $51,597 38 —
Mathematics 1 +1 100% / 0% 100% $64,775 70 —
Physics — +1 — — $69,666 77 —
Biology 15 — 33% / 67% 13% $45,574 20 90%
Environmental Biology 5 +2 0% / 100% 0% $43,587 16 —
Agribusiness 5 — 40% / 60% 0% $50,884 36 —
Exercise Science 16 +1 50% / 50% 0% $37,009 7 100%
Accounting 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $65,447 71 —
Business Administration 26 — 77% / 23% 12% $47,130 24 100%
Management Information Systems — — — — $64,606 70 —
Marketing 6 +5 33% / 67% 17% $52,159 39 —
Organizational Behavior 13 — 31% / 69% 0% $52,669 41 96%
Sports Management 7 +1 71% / 29% 0% $37,009 7 100%
English 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $41,917 13 —
History 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $42,034 13 —
Liberal Studies — — — — $42,233 13 —
Psychology 13 +4 23% / 77% 15% $42,336 13 —
Religious Studies — — — — $42,288 13 —
Religious/Sacred Music 2 — 50% / 50% 0% — — —
Social Work 8 +1 12% / 88% 0% $43,684 16 —
Spanish 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $43,083 15 —
Theology 2 +2 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Early Childhood Education 5 — 0% / 100% 0% $39,484 9 98%
Education 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $40,362 10 —
Elementary Education 17 +4 6% / 94% 0% $39,484 9 98%
Middle School Education 6 +1 33% / 67% 0% $39,484 9 98%
Physical Education 8 — 50% / 50% 0% $56,721 52 97%
Secondary Education — +2 — — $39,484 9 —
Spanish Language Teacher Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Special Education 1 +3 100% / 0% 0% $41,835 12 —
Art — — — — $37,230 7 —
Audio Production 2 — 100% / 0% 100% $42,859 14 —
Digital Arts 6 — 50% / 50% 33% $41,006 11 —
Music — +1 — — $38,320 8 —
Music Technology — — — — $38,305 8 —
Criminal Justice 13 +2 85% / 15% 0% $43,328 15 94%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $34,200
ROI Percentile 22th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 71%
4-Year Graduation Rate 34%
6-Year Graduation Rate 40%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 51.6% 51.6% 2012 Graduated: 54.2% 54.2% 2013 Graduated: 50.5% 50.5% 2014 Graduated: 47.5% 47.5% 2015 Graduated: 56.5% 56.5% 2016 Graduated: 46.6% 46.6% 2017 Graduated: 42.4% 42.4% 2018 Graduated: 58.8% 58.8% 2019 Graduated: 56.0% 56.0% 2020 Graduated: 49.6% 49.6% 2021 Graduated: 48.5% 48.5% 2022 Graduated: 57.5% 57.5% 2023 Graduated: 51.4% 51.4% 2024 Graduated: 39.8% 39.8%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 44.7% 44.7% 2012 Men: 46.1% 46.1% 2013 Men: 47.6% 47.6% 2014 Men: 39.2% 39.2% 2015 Men: 52.3% 52.3% 2016 Men: 40.9% 40.9% 2017 Men: 38.7% 38.7% 2018 Men: 49.4% 49.4% 2019 Men: 54.7% 54.7% 2020 Men: 42.0% 42.0% 2021 Men: 38.7% 38.7% 2022 Men: 49.6% 49.6% 2023 Men: 42.1% 42.1% 2024 Men: 28.7% 28.7% 2011 Women: 62.0% 62.0% 2012 Women: 62.6% 62.6% 2013 Women: 54.0% 54.0% 2014 Women: 58.9% 58.9% 2015 Women: 60.8% 60.8% 2016 Women: 56.9% 56.9% 2017 Women: 48.5% 48.5% 2018 Women: 72.6% 72.6% 2019 Women: 57.5% 57.5% 2020 Women: 57.7% 57.7% 2021 Women: 61.8% 61.8% 2022 Women: 71.8% 71.8% 2023 Women: 65.5% 65.5% 2024 Women: 57.6% 57.6%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic White
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 25.7% 25.7% 2012 Black: 50.0% 50.0% 2013 Black: 40.9% 40.9% 2014 Black: 38.5% 38.5% 2015 Black: 31.6% 31.6% 2016 Black: 33.3% 33.3% 2017 Black: 13.3% 13.3% 2018 Black: 34.6% 34.6% 2019 Black: 31.0% 31.0% 2020 Black: 30.0% 30.0% 2021 Black: 43.3% 43.3% 2022 Black: 54.8% 54.8% 2023 Black: 27.9% 27.9% 2024 Black: 13.0% 13.0% 2011 Hispanic: 20.0% 20.0% 2012 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0% 2013 Hispanic: 28.6% 28.6% 2014 Hispanic: 80.0% 80.0% 2015 Hispanic: 45.5% 45.5% 2016 Hispanic: 55.6% 55.6% 2017 Hispanic: 36.4% 36.4% 2018 Hispanic: 42.9% 42.9% 2019 Hispanic: 43.5% 43.5% 2020 Hispanic: 22.7% 22.7% 2021 Hispanic: 24.0% 24.0% 2022 Hispanic: 38.5% 38.5% 2023 Hispanic: 38.5% 38.5% 2024 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2011 White: 57.6% 57.6% 2012 White: 55.3% 55.3% 2013 White: 51.7% 51.7% 2014 White: 48.8% 48.8% 2015 White: 60.4% 60.4% 2016 White: 51.5% 51.5% 2017 White: 47.3% 47.3% 2018 White: 63.4% 63.4% 2019 White: 64.4% 64.4% 2020 White: 56.7% 56.7% 2021 White: 55.2% 55.2% 2022 White: 61.8% 61.8% 2023 White: 61.2% 61.2% 2024 White: 45.9% 45.9%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 27.9% 55 58% / 42% 7% $48,699 29 99%
Education 21.3% 42 19% / 81% 0% $42,990 15 98%
Humanities & Social Sciences 14.7% 29 24% / 76% 7% $42,752 14 —
Life & Natural Sciences 10.2% 20 25% / 75% 10% $45,077 19 90%
Health Sciences 8.1% 16 50% / 50% 0% $37,009 7 100%
Professional 6.6% 13 85% / 15% 0% $43,328 15 94%
Arts 4.1% 8 62% / 38% 50% $41,469 12 —
Engineering 4.1% 8 88% / 12% 38% $78,802 86 —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.5% 5 40% / 60% 0% $50,884 36 —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.5% 1 100% / 0% 100% $64,775 70 —

