Taylor University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Taylor University

Taylor University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Upland, Indiana (rural: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 2,025 students of which 2,641 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Taylor University is categorized as “22” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 73.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,220. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $24,865, with published in-state tuition of $40,490 and a Pell grant recipient share of 13.5%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $20,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 75.1%, and the first-year retention rate is 89.3%. Graduates earn a median of $52,198 ten years after enrolling, compared with $45,142 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 73500.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 58.5% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.