Private nonprofit · Institute

Moody Bible Institute

Chicago, Illinois · Large city

82.7%
Admit rate
$22,221
Avg net price
62%
Graduation rate
$45,399
Median earnings

Moody Bible Institute is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Chicago, Illinois (large city setting), enrolling 1,510 undergraduates. It has a Interdenominational religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 1,510 undergradsLarge cityAccessible · 83% admitNCCAA Division IICold wintersSnowy

About Chicago, Illinois

Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. The first known permanent settler in Chicago was a trader, Jean Baptiste Point du Sable. Du Sable was of African descent, perhaps born in the French colony of Saint-Domingue (Haiti), and he established the settlement in the 1780s. He is commonly known as the "Founder of Chicago". Chicago has the third-largest gross metropolitan product in the United States—about $670.5 billion according to September 2017 estimates. The city has also been rated as having the most balanced economy in the United States, due to its high level of diversification. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
1 mile to Chicago, IL
To Great Lakes shore
1 mile
Nearest airport
10 miles to Chicago Midway (MDW) · major hub

How Moody Bible Institute compares

Selectivity82.7%

More selective than 40% · #37 most selective of 58 in Illinois

Graduation rate62%

Higher than 64% · #24 of 58 in Illinois

First-year retention84%

Higher than 73%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$45,399

Higher than 25% · #60 of 66 in Illinois

Average net price$22,221

Cheaper than 40% · #39 cheapest of 57 in Illinois

Median debt at graduation$18,149

Lower than 84%

Student–faculty ratio14 : 1

Lower than 42%

Undergraduate enrollment1,510

Larger than 49%

Percentiles compare Moody Bible Institute 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

2,165students
  • Undergraduate1,51070%
  • Graduate65530%

Undergraduates by gender

1,510undergrads
  • Women68045%
  • Men83055%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White47%
  • Black5.0%
  • Hispanic7.3%
  • Asian2.6%
  • Other or multiracial38%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,510
Graduate enrollment
655
Student–faculty ratio
14 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
36%
First-generation students
28%
Students over 25
27%
Median family income
$27,275
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$82,917
Endowment
$53,980,101

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 162 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Illinois18%
  • Other U.S. states70%
  • International12%

A national draw — only 18% of first-years come from Illinois; 70% arrive from other states.

12% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate
82.7%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$15,786
Room & board
$13,410
Books & supplies
$1,062
Total cost of attendance
$34,327
Average net price
$22,221

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)
62%
Graduated on time (4 years)
46%
First-year retention
84%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$40,210
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$45,399
Median debt at graduation
$18,149
Students with federal loans
42%

About 16% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
46%
Low-income (Pell)
51%
First-generation
51%

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
1,095
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
73%
Housing charge (year)
$7,580
Meal plan (year)
$5,790
Application fee
$50
Athletics
NCCAA Division II
Varsity athletes
42 (20 men · 22 women)

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%.

Varsity sports (3)

Cross Country24
Basketball9
Volleyball9

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
C
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
2.1 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
10
Property offenses (2022–2024)
4

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 3 campuses (2,202 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

4.7reported offenses a year
3.3 violent a year1.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Fondling
1.3
Aggravated assault
1.3
Burglary
1.3
Rape
0.7

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

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
$21,293
$30–48k
$23,057
$48–75k
$20,599
$75–110k
$25,676
$110k+
$22,897

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
$90,293

$20,599/year × about 4.4 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.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

77%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$9,677
average award, among those who get one

A meaningful share of freshmen — 77% — get grant money from Moody Bible Institute itself, averaging $9,677, which softens the sticker price.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 149 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$45,399
Typical debt at graduation
$18,149
Debt vs. one year's pay
40%
Out-earn a HS grad
47%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.0 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
$32,449
Men
$52,911

Men out-earn women by $20,462 (63%) 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
81°F
Winter low
20°F
Annual rain
34.4″
Annual snow
38.8″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

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NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Chicago Northerly IS, IL US station (3.2 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.