Olivet Nazarene University Teaching Programs

Located in Bourbonnais, Illinois, Olivet Nazarene University is a private not-for-profit institution. Olivet Nazarene is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

Where Is Olivet Nazarene University?

Contact details for Olivet Nazarene are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	One University Avenue, Bourbonnais, IL 60914-2271
Phone:	815-939-5011
Website:	www.olivet.edu

How Do I Get Into Olivet Nazarene?

You can apply to Olivet Nazarene online at: https://www.olivet.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Olivet Nazarene

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Olivet Nazarene?

Olivet Nazarene has an acceptance rate of 58%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 57% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 66%, and the acceptance rate for women is 66%.

Can I Afford Olivet Nazarene University?

The overall average net price of Olivet Nazarene is $27,761. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Olivet Nazarene, approximately 78% of students took out student loans averaging $7,065 a year. That adds up to $28,260 over four years for those students.

Olivet Nazarene University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,643 undergraduate students at Olivet Nazarene, with 2,508 being full-time and 135 being part-time.

There are also 819 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,508 full-time undergraduates at Olivet Nazarene, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Olivet Nazarene University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	54
Black or African American	190
Hispanic or Latino	328
White	1,753
International Students	43
Other Races/Ethnicities	140

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at Olivet Nazarene University. At this time, 37 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 24 countries are represented at Olivet Nazarene. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Spain, Canada, and Brazil.

Online Learning at Olivet Nazarene University

There are 15 bachelor’s degree and 30 master’s degree programs available online at Olivet Nazarene. In 2022-2023, 1,611 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Olivet Nazarene has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 3rd most popular in Illinois for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Olivet Nazarene University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	72	0	72
Reading Teacher Education	0	1	62	0	63
Elementary Education	29	0	0	0	29
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	0	23	0	0	23
General Special Education	6	12	0	0	18
Other Education	0	0	0	16	16
Driver & Safety Teacher Education	0	11	0	0	11
Music Education	7	0	0	0	7
Early Childhood Education	7	0	0	0	7
Educational, Instructional, & Curriculum Supervision	0	5	0	0	5
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	5	0	0	0	5
English & Language Arts Education	4	0	0	0	4
Social Science Teacher Education	3	0	0	0	3
Spanish Education	3	0	0	0	3
Bilingual & Multilingual Education	0	1	1	0	2
Art Education	2	0	0	0	2
Science Education	2	0	0	0	2
Mathematics Education	1	0	0	0	1
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	69	53	135	16	273

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.