2016-2017

Foreword…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 2

Elmhurst College Fast Facts………………………………………………………………………………………… 3

Enrollment by Academic Level & Full-Time/Part-Time Status………..………………………….. 4

Fall & Summer Enrollment Chart……………………………………………………………………………….. 5

Enrollment by Ethnicity & Gender…..………………………………………………………………………….. 6

Enrollment by Class Level…………………………………………………………………………………………… 7

Enrollment by Department………………………………………………………………………………………… 8

Enrollment by First & Second Majors………………………………………………………………………… 10

Student Full-Time Equivalent (FTE)……………………………………………………………………………. 13

Full-Time/Part-Time Faculty, Student-Faculty Ratio & Class Size…………..……….…………....14

Credit Hours Earned by Department….………………………………………………………………………. 15

Admissions…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..17

Academic Profile of New Freshmen & Transfers.………………………………………………………………..18

Demographic Profile of New Freshmen & Transfers….…..…………………………………………….19

Undergraduate Degrees Awarded……………………………………………………………………………… 20

Graduate Degrees Awarded………………………………………………………………………………………..23

One-Year Fall to Fall Retention Rates...……………………………………………………………………… 24

Six-Year Graduation Rates…………………………………………………………………………………………..25

Undergraduate Activities & Characteristics...………………………………………………………………………..27

Cost of Attendance……………………………………………………………………………………………………..28

Employees 2015/2016…………………………………………………………………………………………..…..…..29

Employees 2014/2015...…...………………………………………………………………………….……………..30

Alumni Information……………………………………………………………………………………………………..31

Table of Contents

Elmhurst College 1

Foreword

Welcome to the Elmhurst College 2016-2017 Data Book!

This data booklet is a compilation of statistical information frequently requested by the Elmhurst College

community. It primarily includes information about student enrollment, student full-time equivalent (FTE), faculty,

admissions, degrees awarded, retention rates, graduation rates, cost of attendance, employees, and alumni. In

most cases, five-year trend data, including the most recent Fall 2016 data, are provided.

The Data Book is prepared by the Office of Information Services. If you have any questions about the Data Book,

or if you need any institutional data not found here, please feel free to contact Yanli Ma (yanlima@elmhurst.edu)

or Kurt Ashley (kurt.ashley@elmhurst.edu). Additionally, you can view consumer information about Elmhurst

College as required by the Higher Education Act at http://public.elmhurst.edu/about/201677131.html.

Elmhurst College 2

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016Students in Traditional Full-Time Programs, Fall Term

New Freshmen 560 506 510 478 477New Transfers 309 271 290 311 371Continuing/Returning 1943 1878 1799 1773 1760Total Traditional Full-Time Programs 2812 2655 2599 2562 2608

Students in Part-Time and Special Programs, Fall Term Traditional Part-Time Programs 111 103 94 102 83Accelerated Undergraduate Programs 129 142 160 176 165Graduate Programs 246 310 404 458 547

Total Part-Time and Special Programs 486 555 658 736 795

Total Student Headcount Enrollment, Fall Term 3298 3210 3257 3298 3403

Total Student Full-Time Equivalent (FTE), Fall TermIBHE/IPEDS Method 3196 3110 3125 3149 3246Full-Time + 1/3 Part-Time Method 3021 2924 2941 2939 3025

Summer Term Enrollment 470 498 569 624 672

Retention Rate (Freshman to Sophomore Year) 78% 78% 82% 79% 84%

Graduation Rate (Six Years) 74% 74% 74% 67% 69%

1086 1059 1028 899 902

Student Athletes (unduplicated headcount) 452 444 453 463 484

Profile of New Undergraduate StudentsNew Freshmen 3.40 3.32 3.38 3.38 3.46

24.0 23.8 23.6 23.5 23.234% 33% 37% 39% 38%30% 23% 25% 27% 26%

New Transfers College G.P.A. 3.20 3.19 3.16 3.17 3.20

Full-Time Teaching Faculty 151 159 160 141 149

Endowment (June 30 Market Value) $85,212,045 $91,580,106 $96,956,552 $91,824,806 $85,981,469

Percent of First-Generation Students

Elmhurst College Fast Facts: 2012 - 2016

Key Indicator

Resident Students

High School G.P.A.Average ACT CompositePercent of Students of Color

Elmhurst College 3

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Traditional Full-Time Undergraduate Programs

New Freshmen 560 506 510 478 477

New Transfers & Other 309 271 290 311 371

Continuing/Returning Students 1943 1878 1799 1773 1760

Total Traditional Full-Time Students 2812 2655 2599 2562 2608

Traditional Part-Time, Accelerated, & Graduate Programs

Traditional Part-Time Undergraduate Students 111 103 94 102 83

Students in Accelerated Programs 129 142 160 176 165

Graduate Students 246 310 404 458 547

Total Traditional Part-Time, Accelerated & Graduate Students 486 555 658 736 795

Total Headcount 3298 3210 3257 3298 3403

Of total headcount, Degree-Seeking Undergraduate Students

Full-Time 2833 2719 2668 2646 2682

Part-Time 122 100 105 106 81

Total 2955 2819 2773 2752 2763

Enrollment Headcount by Academic Level & Full-Time/Part-Time Status: Fall 2012 - Fall 2016

Elmhurst College 4

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Fall Traditional Full-Time 2812 2655 2599 2562 2608

Fall Traditional Part-Time 111 103 94 102 83

Fall Accelerated 129 142 160 176 165

Fall Graduate 246 310 404 458 547

Fall ELSA 21 26 36 38 42

Summer Students 470 498 569 624 672

Fall & Summer Enrollment Headcount: 2012 to 2016

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Fall Traditional Full-Time 2812 2655 2599 2562 2608

