Bradley University

Founded in 1897, Bradley University is a private, not-for-profit University that has five colleges. These are the College of Education and Health Sciences, Caterpillar College of Engineering and Technology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Foster College of Business, and the Slane College of Communications and Fine Arts. The university is also home to the Turner School of Entrepreneurship and Innovation and to the Charley Steiner School of Sports Communication.

Financial aid is widely available to all students attending Bradley University, with a large range of scholarships available for students. Loans and grants are also available. Around 85 percent of the student body (which numbers around 5,800 people) receive financial aid of some form.