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 80%
Yield (Unbound) 15%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 80% 80% 80%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 74.2% 74.2% 2012 Acceptance: 60.9% 60.9% 2013 Acceptance: 65.7% 65.7% 2014 Acceptance: 55.7% 55.7% 2015 Acceptance: 56.3% 56.3% 2016 Acceptance: 57.8% 57.8% 2017 Acceptance: 66.2% 66.2% 2018 Acceptance: 48.4% 48.4% 2019 Acceptance: 56.1% 56.1% 2020 Acceptance: 59.2% 59.2% 2021 Acceptance: 79.5% 79.5% 2022 Acceptance: 94.1% 94.1% 2023 Acceptance: 95.4% 95.4% 2024 Acceptance: 97.5% 97.5% 2011 Yield: 33.7% 33.7% 2012 Yield: 24.5% 24.5% 2013 Yield: 24.5% 24.5% 2014 Yield: 23.5% 23.5% 2015 Yield: 24.3% 24.3% 2016 Yield: 31.6% 31.6% 2017 Yield: 25.8% 25.8% 2018 Yield: 21.3% 21.3% 2019 Yield: 23.9% 23.9% 2020 Yield: 13.3% 13.3% 2021 Yield: 25.7% 25.7% 2022 Yield: 19.2% 19.2% 2023 Yield: 17.3% 17.3% 2024 Yield: 14.9% 14.9%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 1,104 1,104 2012 Applicants: 1,755 1,755 2013 Applicants: 1,723 1,723 2014 Applicants: 2,051 2,051 2015 Applicants: 1,901 1,901 2016 Applicants: 1,093 1,093 2017 Applicants: 1,287 1,287 2018 Applicants: 2,147 2,147 2019 Applicants: 1,684 1,684 2020 Applicants: 1,993 1,993 2021 Applicants: 1,007 1,007 2022 Applicants: 1,275 1,275 2023 Applicants: 1,273 1,273 2024 Applicants: 1,757 1,757 2011 Admitted: 819 819 2012 Admitted: 1,068 1,068 2013 Admitted: 1,132 1,132 2014 Admitted: 1,142 1,142 2015 Admitted: 1,070 1,070 2016 Admitted: 632 632 2017 Admitted: 852 852 2018 Admitted: 1,039 1,039 2019 Admitted: 945 945 2020 Admitted: 1,180 1,180 2021 Admitted: 801 801 2022 Admitted: 1,200 1,200 2023 Admitted: 1,214 1,214 2024 Admitted: 1,713 1,713 2011 Enrolled: 276 276 2012 Enrolled: 262 262 2013 Enrolled: 277 277 2014 Enrolled: 268 268 2015 Enrolled: 260 260 2016 Enrolled: 200 200 2017 Enrolled: 220 220 2018 Enrolled: 221 221 2019 Enrolled: 226 226 2020 Enrolled: 157 157 2021 Enrolled: 206 206 2022 Enrolled: 230 230 2023 Enrolled: 210 210 2024 Enrolled: 255 255