Fall Traditional Part-Time 111 103 94 102 83

Fall Accelerated 129 142 160 176 165

Fall Graduate 246 310 404 458 547

Fall ELSA 21 26 36 38 42

Summer Students 470 498 569 624 672

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Female Male Total Female Male Total Female Male Total Female Male Total Female Male Total

Undergrad 74 73 147 72 62 134 66 60 126 76 67 143 66 91 157

Graduate 17 7 24 21 8 29 14 14 28 18 8 26 23 10 33

Undergrad 7 4 11 6 3 9 3 1 4 1 0 1 2 0 2

Graduate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2

Undergrad 93 34 127 88 45 133 96 42 138 108 52 160 105 53 158

Graduate 15 5 20 12 6 18 13 4 17 16 11 27 11 16 27

Undergrad 8 4 12 4 0 4 2 1 3 1 3 4 1 2 3

Graduate 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0

Undergrad 213 125 338 230 134 364 263 170 433 275 197 472 313 209 522

Graduate 7 7 14 11 2 13 19 6 25 32 10 42 37 11 48

Undergrad 17 11 28 10 4 14 7 4 11 2 2 4 0 0 0

Graduate 2 3 5 4 3 7 4 6 10 4 5 9 6 9 15

Undergrad 44 22 66 48 34 82 55 36 91 56 36 92 62 33 95

Graduate 2 0 2 1 0 1 3 0 3 3 3 6 1 5 6

Undergrad 1380 879 2259 1249 848 2097 1191 799 1990 1153 752 1905 1098 740 1838

Graduate 100 70 170 143 74 217 204 94 298 220 113 333 269 135 404

Undergrad 36 28 64 33 30 63 26 31 57 25 34 59 41 40 81

Graduate 5 6 11 13 10 23 12 8 20 9 5 14 8 4 12

2020 1278 3298 1947 1263 3210 1980 1277 3257 1999 1299 3298 2045 1358 3403

Multiracial

White

Unknown

Total

2015

African American

American Indian/Alaskan

Native

Asian

Hawaiian-Pacific Islander

Hispanic

Nonresident Alien

Enrollment Headcount by Ethnicity, Gender & Academic Level: Fall 2012 - Fall 2016

EthnicityAcademic

Level

2012 2013 2014 2016

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Class Level 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Freshmen 683 625 653 606 601

Sophomores 644 632 582 596 626

Juniors 733 690 715 675 712

Seniors 895 872 823 875 824

Non Degree 61 46 41 36 41

Second Degree 22 18 25 40 35

60 Year Olds & Above 8 12 9 9 11

Teacher Certification 7 5 5 3 6

Visiting Students 0 0 0 0 0

Graduates 245 310 404 458 547

Total 3298 3210 3257 3298 3403

Enrollment Headcount by Class Level: Fall 2012 - Fall 2016

Elmhurst College 7

Department Academic Level 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Art 62 55 54 43 46

Biology 202 195 185 182 174

Total 619 669 692 689 718

Undergraduate 509 538 565 570 561

Masters & Other 110 131 127 119 157

Chemistry 48 47 45 45 46

Communication Arts and Sciences 90 103 100 101 109

Total 130 146 162 173 175

Undergraduate 130 129 135 130

Masters 16 33 38 45

Total 117 134 166 209 191

Undergraduate 101 120 123 141 128

Certificate 2 1

Masters & Other 16 14 43 68 62

Criminal Justice* 77

Economics 28 25 22 30 26

Total 315 278 259 248 261

Undergraduate 274 230 190 184 178

Certificate 7 6 5 0 7

Masters & Other 34 42 64 64 76

Total 117 109 91 80 74

Undergraduate 107 105 91 80 74

Masters 10 4 0 0 0

Total 22 31 43 43 46

Undergraduate 7 7 15 14 13

GIS Certificate 15 18 14 12 14

Masters & Other 6 14 17 19

History 88 63 64 44 50

Intercultural Studies 25 15 28 30 25

English

Enrollment Headcount by Department (First & Second Majors Combined): Fall 2012 - Fall 2016

Business

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Computer Science and Information Systems

Education

Geography and Geosciences

Elmhurst College 8

Department Academic Level 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Kinesiology 215 216 226 237 238

Mathematics 73 63 57 48 50

Music 194 169 193 177 170

Total 329 334 363 390 417

Undergraduate 294 271 273 286 309

Masters 35 63 90 104 108

Philosophy 20 19 13 18 21

Physics 18 22 24 18 23

Political Science 70 46 42 32 38

Total 284 313 280 289 331

Undergraduate 245 277 247 241 267

Masters 39 36 33 48 64

Religious Studies 14 11 10 7 5

Sociology* 132 123 133 133 49

Urban Studies 8 10 16 13 14

World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures 64 59 50 42 41

Dual Pharmacy 7 4 5 8

Interdepartmental 1 1 0 0 0

IntCommStdy/Org. Leadership & Comm./ECP 67 69 54 46 34

Liberal Studies 6 3 2 2 2

Open 134 84 86 95 113

Nondegree 52 40 35 33 37

Master in Occupational Therapy 18

ELSA 21 26 36 38 42

Total (Excluding ELSA) 3544 3459 3499 3504 3627

*Criminal Justice split from Sociology in 2016/17

**The number of Nursing - Masters for Fall 2013 through 2016 includes master's students in Public Health

Nursing**

Psychology

Note:

