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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Baptist
Location Elgin, IL
Population 2,500,000
Website https://www.judsonu.edu/
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,508 (33%)
Days Without Precipitation 241 (38%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 723
Men / Women 60% / 40%
From State 57%
From Region 12%
Athletes 76.7%

Racial/Ethnic

White 43%
Hispanic 25%
Black 15%
International 10%
Mixed 3%
Asian 2%
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: 46.0% 46.0% 2012 Men: 43.6% 43.6% 2013 Men: 46.3% 46.3% 2014 Men: 48.3% 48.3% 2015 Men: 51.9% 51.9% 2016 Men: 47.4% 47.4% 2017 Men: 58.0% 58.0% 2018 Men: 49.4% 49.4% 2019 Men: 61.4% 61.4% 2020 Men: 55.6% 55.6% 2021 Men: 54.3% 54.3% 2022 Men: 59.4% 59.4% 2023 Men: 71.3% 71.3% 2024 Men: 67.7% 67.7%

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: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2018 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2011 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2012 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2013 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2014 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2015 Asian: 2.8% 2.8% 2016 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2017 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2018 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2019 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2020 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2021 Asian: 4.1% 4.1% 2022 Asian: 2.3% 2.3% 2023 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2024 Asian: 3.2% 3.2% 2011 Black: 0.9% 0.9% 2012 Black: 2.1% 2.1% 2013 Black: 3.7% 3.7% 2014 Black: 4.5% 4.5% 2015 Black: 3.5% 3.5% 2016 Black: 3.9% 3.9% 2017 Black: 1.4% 1.4% 2018 Black: 5.2% 5.2% 2019 Black: 6.5% 6.5% 2020 Black: 6.8% 6.8% 2021 Black: 5.5% 5.5% 2022 Black: 6.8% 6.8% 2023 Black: 5.9% 5.9% 2024 Black: 7.0% 7.0% 2011 Hispanic: 4.6% 4.6% 2012 Hispanic: 9.3% 9.3% 2013 Hispanic: 6.0% 6.0% 2014 Hispanic: 7.3% 7.3% 2015 Hispanic: 9.9% 9.9% 2016 Hispanic: 2.6% 2.6% 2017 Hispanic: 4.8% 4.8% 2018 Hispanic: 7.1% 7.1% 2019 Hispanic: 12.9% 12.9% 2020 Hispanic: 9.4% 9.4% 2021 Hispanic: 14.5% 14.5% 2022 Hispanic: 20.9% 20.9% 2023 Hispanic: 35.5% 35.5% 2024 Hispanic: 14.0% 14.0% 2011 White: 84.4% 84.4% 2012 White: 78.6% 78.6% 2013 White: 79.1% 79.1% 2014 White: 79.3% 79.3% 2015 White: 78.7% 78.7% 2016 White: 77.3% 77.3% 2017 White: 76.6% 76.6% 2018 White: 72.7% 72.7% 2019 White: 60.2% 60.2% 2020 White: 74.9% 74.9% 2021 White: 53.8% 53.8% 2022 White: 37.3% 37.3% 2023 White: 37.9% 37.9% 2024 White: 61.8% 61.8% 2011 International: 4.6% 4.6% 2012 International: 4.3% 4.3% 2013 International: 5.2% 5.2% 2014 International: 4.5% 4.5% 2015 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2016 International: 1.9% 1.9% 2017 International: 5.5% 5.5% 2018 International: 4.5% 4.5% 2019 International: 5.4% 5.4% 2020 International: 2.6% 2.6% 2021 International: 6.9% 6.9% 2022 International: 8.5% 8.5% 2023 International: 5.3% 5.3% 2024 International: 8.3% 8.3%

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% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2021 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2023 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2024 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2025 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2020 Asian: 2.5% 2.5% 2021 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2022 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2023 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2024 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2025 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2020 Black: 14.4% 14.4% 2021 Black: 14.3% 14.3% 2022 Black: 11.3% 11.3% 2023 Black: 12.3% 12.3% 2024 Black: 12.1% 12.1% 2025 Black: 14.5% 14.5% 2020 Hispanic: 20.5% 20.5% 2021 Hispanic: 29.8% 29.8% 2022 Hispanic: 30.2% 30.2% 2023 Hispanic: 33.8% 33.8% 2024 Hispanic: 31.1% 31.1% 2025 Hispanic: 25.3% 25.3% 2020 White: 44.5% 44.5% 2021 White: 39.2% 39.2% 2022 White: 39.7% 39.7% 2023 White: 38.3% 38.3% 2024 White: 40.7% 40.7% 2025 White: 42.6% 42.6% 2020 International: 5.2% 5.2% 2021 International: 5.2% 5.2% 2022 International: 6.6% 6.6% 2023 International: 6.9% 6.9% 2024 International: 8.9% 8.9% 2025 International: 10.0% 10.0%

