Greenville College
315 E. College Ave, Greenville, IL 62246
Description
Students at Greenville College in Greenville, Illinois, enjoy a sense of community and spiritual fellowship while pursuing their undergraduate education.
Academics at Greenville include more than 50 majors that span a wide range of disciplines, including:
- Audio Recording
- Criminal Justice
- Education
- History
- Ministry
- Pre-Medicine
- Theatre
Greenville also has an individualized study option, which allows students to create their own major.
Since Greenville is a Christian school, academics are grounded in and held together by Christian teachings, as each student is called to interpret ideas from a Christian perspective.
Students are also asked to look at how they may bring Christ’s teachings into the world and are encouraged to participate in one of Greenville’s outreach, community service, or ministry programs.
Since Greenville is so community-oriented, there are also social programs, regularly held within the dormitories, including Bible study groups and “floor parties.”
Those interested in applying will need to submit an application, transcripts and ACT or SAT scores. Sometimes letters of recommendation are requested as well. Admitted students are generally in the top 50% of their graduating high school class, have an ACT score of at least 18 and a grade point average of at least 2.6.
Eligible Greenville students may receive some form of financial aid, whether through need-based financial aid awards like grants, loans and work-study or Greenville scholarships, which are usually based on academic performance.
Quick Facts
Location
Midwest
Setting
Small Town Setting
Type
Private
Affiliation
Free Methodist
Size
Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad)
Mascot
Panthers
Website
On-Campus Housing Available
Yes
In-State Tuition
$20,216
Out-of-State Tuition
$20,216
Selectivity
Selective
Enrollment
1,551
Students
- Full-Time Undergrad Students
- 1,435
- Freshman Class
- 253
- Total Students (Undergrads & Graduate Students)
- 1,551
Undergraduate vs. Graduate
- Undergraduate
- 92%
- Graduate
- 8%
Full-Time vs. Part-time Students
- Full-Time
- 100%
- Part-Time
- 0%
Students Coming From In-State vs. Out-of-State
- In-State
- 60%
- Out-of-State
- 40%
Gender of Students
- Women
- 50%
- Men
- 50%
Ethnic Diversity
- African-American
- 7%
- Caucasian
- 78%
- Latino
- 2%
- Other
- 13%
Students State Origin
- Illinois
- 60%
- Missouri
- 11%
- Indiana
- 5%
- California
- 4%
- Colorado
- 1%
- Other
- 19%
International Students
- International
- 1%
- Domestic
- 99%