AU Today - Awards and Honors

Aurora University is achieving top marks in education. The university earned the #10 spot in the U.S. News & World Report 2025 Best Colleges in Illinois rankings, joining Northwestern University, University of Chicago, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and others. This...

Aurora University’s Algebra Recitation Program has been named a finalist for the 2025 Examples of Excelencia, a national, data-driven initiative recognizing programs that demonstrate evidence of effectiveness in improving Latino and all student success in higher education....

Aurora University congratulates the nearly 1,800 undergraduate students who earned Dean’s List honors for the spring 2025 semester. The Dean’s List recognizes students who have earned a 3.6 GPA or higher. Students included on the Dean’s List completed a minimum of 12...

Aurora University congratulates the more than 1,700 undergraduate students who earned Dean’s List honors for the fall 2024 semester. The Dean’s List recognizes students who have earned a 3.6 GPA or higher. Students included on the Dean’s List completed a minimum of...

Aurora University senior Olivia Buzzelli ’25 was named a recipient of the Abraham Lincoln Civic Engagement Award, representing the university as a Student Laureate of The Lincoln Academy of Illinois. Buzzelli joins top students from 49 colleges and universities across the state selected...