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Judson University

Elgin, Illinois Private nonprofit 4-year Midsize city

Overview

Judson University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Elgin, Illinois. The campus sits in a midsize city. It enrolled 960 students in fall 2024, including 718 undergraduates and 242 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Baptist.

Judson University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 55 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Informatics, Business Administration and Management, and Architecture. It awarded 331 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 10 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

59% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 10 to 1.

Key figures

960
Students enrolled
59%
First-year retention
331
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
55
Programs and majors
10:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 55

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Computer and Information Sciences 3
Business, Management and Marketing 11
Architecture 1
Psychology 3
Education 7
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 3
Visual and Performing Arts 9
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
Public Administration and Social Services 2
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Communication and Journalism 2
Theology and Religious Vocations 4
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Physical Sciences 1
Social Sciences 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
59%
First-year retention, part-time students
0%
Student-to-faculty ratio
10:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
150
Associate degrees
7
Master's degrees
138
Doctoral degrees (research)
12
Certificates under 1 year
18
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
6

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
960
Undergraduates, fall 2024
718
Graduate students, fall 2024
242
Full-time, fall 2024
94%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,140
Undergraduates, 2024-25
767
Graduate students, 2024-25
373
Full-time, 2024-25
93%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
42%
Men
58%
White
36%
Hispanic or Latino
20%
Black or African American
11%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
26%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
10
Programs with a fully online option
3
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
6%
Students taking some online courses
68%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Baptist
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Athletic association
NAIA, NCCAA
Athletic conference
Mid-States Football Association; Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
President
Dr. Gene C. Crume
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training

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