Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Church of the Nazarene
Population 150,000
Map of the United States

Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,657
Men / Women 46% / 54%
From State 50%
From Region 15%
Athletes 34.8%

Racial/Ethnic

White 58%
Hispanic 13%
Black 8%
Mixed 4%
Native American 2%
Asian 2%
International 2%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Olivet Nazarene University 555 39% / 61% 2% $59,747 53 97%
Engineering 32 81% / 19% 9% $94,676 94 100%
Computer Programming 5 +1 40% / 60% 20% $94,789 94
Computer Science 1 100% / 0% 0% $92,578 93
Computer and Information Sciences 2 100% / 0% 0% $86,730 90
Cybersecurity 12 83% / 17% 0% $89,627 92
Data Science 1 +1 0% / 100% 100% $76,781 82
Networking and Telecommunications 1 +6 100% / 0% 0% $86,091 90
Chemistry 3 33% / 67% 0% $64,862 65
Geological/Earth Sciences $59,483 53
Mathematics 2 50% / 50% 0% $63,739 63
Physical Sciences $70,307 75
Physical Sciences 1 100% / 0% 0% $70,320 75
Biology 17 +1 41% / 59% 0% $65,434 66 95%
Ecology 2 +2 0% / 100% 0%
Dietetics 2 100% / 0% 0% $56,376 44
Environmental Science $49,960 25
Zoology 20 +1 20% / 80% 0% $48,666 22
Athletic Training $59,652 53
Exercise Science 25 36% / 64% 0% $47,143 18 97%
Nursing 56 11% / 89% 0% $85,712 89 97%
Recreation Studies 7 71% / 29% 0% $48,649 22
Accounting 20 +1 55% / 45% 0% $58,881 51 95%
Actuarial Science 3 67% / 33% 0% $75,473 81
Business Administration 43 +21 67% / 33% 5% $59,646 53 97%
Economics 12 +12 67% / 33% 0% $67,790 71 100%
Entrepreneurship 1 100% / 0% 0%
General Business $60,397 55
International Business 3 +1 100% / 0% 67% $61,966 59
Management Information Systems 2 50% / 50% 0% $66,575 69
Marketing 23 +3 57% / 43% 4% $58,556 50 94%
Organizational Leadership 2 0% / 100% 0% $59,646 53 97%
Sports Management 4 75% / 25% 0% $47,143 18 97%
Bible/Biblical Studies $45,060 14
Child Development 17 +1 0% / 100% 0% $43,647 11
Christian Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $48,371 21
Communication 5 +4 20% / 80% 0% $44,935 13 100%
Divinity/Ministry $44,631 13
English 1 100% / 0% 0% $42,975 10
Family and Consumer Sciences 1 0% / 100% 0% $44,788 13
General Education 1 100% / 0% 0%
General Studies $47,604 19
Geography $55,858 43
History 4 25% / 75% 0% $46,873 17
Human Services $47,743 19
Interdisciplinary Studies $49,219 23
Mass Communication 12 +1 33% / 67% 0% $44,935 13 100%
Ministry 4 0% / 100% 0%
Missions/Missionary Studies 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $30,339 2 91%
Organizational Communication $55,583 42 100%
Pastoral Studies/Counseling 5 80% / 20% 0%
Philosophy and Religious Studies +1 $45,251 14
Political Science 4 25% / 75% 0% $57,445 47
Psychology 30 +1 20% / 80% 3% $39,870 7 100%
Public Policy 1 0% / 100% 0%
Public Relations 7 +1 0% / 100% 0% $55,583 42 100%
Religious Education $45,038 14 100%
Religious Studies 2 50% / 50% 0% $47,909 20
Religious/Sacred Music 3 33% / 67% 0% $44,405 12
Social Sciences $49,534 24
Social Work 16 0% / 100% 0% $49,096 23 95%
Sociology +2 $49,777 25
Spanish 1 +2 0% / 100% 0% $47,632 19
Writing 2 +1 0% / 100% 0% $44,474 13
Youth Ministry 2 100% / 0% 0% $43,875 12
Early Childhood Education $40,738 8 84%
Early Childhood Education 35 6% / 94% 0%
Elementary Education 12 8% / 92% 0% $40,738 8 84%
English Education 8 0% / 100% 0% $49,871 25 98%
Mathematics Teacher Education 5 20% / 80% 0% $49,871 25 98%
Physical Education 12 67% / 33% 0% $49,871 25 98%
Science Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $49,871 25 98%
Social Science Teacher Education 3 33% / 67% 0% $49,871 25 98%
Spanish Language Teacher Education $49,871 25 98%
Special Education 5 40% / 60% 0% $50,367 26
Art 14 21% / 79% 7% $44,249 12 94%
Art Teacher Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $49,871 25
Environmental Design/Architecture 1 0% / 100% 100%
Interior Design 5 20% / 80% 0% $56,029 43
Jazz/Jazz Studies $43,482 11
Music 2 50% / 50% 0% $43,529 11
Music Education 2 100% / 0% 0% $49,871 25 98%
Music Performance $43,502 11
Music Technology 1 100% / 0% 0% $43,541 11
Music Theory and Composition +1 $43,573 11
Theater 1 100% / 0% 0% $38,196 6
Criminal Justice 24 +5 71% / 29% 0% $46,992 17 97%
Criminology 1 0% / 100% 0% $52,369 32

Financial

Tuition & Fees $41,085
ROI Percentile 53th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 71%
4-Year Graduation Rate 53%
6-Year Graduation Rate 61%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

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
Humanities & Social Sciences 21.6% 120 20% / 80% 1% $45,080 14 99%
Business & Economics 20.4% 113 63% / 37% 4% $60,321 55 97%
Health Sciences 15.9% 88 23% / 77% 0% $71,807 77 97%
Education 14.6% 81 19% / 81% 0% $47,542 19 94%
Engineering 5.8% 32 81% / 19% 9% $94,676 94 100%
Arts 4.9% 27 33% / 67% 7% $46,848 17 94%
Professional 4.5% 25 68% / 32% 0% $47,207 18 97%
Agriculture & Food Science 4.0% 22 27% / 73% 0% $49,367 23
Computer Science 4.0% 22 73% / 27% 9% $89,926 92
Life & Natural Sciences 3.4% 19 37% / 63% 0% $65,434 66 95%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.1% 6 50% / 50% 0% $65,397 66

Research

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education 4 #390
Agriculture & Food Science
Business & Economics
Computer Science
Engineering
Health Sciences
Humanities & Social Sciences
Life & Natural Sciences
Physical Sciences & Math
Total 4 #528

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 61%
Yield (Unbound) 24%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 61% 61% 61%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 45%
SAT Range 950 – 1220
SAT Math Range 460 – 600
SAT RW Range 490 – 620