Olivet Nazarene University
Bourbonnais, IL · Private four-year · Suburb: Small
2,569undergraduates
56%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$22,707average net price per year
60%graduate in 6 years
68%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 4,426
- Admitted
- 2,961
- Admit rate
- 56%
- Admit rate, women
- 68%
- Admit rate, men
- 66%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 22%
- First-year students
- 649
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 34%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 480-600
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 480-590
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 16%
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 18-28
| High school GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Not considered |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Considered, not required |
| Essay or personal statement | Considered, not required |
| Class rank | Not considered |
| Demonstrated competencies | Not considered |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Not considered |
| Legacy status | Not considered |
Majors
70 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (8)
- Accounting Bachelor's (17 awarded)
- Actuarial Science Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Business Administration and Management, General Bachelor's (45 awarded)
- Business/Commerce, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- International Business/Trade/Commerce Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Management Information Systems, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Marketing/Marketing Management, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Organizational Leadership Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (3)
- Athletic Training/Trainer Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Bachelor's (69 awarded)
Education (10)
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Elementary Education and Teaching Bachelor's (16 awarded)
- English/Language Arts Teacher Education Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Mathematics Teacher Education Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Music Teacher Education Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Physical Education Teaching and Coaching Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Social Science Teacher Education Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Spanish Language Teacher Education Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Special Education and Teaching, General Bachelor's (8 awarded)
Engineering (1)
- Engineering, General Bachelor's (35 awarded)
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology (3)
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor's (19 awarded)
- Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Sport and Fitness Administration/Management Bachelor's (9 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (2)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (15 awarded)
- Zoology/Animal Biology Bachelor's (15 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (6)
- Art/Art Studies, General Bachelor's (15 awarded)
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Interior Design Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Music Technology Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Music Theory and Composition Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Music, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services (1)
- Criminal Justice/Safety Studies Bachelor's (27 awarded)
Communication, journalism, and related programs (4)
- Mass Communication/Media Studies Bachelor's (16 awarded)
- Organizational Communication, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Public Relations/Image Management Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (5)
- Computer and Information Sciences, Other Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Computer Programming/Programmer, General Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- Computer Science Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Public administration and social service professions (2)
- Human Services, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Social Work Bachelor's (18 awarded)
Social sciences (6)
- Criminology Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Economics, General Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- Geography Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Social Sciences, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Sociology, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Theology and religious vocations (6)
- Bible/Biblical Studies Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Divinity/Ministry Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Missions/Missionary Studies Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Religious Education Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Religious/Sacred Music Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Youth Ministry Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (16 awarded)
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences (1)
- Child Development Bachelor's (12 awarded)
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities (1)
- General Studies Bachelor's (7 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (1)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (2)
- Data Science, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (1)
- Spanish Language and Literature Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Natural resources and conservation (1)
- Environmental Science Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Philosophy and religious studies (2)
- Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Physical sciences (1)
- Physical Sciences, Other Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Graduate programs (17)
- Bilingual and Multilingual Education Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Curriculum and Instruction Master's
- Driver and Safety Teacher Education Post-bachelor's certificate
- Education, Other Doctorate (research)
- Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision Post-bachelor's certificate
- Reading Teacher Education Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Special Education and Teaching, General Post-bachelor's certificate
- Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Post-bachelor's certificate
- Business Administration and Management, General Master's
- Organizational Leadership Master's
- Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Master's, Post-master's certificate
- Nursing Administration Master's
- Nursing Education Master's
- Divinity/Ministry Master's
- Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries, Other Master's
- Pastoral Studies/Counseling Master's
- Religion/Religious Studies Master's
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $37,940
- Housing and food on campus
- $10,590
- Books and supplies
- $850
- Other on-campus costs
- $3,584
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $52,964
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $52,964
- Total cost living at home
- $44,390
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $17,617 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $17,148 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $19,653 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $23,922 |
| Over $110,000 | $26,174 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 100%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 100%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $27,899
- Got a grant from the college
- 100%
- Average grant from the college
- $23,732
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 35%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 70%
- Average amount borrowed
- $7,151
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 52%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 59%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 60%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 64%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 60%
- Came back for year two
- 68%
| Pell grant students | 53% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 62% |
| Neither | 67% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 394 | 65% |
| Men | 356 | 55% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 0% (small group) |
| Asian | 18 | 67% (small group) |
| Black | 85 | 33% |
| Hispanic | 63 | 38% |
| White | 554 | 67% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 71% |
| International | 4 | 25% (small group) |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 741 | 64% | 17% |
| Started here, part-time | 19 | 16% (small group) | 16% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 298 | 65% | 12% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 98 | 44% | 17% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 3,275
- Undergraduates
- 2,569
- Full-time undergraduates
- 2,415
- Part-time undergraduates
- 154
- Graduate students
- 706
- Students per faculty member
- 14 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 58%
- From out of state
- 38%
- From other countries
- 0%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 6%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 4%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 9%
| Women | 56% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 3% |
| Black | 9% |
| Hispanic | 14% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1% |
| White | 62% |
| Two or more races | 4% |
| Race unknown | 5% |
| International | 2% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Suburb: Small
- Address
- One University Avenue, Bourbonnais, IL, 60914-2271
- County
- Kankakee County
- Type
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
- Highest degree
- Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Church of the Nazarene
- Athletics
- NAIA, NCCAA
- Teams include
- football, basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Army ROTC, Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Weekend or evening classes, Online programs, Credit for AP exams, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.