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Located in Bourbonnais, Illinois, Olivet Nazarene University is a private not-for-profit institution. Olivet Nazarene is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

142 Undergraduate Degrees
66 Graduate Degrees
$27,761 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
67% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Olivet Nazarene University?

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Contact details for Olivet Nazarene are given below.

Contact Details
Address: One University Avenue, Bourbonnais, IL 60914-2271
Phone: 815-939-5011
Website: www.olivet.edu
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/OlivetNazareneUniversity
Twitter: http://twitter.com/OlivetNazareneU

How Do I Get Into Olivet Nazarene?

You can apply to Olivet Nazarene online at: https://www.olivet.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Olivet Nazarene

Submission Required?
High School GPA required
High School Rank recommended
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program recommended
Recommendations required
SAT or ACT Scores considered but not required
TOEFL required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Olivet Nazarene?

67% Acceptance Rate
50% Of Accepted Are Women
70% Submit SAT Scores
The acceptance rate at Olivet Nazarene is 67%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 50% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 74%, and the acceptance rate for women is 75%.

Average Test Scores

About 70% of students accepted to Olivet Nazarene submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 600. Math scores were between 480 and 590.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Olivet Nazarene University  ( 490 to 600 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Olivet Nazarene University  ( 480 to 590 )
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800
Olivet Nazarene received ACT scores from 44% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 27. Math scores were between 18 and 26. Composite scores were between 19 and 26.

ACT English Scores for Olivet Nazarene University  ( 19 to 27 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Olivet Nazarene University  ( 18 to 26 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Olivet Nazarene University  ( 19 to 26 )
1
36

Can I Afford Olivet Nazarene University?

$27,761 Net Price
78% Take Out Loans
2.7% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Olivet Nazarene is $27,761. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Olivet Nazarene, approximately 78% of students took out student loans averaging $6,929 a year. That adds up to $27,716 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Olivet Nazarene is 2.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Olivet Nazarene University Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,562 Full-Time Undergraduates
58% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,802 undergraduate students at Olivet Nazarene, with 2,562 being full-time and 240 being part-time.

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There are also 962 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,562 full-time undergraduates at Olivet Nazarene, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Olivet Nazarene University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 58
Black or African American 192
Hispanic or Latino 297
White 1,860
International Students 29
Other Races/Ethnicities 126

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at Olivet Nazarene University. At this time, 37 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 24 countries are represented at Olivet Nazarene. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Spain, Canada, and Brazil.

Online Learning at Olivet Nazarene University

1,209 Took All Classes Online
2,253 Took At Least One Class Online
-4.4% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 2,253 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Olivet Nazarene has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 16th most popular in Illinois for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Olivet Nazarene

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Olivet Nazarene University was $36,950 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Olivet Nazarene is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Management Science #28 #28
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods #37 #37

Online Growth Rankings of Olivet Nazarene

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Olivet Nazarene University was -4.4%. This is the #1,659 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Olivet Nazarene regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Olivet Nazarene ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Olivet Nazarene.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Management Science #90
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods #144
Organizational Leadership #323

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Olivet Nazarene University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Master’s TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management 54 51 105
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 29 0 29
General Economics 19 0 19
Organizational Leadership 2 15 17
Accounting 12 0 12
Public Relations 8 0 8
General Management Information Systems 5 0 5
Management Science 4 0 4
Actuarial Science 3 0 3
General Organizational Communication 3 0 3
International Business/Trade/Commerce 2 0 2
Fashion Merchandising 1 0 1
TOTAL 142 66 208

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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