🎓 College profile

Greenville University

IL · Private nonprofit · Distant town · 1,273 applicants 2023

🎯 Parent/student verdict

Likely

Accessible for most applicants. Affordable on average — net price runs around $19,533/yr.

✅ Best for

  • Students drawn to Business, Management, & Marketing or Education (the two biggest majors)
  • Families wanting a small liberal-arts experience

🎯 The reality

  • Bottom-quartile academic profile if: SAT below 811, or ACT below 14 (admitted-class quartiles; GPA floor is a calibrated heuristic where CDS not yet on file)

Verdict is composed from this college's structured data (admit rate, SAT bands, net price by income, Carnegie classification, scholarship grids) using transparent rule thresholds — not a chat-bot's opinion.

🏛️ Institutional snapshot

What kind of college is this?

Carnegie classification
M3: Master's - Smaller Programs
Total enrollment
955
1,000 - 4,999
In-state tuition
$32,200
sticker, before aid
Tuition
$32,200
flat rate (no in/out-of-state split)
Admit rate
95.4%
Accepts the majority
SAT middle 50%
811–1219
EBRW + Math composite
ACT middle 50%
14–24
composite
Test policy
Test-optional
2023
10-yr earnings
$46,827
median, after entry

Source: federal IPEDS Admissions 2023 for scores + admit rate; federal College Scorecard (20260606 vintage) for earnings + outcomes. SAT/ACT bands are the 25th–75th percentile of enrolled submitters.

📊 Outcomes & cost

What graduates actually earn, finish, and owe.

Federal College Scorecard data. Earnings are median annual income measured years after entering. Debt is for federal-aid borrowers only (cash-pay students aren't counted).

Earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$40,307
Earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$46,827
4-year completion
40%
Median debt (completers)
$23,875
Cost of attendance
$45,091
sticker price, not net
Pell-eligible students
39%

💰 True ROI

6.0× return

What families actually pay (after aid) vs. the sticker — and how 10-yr earnings stack against the real cost. Most sites quote sticker; we quote what families really pay.

What families actually pay (4 yrs)
$78,132
$19,533/yr avg net
Aid that hides behind the sticker
$102,232
vs sticker $180,364
10-yr earnings total
$468,270
$46,827/yr median, 10 yrs out
Years to recoup actual cost
1.7 yrs
at the median earnings rate

"True ROI" = (10-yr median earnings × 10) ÷ (actual 4-yr net price). The actual net is from Scorecard (average across all families); your family's net price will vary by income — see the breakdown above. Earnings are 10 years after enrollment (Scorecard PP-FOS, all majors combined).

💰 What families actually pay

Net price by family income

Net price = sticker price minus grant aid. This is what families actually pay out-of-pocket after scholarships and need-based aid — the most honest affordability signal there is. At Greenville University, the average net price is $19,533/yr across all families.

Family income $0-30k
$19,181/yr
Family income $30-48k
$15,313/yr
Family income $48-75k
$13,988/yr
Family income $75-110k
$20,650/yr
Family income $110k+
$24,903/yr

🔎 Earning over $110K? The federal brackets above lump every family from $110K to $1M+ into one row.

Need-based aid usually phases out somewhere between $200K and $300K at private colleges — but the exact threshold varies a lot. For a precise estimate based on your family's actual income, assets, and your student's academic profile, use Greenville University's official Net Price Calculator:

Get your family's estimate from Greenville University →

Opens on Greenville University's site. Takes about 10–15 minutes; have your most recent tax return handy.

Source: College Scorecard (NPT41-NPT45). Net price = total cost of attendance minus federal, state, institutional, and other grants. Some brackets may be suppressed for student-privacy reasons (small cohorts). Title IV first-time, full-time undergraduates only. The $110K+ ceiling is a federal data limitation — Department of Education hasn't refreshed these brackets since the early 2010s.

📚 What students study here

Most popular majors at Greenville University

Top 5 fields of study by bachelor's degrees awarded (most recent IPEDS Completions). Use this to see what Greenville University actually graduates — not just what it markets.

1. Business, Management, & Marketing
53 degrees · 36.6%
Typical career outcomes
Financial Analyst $100k Management Analyst (Consultant) $99k Marketing Manager $158k Accountant / Auditor $80k
Broad set of corporate roles. Finance + consulting pay top, accounting + HR pay middle, sales spread is wide.
2. Education
40 degrees · 27.6%
Typical career outcomes
Elementary School Teacher $64k Secondary School Teacher $65k School Principal $101k Special Education Teacher $66k
Teaching is the largest path. Salary depends heavily on district + state.
3. Visual & Performing Arts
19 degrees · 13.1%
Typical career outcomes
Graphic Designer $59k Art Director $106k Multimedia Artist / Animator $99k Musician / Singer $39k
Highly variable. Steady-pay roles cluster in design, illustration, production. Performance careers have very wide income distributions.
4. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
17 degrees · 11.7%
Typical career outcomes
Biological Scientist $87k Medical & Clinical Lab Tech $61k Pharmaceutical Rep $82k Physician (post-MD) $239k
Many bio majors → med school / grad school. Direct-employment bio roles are lower-paid than that pipeline.
5. Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness
16 degrees · 11.0%
Typical career outcomes
Athletic Trainer $58k Fitness Trainer / Coach $46k Recreation Director $65k
Coaching, athletic training, public-sector recreation, fitness industry.

Source: IPEDS Completions (C2023_a), bachelor's-level first majors aggregated to 2-digit CIP family. Share is of these top 5 only — not all majors.

💼 Top programs by earnings

Highest-earning majors at Greenville University

Median earnings 4 years after entry, by major (CIP code). From the federal College Scorecard program-level outcomes.

Major (CIP) Credential Cohort 1-yr earnings 4-yr earnings
Business Administration, Management and Operations. Bachelor's Degree 21 — $59,241
Human Resources Management and Services. Bachelor's Degree 17 — $55,263
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. Bachelor's Degree 39 $36,911 $42,180

For full college-vs-major comparison + ROI leaderboards, see /college-outcomes →

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$10,593/yr for $110k+ families ($14,310 less)

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