- The Inkwell
- Ohio
- Cedarville University
Cedarville, OHRural: distantZIP 45314Founded 1887
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1887
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1967
- Website
- www.cedarville.edu
OhioReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Cedarville University
Cedarville University is a private nonprofit university in Cedarville, Ohio, with 4,024 undergraduates. It admits 65% of applicants, graduates 74% within six years and costs $23,335 a year after aid.
74%graduate
Admission rate65%
Retention90%
4-year graduation65%
Pell Grant share20%
Federal loans29%
$23,335net price / year
65%admission rate
1241average SAT
74%graduate in 6 years
$65,805median earnings, 10 yrs
$20,375median debt
#534 of 1,704 for earnings#1,121 of 1,739 for lowest net price#268 of 1,738 for graduation rate#459 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
- $52,159tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $38,258
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $38,258
- Average net price
- $23,335national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$18,295
$30,001–48,000$15,430
$48,001–75,000$17,536
$75,001–110,000$22,853
$110,001+$29,166
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 65%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1241
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 580–690
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 550–670
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 22–29
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college65%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college90%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college74%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college20%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 74%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 65%
- First-year retention
- 90%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 74%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $50,322
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $65,805middle 50%: $41,010–$97,196
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,375
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$97,196
Median, Cedarville University$65,805
Lower quarter$41,010
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
- 4,024
- Part-time
- 1.0%
- Women / men
- 54% / 46%
- Average age at entry
- 19.7
- First-generation students
- 13%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 20%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 57%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,563 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $9,927
- Endowment, end of year
- $50,983,878
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White85%
Hispanic3.5%
Black1.4%
Asian2.6%
Two or more races3.6%
U.S. nonresident3.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown0.6%
24 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions15%
Business & management15%
Engineering9.1%
Education8.5%
Theology & religious vocations6.2%
Visual & performing arts6.2%
Communication & journalism5.4%
Psychology4.9%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier University Cincinnati, OH | $31,905 | 71% | $69,118 |
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Augustana University Sioux Falls, SD | $23,283 | 74% | $61,271 |
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| State University of New York at Cortland Cortland, NY | $22,125 | 72% | $67,781 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 201654. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5057029.