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With just over 2,000 undergraduate students, this Christian, liberal arts university provides a cozy atmosphere that fosters deep personal, spiritual, and intellectual growth. Students will find more than 60 bachelor’s degree programs in areas such as art & film, Bible ministry & philosophy, business, health sciences, STEM, and social sciences. Given that Taylor students enjoy class sizes that average 12 pupils to one faculty member, they are sure to become immersed in their major field.


Overview of Taylor University


Taylor's academic excellence is also found online. Enrollment starts any day or time, there are no deadlines, and students can complete a course within four months. The institution offers courses in a wide range of academic disciplines. Furthermore, high school students can take pre-college courses to help get them prepared for the big leagues in autumn.

Residential students are also invited to expand their horizons out of the classroom. There are opportunities to engage with journalism on the student newspaper, join an academic club to help inform classroom studies, and even intramural sports to satisfy the competitive urges. Students will also love cheering on the home team. Taylor fields teams in equestrian events, rugby, baseball, football, and more. Intramural sports that include dodgeball, ultimate frisbee, and futsal.

General Information


School Type Private not-for-profit
Campus Setting Town: Distant
Campus Housing Yes
Student Faculty Ratio 12:1
Graduation Rate 77%
Year Founded 1846

Student Enrollment


Total Students2,195

Undergraduate
2,167
Graduate
  28

Undergraduate Student

Male 975
975
Female 1,192
1,192

Graduate Student

Male 13
13
Female 28
28

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Admissions


APPLICATIONS2,341

Male 1,016
Female 1,325

ACCEPTANCE1,592

Male 691
Female 914

Acceptance Rate68%

Male 68%
Female 69%

Enrollment 493

Male 163
Female 143
Admissions
Application Fee $25
High School GPA Required
High School Rank Recommended
High School Transcripts Required
College Prep Courses Required
Recommendations Required
SAT/ACT Required
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) Required
Application Deadline August 1
Common Application Accepted No

Tuition Cost & Financial Aid


Taylor University is a private, non-profit institution. As such, it is not terribly cheap. However, they do offer a fantastic value for every educational dollar. The base academic costs for tuition, fees, and supplies is around $36,000, which is competitive with what may would pay a public school for out-of-state classes. When living expenses are tacked on, the approximate cost for Taylor is $47,000. This gross price is offset by financial aid packages that can make a tremendous impact on the final net cost.

In fact, the average net price for Taylor is less than half of the pre-aid cost. The average student pays only $27,000. For students who receive Title IV aid, lower-income students pay around $18,000 and those in the top income bracket pay $30,000. This is due, in part, to the fact that 98% of Taylor students receive generous grants and scholarships that average $20,000.

Average net price 2018-2019
Net Price $26,703
Average Total Aid $20,488
Students Receiving Financial Aid 99%
Room & Board $9,950

Sticker Price


  • Tuition In-State - $35,305
  • Tuition Out-of-State - $35,305
  • Books and Supplies - $1,100
  • Room & Board - $9,950
  • Other - $2,400

Academics


The moment they land on campus, Taylor students know they have found something special. The small campus takes them in and immediately there's a sense that they will be taken care of for their four years here. This sort of satisfaction is reflected in the university's educational statistics. They report fantastic retention and graduation numbers. Furthermore, the school boasts terrific class sizes.

Taylor's retention rate is a highly competitive 85%. Nearly all first-year, full-time students return for a second year. This would indicate that they are very pleased with what they find on campus in terms of classes, instructional quality, academic rigor, and even campus resources such as social and recreational outlets. Taylor also shows that they graduate 77% of their students. Thus, when a student arrives for their first year, there's a great chance that they will graduate with their first friends.

One factor that bears a lot of the responsibility for these great numbers is Taylor's class sizes. Students will love the small classes that average about 12 students per one faculty member. Once they complete their core curriculum, students should find even smaller classes in their major field.

Student Population Total


Student Population 2,195

Undergraduate
2,167
Graduate
  28
Evening Classes : No
Online Learning : Yes

Most Popular Programs & Majors

(# of Diplomas Awarded by Subject)


All Business Majors 78 Total Graduates / 17%
Business Administration and Management, General 31 Graduates
Accounting 17 Graduates
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 15 Graduates
Finance, General 14 Graduates
All Biological & Biomedical Majors 65 Total Graduates / 14%
Exercise Physiology 37 Graduates
Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26 Graduates
Biochemistry 2 Graduates
All Education Majors 52 Total Graduates / 11%
Elementary Education and Teaching 30 Graduates
Mathematics Teacher Education 5 Graduates
Social Studies Teacher Education 4 Graduates
Education, General 4 Graduates
Visual and Performing Arts 38 Total Graduates / 8%
Cinematography and Film/Video Production 15 Graduates
Graphic Design 11 Graduates
Music, General 4 Graduates
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 4 Graduates
All Psychology Majors 31 Total Graduates / 7%
Psychology, General 31 Graduates
All Other Diplomas 42%

Outcome & Salary


Students and their families often need to know what sort of return they can hope to see for such an educational investment. While education is hard to quantify, it is easy to look at starting salaries as one sort of objective valuation for an education. The top earning Taylor alumni have graduated with computer science degrees and they start their careers earning $57,000. On the lower end, rhetoric and composition students start out making $25,000 as a median salary. Since Taylor students are all highly educated, it's likely that they will soon accrue raises or even start work on a graduate degree that will lift their earnings even higher.

Graduates Salary
College Grads Early Career Salary $49,000
College Grads Average Salary $66,222
College Grads Mid Career Salary $100,600
Return on Investment (ROI)
10 Year Salary Earnings Potential $662,220
20 Year Salary Earnings Potential $1,668,220
Cost of Education (Net Price) 4 Year $106,812
10 Year Projected ROI $555,408
20 Year Projected ROI $1,561,408
No College Education Salary Comparison
National Average Salary $38,792
10 Year Projected Income $387,920
20 Year Projected Income $775,840

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