Worsham College of Mortuary Science
Acceptance rate
92.0%
2025
Tuition per year
$26,000
$34,800 with room and board
Peer median $19,450
Undergraduates
183
Student-faculty ratio 12:1
Peer median 14 : 1
Graduation rate
69.2%
Within 150% of normal time; 200%: 69.2%
Peer median 57.4%
“Peers” are all 26 private two-year art and design schools in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Private for-profit, 2-year
- Location
- Wheeling, Illinois
- Website
- www.worsham.edu
- Undergraduates
- 183
- Student-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Suburb of a large city
- Nearest major city
- Chicago, about 25 mi
- Nearest international airport
- Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), about 10 mi
- Also known as
- Worsham College, Inc.
- Academic calendar
- Quarter
- Religious affiliation
- Not applicable
- President
- Leili McMurrough (President/Program Director)
- Phone
- 8478088444
- Address
- 495 Northgate Pkwy, Wheeling, IL 60090-2646
Rankings & Admission
Acceptance rate by gender, 2025
In 2021: men 66.7%, women 72.7%.
Test Scores
SAT/ACT optional: considered if submitted IPEDS (US Department of Education) has no SAT/ACT data for students admitted in 2025.
How Hard Is It to Get In
about 9 in 10
25 applicants in 2025, 92.0% admitted
23 admitted 2 not admitted Yield 69.6%
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard
*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
**Move mouse on can check deitaled graudates number, click for major detailed information
***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate |
|---|---|---|
| Funeral Service and Mortuary Science, General. | $34,855-$44,833 |
Students
183 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 21:79 · Freshman retention 87.5%
- Continuing undergraduates 90
- First-year undergraduates 16
- Transfers and others 77
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (183)
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 26 private two-year art and design schools in the U.S.
0 in 2025 · 0.0% in 2016
Cost
2025 cost per year
$34,800
- Undergraduate tuition
- $26,000
- Room and board
- $8,800
Peer median tuition + room and board $29,491 · all 26 private two-year art and design schools in the U.S.
Tuition rose 26% from 2016 to 2025.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$3.6M
Expenses$2.8M
Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)
Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 26 private two-year art and design schools in the U.S.
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest · 8.7 mi
Liberal Arts #62
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Northwestern UniversityEvanston · 14.4 mi
U.S. News #9
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Loyola University ChicagoChicago · 17.2 mi
U.S. News #121
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Wheaton College (IL)Wheaton · 21.1 mi
Liberal Arts #57
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University of Illinois at ChicagoChicago · 23.8 mi
U.S. News #95
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DePaul UniversityChicago · 24.2 mi
U.S. News #169
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Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago · 26.8 mi
U.S. News #121
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University of ChicagoChicago · 30.0 mi
U.S. News #9
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Aurora UniversityAurora · 34.8 mi
U.S. News #262
Peer median 0.0 · all 26 private two-year art and design schools in the U.S.
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.