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
Judson University 150 39% / 61% 9% $59,091 59 98%
Computer Science 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $87,754 92 —
Chemistry — — — — $63,492 68 —
Mathematics 2 +2 50% / 50% 50% $60,961 63 —
Biochemistry — — — — $59,171 59 —
Biology 5 — 80% / 20% 20% $57,552 56 —
Natural Sciences 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $51,235 38 —
Kinesiology 8 +1 75% / 25% 12% $51,164 37 —
Accounting 4 +1 50% / 50% 0% $74,064 83 —
Business Administration 33 +4 55% / 45% 12% $74,248 83 97%
Marketing 7 +2 14% / 86% 0% $70,096 78 —
Organizational Leadership 5 — 40% / 60% 0% $74,248 83 97%
Sports Management 5 — 100% / 0% 0% $49,515 32 —
Applied Psychology 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $46,436 23 —
Bible/Biblical Studies — — — — $47,199 26 —
Communication 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $49,029 31 —
Divinity/Ministry — — — — $46,816 25 —
General Studies 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Human Services 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $44,905 19 100%
Lay Ministry 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $45,256 20 —
Literature — — — — $45,833 22 —
Psychology 21 — 19% / 81% 5% $45,812 22 96%
Religious/Sacred Music — — — — $45,520 21 —
Early Childhood Education — — — — $44,313 18 100%
Elementary Education 5 — 0% / 100% 0% $44,313 18 100%
Learning Disabilities Education 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $47,733 27 —
Secondary Education and Teaching 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $44,313 18 100%
Architecture 27 — 37% / 63% 19% $58,228 57 100%
Graphic Design 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $58,148 57 —
Interior Design 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $54,152 46 94%
Music Management 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $41,987 13 —
Music Performance 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $41,901 13 —
Photography 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Playwriting and Screenwriting — — — — $38,478 8 —
Studio Art — — — — $41,877 13 —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $32,730
ROI Percentile 59th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 60%
4-Year Graduation Rate 43%
6-Year Graduation Rate 60%
Transfer-Out Rate 27%

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: 48.6% 48.6% 2012 Graduated: 50.0% 50.0% 2013 Graduated: 50.0% 50.0% 2014 Graduated: 49.7% 49.7% 2015 Graduated: 52.5% 52.5% 2016 Graduated: 64.3% 64.3% 2017 Graduated: 54.5% 54.5% 2018 Graduated: 63.6% 63.6% 2019 Graduated: 57.5% 57.5% 2020 Graduated: 61.3% 61.3% 2021 Graduated: 66.9% 66.9% 2022 Graduated: 53.1% 53.1% 2023 Graduated: 53.3% 53.3% 2024 Graduated: 59.9% 59.9%