Elmhurst College 9

Major 1 Major 2 Major 1 Major 2 Major 1 Major 2 Major 1 Major 2 Major 1 Major 2

Undergraduate

Accounting Business 91 4 70 2 78 1 87 3 86 2

American Studies American Studies 1 1

Applied Geospatial Technologies Geography 2 1 5 1 4

Art Art 41 33 2 23 3 18 1 9 1

Art Business Art 11 4 6 1 1 3 1

Art Education Art 7 3 2 4 7

Actuarial Science Mathematics 5 1

Biochemistry Chemistry 10

Biology Biology 199 3 189 6 184 1 182 170 3

Business Administration (EMP) Business 174 16 220 14 232 16 222 12 215 12

Chemistry Chemistry 45 3 46 1 45 43 2 34 2

Comm. Sciences & Disorders (Pre-CSD) Comm. Sciences & Disorders 63 107 1 133 1 128 2

Communication Studies Comm. Arts & Sciences 40 4 48 6 48 6 53 7 62 6

Computer Game & Entertainment Tech CSIS 31 1 33 41 36 2 26 1

Computer Science CSIS 41 3 48 4 38 5 57 5 65 1

Criminal Justice Sociology/Criminal Justice 86 10 85 4 78 9 82 7 72 5

Cyber Security CSIS 3 3 2

Dual Pharmacy 7 4 5 8

Early Childhood Education Education 17 15 18 19 26

Economics Economics 13 15 11 14 14 8 13 17 12 14

Education Education 116 1 75 60 95 88

Elementary Education (EED/ELM) Education 102 97 77 42 45

English English 102 5 99 6 85 6 79 1 71 3

Exercise Science Kinesiology 168 1 168 4 168 2 151 3 144 5

Finance Business 30 2 32 4 38 8 48 8 54 11

French World Languages 2 6 2 4 1 3 1 4 1 2

Geographic Information Systems Geography 3 6 1

Geography & Envirn Planning Geography 1

Geography & Geosciences Geography 4 1 5 7 2 7 4 2

German World Languages 2 1 1 3 2 1 1 2

Graphic Design Art 2 1 13 18 2 18 24 1

Enrollment Headcount by First & Second Majors: Fall 2012 - Fall 2016

Academic Program Department2012 2013 2014 20162015

Elmhurst College 10

Major 1 Major 2 Major 1 Major 2 Major 1 Major 2 Major 1 Major 2 Major 1 Major 2

Health Science Technology Biology 1

History History 74 14 48 15 52 12 42 2 47 3

Information Systems CSIS 10 1 19 18 12 1 14

Information Technology CSIS 14 16 18 25 19

Intercultural Studies Intercultural Studies 15 10 10 5 13 15 17 13 17 8

Interdepartmental Interdepartmental 1 1

Interdisciplinary Communication Studies InterdisCommStdy 42 5 38 6 35 1 31 1 28

International Business Business 30 6 30 7 29 3 20 1 18 3

Jazz Studies Music 17 3 14 5 15 6 16 2 19 2

Liberal Studies Liberal Studies 6 3 2 2 2

Logistics & Supply Chain Management Business 18 1 19 2 24 1 34 4 33 6

Logistics & Transportation Management Business 1

Management Business 53 1 53 6 53 7 45 4 39 3

Managerial Communication* Accelerated Deg. Completion 14 1 9 4

Marketing Business 82 1 76 2 72 3 80 2 72 7

Mathematics Mathematics 68 5 57 6 53 4 47 1 44

Multi-Language World Languages 3 3 5 4 2 1 4

Music Music 25 2 16 1 24 3 12 2 11 1

Music Business Music 54 4 55 3 57 6 38 3 35 2

Music Education Music 79 4 65 66 1 81 69 1

Music Performance Music 1 2 1 8 16 4

Music Theatre Comm. Arts & Sciences 11 1 11 10 1 11 10

Music/Theory & Composition Music 6 7 2 9 3 11 4 8 2

Nursing (Pre-Nursing) Nursing 294 271 273 285 1 307 2

Open (Has Not Declared Major) Open 134 84 86 95 113

Organizational Communication Comm. Arts & Sciences 21 1 18 5 14 3 13 2 13 2

Organizational Leadership & Comm. (ECP) Accelerated Deg. Completion 5 16 14 14 6

Philosophy Philosophy 11 9 9 10 7 6 11 7 15 6

Physical Education Kinesiology 45 1 44 40 40 1 43

Physics Physics 18 22 23 1 17 1 22 1

Political Science Political Science 62 8 41 5 37 5 21 11 26 12

Psychology (PSY/APP) Psychology 206 39 236 41 218 29 211 30 234 33

Religion and Service Religious Studies 2 4 3 2 2 1 2 2

Religious Studies Religious Studies 5 4 4 2 1 1

2015 2016Academic Program Department

2012 2013 2014

Elmhurst College 11

Major 1 Major 2 Major 1 Major 2 Major 1 Major 2 Major 1 Major 2 Major 1 Major 2

Secondary Education Education 5 14 9 3 4

Sociology Sociology 30 6 29 5 36 10 37 7 40 9

Spanish World Languages 23 24 22 22 19 21 15 18 11 20

Special Education Education 31 1 28 1 25 1 24 1 21

Speech-Language Pathology (Pre-SLP) Comm. Sciences & Disorders 129 1 66 1 21 1

Sport Management Kinesiology 15 1 42 46

Theatre Comm. Arts & Sciences 5 5 9 5 13 5 10 3 10 4

Theatre Arts Education Comm. Arts & Sciences 2 1 2 2

Theological Studies & Christian Ministry Religious Studies 3 2 3 3 1

Urban Studies Urban Studies 5 3 8 2 8 8 8 5 6 8

Graduate

Geographic Information Systems (GIS/AGS) Geography 9 9 19

Business Administration Business 58 67 77 79 109 2

Communication Sciences & Disorders Comm. Sciences & Disorders 16 33 38 45

