Private nonprofit · College
Methodist College
Peoria, Illinois · Midsize city
- 38.9%
- Admit rate
- $41,787
- Avg net price
- 20%
- Graduation rate
- $69,800
- Median earnings
Methodist College is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Peoria, Illinois (midsize city setting), enrolling 245 undergraduates.
About Peoria, Illinois
Peoria is a city in Peoria County, Illinois, United States, and its county seat. Peoria was the earliest permanent European settlement in what is now Illinois; French explorers first established a presence along the Illinois River in the late 17th century, with the community later evolving into the modern city. Museums in Peoria include the Pettengill-Morron House, the John C Flanagan House of the Peoria Historical Society, and the Wheels o' Time Museum. The Museum Block, opened on October 12, 2012, houses the Peoria Riverfront Museum and the Caterpillar World Visitors Center. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Midsize city
- Highest degree offered
- Graduate
- Nearest big city
- 8 miles to Peoria, IL
- To Great Lakes shore
- 130 miles
- Nearest airport
- 8 miles to General Wayne A. Downing Peoria (PIA)
How Methodist College compares
More selective than 90% · #4 most selective of 58 in Illinois
Higher than 6% · #55 of 58 in Illinois
Higher than 83% · #14 of 66 in Illinois
Cheaper than 3% · #56 cheapest of 57 in Illinois
Lower than 2%
Lower than 96%
Larger than 15%
Percentiles compare Methodist College with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Illinois.
Student body
Undergraduate vs. graduate
- Undergraduate24592%
- Graduate228%
Undergraduates by gender
- Women21989%
- Men2611%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White62%
- Black24%
- Hispanic2.9%
- Asian2.5%
- Other or multiracial8.2%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 245
- Graduate enrollment
- 22
- Student–faculty ratio
- 5 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 51%
- First-generation students
- 35%
- Students over 25
- 65%
- Median family income
- $30,855
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $57,150
- Endowment
- $2,888,584
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Admissions
- Admission rate
- 38.9%
- Test scores
- Considered but not required
- SAT range (25th–75th %)
- —
- SAT average
- —
- SAT reading
- —
- SAT math
- —
- ACT composite
- —
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $18,008
- Room & board
- $17,280
- Books & supplies
- $1,700
- Total cost of attendance
- $46,874
- Average net price
- $41,787
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated (within 6 years)
- 20%
- Graduated on time (4 years)
- 20%
- First-year retention
- —
- Transferred to another college
- 40%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $64,709
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $69,800
- Median debt at graduation
- $31,250
- Students with federal loans
- 82%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 58%
Graduating on time
By student background (4 years)
When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- Yes
- Dorm capacity
- 78
- Dorm capacity vs undergrads
- 32%
- Housing charge (year)
- $8,640
- Application fee
- $25
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
What you'll actually pay, by family income
Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.
College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.
Four-year (or more) true cost
Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.
$41,787/year × about 4.0 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $69,800
- Typical debt at graduation
- $31,250
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 45%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 90%
Typical debt would take roughly 4.5 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.
Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.
The pay gap here
Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.
Men out-earn women by $11,895 (17%) a decade out.
Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 86°F
- Winter low
- 18°F
- Annual rain
- 37.5″
- Annual snow
- 26.2″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Peoria Gtr Peoria AP, IL US station (7.8 mi from campus).
What Methodist College graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.












