Aurora University is a private, not-for-profit, co-educational liberal arts college located in Aurora, Illinois, United States, 40 miles west of Chicago. Additional university locations include the George Williams College campus in Williams Bay, Wisconsin and the Woodstock Center in Woodstock, Illinois. Approximately 4,400 students enroll in bachelor, master's and doctoral degree programs at Aurora University. The institution describes itself as "an inclusive community dedicated to the transformative power of learning."

Aurora University offers 40 undergraduate majors, 41 minors, 17 master’s degrees, several graduate certificates in education, nursing and business, and doctoral degrees in education and social work . The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools accredits Aurora University at the bachelor, master's and doctoral levels .

The university is composed of four colleges:

The university states that its student-faculty ratio is 15:1, and that the average class size is 23 students.