Private nonprofit · College

Methodist College

Peoria, Illinois · Midsize city

#4 most selective in Illinois
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.

Private nonprofitSmall · 245 undergradsMidsize citySelective · 39% admitCold winters

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

Selectivity38.9%

More selective than 90% · #4 most selective of 58 in Illinois

Graduation rate20%

Higher than 6% · #55 of 58 in Illinois

Earnings, 10 years after entry$69,800

Higher than 83% · #14 of 66 in Illinois

Average net price$41,787

Cheaper than 3% · #56 cheapest of 57 in Illinois

Median debt at graduation$31,250

Lower than 2%

Student–faculty ratio5 : 1

Lower than 96%

Undergraduate enrollment245

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

267students
  • Undergraduate24592%
  • Graduate228%

Undergraduates by gender

245undergrads
  • 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)

All students
20%
Low-income (Pell)
51%
First-generation
55%

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.

< $30k
$30–48k
$48–75k
$75–110k
$41,787
$110k+

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.

Est. total to a degree
$167,148

$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.

Solid value

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.

Women
$69,469
Men
$81,364

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

HighLow
10°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.44.7JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Peoria Gtr Peoria AP, IL US station (7.8 mi from campus).

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.