Aurora University acceptance rate and your odds of getting in

Aurora University, a private college in Illinois, reports a 81% acceptance rate and sits in the accessible band. In practice that means it admits most qualified applicants, so a strong application is judged against an applicant pool that is already self-selected.

Use this page to see what Aurora University weighs, where it ranks among Illinois schools, and how a profile like yours is likely to land. Admitted students post a 75th-percentile SAT around 1230, a useful checkpoint for where your scores sit, though it is a reference range and not a cutoff.

What are my chances at Aurora University with a 3.1 GPA and a 1030 SAT?

About 89% (Safety), by CollegeCalcAI's deterministic model, for an applicant with a 3.1 unweighted GPA and a 1030 SAT, the middle of Aurora University's admitted range, applying Regular Decision without a hook. A 3.4 GPA with a 1150 SAT comes out near 98%. Courses, activities, essays and the application round move the number; the free calculator includes them.

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There is no formula that guarantees a spot at Aurora University, but the applicants who get in tend to do the same four things. Here is what the numbers say each one looks like.

Aurora University admitted 4,482 of the 5,264 students who applied for fall 2023, which works out to 85.1%. 829 enrolled. Only about 18% of admitted students enrolled, so the school admits several students for every seat it expects to fill, which is why its acceptance rate reads higher than its selectivity feels. Aurora University enrolls about 3,974 undergraduates in total, 67% of them women, with a student-to-faculty ratio of 18 to 1.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS 2023 admissions and enrollment.

The middle 50% of admitted students at Aurora University scored between 900 and 1150 on the SAT (average 1076). On the ACT the middle 50% runs from 21 to 29. A score above 1150 puts you in the top quarter of admits and turns the test into an asset; a score below 900 puts you in the bottom quarter, where the rest of the application has to carry more weight. Aurora University is test-optional: scores are considered if you submit them but not required. Send a score at or above the middle of the admitted range; otherwise apply without one and let your transcript lead.

Source: College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education), release 2026-06-10.

The factors that carry the most weight at Aurora University are rigor of secondary school record, academic GPA, and standardized test scores. Solid grades in a challenging schedule do most of the work here, with the rest of the application providing context. These ratings come from Aurora University's reported Common Data Set, so the full chart below reflects what the school itself says it values, not a generic guess.

Aurora University's published cost of attendance, before any aid, is roughly $40,625 per year. Tuition and fees alone are $29,170. What families actually pay is different: the average net price after grants and scholarships is $18,838 a year, and it ranges from $14,525 for families earning under $30,000 to $24,595 for families earning over $110,000. 45% of undergraduates receive a federal Pell Grant.

Source: College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education), release 2026-06-10. Net price is what students receiving aid paid after grants, by family income.

Ten years after enrolling, the median Aurora University student who received federal aid earns $58,709 a year, up from $51,237 at six years. 60% of first-time, full-time students graduate within six years, and 77% return for a second year. Among graduates who borrowed, median federal debt at graduation is $20,318; 47% of undergraduates take federal loans.

Source: College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education), release 2026-06-10. Earnings cover students who received federal aid.

Among the 37 Illinois schools we track, Aurora University ranks #27 most selective by acceptance rate. Schools like University of Chicago (4%) and Northwestern University (8%) sit nearby, which makes Illinois a useful frame for calibrating a balanced list.

Applicants targeting Aurora University often weigh Marquette University, Albion College, and D'Youville University, which sit at a similar level. Running the same profile against each one in the free calculator is the fastest way to see where you are a reach, a match, or a likely.

Acceptance rate, application counts, admitted test ranges, cost, and outcomes reflect publicly reported federal data (U.S. Department of Education: IPEDS 2023 and the College Scorecard) and each school's Common Data Set; figures are rounded and lag the current cycle by one to two years, so confirm deadlines and policies on the school's own site. The typical-admit GPA and SAT are CollegeCalcAI's modeled estimates. Estimates from CollegeCalcAI are a planning tool computed by a fixed, transparent model, not a guarantee of any admission decision.