Olivet Nazarene University
Bourbonnais, Illinois · Private · 2,603 undergraduates · olivet.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test required
Send an SAT or ACT score
Admit rate
56%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
950 to 1220
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$62,800Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Olivet Nazarene University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
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Your admission chances
56% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$62,800
a year in 2027-28, from a $62,800 sticker price
What to do with your 1090
Send your score
This college requires an SAT or ACT score.
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 required
You must send an SAT or ACT score.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
- CLT accepted alongside ACT/SAT per the Application Checklist page
Source: Enrollment Deposit | Olivet Nazarene University · Checked October 17, 2026
Who gets in
56%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above.
SAT total 950 to 1220
Reading and Writing 490 to 620
Math 460 to 600
ACT composite 19 to 26
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
$62,800
a year
- Tuition$44,140
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$19,138
- $30,001 to $48,000$16,742
- $48,001 to $75,000$16,706
- $75,001 to $110,000$19,231
- Over $110,000$23,601
Financial aidEstimate
99%
of freshmen receive grants
$30,817
average grant to freshmen
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
38 of 38
Earn credit with a score of 3
36 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $4,410Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 123 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 125 |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ART elective |
| Biology | 3 | 3 | BIOL 105 |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | BIOL 126 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 3 | MATH 137 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MATH 147 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 8 | MATH 147 & MATH 148 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 3 | 4 | MATH-147 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 3 | PHSC 102 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHEM 103 |
| Chemistry | 5 | 8 | CHEM 103 and CHEM 104 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | Meets general education intercultural requirement |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | PSCI elective |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 2 | COMP 120 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 3 | COMP 150 |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 2 | COMP 120 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ART 101 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 109 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 6 | ENGL 109 & LIT 105 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | BIOL 105 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | HIST 200 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | FREN 101 & FREN 102 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | Meets general education intercultural requirement |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | SSCI elective |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | Meets general education intercultural requirement |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | Meets general education intercultural requirement |
| Latin | 3 | 8 | Meets general education intercultural requirement |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 110 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 110 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 1 | MUTH 101 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 121 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 122 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHYS 122 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PHYS 202 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHYS 121 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHYS 201 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 4 | MATH-131 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSYC 101 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | SPAN 111 & SPAN 112 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 11 | SPAN 111 & SPAN 112 & SPAN 211 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 14 | SPAN 111, SPAN 112, SPAN 211 & SPAN 212 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPAN elective |
| Statistics | 3 | 4 | MATH 241 (also fulfills BSNS 241) |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 6 | PSCI 101 & PSCI 223 |
| United States History | 3 | 6 | HIST 231 & HIST 232 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIST 200 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
60%
Come back for a second year
71%
Typical earnings
$58,865
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Olivet Nazarene University$87,130
- All colleges$90,887
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 14 majors here have earnings data.
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