East-West University

East-West University is a small private non-profit liberal arts college located in Chicago, Illinois, with an undergraduate enrollment of 468. The curriculum is structured around a broad-based liberal arts and sciences education, emphasizing critical thinking, written communication, and interdisciplinary inquiry with close faculty-student engagement across small classes. As an independently governed, non-profit institution relying on tuition, endowment returns, and philanthropic support, it operates within the broader Illinois postsecondary education landscape and is regionally accredited, making its credits and degrees eligible for federal financial aid. The institution maintains an open-admissions policy for most of its programs, making it accessible to a broad range of prospective students. Net price for families earning \$48,001–$75,000 averages $29,284 per year. The highest program-level earnings outcomes are in CIP 00 — 10-year median earnings among aid recipients in these fields reach $48,943. The 4-year graduation rate is 20%, 25 percentage points below the national average of 45%. Among students who received federal financial aid, 10-year median earnings are $29,963.