Moody Bible Institute
Private College in Chicago, IL. Six-year graduation rate 62%. Median 10-year earnings $45,399.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $45,399 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. Six-year completion sits at 62%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Graduates carry a median of $18,149 in debt — in line with the national norm.
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
83% of applicants get in, so the odds favor most reasonably prepared students. With 387 applicants, admissions statistics here move a lot on small changes. Yield is high — 66% of admitted students go on to enroll, well above the typical rate.
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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62% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. 84% of full-time first-years return for a second year — a healthy figure. The two rates sit near each other: few students who return for a second year are missing from the six-year completion figure. A 14:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. Judge these figures against other institutions of the same type — sector explains more of the variation in completion than any single campus factor.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,583 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $21,614 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. Net price varies modestly by income — $21,293 at $0–30k against $22,897 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Most students get help: 86% receive grants worth $11,876 on average. About 42% borrow federally, roughly the national pattern.
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 · 143 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 | $21,293 |
| $30–48k | $23,057 |
| $48–75k | $20,599 |
| $75–110k | $25,676 |
| $110k+ | $22,897 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 664 of these 1,583 students, totalling $4,554,529 — an average of $6,859 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Cook 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)