Computer Information Systems CSIS 16 12 1 16 1 25 23

Data Science CSIS 22 36 33

Early Childhood Special Education Education 25 28 26 25 23

English Studies English 10 4

Health Care Management & Admin Business 3

Industrial & Organizational Psychology Psychology 39 35 1 33 48 64

Market Research Business 2 1

Nursing Nursing 35 46 50 41 40

Nursing Master's Entry Nursing 15 27 28

Occupational Therapy 18

Project Management Business 1 4

Professional Accountancy Business 20 24 19 9 2

Public Health Nursing 17 25 36 40

Special Education Education 1 5

Supply Chain Management Business 32 39 31 27 34

Teacher Leadership Education 9 6 15 15 23

Total 3223 246 3130 250 3169 245 3212 206 3317 224

2015Academic Program Department

2012 2013 2014 2016

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IBHE

FTE

FT+1/3PT

FTE

IBHE

FTE

FT+1/3PT

FTE

IBHE

FTE

FT+1/3PT

FTE

IBHE

FTE

FT+1/3PT

FTE

IBHE

FTE

FT+1/3PT

FTE

Returning Traditional Program Full-Time Registered 2040 1943 1974 1878 1891 1799 1856 1773 1855 1760

New Freshman Full-Time Registered 586 560 536 506 543 510 513 478 503 477

New Traditional Program Full-Time (Non Freshmen) 317 309 279 271 298 290 321 311 384 371

Total Traditional Program Full-Time 2943 2812 2789 2655 2732 2599 2690 2562 2742 2608

Returning Traditional Program Part-Time Registered 36 27 33 27 27 23 31 26 23 20

New Traditional Program Part-Time Registered 8 10 4 8 7 8 9 8 5 7

Total Traditional Program Part-Time 44 37 37 35 34 31 40 34 28 27

Returning Accelerated Program Registered 58 54 65 63 67 70 89 88 90 87

New Accelerated Program Registered 23 24 36 39 46 50 46 47 36 38

Total Accelerated Program 81 78 101 102 113 120 135 135 126 125

Returning Graduate Registered 63 51 77 57 107 86 140 106 168 131

New Graduate Registered 65 43 105 77 140 105 144 102 182 134

Total Graduate 128 94 182 134 247 191 284 208 350 265

Total Registered FTE 3196 3021 3110 2925 3125 2942 3149 2939 3246 3025

Note:

Full-Time + 1/3 Part-Time Method (FT+1/3PT): Based on headcount only - Used in reports to some external groups such as U.S. News

2013

Student Full Time Equivalent (FTE): Fall 2012 - Fall 2016

Student Type2012 2016

IBHE/IPEDS Method: Sum of undergrad credit hours/15 + sum of grad credit hours/12 - Used for state and federal reporting

2014 2015

Elmhurst College 13

IndicatorStatistical

Formula2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

A. No. of Full-Time Undergraduates 2864 2736 2699 2677 2712

B. No. of Part-Time Undergraduates 188 164 154 163 144

C. Total Student Full Time Equivalent (FTE) C=A+(B/3) 2927 2791 2750 2731 2760

D. No. of Full-Time Faculty 151 159 160 141 149

E. No. of Part-Time Faculty 241 198 200 210 205

F. Total Faculty FTE F=D+(E/3) 231 225 227 211 217

G. Student to Faculty Ratio G=C/F 13:1 12:1 12:1 13:1 13:1

No. of Undergrad Class Sections with

H. 2-9 Students 182 110 99 122 121

I. 10-19 Students 341 323 327 260 264

J. 20-29 Students 224 211 208 232 264

K. 30-39 Students 14 24 29 27 32

L. 40-49 Students 1 4 3 5 2

M. 50-99 Students 1 1 2 1 4

N. 100+ Students 0 1 0 0 0

O. Total Undergrad Class Sections O=H+I+J+K+L+M+N 763 674 668 647 687

P. % of Undergrad Class Sections with

Fewer Than 20 Students P=(H+I)/O69% 64% 64% 59% 56%

Q. Average Undergrad Class Size 16 17 17 18 18

Full-Time/Part-Time Faculty, Student-Faculty Ratio & Undergraduate Class Size: Fall 2012 - Fall 2016

Elmhurst College 14

Department 2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016

Art 833 777 697 685 602

Biology 1196 1172 1214 1266 1270

Business* 3535 2809 2898 3141 3163

Chemistry 768 769 812 740 713

Communication Arts and Sciences** 2126 1418 1522 1574 1550

Communication Sciences and Disorders** 713 745 889 958

Computer Science and Information Systems 749 741 642 752 907

Economics* 402 428 416 446

Education 2059 1602 1495 1345 1462

English 2195 2029 1938 1763 1677

Geography and Geosciences 333 330 364 558 533

History 677 617 516 442 464

Intercultural Studies*** 152 165 184 165

Kinesiology 931 886 938 943 1106

Mathematics 1426 1365 1272 1287 1270

Music 1393 1257 1252 1214 1210

Nursing 776 879 1063 1257 1264

Philosophy 934 849 768 729 679

Physics 294 344 356 358 342

Political Science 631 577 442 367 363

Psychology 1716 1794 1701 1573 1547

Religious Studies 976 872 847 744 676

Sociology 831 854 793 831 807

Course Credit Hours (Full Academic Year) Earned by Department: 2011/2012 - 2015/2016

