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Cedar Crest College is a private regional university located in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Cedar Crest College is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Cedar Crest College is in the top 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $52,679 10 years after enrolling, 53rd in Pennsylvania, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Cedar Crest College bachelor students earn 7% less than the national average. Cedar Crest College is ranked 44th in Pennsylvania.
Cedar Crest College’s median net annual cost of $21,706 and average years to graduate of 4.3 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Cedar Crest College sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing, Business Administration, Psychology, Criminology, Social Work, Education - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$21,706
Average years to graduate
4.3
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Fine & Studio Arts
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When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 26.1
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 1 graduate programs at Cedar Crest College - Education - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.3 years. 56% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Cedar Crest College is 11% lower than the state average, and 1% below the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Cedar Crest College, Pell Grant recipients represent 42% of the measured graduating class, 7% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Cedar Crest College graduates within 4.3 years.
Cedar Crest College is in the top 25% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Cedar Crest College’s economic mobility score of 18.16 is calculated by adjusting the 4.24 economic score of lower-income students by the 42% pell grant recipients within the student body. Cedar Crest College’s EMS of 18.16 ranks in the top 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Top 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Cedar Crest College pays $21,706 a year, $36,033 less than the $57,739 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $21,706
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Cedar Crest College, 99% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $21,706 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 84% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $9,095. This is 30% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,564
Pell grants
$4,255
State grants
$3,971
Institutional grants
$26,396
Cedar Crest College offers 7 online bachelor programs, 5 of which are held exclusively online. At the master’s level Cedar Crest College offers 6 programs, 5 of which are held exclusively online. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
13
Hybrid programs
3
Percentage of programs online
22%
Cedar Crest College's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 69% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 1,233 applicants, of which 848 were admitted and 168 enrolled. Cedar Crest College has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
57%
83%
Female
96%
59%
First time
29%
59%
In-state
73%
68%
1st generation
43%
35%
White
59%
52%
Black
9%
14%
Hispanic
14%
15%
Asian
3%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
14%
12%