- The Inkwell
- New Jersey
- Caldwell University
Caldwell, NJSuburb: largeZIP 07006Founded 1939
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1939
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.caldwell.edu
New JerseyReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Caldwell University
Caldwell University is a private nonprofit university in Caldwell, New Jersey, with 1,575 undergraduates. It admits 71% of applicants, graduates 57% within six years and costs $15,180 a year after aid.
57%graduate
Admission rate71%
Retention77%
4-year graduation40%
Pell Grant share44%
Federal loans58%
$15,180net price / year
71%admission rate
1260average SAT
57%graduate in 6 years
$57,671median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,500median debt
#908 of 1,704 for earnings#510 of 1,739 for lowest net price#791 of 1,738 for graduation rate#601 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $53,194tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $42,470
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $42,470
- Average net price
- $15,180national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$12,742
$30,001–48,000$11,569
$48,001–75,000$14,343
$75,001–110,000$14,481
$110,001+$24,892
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 71%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 540–630
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 590–740
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college71%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college77%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college57%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college44%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 57%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 40%
- First-year retention
- 77%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 56%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $52,709
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $57,671middle 50%: $38,095–$81,073
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$81,073
Median, Caldwell University$57,671
Lower quarter$38,095
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,575
- Part-time
- 2.0%
- Women / men
- 58% / 42%
- Average age at entry
- 21.4
- First-generation students
- 43%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 44%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,318 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $9,080
- Endowment, end of year
- $13,401,375
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White21%
Hispanic27%
Black18%
Asian3.3%
Two or more races0.8%
U.S. nonresident22%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Unknown7.6%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions25%
Business & management18%
Psychology12%
Computer & information sciences9.3%
Biological & biomedical sciences8.9%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting5.4%
Parks, recreation & fitness4.6%
Visual & performing arts3.9%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 183910. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5019140.