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Eureka College landed the #1,263 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
Because it has a high acceptance rate of 87%, some consider Eureka College to be a safety school. But don't just assume that admittance is in the bag. Make sure to spend enough time on your application so that it is in tip-top shape.
About 48% of students accepted to Eureka College submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 450 and 575. Math scores were between 420 and 580.
At Eureka College, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 12 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Eureka College is 66%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Eureka College this rate is 60%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Eureka College the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 45%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Eureka College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 511 undergraduates at Eureka College with 485 being full-time and 26 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $17,873 | $18,572 | $20,825 | $23,908 | $24,617 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Eureka College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 Eureka College, approximately 69% of students took out student loans averaging $7,993 a year. That adds up to $31,972 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Eureka College is 7.8%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
Get more details about the location of Eureka College.
Contact details for Eureka College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 300 E. College Avenue, Eureka, IL 61530 |
| Phone: | 309-467-3721 |
| Website: | www.eureka.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.fb.com/eurekacollege |
| Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/eurekacollege |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 25 | $33,688 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 16 | $30,898 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 13 | $35,252 |
| Health & Physical Education | 13 | NA |
| General Psychology | 11 | NA |
| Communication & Media Studies | 7 | NA |
| History and Political Science | 7 | NA |
| Accounting | 7 | NA |
| General English Literature | 6 | NA |
| Design & Applied Arts | 5 | NA |
Footnotes
*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.
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