Check out why Bradley University received a D+ grade in our Report Card below.
Bradley University is a private university in Peoria, Illinois with an undergraduate enrollment size of 4,331. The university is located in a city setting on 85 acres. It has a vibrant Greek life with over 1,000 members enrolled in 30 fraternity and sorority chapters. Students at Bradley University can enjoy tourist attractions, museums, and restaurants in downtown Peoria. Their official mascot is Kaboom! Members of the Bradley University community are referred to as &#8220;Braves.&#8221;
Bradley University offers more than 185 academic programs. Notable former students include actor and comedian Neil Flynn, former NBA player Danny Granger, and the 48th governor of Kansas Laura Kelly.

Bradley University receives an “F” grade by <a href="https://www.whatwilltheylearn.com/schools/2964" target="_blank" rel="noopener">What Will They Learn? </a>which takes into account the university’s educational prowess. Factors include composition, literature, foreign language, U.S. government or history, economics, mathematics, and natural science.
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What Will They Learn? Academic Score

Bradley University receives a &#8220;B-&#8221; grade for the Average Salary of Recent Graduates. As of 2021, alumni with 0-5 years of experience after graduating from Bradley University with a bachelor’s degree make $59,400 on average according to <a href="https://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report/bachelors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Payscale</a>.
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Average Salary of Recent Graduates

Bradley University receives a &#8220;B&#8221; grade for the Average Salary of Graduates Mid-Career. As of 2021, alumni with 10+ years of experience after graduating from Bradley University with a bachelor’s degree make $111,500 on average according to <a href="https://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report/bachelors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Payscale</a>.
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Average Salary of Graduates Mid-Career

Brandley University receives an &#8220;A&#8221; grade for Mandated Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Training for Staff. The <a href="https://www.bradley.edu/offices/student/support/assets/documents/AnnualTitleIXTraining.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university</a> requires Title IX training in compliance with federal law. However, the university does not appear to require or encourage equity, inclusion, and diversity training courses for employees.
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Mandated Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Training for Staff

Bradley University receives an &#8220;A&#8221; grade due to having no Bias Reporting System or Bias Response Team. Bias Reporting Systems and Response Teams are systems or teams of faculty, staff, and sometimes law enforcement.
According to <a href="https://speechfirst.org/bias-reporting-systems/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SpeechFirst</a>, students are “encouraged to report ‘bias incidents’ to these boards (or teams) in the name of inclusion and tolerance, but it’s often unclear what the school considers ‘bias’ in the first place. Overly broad or vague definitions of bias put all kinds of speech at risk of being reported – even unpopular speech which is protected by the First Amendment.”
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Bias Reporting System or Bias Response Team

Bradley University receives an &#8220;A+&#8221; grade for the Ratio of Right-Leaning Clubs to Left-Leaning Clubs. Out of a list of 20 clubs (10 from each side), the <a href="https://bradley.presence.io/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university</a> has one right-leaning club compared to zero left-leaning clubs. Students for Life is the one right-leaning club.
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Ratio of Right-Leaning Clubs to Left-Leaning Clubs

Bradley University receives a “C” grade because they do not have a Turning Point USA chapter. The university has not denied a Turning Point USA chapter on campus. Unfortunately, universities and Student Governments around the country often use their power to prevent certain clubs from operating on campus.
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Denied Turning Point USA Chapter

Bradley University receives a &#8220;C&#8221; grade for Required Equity, Diversity, or Inclusion Courses for Students. The <a href="http://schedule.bradley.edu/scripts/schedule.dll" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university</a> requires students to complete one course (3 credit hours) in the Multidisciplinary Integrity category. A list of courses in this category includes:
<ul>
<li>&#8220;LatinX Literatures&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;American Masculinities&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Intro to LGBTQIA Studies&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Introduction to Women&#8217;s and Gender Studies&#8221;</li>
</ul>
These courses can be bypassed in favor of options such as, &#8220;Unified Fine Arts and Western Civilization I,&#8221; &#8220;Europe, 1789-1914,&#8221; and &#8220;The History of Education in the United States.&#8221;
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Required Equity, Diversity, or Inclusion Courses for Students

Bradley University receives a &#8220;B&#8221; grade for Segregated Dormitories, Graduations, and Classes. The university has one segregated commencement ceremony (<a href="https://www.bradley.edu/heres-the-latest/story.dot?id=140db9f118003bf284c7e2b699d22006" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lavender</a> Convocation).
There are no living-learning communities or courses segregated by race, ethnicity, or gender.
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Segregated Dormitories, Graduations, and Classes

Bradley University receives an &#8220;A&#8221; grade for Protests and Canceling Speakers. Since 2021, no instances of protests, speech cancelations, or violence/attempted violence against speakers have occurred.
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Protests and Canceling Speakers

Bradley University receives an &#8220;F&#8221; grade for Mask and Vaccine Mandates. According to the Bradley Unite <a href="https://www.bradley.edu/sites/coronavirus/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">page</a>, &#8220;Bradley University students, faculty, and staff who are present on campus must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or have an approved campus exemption.&#8221;
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Mask and Vaccine Mandates

Bradley University receives a &#8220;C-&#8221; grade for the Percent of Students Graduating with STEM Degrees. According to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Center (<a href="https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/use-the-data" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IPEDS</a>), as of 2020, 6.16% of the current undergraduate student population graduate with a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) degree. Across the United States, students who graduate with STEM degrees tend to earn more on average than their other student counterparts.
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Percent of Students Graduating with STEM Degrees

Bradley University receives a &#8220;C-&#8221; grade for Crime Rates in University City or Town. According to the <a href="https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2018/crime-in-the-u.s.-2018" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Federal Bureau of Investigation</a>, the Peoria, Illinois violent crime rate was 763.8 per 100,000 people in 2018, much higher than the 2018 national average of 380.56 per 100,000 people. While campus safety is of utmost importance, it is also pertinent to consider the crime rates of the surrounding town or city as students often tend to venture off campus, especially after their freshman year.
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Crime Rates in University City or Town

Bradley University receives a &#8220;C&#8221; grade for Required Western Civilization Courses for Students. While the <a href="https://schedule.bradley.edu/scripts/schedule.dll?Search=" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university</a> does not have a required Western Civilization course or category of courses, its required Global Perspectives Category offers several Western Civilization courses that can be taken to fulfill the requirement. These courses include:
<ul>
<li>&#8220;American History and Global Systems to 1877&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;American History and Global Systems since 1877&#8221;</li>
</ul>
The university&#8217;s required Humanities category also offers several Western Civilization courses, including:
<ul>
<li>&#8220;Unified Fine Arts and Western Civilization I&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Europe, 1789-1914&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Introduction to Judaism&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;New Testament&#8221;</li>
</ul>
However, these courses can be bypassed in favor of courses unrelated to Western Civilization.
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Required Western Civilization Courses for Students

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Check out why Bradley University received a D+ grade in our Report Card below.

Bradley University is a private university in Peoria, Illinois with an undergraduate enrollment size of 4,331. The university is located in a city setting on 85 acres. It has a vibrant Greek life with over 1,000 members enrolled in 30 fraternity and sorority chapters. Students at Bradley University can enjoy tourist attractions, museums, and restaurants in downtown Peoria. Their official mascot is Kaboom! Members of the Bradley University community are referred to as "Braves."

Bradley University offers more than 185 academic programs. Notable former students include actor and comedian Neil Flynn, former NBA player Danny Granger, and the 48th governor of Kansas Laura Kelly.

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