Elmhurst College 15

Department 2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016

Urban Studies 125 124 105 114 110

World Languages, Literatures and Cultures 809 786 682 609 539

Total 25313 24118 23655 23781 23823

Note:

***Intercultural Studies was established as a department in 2012/13

*Economics split from Business in 2011/2012

**Communications Sciences and Disorders split from Communications Arts and Sciences in 2011/2012

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Indicator 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Freshmen

No. of Applicants 3045 2709 3190 3620 3528

No. of Admits 2075 1950 2162 1983 2486

Admits as a % of Applicants 68.1% 72.0% 67.8% 54.8% 70.5%

No. Enrolled 560 506 510 478 477

No. Enrolled as a % of Admits 27.0% 25.9% 23.6% 24.1% 19.2%

Transfers

No. of Applicants 1061 950 1028 1045 1263

No. of Admits 671 609 648 627 710

Admits as a % of Applicants 63.2% 64.1% 63.0% 60.0% 56.2%

No. Enrolled 309 271 290 311 371

No. Enrolled as a % of Admits 46.1% 44.5% 44.8% 49.6% 52.3%

New Student Yield from Application to Enrollment: Fall 2012 - Fall 2016

Elmhurst College 17

Indicator 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

47% 47% 45% 54% 43%

82% 78% 75% 86% 74%

3.40 3.32 3.38 3.38 3.46

24.0 23.8 23.6 23.5 23.2

82% 79% 77% 78% 71%

ACT & SAT Score Percentiles

25th Percentile 21 21 21 21 20

75th Percentile 26 26 26 26 26

25th Percentile 21 20 20 20 20

75th Percentile 27 27 27 26 27

25th Percentile 21 21 20 20 19

75th Percentile 27 26 26 26 26

25th Percentile 480 450 460 485 450

75th Percentile 590 550 600 600 590

25th Percentile 515 450 450 485 450

75th Percentile 610 580 630 605 580

25th Percentile 475 430 450 460 410

75th Percentile 595 540 590 590 530

Transfers

College GPA 3.20 3.19 3.16 3.17 3.20

SAT Math

SAT Writing

Percent with ACT of 21 or higher

ACT Composite

ACT English

ACT Math

SAT Critical Reading

Average ACT Composite

Academic Profile of New Undergraduate Students (Freshmen & Transfers): Fall 2012 - Fall 2016

Freshmen

From Top 25% of High School Class

From Top 50% of High School Class

High School GPA

Elmhurst College 18

Freshmen Transfers Freshmen Transfers Freshmen Transfers Freshmen Transfers Freshmen Transfers

African American 40 12 33 8 30 11 22 22 38 21

American Indian/Alaskan Native 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

Asian American 29 14 22 13 29 13 36 17 20 24

Hawaiian-Pacific Islander 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0

Hispanic 99 35 86 34 111 48 106 64 104 71

Nonresident Alien 0 13 0 7 0 6 0 0 0 0

Multiracial 20 3 25 8 17 8 20 13 18 7

White 368 227 331 193 315 194 284 186 279 241

Unknown 3 4 9 8 7 10 8 9 17 7

Total 560 309 506 271 510 290 478 311 477 371

No. of Students of Color 189 65 166 63 188 80 186 116 181 123

% of Students of Color 33.8% 21.0% 32.8% 23.2% 36.9% 27.6% 38.9% 37.3% 37.9% 33.2%

No. of Male Students 252 130 230 102 219 109 193 123 219 145

% of Male Students 45.0% 42.1% 45.5% 37.6% 42.9% 37.6% 40.4% 39.5% 45.9% 39.1%

No. of First-Generation Students 165 72 115 69 128 72 135 76 126 96

% of First-Generation Students 29.5% 23.3% 22.7% 25.5% 25.1% 24.8% 28.2% 24.4% 26.4% 25.9%

No. of Out-of-State Students 82 26 95 23 80 20 56 13 74 13

% of Out-of-State Students 14.6% 8.4% 18.8% 8.5% 15.7% 6.9% 11.7% 4.2% 15.5% 3.5%

Demographic Profile of New Full-Time Undergraduates in Traditional Programs

(Ethnicity, Gender, First-Generation Status, & In State/Out of State): Fall 2012 - Fall 2016

Ethnicity2012 2013 2014 20162015

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CIP Major Code First Major 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16

52.0301 ACC Accounting 36 29 21 18 28

45.0701 AGT Applied Geospatial Technologies 3 1 0 0 1

50.0701 ART Art 20 10 11 5 8

50.0704 AB Art Business 4 3 1 1 1

13.1302 AED Art Education 2 1 0 0 1

26.0101 BIO Biology 34 28 34 43 41

52.0201 BAD/EMP Business Administration 58 37 40 55 55

40.0501 CHM Chemistry 8 6 8 10 9

51.0201 CSD Communication Sciences & Disorders 2 9 13 37

9.0101 CST Communication Studies 17 21 23 15 18

10.0304 CGE Computer Game & Entertainment Tech 9 8 6 4 7

11.0701 CS Computer Science 7 6 9 3 7

43.0103 CJ Criminal Justice 25 22 23 16 24

13.1210 ECE Early Childhood Education 8 7 2 5 4

45.0601 ECO Economics 5 5 4 4 5

13.0101 EDU Education 5 3 3 0 0

13.1202 EED Elementary Education 54 40 36 31 25

23.0101 ENG English 33 30 35 23 18

31.0505 EXS Exercise Science 23 37 43 35 35

52.0801 FIN Finance 20 19 8 8 18

16.0901 FRN French 1 0 1 1 0

45.0701 GEO Geography & Environmental Planning 0 0 1 0 0

45.0701 GGS Geography & Geosciences 4 3 0 3 3

16.0501 GRM German 0 1 0 0 0

50.0409 GDS Graphic Design 2 4 5 2

54.0101 HIS History 25 24 16 17 16

11.0401 ISY Information Systems 4 5 4 9 4

11.0103 IT Information Technology 4 6 8 7 9

30.2301 ICS Intercultural Studies 3 4 6 4 5

30.9999 ID Interdepartmental 1 1 1 0 0

9.0199 INT Interdisciplinary Communication Studies 26 13 18 19 15

Undergraduate Degrees Awarded by First Major: 2011/2012 - 2015/2016

Elmhurst College 20

CIP Major Code First Major 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16

