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Taylor University is a private regional college located in Upland, Indiana. Taylor University is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Taylor University is in the bottom 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $44,550 10 years after enrolling, 27th in Indiana, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Taylor University bachelor students earn 2% less than the national average. Taylor University is ranked 27th in Indiana.
Taylor University’s median net annual cost of $24,628 and average years to graduate of 4.2 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Taylor University sorted by number of graduates - Education, Psychology, Education (subject specific), Business Administration, Finance, Marketing - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$24,628
Average years to graduate
4.2
Computer Science
Rank: #209
Economic score: 2.74
Accounting
Rank: #390
Economic score: 3.52
FIlm, Video & Photography
Rank: #41
Economic score: 9.2
Social Work
Rank: #279
Economic score: 19.03
Advertising & PR
Rank: #146
Economic score: 28.82
Fine & Studio Arts
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 29.32
Rhetoric & Composition
Rank: #71
Economic score: 59.23
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 1 graduate programs at Taylor University - Educ. Administration - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.2 years. 72% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Taylor University is 13% higher than the state average, and 24% above the average for all regional colleges in the country.
At Taylor University, Pell Grant recipients represent 14% of the measured graduating class, 21% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Taylor University graduates within 4.4 years.
Taylor University is in the bottom 5% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Taylor University’s economic mobility score of 5.38 is calculated by adjusting the 4.58 economic score of lower-income students by the 14% pell grant recipients within the student body. Taylor University’s EMS of 5.38 ranks in the bottom 5% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 5%
The average Title IV recipient at Taylor University pays $24,628 a year, $25,971 less than the $50,599 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $24,628
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Taylor University, 96% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $24,628 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 44% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $7,370. This is 10% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$4,988
Pell grants
$4,670
State grants
$6,876
Institutional grants
$20,721
Taylor University's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 73% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 2,037 applicants, of which 1,484 were admitted and 401 enrolled. Taylor University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
While Taylor University has a recommended testing policy, their average test scores are not made public.
Full time
100%
83%
Female
60%
59%
First time
90%
59%
In-state
43%
68%
1st generation
15%
35%
White
83%
52%
Black
3%
14%
Hispanic
5%
15%
Asian
2%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
6%
12%