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: 41.2% 41.2% 2012 Men: 46.2% 46.2% 2013 Men: 44.6% 44.6% 2014 Men: 47.7% 47.7% 2015 Men: 45.6% 45.6% 2016 Men: 62.2% 62.2% 2017 Men: 49.4% 49.4% 2018 Men: 60.9% 60.9% 2019 Men: 51.7% 51.7% 2020 Men: 61.1% 61.1% 2021 Men: 60.3% 60.3% 2022 Men: 47.1% 47.1% 2023 Men: 41.8% 41.8% 2024 Men: 58.8% 58.8% 2011 Women: 55.2% 55.2% 2012 Women: 53.3% 53.3% 2013 Women: 53.8% 53.8% 2014 Women: 51.6% 51.6% 2015 Women: 58.9% 58.9% 2016 Women: 66.7% 66.7% 2017 Women: 60.6% 60.6% 2018 Women: 65.9% 65.9% 2019 Women: 62.6% 62.6% 2020 Women: 61.5% 61.5% 2021 Women: 73.6% 73.6% 2022 Women: 58.7% 58.7% 2023 Women: 69.0% 69.0% 2024 Women: 61.0% 61.0%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Black: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Black: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Black: 50.0% 50.0% 2015 Black: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Black: 33.3% 33.3% 2017 Black: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Black: 25.0% 25.0% 2019 Black: 50.0% 50.0% 2020 Black: 23.1% 23.1% 2021 Black: 37.5% 37.5% 2022 Black: 41.7% 41.7% 2023 Black: 40.0% 40.0% 2024 Black: 54.5% 54.5% 2011 Hispanic: 20.0% 20.0% 2012 Hispanic: 38.5% 38.5% 2013 Hispanic: 25.0% 25.0% 2014 Hispanic: 61.5% 61.5% 2015 Hispanic: 35.7% 35.7% 2016 Hispanic: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Hispanic: 71.4% 71.4% 2018 Hispanic: 45.5% 45.5% 2019 Hispanic: 54.2% 54.2% 2020 Hispanic: 44.4% 44.4% 2021 Hispanic: 57.1% 57.1% 2022 Hispanic: 54.1% 54.1% 2023 Hispanic: 60.0% 60.0% 2024 Hispanic: 68.2% 68.2% 2011 White: 51.1% 51.1% 2012 White: 48.2% 48.2% 2013 White: 54.7% 54.7% 2014 White: 45.8% 45.8% 2015 White: 58.6% 58.6% 2016 White: 62.2% 62.2% 2017 White: 52.3% 52.3% 2018 White: 67.0% 67.0% 2019 White: 66.1% 66.1% 2020 White: 67.1% 67.1% 2021 White: 75.6% 75.6% 2022 White: 62.1% 62.1% 2023 White: 50.0% 50.0% 2024 White: 58.8% 58.8% 2011 International: 60.0% 60.0% 2012 International: 83.3% 83.3% 2013 International: 57.1% 57.1% 2014 International: 62.5% 62.5% 2015 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 International: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 International: 75.0% 75.0% 2018 International: 85.7% 85.7% 2019 International: 60.0% 60.0% 2020 International: 80.0% 80.0% 2021 International: 80.0% 80.0% 2022 International: 20.0% 20.0% 2023 International: 33.3% 33.3% 2024 International: 38.5% 38.5%

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 36.0% 54 52% / 48% 7% $71,406 80 97%
Arts 24.7% 37 27% / 73% 14% $55,964 51 99%
Humanities & Social Sciences 21.3% 32 22% / 78% 3% $45,918 22 96%
Education 6.0% 9 11% / 89% 0% $45,073 20 100%
Health Sciences 5.3% 8 75% / 25% 12% $51,164 37 —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.3% 5 80% / 20% 20% $57,552 56 —
Computer Science 1.3% 2 50% / 50% 0% $87,754 92 —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.3% 2 50% / 50% 50% $60,961 63 —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.7% 1 100% / 0% 0% $51,235 38 —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education — — — — 5 #384 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 5 #521 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 62%
Yield (Unbound) 39%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 62% 62% 62%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 64.1% 64.1% 2012 Acceptance: 65.1% 65.1% 2013 Acceptance: 70.7% 70.7% 2014 Acceptance: 73.1% 73.1% 2015 Acceptance: 70.6% 70.6% 2016 Acceptance: 74.9% 74.9% 2017 Acceptance: 71.2% 71.2% 2018 Acceptance: 71.0% 71.0% 2019 Acceptance: 38.5% 38.5% 2020 Acceptance: 57.0% 57.0% 2021 Acceptance: 62.4% 62.4% 2022 Acceptance: 58.2% 58.2% 2023 Acceptance: 63.1% 63.1% 2024 Acceptance: 47.6% 47.6% 2011 Yield: 35.7% 35.7% 2012 Yield: 35.2% 35.2% 2013 Yield: 38.6% 38.6% 2014 Yield: 39.1% 39.1% 2015 Yield: 33.8% 33.8% 2016 Yield: 37.9% 37.9% 2017 Yield: 31.4% 31.4% 2018 Yield: 40.3% 40.3% 2019 Yield: 28.6% 28.6% 2020 Yield: 25.7% 25.7% 2021 Yield: 30.6% 30.6% 2022 Yield: 26.1% 26.1% 2023 Yield: 32.3% 32.3% 2024 Yield: 39.2% 39.2%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 704 704 2012 Applicants: 711 711 2013 Applicants: 737 737 2014 Applicants: 703 703 2015 Applicants: 653 653 2016 Applicants: 676 676 2017 Applicants: 757 757 2018 Applicants: 552 552 2019 Applicants: 1,713 1,713 2020 Applicants: 970 970 2021 Applicants: 984 984 2022 Applicants: 1,153 1,153 2023 Applicants: 873 873 2024 Applicants: 830 830 2011 Admitted: 451 451 2012 Admitted: 463 463 2013 Admitted: 521 521 2014 Admitted: 514 514 2015 Admitted: 461 461 2016 Admitted: 506 506 2017 Admitted: 539 539 2018 Admitted: 392 392 2019 Admitted: 660 660 2020 Admitted: 553 553 2021 Admitted: 614 614 2022 Admitted: 671 671 2023 Admitted: 551 551 2024 Admitted: 395 395 2011 Enrolled: 161 161 2012 Enrolled: 163 163 2013 Enrolled: 201 201 2014 Enrolled: 201 201 2015 Enrolled: 156 156 2016 Enrolled: 192 192 2017 Enrolled: 169 169 2018 Enrolled: 158 158 2019 Enrolled: 189 189 2020 Enrolled: 142 142 2021 Enrolled: 188 188 2022 Enrolled: 175 175 2023 Enrolled: 178 178 2024 Enrolled: 155 155