52.1101 IBU International Business 7 6 7 14 3

50.0910 JZS Jazz Studies 1 4 0 3 6

24.0101 BLS Liberal Studies 1 3 2 2 3

52.0203 LSM Logistics & Supply Chain Management 8 10 7 9 19

52.0299 MGT Management 28 22 19 23 23

9.0901 MC Managerial Communication 15 10 5 3 1

52.1401 MKT Marketing 36 30 31 23 34

27.0101 MTH Mathematics 21 10 16 15 9

16.9999 ML Multi-Language 2 1 0 1 0

50.0901 MUS Music 6 6 2 3 8

50.0909 MUB Music Business 21 10 13 14 19

13.1312 MED Music Education 13 16 11 7 14

50.0903 MP Music Performance 1

50.0501 MUR Music Theatre 1 3 2 2 3

50.0904 MTC Music/Theory & Composition 2 2 1 2 6

51.1601 NRS/BSN Nursing 61 67 62 71 59

9.0901 ORC Organizational Communication 11 7 7 9 6

9.0101 OLC Org Leadership & Communication 5 9 2

38.0101 PHL Philosophy 5 8 7 1 4

13.1314 PED Physical Education 23 14 11 6 9

40.0801 PHY Physics 3 3 6 3 6

45.1001 POL Political Science 13 22 12 16 6

42.0101 PSY/APP Psychology 59 71 82 76 68

38.0201 RLS Religion and Service 4 1 0 1 0

39.0604 RSS Religious Studies 3 4 1 2 2

45.1101 SOC Sociology 17 13 10 11 10

16.0905 SPN Spanish 11 6 5 6 6

13.1001 SED Special Education 13 12 11 4 10

51.0203 SPP Speech-Language Pathology 33 29 37 13 1

31.0504 SM Sport Management 9

Elmhurst College 21

CIP Major Code First Major 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16

50.0501 STH/THE Theatre 5 5 2 1 3

50.0501 TAE Theatre Arts Education 0 0 0 0 0

39.0601 TCM Theological Studies & Christian Ministry 2 0 1 0 1

45.1201 URB Urban Studies 5 3 3 2 4

869 772 753 706 751All Programs in Total

Elmhurst College 22

CIP Major Code Major 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16

52.0201 MBA Business Administration 39 29 26 51 29

11.0901 CIS Computer Information Systems 6 7 6 5 11

51.0201 CSD Communication Sciences & Disorders 15 17

52.1301 MDS Data Science 2

13.1210 MSE Early Childhood Special Education 14 10 13 13 12

23.0101 MES English Studies 7 8 6 1

42.0901 MIO Industrial & Organizational Psychology 24 12 19 19 12

51.1601 MNR Nursing 8 8 24 18 38

52.0301 MPA Professional Accountancy 12 4 10 9 6

51.2201 MPH Public Health 6 2

52.0203 MSM Supply Chain Management 15 15 18 14 11

13.0101 MTL Teacher Leadership 5 4 3 4 3

130 97 125 155 143

Graduate Degrees Awarded by Major: 2011/2012 - 2015/2016

All Programs in Total

Elmhurst College 23

Total

No.

No. Retained

or

Graduated

%

Retained

or

Graduated

Total

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Graduated

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No. Retained

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Graduated

%

Retained

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Graduated

Traditional Full-Time

New Freshmen 608 473 78% 560 438 78% 506 413 82% 510 405 79% 478 402 84%

New Transfers (Total) 309 250 81% 309 244 79% 271 207 76% 290 216 74% 311 251 81%

Freshman 39 27 69% 40 31 78% 38 24 63% 54 32 59% 50 32 64%

Sophomore 142 118 83% 122 98 80% 139 110 79% 132 101 77% 125 107 86%

Junior 106 90 85% 122 105 86% 79 65 82% 80 70 88% 106 96 91%

Senior 9 8 89% 7 7 100% 7 7 100% 6 6 100% 15 11 73%

Continuing (Total) 1983 1873 94% 1943 1810 93% 1878 1754 93% 1799 1664 92% 1773 1663 94%

Freshman 69 53 77% 84 58 69% 87 64 74% 92 69 75% 77 59 77%

Sophomore 474 432 91% 498 449 90% 462 415 90% 417 367 88% 433 396 91%

Junior 593 564 95% 573 540 94% 565 531 94% 568 529 93% 508 481 95%

Senior 827 811 98% 775 756 98% 757 740 98% 711 691 97% 743 719 97%

Traditional Part-Time

New 32 4 13% 30 10 33% 23 4 17% 25 10 40% 24 7 29%

Continuing 117 90 77% 81 62 77% 80 64 80% 69 55 80% 78 57 73%

Accelerated

New 36 21 58% 34 19 56% 46 30 65% 63 47 75% 67 39 58%

Continuing 105 82 78% 95 68 72% 96 67 70% 97 77 79% 109 95 87%

Graduate

New 122 105 86% 123 105 85% 172 133 77% 229 170 74% 229 178 78%

Continuing 143 123 86% 123 108 88% 138 125 91% 175 162 93% 229 208 91%

One-Year Fall-to-Fall Retention Rates by Student Type: 2011/2012 to 2015/2016

Student Type

Fall 2011 - 2012 Fall 2012 - 2013 Fall 2013 - 2014 Fall 2015 - 2016 Fall 2014 - 2015

Elmhurst College 24

Total

No.

