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

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%