Aurora University (Aurora) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Aurora, IL.
It offers 18 graduate programs - 14 Master's, 3 Doctorate, and 1 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $16,463.
A total of 1,817 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 5,923 students at Aurora. Aurora offers online graduate programs and 1,278 out of 1,817 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find Aurora's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $16,463. It offers eighteen (18) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Aurora University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 347 S Gladstone Ave, Aurora, IL |
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| Graduate School Students | 1,837 students
1,278 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $16,463 |
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| Student to Faculty | 18:1 (5.56%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 18 Graduate Programs
14 Master's, 3 Doctorate, 1 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Aurora University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Aurora University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $16,463 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $618.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $16,383 |
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| Fees | $80 |
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| Cost per Credit | $618 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,200 |
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| Room & Board | $13,580 (On-Campus) / $4,626 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $3,510 (On-Campus) / $3,780 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $34,753 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $26,069 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $13,200 | $14,100 | $14,586 | $15,363 | $16,463 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Aurora University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 18 major areas - 14 Master's (4 online programs), 3 Doctorate (1 online programs), 1 Post-Master's. 911 students have been conferred Master's degree and 19 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 911 | 19 | - | 26 |
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| Men | 165 | 3 | - | 2 |
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| Women | 746 | 16 | - | 24 |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
Graduate Student Population
Aurora graduate schools have a total of 1,837 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 331 male and 1,506 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 948 full-time and 889 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1,278 students enrolled through online exclusively and 144 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 1,073 White, 225 Black, and 46 Asian students are attending at Aurora University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
18 grad students are younger than 22 and 477 students are older than 65. It has 829 students aged between 22 and 30 and 493 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 1,837 |
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| Men | 331 |
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| Women | 1,506 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 1,837 |
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| Full-time Students | 948 |
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| Part-time Students | 889 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 1,837 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 2 |
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| Asian | 46 |
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| Black | 225 |
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| Hispanic | 360 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 4 |
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| White | 1,073 |
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| Two or more races | 44 |
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| Un-Known | 80 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 1,837 |
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| 21 & Under | 18 |
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| 22-24 | 406 |
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| 25-29 | 423 |
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| 30-34 | 254 |
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| 35-39 | 239 |
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| 40 & Over | 477 |
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Online Population
At Aurora University graduate schools, 1,278 students enrolled online exclusively and 144 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 1,817 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,278 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 144 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 395 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,278 |
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| Illinois Resident | 1,081 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 195 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 2 |
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