No.

Graduated

%

Graduated

Total

No.

No.

Graduated

%

Graduated

Total

No.

No.

Graduated

%

Graduated

Total

No.

No.

Graduated

%

Graduated

Total

No.

No.

Graduated

%

Graduated

Female 8 2 25% 7 6 86% 10 8 80% 12 5 42% 8 3 38%

Male 10 6 60% 5 2 40% 9 6 67% 19 9 47% 9 5 56%

Total 18 8 44% 12 8 67% 19 14 74% 31 14 45% 17 8 47%

Female 1 1 100% 0 0 5 3 60% 2 1 50%

Male 2 0 0% 0 1 1 100% 2 1 50% 2 2 100%

Total 3 1 33% 0 1 1 100% 7 4 57% 4 3 75%

Female 17 10 53%

Male 5 4 80%

Total 22 13 59%

Female 15 9 60% 17 14 82% 11 6 55% 12 9 75%

Male 14 9 64% 5 3 60% 9 4 44% 8 5 63%

Total 29 18 62% 22 17 77% 20 10 50% 20 14 70%

Female 1 0 0% 0 2 2 100%

Male 0 1 0 0%

Total 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 2 2 100%

Female 23 14 61% 23 18 78% 37 25 68% 28 16 57% 23 10 43%

Male 9 7 78% 15 8 53% 17 10 59% 21 8 38% 15 8 53%

Total 32 21 66% 38 26 68% 54 35 65% 49 24 49% 38 18 47%

Female 8 4 50% 3 3 100% 2 2 100% 4 4 100% 1 1 100%

Male 2 2 100% 1 1 100% 5 1 20% 4 2 50% 2 1 50%

Total 10 6 60% 4 4 100% 7 3 43% 8 6 75% 3 2 67%

Female 2 1 50% 8 6 75% 2 1 50% 5 4 80% 6 3 50%

Male 5 4 80% 9 5 56% 5 3 60% 4 2 50% 2 0 0%

Total 7 5 71% 17 11 65% 7 4 57% 9 6 67% 8 3 38%

Female 233 181 78% 240 190 79% 280 230 82% 263 202 77% 270 201 74%

Male 147 110 76% 154 109 71% 179 115 64% 172 103 60% 166 114 69%

Total 378 291 77% 394 299 76% 459 345 75% 435 305 70% 436 315 72%

Nonresident Alien

Multiracial

White

Hispanic

Six-Year Graduation Rates for Full-Time First-Time Bachelor's Degree-Seeking Students

Entering Cohorts: Fall 2006 - Fall 2010

EthnicityFall 2006 Fall 2007 Fall 2010Fall 2008

African American

American Indian/

Alaskan Native

Asian/Pacific Islander*

Asian*

Hawaiian-Pacific Islander*

Fall 2009

Elmhurst College 25

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No.

No.

Graduated

%

Graduated

Total

No.

No.

Graduated

%

Graduated

Total

No.

No.

Graduated

%

Graduated

Total

No.

No.

Graduated

%

Graduated

Total

No.

No.

Graduated

%

Graduated

Female 4 4 100% 7 6 86% 7 7 100% 13 12 92% 6 4 67%

Male 8 6 75% 6 4 67% 9 9 100% 12 9 75% 3 1 33%

Total 12 10 83% 13 10 77% 16 16 100% 25 21 84% 9 5 56%

Female 296 216 73% 304 238 78% 355 287 81% 341 252 74% 330 234 71%

Male 186 139 75% 204 138 68% 231 148 64% 243 138 57% 207 136 66%

Total 484 356 74% 508 376 74% 586 435 74% 584 390 67% 537 370 69%

Note:

*Prior to Fall 2007, the categories of Asian and Hawaiian-Pacific Islander were combined under the category of Asian/Pacific Islander

Fall 2008Ethnicity

Fall 2006 Fall 2007 Fall 2010

Unknown

Overall

Fall 2009

Elmhurst College 26

No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %

All Degree-Seeking Undergraduate Students 2955 100% 2819 100% 2773 100% 2752 100% 2763 100%

Students Who Live in College-Owned, Operated

or Affiliated Housing 1076 36.4% 1044 37.0% 994 35.8% 881 32.0% 858 31.1%

Students Who Live off Campus or Commute 1879 63.6% 1775 63.0% 1779 64.2% 1871 68.0% 1905 68.9%

Student Athletes (unduplicated) 452 15.3% 444 15.8% 453 16.3% 450 16.4% 484 17.5%

Female Students 1821 61.6% 1695 60.1% 1666 60.1% 1643 59.7% 1628 58.9%

Male Students 1134 38.4% 1124 39.9% 1107 39.9% 1109 40.3% 1135 41.1%

Students Aged 25 or Older 284 9.6% 260 9.2% 294 10.6% 322 11.7% 326 11.8%

Students from Illinois 2672 90.4% 2539 90.1% 2494 89.9% 2461 89.4% 2497 90.4%

Students from Out of State in the U.S. 275 9.3% 275 9.8% 272 9.8% 255 9.3% 255 9.2%

