Worsham College
of Mortuary Science
For-profit College in Wheeling, IL. Six-year graduation rate 74%. Median 10-year earnings $61,574.
A decade after enrolling, the median Worsham College of Mortuary Science student earns $61,574 — comfortably above what the typical bachelor's-granting institution returns. Completion is a strength: 74% of students finish within six years. Median debt at graduation is $15,024, a light load against those earnings.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.24 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
With an acceptance rate of 92%, Worsham College of Mortuary Science takes nearly everyone who applies. The applicant pool is small at 25, which makes year-over-year comparisons unreliable. A 70% yield rate puts this school in the upper range for admits who follow through.
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 | — | 4 (25%) |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | 3 (19%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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74% of students finish within six years, putting completion well above the national norm. Retention is strong at 88%, and first-year attrition is where most degrees are lost. Retention and graduation track closely, so most of the attrition shows up in the first year rather than after it. 26% transfer out. IPEDS does not follow them, so whether they finished elsewhere is not recorded either way. A 12:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 187 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $23,996 annually once grants are applied. The gap between the $0–30k and $30–48k bands is narrow ($26,162 versus $27,245), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. About 59% get grants averaging $6,263, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Most students borrow — 89% take federal loans to cover the gap.
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 · 16 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 | $26,162 |
| $30–48k | $27,245 |
| $48–75k | — |
| $75–110k | — |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 166 of these 187 students, totalling $1,359,374 — an average of $8,189 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)