Eureka College
Private College in Eureka, IL. Six-year graduation rate 42%. Median 10-year earnings $51,641.
Students who entered Eureka College land at a median of $51,641 a decade later, close to what most four-year schools deliver. 42% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Median debt at graduation is $23,250, roughly typical for an undergraduate degree.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
Eureka College accepts 85% of applicants, which makes it accessible to most students who meet the baseline requirements. The applicant pool is small at 1,186, which makes year-over-year comparisons unreliable. A 16% yield rate is low: the admitted pool is much larger than the entering class.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Six-year completion sits at 42%, meaning about three in five students who enroll leave without finishing. Just 50% of first-years come back — most of the completion gap opens in year one. With 34% transferring out, this functions substantially as a stepping stone. The 14:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm. As a private nonprofit four-year college, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 522 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $19,128 annually once grants are applied. The income table below is the number that matters — $13,711 at $0–30k versus $23,482 at $110k+. Most students get help: 100% receive grants worth $20,753 on average. 77% of students borrow federally, so debt is the norm rather than the exception.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 129 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $13,711 |
| $30–48k | $14,527 |
| $48–75k | $14,602 |
| $75–110k | $21,458 |
| $110k+ | $23,482 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 403 of these 522 students, totalling $2,564,032 — an average of $6,362 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Woodford County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)