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Cleary University is a private online college. Cleary University is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Cleary University is in the top 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $53,696 10 years after enrolling, 15th among online schools, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Cleary University bachelor students earn 18% more than the national average.
Cleary University’s median net annual cost of $18,457 and average years to graduate of 4 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 1 programs at Cleary University sorted by number of graduates - Business Administration - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$18,457
Average years to graduate
4
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 Cleary University - Business Administration - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4 years. 69% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Cleary University is 18% higher than the state average, and 7% above the average for all special focus four-year: business & management schools in the country.
At Cleary University, Pell Grant recipients represent 29% of the measured graduating class, 6% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Cleary University graduates within 4 years.
Cleary University is in the top 50% 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.
Cleary University’s economic mobility score of 16.88 is calculated by adjusting the 3.13 economic score of lower-income students by the 29% pell grant recipients within the student body. Cleary University’s EMS of 16.88 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 Cleary University pays $18,457 a year, $14,087 less than the $32,544 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 $18,457
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Cleary University, 100% 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 $18,457 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 81% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $7,855. This is 27% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$6,327
Pell grants
$4,053
State grants
$3,357
Institutional grants
$14,401
Cleary University's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 76% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 953 applicants, of which 723 were admitted and 200 enrolled. Cleary University doesn't have a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed after a hard admissions deadline.
Full time
44%
83%
Female
61%
59%
First time
14%
59%
In-state
87%
68%
1st generation
42%
35%
White
69%
52%
Black
8%
14%
Hispanic
N/A
15%
Asian
1%
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
20%
12%