Aurora University

Carnegie Foundation Classification

Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)

General Characteristics

Highest offering	Doctoral degree
Calendar System	Semester
Years of college work required	N/A
Variable Tuition

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

Aurora University Academics

Aurora University is unique in its study options. In addition, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Personal Counseling and Placement Service can help. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Learning Center, Pre-Admission Summer Program, Reduced Course Load, Remedial Instruction, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. In particular, the university has a Accelerated Program, Cross-Registration, Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, Liberal Arts/Career Combination, ROTC, Army, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification and Weekend College. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Aurora University.

Communications & Journalism:

Communications/Rhetoric

Parks, Recreation, and Fitness:

recreation & fitness – general

Public Administration and Service:

Social Work

Health and Clinical Sciences:

Clinical Laboratory Science, Nursing (RN)

Business, Management, & Marketing:

Accounting, Business – General, Finance/Banking, Management Information Systems, Marketing Management, Operations Management

Foreign Language and Literature:

Spanish

History:

History – General

Education:

Elementary Education, Physical Education, Secondary Education

Security and Protective Services:

Criminal Justice Studies, Law Enforcement Administration

Psychology:

Psychology – General

Computer Science:

Computer Networking/Telecommunications, Computer/Information Sciences – General

Mathematics:

Mathematics – General

English Language and Literature:

English, English Composition

Biological and Biomedical Sciences:

Biology

Social Sciences:

Economics, Political Science/Government, Sociology

Popular majors:

twenty-six percent business per marketing, twenty percent education, ten percent health professions, eight percent psychology, eight percent public administration and social services, six percent communications per journalism, six percent security and protective services

The cost per credit hour (overall) was $495 Cost & Savings Calculator Financial Aid International students eligible for non-need-based aid last fall. Furthermore, for international students, the application fee is 25.

Aurora University Admissions

Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 74%. Remember that this can change at any time. Transfer student are not ignored. That is, there were seven hundred and fifty-three total number of transfer students who applied and seven hundred and thirteen total number of transfer students who were admitted. This school did not report their application fee.

SAT and ACT score reports are due the 1st of June and the SAT subject section score is due the 1st of June. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. The regular application due date was not reported. For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 15th of April.

Aurora University Financial Aid

Financial aid forms are FAFSA. Financial aid distribution is at sixty-three percent scholarships per grants and thirty-seven percent loans per jobs. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Alumni Affiliation, Art, Religious Affiliation and State/District Residency. Likewise, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Leadership and Religious Affiliation.

Aurora University Students

Aurora University offers Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degrees. Further, the student body consists of ninety-two percent in-state students, eight percent out-of-state students, one percent part-time students, sixty-one percent women, thirty-nine percent men, one percent american indian per alaskan native, three percent asian per pacific islander, fifteen percent black per non-hispanic, ten percent hispanic, seventy percent white per non-hispanic, one percent race per ethnicity unreported, eleven percent in top 10th of graduating class, thirty-seven percent in top quarter of graduating class, seventy-three percent in top half of graduating class, nineteen percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, thirteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, fifteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, twelve percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24, twenty-five percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99, fourteen percent had h.s. gpa between 2.0 and 2.49 and two percent had h.s. gpa between 1.0 and 1.99. Furthermore, it is part of an Suburban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Commuter campus. The university is a Private, University, Four-year, Coed, where 74 percent of the applicants were admitted and Regionally accredited. The school’s size is approximately one thousand, eight hundred and ninety-seven degree-seeking undergrads, three hundred and eighty-five first-time degree-seeking freshmen and one thousand, six hundred and forty-nine graduate enrollment.

This school features the Suburban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Commuter campus. Moreover, the university has many unique facilites such as museum of Native American history, television studio. Assuredly, the school is located 40 miles from Chicago.

Aurora University Athletics

The Spartans are a member of NCAA. The following sports can be found here:

• Men’s NCAA Division III and Men’s Intercollegiate Baseball
• Men’s NCAA Division III, Women’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Basketball
• Men’s NCAA Division III, Women’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Intercollegiate Cross_country
• Men’s NCAA Division III and Men’s Intercollegiate Football
• Men’s NCAA Division III, Women’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Intercollegiate Golf
• Men’s NCAA Division III, Women’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Intercollegiate Soccer
• Women’s NCAA Division III and Women’s Intercollegiate Softball
• Men’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Intercollegiate Track_and_field
• Men’s NCAA Division III and Women’s NCAA Division III Track_indoor
• Men’s NCAA Division III and Women’s NCAA Division III Track_outdoor
• Women’s NCAA Division III, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Volleyball