- The Inkwell
- Pennsylvania
- Eastern University
Saint Davids, PASuburb: largeZIP 19087Founded 1925
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1925
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1980
PennsylvaniaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Eastern University
Eastern University is a private nonprofit university in Saint Davids, Pennsylvania, with 2,404 undergraduates. It admits 91% of applicants, graduates 58% within six years and costs $27,498 a year after aid.
58%graduate
Admission rate91%
Retention66%
4-year graduation57%
Pell Grant share48%
Federal loans59%
$27,498net price / year
91%admission rate
—average SAT
58%graduate in 6 years
$54,281median earnings, 10 yrs
$22,533median debt
#1,055 of 1,704 for earnings#1,366 of 1,739 for lowest net price#730 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,220 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
- $55,960tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $40,116
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $40,116
- Average net price
- $27,498national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$27,321
$30,001–48,000$24,402
$48,001–75,000$25,603
$75,001–110,000$25,512
$110,001+$31,393
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 91%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college91%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college66%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college58%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college48%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 58%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 57%
- First-year retention
- 66%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 52%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $49,091
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $54,281middle 50%: $38,010–$76,389
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,533
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$76,389
Median, Eastern University$54,281
Lower quarter$38,010
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
- 2,404
- Part-time
- 30%
- Women / men
- 63% / 37%
- Average age at entry
- 25.1
- First-generation students
- 36%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 48%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 21 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 27%
- Average faculty salary
- $5,855 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $4,064
- Endowment, end of year
- $34,023,310
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White41%
Hispanic17%
Black27%
Asian2.1%
Two or more races3.6%
U.S. nonresident4.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown4.5%
23 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management14%
Liberal arts & humanities13%
Health professions12%
Family & consumer sciences11%
Education10%
Psychology7.4%
Theology & religious vocations5.9%
Communication & journalism4.2%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 212133. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5330550.