Start Your
Elmhurst Journey
Here, you’ll find a supportive learning community, great opportunities and a place to belong.
Join us at 9:00 a.m. Saturday, April 10, for our virtual Undergraduate Open House!
Study What
You Love
Get ready for an outstanding education at the intersection of the liberal arts and the real world.
Undergraduate Programs
Learn in small classes taught by faculty who believe in you. From business and nursing to jazz studies and studio art, our 70-plus majors open the doors to opportunity.
Graduate Programs
Our graduate programs are practical, flexible and tailored to meet the needs of employers. Choose from more than 20 options in health care, business, education and technology.
Degree Completion Programs
Complete your bachelor’s degree in evening classes or online. Designed for working adults, our degree completion programs put you on the fast track to success.
Certificate Programs
Gain an edge in the job market with a certificate in fields like GIS, nursing and cybersecurity. Our graduate and undergraduate certificate programs are designed for working professionals.
Elmhurst Learning and Success Academy
Designed for young adults with differing abilities, ELSA offers a four-year academic experience with a focus on strategies for independent living.
Welcome to Your New Home
Get involved, make lifelong friends and explore what matters to you. Our community will embrace and support you, whether virtually or in person.
Pivot Your Career
to Nursing
Study 100% online and become an RN in 16 months with our new distance Accelerated BSN program.
Campus News
New COVID Relief Grant to Aid Returning Students
Tuesday, April 6
Elmhurst Awarded Nearly $300,000 for Faculty Development in STEM
Wednesday, March 31
Moral Reckoning: Geographies of Goodness and Evil
Thursday, March 18
Upcoming Events
Spring Virtual Open House
Saturday, April 10 at 9:00 a.m.
Holocaust Service of Remembrance and Lecture
Sunday, April 11 at 7:00 p.m.
The Religious Literacy Project of Elmhurst University
Tuesday, April 13 at 4:00 p.m.
I get constant support and reassurance from my advisors. The environment here has always challenged me. Elmhurst helps you become the best version of yourself.
Thomas Sullivan ’19
I’m so grateful for the scholarship and for Elmhurst in general. Everyone is so supportive and accepting. It really feels like another home to me.
Lily Rizo-DuBois ’22
Elmhurst has a really solid nursing program, and I like the small-school environment that it offers. I chose nursing because I really enjoy helping people. I think that’s my purpose in life, to serve others.
Dennis Arreaza ’23
The curriculum was very rich and pertinent. It was what I was looking for and what I wanted to learn.
Nina Thomas ’19
At Elmhurst, you’re not just an ‘A’ or a ‘B.’ Who you are as a person is what matters.
Natalia Wehr ’19
I feel welcome. Everybody wants to see me succeed. I feel like that’s just so special to this University.
Will Lyles ’20