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 20%
SAT Range 770 – 1230
SAT Math Range 360 – 610
SAT RW Range 400 – 610

SAT Composite

25th 75th
600 800 1000 1200 1400 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 888 888 2012 25th: 885 885 2013 25th: 947 947 2014 25th: 868 868 2015 25th: 870 870 2016 25th: 840 840 2017 25th: 880 880 2018 25th: 920 920 2019 25th: 950 950 2020 25th: 880 880 2021 25th: 900 900 2022 25th: 809 809 2023 25th: 811 811 2024 25th: 771 771 2011 75th: 1190 1190 2012 75th: 1185 1185 2013 75th: 1145 1145 2014 75th: 1100 1100 2015 75th: 1070 1070 2016 75th: 1080 1080 2017 75th: 1120 1120 2018 75th: 1150 1150 2019 75th: 1180 1180 2020 75th: 1100 1100 2021 75th: 1170 1170 2022 75th: 1209 1209 2023 75th: 1219 1219 2024 75th: 1230 1230

SAT Math

25th 75th
300 400 500 600 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 450 450 2012 25th: 420 420 2013 25th: 515 515 2014 25th: 440 440 2015 25th: 430 430 2016 25th: 440 440 2017 25th: 430 430 2018 25th: 450 450 2019 25th: 480 480 2020 25th: 440 440 2021 25th: 440 440 2022 25th: 398 398 2023 25th: 381 381 2024 25th: 365 365 2011 75th: 610 610 2012 75th: 590 590 2013 75th: 595 595 2014 75th: 550 550 2015 75th: 540 540 2016 75th: 540 540 2017 75th: 550 550 2018 75th: 570 570 2019 75th: 590 590 2020 75th: 550 550 2021 75th: 580 580 2022 75th: 587 587 2023 75th: 611 611 2024 75th: 615 615

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 438 438 2012 25th: 465 465 2013 25th: 432 432 2014 25th: 428 428 2015 25th: 440 440 2016 25th: 400 400 2017 25th: 450 450 2018 25th: 470 470 2019 25th: 470 470 2020 25th: 440 440 2021 25th: 460 460 2022 25th: 411 411 2023 25th: 430 430 2024 25th: 406 406 2011 75th: 580 580 2012 75th: 595 595 2013 75th: 550 550 2014 75th: 550 550 2015 75th: 530 530 2016 75th: 540 540 2017 75th: 570 570 2018 75th: 580 580 2019 75th: 590 590 2020 75th: 550 550 2021 75th: 590 590 2022 75th: 622 622 2023 75th: 608 608 2024 75th: 615 615

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2021 Submitted: 55.0% 55.0% 2022 Submitted: 49.0% 49.0% 2023 Submitted: 56.0% 56.0% 2024 Submitted: 20.0% 20.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.