190 Prospect Avenue
Elmhurst, IL 60126-3296

Founded in 1871, Elmhurst College is a private liberal arts undergraduate and graduate college of the United Church of Christ. The school is located on a 38-acre campus in Illinois and boasts a student body of approximately 3,000 undergraduate and graduate students. In spite of its large enrollment, the has a student-faculty ratio of 13 to one, and an average class size of 19 students.

Programs at this institution of higher learning last about two years, and are offered in more than 50 different majors. From classes in accounting, business administration, computer science, early childhood education, international business, and jazz studies, to courses in political science, organizational communication, nursing, special education, marketing, and theatre, there's a program to interest nearly any student at Elmhurst College.

Elmhurst College also offers pre-professional programs in fields like actuarial science, library science, engineering, law, occupational, podiatry, veterinary medicine, optometry, and pharmacy.

Quick Facts:

Elmhurst College has been accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association. The baccalaureate nursing programs, meanwhile, has been accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.

Elmhurst College is a member of the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) and competes in NCAA Division III sports. Students participate in such athletics as: men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's golf, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's track and field, men's wrestling, and women's volleyball.

Elmhurst College students participate in extracurricular groups and organizations like: American Chemical Society, American Marketing Association, Foreign Language Club, Mock Trial Team, Music Business Student Union, Spiritual Life Council, International Club, Straights and Gays for Equality, and Student Gamers Association.

Ninety percent of Elmhurst College graduates are either employed or in graduate school within six months of their graduation.

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