No. of States Represented (Illinois included) 35 35 36 34 34

International Students with Non-U.S. Citizenship 81 2.7% 74 2.6% 66 2.4% 53 1.9% 43 1.6%

No. of Countries Represented (U.S. included) 36 34 31 28 30

First-Generation Students 747 25.3% 702 24.9% 689 24.8% 691 25.1% 659 23.9%

Selected Degree-Seeking Undergraduate Activities & Characteristics: Fall 2012 - Fall 2016

Activity/Characteristic2012 2013 2014 20162015

Elmhurst College 27

2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17

Full-Time Undergraduate Students

Tuition 31450 32720 33700 34200 35250

Fees 200 200 250 250 250

Tuition & Fees Total 31650 32920 33950 34450 35500

Books & Supplies 1500 1500 1500 1500 1000

Room, Board & Other Expenses (3 options)

1. On Campus

Room & Board 8838 9112 9386 9666 9928

Other Expenses 2012 2468 2444 2164 2072

Total 10850 11580 11830 11830 12000

2. Off Campus (not with family)

Room & Board 5500 6000 6000 6000 5500

Other Expenses 4350 4580 4480 4480 4000

Total 9850 10580 10480 10480 9500

3. Off Campus (with family)

Other Expenses 4350 4580 4480 4480 4000

Part-Time Undergraduate Students

Per Credit Hour Charge 896 931 959 973 997

Graduate Students

Average Per Credit Hour Charge

(Actual charge varies by program)750 750 750 750 775

Cost of Attendance in Dollars: 2012/2013 - 2016/2017

Elmhurst College 28

Full

Time

Part

Time

Full

Time

Part

Time

Full

Time

Part

Time

Full

Time

Part

Time

Full

Time

Part

TimeTotal

Primarily Instruction 84 3 23 1 37 209 8 0 152 213 365

Archivists, Curators, & Museum Technicians 1 0 1 0 2 0 2

Librarians 5 0 0 5 5 5 10

Library Technicians 0 0 0

Student & Academic Affairs & Other Edu. Services Occupations 4 0 4 0 4

Management Occupations 4 0 43 3 47 3 50

Business & Financial Operations Occupations 19 1 19 1 20

Computer, Engineering, & Science Occupations 8 3 8 3 11

Community Service, Legal, Arts, Sports & Media Occupations 43 1 43 1 44

Healthcare Practitioners & Technical Occupations 6 4 6 4 10

Service Occuptions 49 10 59

Sales & Related Occupations 0 0 0

Office & Administrative Support Occupations 89 20 109

Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations 14 0 14

Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations 1 3 4

Total 439 263 702

Employees by Tenure Status, Occupational Category, & Full-Time/Part-Time Status: 2015-2016

Occupational CategoryTenured

On Tenure

Track

Not on Tenure

Track

Without Faculty

Status

Category

Total

Elmhurst College 29

Full

Time

Part

Time

Full

Time

Part

Time

Full

Time

Part

Time

Full

Time

Part

Time

Full

Time

Part

TimeTotal

Primarily Instruction 95 6 27 0 37 199 9 0 168 205 373

Archivists, Curators, & Museum Technicians 1 0 1 0 2 0 2

Librarians 5 0 5 0 5

Library Technicians 0 0 0

Student & Academic Affairs & Other Edu. Services Occupations 0 0 0

Management Occupations 5 0 34 0 39 0 39

Business & Financial Operations Occupations 20 0 20 0 20

Computer, Engineering, & Science Occupations 12 3 12 3 15

Community Service, Legal, Arts, Sports & Media Occupations 39 2 39 2 41

Healthcare Practitioners & Technical Occupations 4 4 4 4 8

Service Occuptions 51 13 64

Sales & Related Occupations 0 0 0

Office & Administrative Support Occupations 104 24 128

Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations 15 0 15

Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations 1 10 11

Total 460 261 721

Employees by Tenure Status, Occupational Category, & Full-Time/Part-Time Status: 2014-2015

Occupational CategoryTenured

On Tenure

Track

Not on Tenure

Track

Without Faculty

Status

Category

Total

Elmhurst College 30

StateNo. of

Alumni

% of

AlumniState

No. of

Alumni

% of

AlumniState

No. of

AlumniIllinois 20252 76.8% New York 103 0.4% South Dakota 20

Florida 627 2.4% South Carolina 84 0.3% Mississippi 18

Wisconsin 564 2.1% Nevada 79 0.3% Utah 18

California 534 2.0% Oregon 77 0.3% Hawaii 17

Michigan 354 1.3% Kentucky 73 0.3% District of Columbia 14

Texas 348 1.3% Maryland 71 0.3% Maine 13

Arizona 344 1.3% New Jersey 71 0.3% Idaho 11

Indiana 306 1.2% Kansas 51 0.2% Rhode Island 10

Missouri 268 1.0% Arkansas 49 0.2% Delaware 9

Ohio 231 0.9% Massachusetts 49 0.2% Wyoming 9

Colorado 225 0.9% Unavailable/International 49 0.2% Vermont 7

Minnesota 178 0.7% Nebraska 40 0.2% Alaska 5

North Carolina 174 0.7% Connecticut 37 0.1% West Virginia 5

Georgia 161 0.6% New Mexico 36 0.1% North Dakota 4

Tennessee 150 0.6% Alabama 33 0.1%

Iowa 140 0.5% Louisiana 23 0.1%

Virginia 131 0.5% Oklahoma 23 0.1% Total 26383

Pennsylvania 126 0.5% New Hampshire 22 0.1%

Washington 120 0.5% Montana 20 0.1%

Undergraduate Alumni by State of Residence (as of December 2016)

Elmhurst College 31