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 53%
SAT Range 810 – 1110
SAT Math Range 390 – 560
SAT RW Range 420 – 550

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 1000 1200 1400 1600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2012 25th: 990 990 2013 25th: 960 960 2014 25th: 1000 1000 2015 25th: 970 970 2016 25th: 910 910 2017 25th: 870 870 2018 25th: 950 950 2019 25th: 880 880 2020 25th: 870 870 2021 25th: 910 910 2022 25th: 910 910 2023 25th: 860 860 2024 25th: 816 816 2012 75th: 1160 1160 2013 75th: 1130 1130 2014 75th: 1270 1270 2015 75th: 1160 1160 2016 75th: 1230 1230 2017 75th: 1170 1170 2018 75th: 1180 1180 2019 75th: 1100 1100 2020 75th: 1130 1130 2021 75th: 1140 1140 2022 75th: 1140 1140 2023 75th: 1080 1080 2024 75th: 1118 1118

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: 490 490 2012 25th: 520 520 2013 25th: 500 500 2014 25th: 510 510 2015 25th: 450 450 2016 25th: 470 470 2017 25th: 435 435 2018 25th: 480 480 2019 25th: 450 450 2020 25th: 420 420 2021 25th: 455 455 2022 25th: 450 450 2023 25th: 425 425 2024 25th: 393 393 2011 75th: 600 600 2012 75th: 610 610 2013 75th: 590 590 2014 75th: 650 650 2015 75th: 590 590 2016 75th: 620 620 2017 75th: 580 580 2018 75th: 590 590 2019 75th: 550 550 2020 75th: 570 570 2021 75th: 565 565 2022 75th: 560 560 2023 75th: 540 540 2024 75th: 568 568

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2012 25th: 470 470 2013 25th: 460 460 2014 25th: 490 490 2015 25th: 520 520 2016 25th: 440 440 2017 25th: 435 435 2018 25th: 470 470 2019 25th: 430 430 2020 25th: 450 450 2021 25th: 455 455 2022 25th: 460 460 2023 25th: 435 435 2024 25th: 423 423 2012 75th: 550 550 2013 75th: 540 540 2014 75th: 620 620 2015 75th: 570 570 2016 75th: 610 610 2017 75th: 590 590 2018 75th: 590 590 2019 75th: 550 550 2020 75th: 560 560 2021 75th: 575 575 2022 75th: 580 580 2023 75th: 540 540 2024 75th: 550 550

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: 82.0% 82.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2019 Submitted: 94.0% 94.0% 2020 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0% 2021 Submitted: 64.0% 64.0% 2022 Submitted: 65.0% 65.0% 2023 Submitted: 75.0% 75.0% 2024 Submitted: 53.0% 53.0%

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.