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Taylor University

Upland, Indiana

https://www.taylor.edu

#465 National Colleges

68.13% Admission Rate
Not Very Selective

1,834 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Private nonprofit
  • Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
  • Four-year, full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
  • Four-year, small, highly residential
  • Religious Affiliation: Interdenominational
Taylor University is a private, interdenominational, evangelical Christian university in Upland, Indiana. Founded in 1846, it is one of the oldest evangelical Christian universities in the country.

The university is named after Bishop William Taylor (1821–1902). The university sits on an approximately 950 acres (3.8 km2) campus on the south side of Upland. It also preserves a 680 acres (2.8 km2) arboretum and an additional 668 acres (2.70 km2) of undeveloped land northeast of campus which have 80 acres (320,000 m2) more of arboretum space.

Taylor University has 1,910 undergraduate students, 108 graduate students, and 524 distance learning students. The student body hails from 46 states and 43 foreign countries, with 35 percent from Indiana. Taylor is a member of NAIA with 15 men's and women's sports teams. The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities and the Christian College Consortium.

In August 2021, Dr. Michael Lindsay was named as the current president.

"Taylor University." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 15 February 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_University.
Location

City
Upland, Indiana

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Locale
Town: Distant (in urban cluster more than 10 miles and up to 35 miles from an urbanized area)

Region
Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)

Academics

Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Highest Degree Awarded
Graduate degree

Most Popular Fields

Field % Students
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services 17.0%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences 14.1%
Education 11.3%
Visual And Performing Arts 8.3%
Psychology 6.7%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services 5.4%
English Language And Literature/Letters 5.2%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs 5.0%
Social Sciences 4.6%
Theology And Religious Vocations 4.4%
Public Administration And Social Service Professions 3.7%
Engineering 2.8%
Health Professions And Related Programs 2.4%
Natural Resources And Conservation 2.2%
Physical Sciences 1.7%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies 1.7%
History 1.1%
Mathematics And Statistics 1.1%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0.7%
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics 0.4%
Philosophy And Religious Studies 0.2%

Cost

Tuition
$35,305.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
41.90%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$25,888.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

1205 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 660 600 540
Verbal 650 595 540

ACT Scores

25 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 28 25 22
English 30 26 22