Aurora University
Aurora, Illinois · Private · 3,974 undergraduates · aurora.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
82%
of 6,035 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
875 to 1078
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$52,050Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Aurora University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
82% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$52,050
a year in 2027-28, from a $52,050 sticker price
What to do with your 1000
Send your score
About 90% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 880, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: Apply to AU | Aurora University · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov15Priority deadline · November 15, 2026Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
Source: Apply to AU | Aurora University
Who gets in
82%
of applicants were admitted: 4,951 of 6,035 for fall 2025.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 8% of them sent SAT scores and 2% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 875 to 1078
Reading and Writing 440 to 580
Math 430 to 540
ACT composite 20 to 26
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16003.1%
- 1200 to 13997.8%
- 1000 to 119941%
- 800 to 99944%
- 600 to 7994.7%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.51
- 4.016%
- 3.75 to 3.9918%
- 3.50 to 3.7418%
- 3.25 to 3.4919%
- 3.00 to 3.2413%
- 2.50 to 2.9915%
- Below 2.501.2%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$52,050
a year
- Tuition$31,720
- Fees$430
- Food and housing$14,750
- Books and supplies$1,250
- Transportation and other$3,900
Aurora University published $50,034 for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$16,161
- $30,001 to $48,000$13,774
- $48,001 to $75,000$15,094
- $75,001 to $110,000$19,266
- Over $110,000$25,577
Financial aid
86%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$24,165
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
14%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $15,256 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 10/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
37 of 37
Earn credit with a score of 3
37 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $3,170Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 4 | ART1210 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 4 | ART1310 |
| Art History | 3 | 4 | Art Elective |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BIO1210/Z |
| Biology | 4 | 8 | BIO1210/Z, BIO1220/Z |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MTH2210 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | MTH2210 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MTH2210, MTH2220 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHM1200/Z |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHM1310/Z |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | Foreign Language Elective |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 4 | Political Science Elective |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 4 | CSC1700 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 4 | CSC1010 |
| Drawing | 3 | 4 | ART2100 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 4 | ENG1000 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 4 | English Elective |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 4 | BIO2200 |
| European History | 3 | 4 | History Elective |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | FRN1120, FRN1220 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | Foreign Language Elective |
| Human Geography | 3 | 4 | Social Behavior Science Elective |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | Foreign Language Elective |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | Foreign Language Elective |
| Latin | 3 | 8 | Foreign Language Elective |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 4 | Economics Elective |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 4 | Economics Elective |
| Music Theory | 3 | 4 | MUS2600 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHY2210/Z |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHY2220/Z |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHY2250/Z |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHY2240/Z |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 4 | MTH1100 |
| Psychology | 3 | 4 | PSY1100 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | SPN1120, SPN1220 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 4 | Spanish Elective |
| Statistics | 3 | 4 | MTH2100 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 4 | PSC1300 |
| United States History | 3 | 4 | HIS1200 |
| United States History | 5 | 8 | HIS1200, HIS1210 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 4 | HIS1300 |
| World History: Modern | 5 | 8 | HIS1300, HIS1400 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
61%
Come back for a second year
77%
Typical earnings
$64,180
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Aurora University$83,388
- All colleges$90,887
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 19 majors here have earnings data.
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