Colleges / Bradley University
College · Private nonprofit · Peoria, IL · City
BU

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

Address1501 W BRADLEY AVE, Peoria, IL 61625-0001
Websitewww.bradley.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate77%
6-yr median pay$59k
Net price / yr$23k
Undergrad size3,574
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $23k/yr for a shot at a $59k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 77% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average ACT 27.

If you get in

3,574 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $55k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $23k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$219k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$91k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$128k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.5x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$42.2k
Room & board
$13.5k
Books & supplies
$1,300

How students pay for it.

Pell grants32%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans63%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention84%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr76%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$59k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$67k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
3,574
Location
Peoria, IL
Region
Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White59%
  • Hispanic15%
  • Black12%
  • Asian5%
  • Unknown4%
  • International2%
  • Two or more races2%
First-gen students24%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time2%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$79k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 81

What you can study.

Colleges / Bradley University
College · Private nonprofit · Peoria, IL · City
BU

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

Address1501 W BRADLEY AVE, Peoria, IL 61625-0001
Websitewww.bradley.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate77%
6-yr median pay$59k
Net price / yr$23k
Undergrad size3,574
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $23k/yr for a shot at a $59k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 77% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average ACT 27.

If you get in

3,574 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $55k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $23k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$219k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$91k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$128k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.5x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$42.2k
Room & board
$13.5k
Books & supplies
$1,300

How students pay for it.

Pell grants32%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans63%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention84%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr76%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$59k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$67k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
3,574
Location
Peoria, IL
Region
Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White59%
  • Hispanic15%
  • Black12%
  • Asian5%
  • Unknown4%
  • International2%
  • Two or more races2%
First-gen students24%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time2%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$79k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 81

What you can study.