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Aurora University Common Data Set 2025-26

ILTest policy: Test-optional: SAT/ACT not required, considered if submitted; scores not used if student opts into test-optional criteriaCompare with other schoolsAP credit

Acceptance rate

82%

4,951 of 6,035

Early decision rate

No ED

SAT middle 50%

875–1078

ACT middle 50%

20–26

Admissions
AppliedC16,035
AdmittedC14,951
EnrolledC1817
YieldC116.5%
Early decisionC21Not offered
Early actionC22Not offered
Waitlist
Offered a placeC2—
Accepted a placeC2—
Admitted from waitlistC2—
Odds if you stay on the listC2—
Test scores and GPA
Submitted SATC98%
Submitted ACTC92%
SAT Reading & Writing (25th–75th)C9440–580
SAT Math (25th–75th)C9430–540
Average high school GPAC123.51
GPA of 4.0C1115.6%
GPA 3.75–3.99C1117.8%
GPA 3.50–3.74C1118.4%
GPA below 3.50C1148.2%
Cost and financial aid
TuitionG1$30,500
Required feesG1$410
Food and housingG1—
Need fully met (first-years)H223.4%
Average % of need metH285.7%
Average need-based packageH2$30,875
Average need-based grantH2$24,165
What admissions looks at
  • Rigor of secondary school recordVery important
  • Class rankNot considered
  • Academic GPAVery important
  • Standardized test scoresConsidered
  • Application essayConsidered
  • Recommendation(s)Considered
  • InterviewConsidered
  • Extracurricular activitiesImportant
  • Talent/abilityConsidered
  • Character/personal qualitiesImportant
  • First generationNot considered
  • Alumni/ae relationConsidered
  • Geographical residenceNot considered
  • State residencyNot considered
  • Religious affiliation/commitmentNot considered
  • Volunteer workConsidered
  • Work experienceConsidered
  • Level of applicant's interestConsidered

From item C7.

Outcomes
UndergraduatesB14,230
First-year retentionB2278.8%
4-year graduation rateB—
6-year graduation rateB60.3%
Notes on this filing
  • Admissions totals (applied 6035, admitted 4951, enrolled 817) were summed from the C1 gender rows; they match the printed residency totals.
  • C2: waitlist policy answered No and the waitlist count rows are blank, so all waitlist fields are null.
  • C21 and C22: early decision and early action both answered No; application counts are not reported.
  • C8A: SAT or ACT is 'not required for admission, but consider if submitted'; C8F confirms test-optional criteria. No disagreement between them.
  • C10 (high school class rank) and the C12 rank values are not used in the schema; class rank is marked not considered in C7 while C10 data are reported.
  • G1: private institution, so in-state and out-of-state tuition are null. Food-and-housing combined total is blank; housing only ($7,750) and food only ($6,430) are printed separately, so room_and_board is null.
  • 4-year graduation rate is not printed in B4-B11 (only the 6-year rate, 60.30, is printed for the Fall 2019 cohort), so grad_rate_4yr is null.
  • GPA bands use the 'All enrolled students' column of C11. Below-3.50 total is the sum of the 3.25-3.49, 3.00-3.24, 2.50-2.99, 2.00-2.49, 1.00-1.99 and below-1.0 bands (48.2).
  • aid.pct_with_need_awarded_aid left null: the filing gives counts but no printed percent for this measure.
  • aid.pct_need_fully_met computed from H2 line h (161) divided by line d (687) for first-time, first-year students, giving 23.4.
  • H2 and H1 are the 2025-2026 estimated figures, not final.
  • Retention rate 78.8 is printed in B22 for the Fall 2024 entering cohort.
  • D-section transfer data and campus-belonging URLs were not used.

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Aurora University admissions FAQ
What is Aurora University's acceptance rate?
Aurora University admitted 4,951 of 6,035 first-year applicants for 2025-26, an acceptance rate of 82%, according to its Common Data Set.
Does Aurora University have early decision?
No. Aurora University does not offer early decision, per its 2025-26 Common Data Set.
What SAT score do you need for Aurora University?
The middle 50% of Aurora University's enrolled first-years scored 875–1078 on the SAT and 20–26 on the ACT.
How much does Aurora University cost?
Tuition is $30,500, before aid. The average need-based grant is $24,165.
What is Aurora University's graduation rate?
60.3% of students graduate within six years.

Source: Aurora University Common Data Set 2025-26 . “—” means the college left the item blank.

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