How hard is Aurora University to get into?
Aurora University acceptance rate is 85.14% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 5,264 students applied and 4,482 were admitted to the school. Its acceptance rate is relatively high, making it somewhat easy to get into Aurora.
Aurora's acceptance rate places 32nd out of 60 Illinois colleges with competitive admission.
The median SAT score is 1035 and the ACT score is 26 at Aurora. Aurora's SAT score ranks 24th out of 37 Illinois colleges that consider SAT score for admission.
To apply to Aurora, the SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission. In addition, english proficiency test score is also considered (required).
Admission Statistics
For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of Aurora University is 85.14% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 18.50%. 2,028 men and 3,184 women applied to Aurora and 1,702 men and 2,737 women students were accepted.
52 applicants who has another gender applied and 43 were accepted.
Among them, 307 men and 516 women were enrolled in Aurora (Fall 2023).
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
Median SAT and ACT Score
In 2024, 58 students (7% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 12 students (1%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees at Aurora.
The median SAT score is 1,035 with 525 SAT EBRW and 510 SAT Math median scores. The 75th percentile SAT score of EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading / Writing) is 583 and the 25th percentile is 470. The SAT Math 75th percentile score is 550 and 25th percentile is 460 .
The median ACT composite score is 26 with 75th percentile score of 26 and 25th percentile score of 20 at Aurora. The median ACT math score is 23 and the ACT English score is 23.
How competitive is Aurora's score?
The SAT and ACT scores at Aurora University are similar to the average score compared to similar colleges (SAT: 1,165, ACT: 25 - private (not-for-profit) doctoral / research university).
The institutional SAT code for Aurora is 1027 and 4-digt code ACT code is 0950.
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type
For the academic year 2023-24, total 829 first-year students enrolled in Aurora. The proportion of full-time students is 99.64% and part-time students is 0.36%.
By gender, the proportion of men students is 37.03% and women students is 62.24%. 0.72% of students has another gender.
The following table shows the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at Aurora.
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
Application Requirements
It requires to submit High School GPA, Completion of College Preparatory Program, and English Proficiency Test to its applicants.
The SAT and ACT test score is not reqired, but considered in admission process at Aurora. The english proficiency test is reqired .
The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Aurora University.
For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .
General Admissions Information
The following table provides general admission information for applying to Aurora.