Taylor University
Private College in Upland, IN. Six-year graduation rate 74%. Median 10-year earnings $52,198.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $52,198 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. Completion is a strength: 74% of students finish within six years. Debt at graduation runs to a median of $20,500, neither a bargain nor a burden.
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
- ! Mobility score 1.0 — limited economic uplift documented
Admissions
An acceptance rate of 74% puts Taylor University on the accessible end — a realistic target for a broad range of applicants. The applicant pool runs to 2,425, typical for a school of this reach. Yield sits at 32% — the remainder of admitted students enroll elsewhere or not at all. Read the score bands below as the middle 50% of submitted scores, not a threshold to clear.
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 | 540–670 | 363 (63%) |
| SAT Math | 530–660 | |
| ACT Composite | 24–31 | 159 (28%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
Apply at Taylor University →Academics
A 74% six-year graduation rate is the strongest academic signal on this page. First-year retention of 89% shows the cohort holds together through the hardest year. Retention and completion are close, which places the gap between entering and finishing almost entirely in year one. A 14:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. 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 1,890 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $26,178 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. Aid is steeply need-based: families in the $0–30k band pay $16,143 while those at $110k+ pay $30,050. Grant aid is widespread — 99% of students receive it, averaging $26,720. 37% of students take federal loans, a middling borrowing rate.
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 · 561 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 | $16,143 |
| $30–48k | $17,262 |
| $48–75k | $18,100 |
| $75–110k | $23,504 |
| $110k+ | $30,050 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 690 of these 1,890 students, totalling $4,056,722 — an average of $5,879 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Grant 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)