Bradley 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.
Bradley University is a private doctoral/professional university in Peoria, IL (city setting), with 3,883 undergraduates (55% women). It admitted 77% of 10,138 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1090–1300 on the SAT and 25–31 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $55,970 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $24,703 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 72% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in engineering, health professions & nursing, business. The campus reported 2.02 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Bradley University ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 72%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $39,680
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 23 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Bradley 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.
Bradley University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseball | Missouri Valley Conference | 36 | 2 over | 4 | $1.5M | $41,653 | 1000 | |
| Men's Basketball | Missouri Valley Conference | 16 | 1 over | 5 | $3.9M | $241,882 | 995 | |
| Women's Basketball | Missouri Valley Conference | 16 | 1 over | 6 | $1.8M | $114,827 | 995 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Missouri Valley Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 989 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Missouri Valley Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 991 | |
| Men's Golf | Missouri Valley Conference | 7 | room 2 | 2 | $214k | $30,504 | 1000 | |
| Women's Golf | Missouri Valley Conference | 8 | room 1 | 1 | $667k | $83,330 | 1000 | |
| Men's Soccer | Missouri Valley Conference | 33 | 5 over | 3 | $1.2M | $34,982 | 994 | |
| Softball | Missouri Valley Conference | 22 | room 3 | 3 | $803k | $36,485 | 997 | |
| Women's Tennis | Missouri Valley Conference | 8 | room 2 | 1 | $296k | $36,940 | 991 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Missouri Valley Conference | 70 | 25 over | 1 | $714k | $10,201 | 990 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Missouri Valley Conference | 90 | 45 over | 1 | $1M | $11,505 | 992 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Missouri Valley Conference | 16 | room 2 | 4 | $948k | $59,223 | 989 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.