Aurora University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Aurora University is a private doctoral/professional university in Aurora, IL (suburb setting), with 4,098 undergraduates (71% women). It admitted 85% of 5,264 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 930–1133 on the SAT and 20–26 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $45,864 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $19,220 on average after grants (top quarter for affordability in its division). 58% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, health professions & nursing, public administration & social work. The campus reported 0.17 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top 10% for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Aurora University ranks
2 top-ten finishes among Division III schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 58%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $28,220
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Aurora University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Aurora University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 21 | — | 1 | $117k | $5,560 | — | |
| Baseball | Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 39 | — | 1 | $325k | $8,334 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 24 | — | 1 | $238k | $9,918 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 25 | — | 1 | $216k | $8,633 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 11 | — | 1 | $62k | $5,666 | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 15 | — | 1 | $65k | $4,344 | — | |
| Football | Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 138 | — | 1 | $711k | $5,152 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 20 | — | 1 | $105k | $5,240 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 12 | — | 2 | $83k | $6,958 | — | |
| Men's Ice Hockey | Northern Collegiate Hockey Association | 25 | — | 1 | $423k | $16,931 | — | |
| Women's Ice Hockey | Women's Northern Collegiate Hockey Association | 23 | — | 1 | $335k | $14,553 | — | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 50 | — | 1 | $266k | $5,314 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 24 | — | 1 | $192k | $7,990 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 39 | — | 1 | $182k | $4,668 | — | |
| Softball | Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 38 | — | 1 | $181k | $4,765 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 36 | — | 1 | $84k | $2,342 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 29 | — | 1 | $84k | $2,911 | — | |
| Men's Volleyball | Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 24 | — | 1 | $216k | $8,990 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 26 | — | 1 | $201k | $7,748 | — | |
| Men's Wrestling | College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 22 | — | 5 | $130k | $5,917 | — | |
| Women's Wrestling | College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 18 | — | 5 | $131k | $7,266 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.