Cedar Crest College

www.cedarcrest.edu

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    2024 Undergraduate Tuition
    $45,664
    3% growth from 2023
    2024 Average Net Price
    $23,691
    After Financial Aid
    2024 Acceptance Rate
    84.1%
    1,362 Applicants
    2024 Enrolled Students
    1,290
    67.8% Full-Time
    2024 Graduation Rate
    60.4%
    125 Graduates

    About

    Cedar Crest College is a higher education institution located in Lehigh County, PA. In 2024, the most popular Bachelors Degree concentrations at Cedar Crest College were Registered Nursing (67 degrees awarded), General Psychology (26 degrees), and General Business Administration & Management (18 degrees).

    In 2024, 386 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Cedar Crest College. 92% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 8.03% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (241 degrees), 4.63 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (52 degrees).

    The median undergraduate tuition at Cedar Crest College is $45,664, which is $21,664 more than the national average for Masters Colleges and Universities ($24,000).

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    Costs

    In 2024, the median undergraduate tuition at Cedar Crest College is $45,664, which is $21,664 more than the national average for Masters Colleges and Universities ($24,000).

    After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $23,691.

    In 2024, 95% of undergraduate students attending Cedar Crest College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 70% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

    Tuition Costs

    $45,664
    2024 Undergraduate Tuition

    In 2024, the cost of tuition at Cedar Crest College was $45,664. The cost of tuition at Cedar Crest College is $21,664 more than than the overall (public and private) national average for Masters Colleges and Universities ($24,000).

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    Average Net Price

    $23,691
    2024 Value
    2.84%
    1 Year Growth

    In 2024 Cedar Crest College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $23,691. Between 2023 and 2024, the average net price of Cedar Crest College grew by 2.84%.

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    Other Student Expenses

    $13,001
    Room and Board
    $3,000
    Books and Supplies

    The average yearly cost of room and board at Cedar Crest College was of $13,001 in 2024. The cost of room and board increased by 2.19% between 2023 and 2024.

    During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $3,000. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

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    Financial Aid by Income Level

    95%
    Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants
    70%
    Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

    95% of undergraduate students at Cedar Crest College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2024. This represents a growth of 11.8% with respect to 2023, when 85% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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    Admissions

    Cedar Crest College received 1,362 undergraduate applications in 2024, which represents a 18.2% annual growth. Out of those 1,362 applicants, 1,145 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 84.1% acceptance rate.

    There were 1,290 students enrolled at Cedar Crest College in 2024. 18% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

    Cedar Crest College has an overall enrollment yield of 13.5%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

    Acceptance Rate

    84.1%
    Acceptance Rate in 2024
    1,145
    Accepted Out of 1,362

    In 2024, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Cedar Crest College was 84.1% (1,145 admissions from 1,362 applications). This is lower than the acceptance rate of 2023, which was 99.1%. Between 2023 and 2024, the number of applicants grew by 18.2%, while admissions grew by 0.263%.

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    SAT Scores

    18%
    Submission Percentage (2023)
    28
    Scores Submitted (2023)

    18% of enrolled first-time students at Cedar Crest College in 2023 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

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    Enrollment

    Cedar Crest College had a total enrollment of 1,290 students in 2024. The full-time enrollment at Cedar Crest College is 875 students and the part-time enrollment is 415. This means that 67.8% of students enrolled at Cedar Crest College are enrolled full-time.

    The enrolled student population at Cedar Crest College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 49.8% White, 15.4% Hispanic or Latino, 9.77% Black or African American, 4.03% Asian, 1.94% Two or More Races, 0.543% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.0775% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

    Students enrolled at Cedar Crest College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (47.2%), followed by Hispanic or Latino Female (15.9%) and Black or African American Female (9.58%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (40.4%), followed by Hispanic or Latino Female (19.5%) and White Male (9.64%).

    Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

    67.8%
    Full-Time Enrollment

    The total enrollment at Cedar Crest College in 2024, both undergraduate and graduate, is 1,290 students. The full-time enrollment at Cedar Crest College is 875 and the part-time enrollment is 415. This means that 67.8% of students enrolled at Cedar Crest College are enrolled full-time compared with 67.1% at similar Masters Colleges and Universities.

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    Retention Rate over Time

    71%
    2024 Retention Rate

    Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Cedar Crest College was 71%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Masters Colleges and Universities (73%), Cedar Crest College had a retention rate lower than its peers.

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    Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

    Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2024)
    1. White
      643 enrolled students
    2. Hispanic or Latino
      199 enrolled students
    3. Black or African American
      126 enrolled students

    The enrolled student population at Cedar Crest College is 49.8% White, 15.4% Hispanic or Latino, 9.77% Black or African American, 4.03% Asian, 1.94% Two or More Races, 0.543% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.0775% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Masters Colleges and Universities is 47.4% White, 18.8% Hispanic or Latino, and 13.6% Black or African American.

    Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 176 students (13.6%) did not report their race.

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    Graduates

    In 2024, 324 more women than men received degrees from Cedar Crest College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Cedar Crest College is white (241 degrees awarded). There were 4.63 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (52 degrees).

    The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Cedar Crest College is Registered Nursing (67 degrees awarded), followed by General Psychology (26 degrees) and General Business Administration & Management (18 degrees).

    In 2024,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at Cedar Crest College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Human Sciences (21 degrees awarded), Public Administration and Social Service (16 degrees), and English (8 degrees).

    Common Jobs by Major

    Physicians
    Most Common Job

    The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Cedar Crest College are Physicians (442,210 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (426,966 people), Other managers (424,661 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (292,394 people), and Postsecondary teachers (266,213 people).

    The most specialized majors at Cedar Crest College in 2024 are Human Sciences (21 degrees awarded), Public Administration and Social Service (16 degrees), English (8 degrees), Social Sciences (28 degrees), and Biology (26 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    Highest Paying Jobs by Major

    Surgeons
    Highest Paying Job

    The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Cedar Crest College are Surgeons, Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, and Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists

    The most specialized majors at Cedar Crest College are Human Sciences (21 degrees awarded), Public Administration and Social Service (16 degrees), English (8 degrees), Social Sciences (28 degrees), and Biology (26 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    Common Industries by Major

    Elementary & secondary schools
    Most Common Industry

    The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Cedar Crest College are Elementary & secondary schools (780,297 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (694,360 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (651,801 people), Legal services (348,862 people), and Computer Systems Design (303,049 people).

    The most specialized majors at Cedar Crest College are Human Sciences (21 degrees awarded), Public Administration and Social Service (16 degrees), English (8 degrees), Social Sciences (28 degrees), and Biology (26 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    Majors Awarded

    IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Cedar Crest College.
    Most Common (2024)
    1. Registered Nursing
      67 degrees awarded
    2. General Psychology
      26 degrees awarded
    3. General Business Administration & Management
      18 degrees awarded

    In 2024, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Cedar Crest College was Registered Nursing with 67 degrees awarded.

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    Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

    31
    Degrees Awarded to Men
    in 2024
    355
    Degrees Awarded to Women
    in 2024

    In 2024, 31 degrees were awarded to men at Cedar Crest College, which is 0.0873 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (355).

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    Most Common Male Majors

    In 2024, 8 degrees were awarded to men at Cedar Crest College in General Business Administration & Management, which is 0.4 times less than the 20 female recipients with that same degree.

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    Most Common Female Majors

    In 2024, 63 degrees were awarded to men at Cedar Crest College in Registered Nursing, which is 15.8 times more than the 4 male recipients with that same degree.

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    Time to Complete

    54%
    100% Completion Time
    62%
    150% Completion Time

    In 2024, 54% of students graduating from Cedar Crest College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 62% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 62% within 200%.

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    Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Share

    Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2024)
    1. White
      241 degrees awarded
    2. Hispanic or Latino
      52 degrees awarded
    3. Black or African American
      27 degrees awarded

    The most common race/ethnicity at Cedar Crest College is white (241 degrees awarded). There were 4.63 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (52 degrees).

    5.7% of degree recipients (22 students) did not report their race.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Sex

    Most Common Sex Demographic (2024)
    1. White Female
      382 degrees awarded
    2. White Female
      358 degrees awarded
    3. White Female
      307 degrees awarded

    The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Cedar Crest College is white female (382 degrees awarded). There were 1.07 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white female (358 degrees).

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    Operations

    Cedar Crest College has an endowment valued at nearly $44.5M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 7.4M (16.6%) compared to the 9.2% average return (4.22M on 45.9M) across all Masters Colleges and Universities.

    In 2024, Cedar Crest College had a total salary expenditure of 37.6M. Cedar Crest College employs 27 Assistant professors, 24 Associate professors and 14 Professors. Most academics at Cedar Crest College are Female Assistant professor (21), Female Associate professor (16), and Female Instructor (11).

    The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Cedar Crest College are: Office and Administrative Support, with 45 employees, Management, with 31 employees, and Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 25 employees.

    Endowment

    $44.5M
    2024 Endowment
    15.2%
    growth from 2023

    Cedar Crest College has an endowment valued at about $44.5M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The endowment of Cedar Crest College grew 15.2% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $1.39M lower than than the median endowment of Masters Colleges and Universities according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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    Salary Expenditure

    $17.8M
    2024 Salaries
    9.53%
    growth from 2023

    In 2024, Cedar Crest College paid a median of $17.8M in salaries, which represents 47.4% of their overall expenditure ($37.6M) and a 9.53% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 1.95% growth between 2022 and 2023, and a 2.19% growth between 2021 and 2022.

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    Instructional Salaries

    $5.64M
    Instructional Salaries
    76
    Number of Employees

    In 2024, Cedar Crest College paid a total of $5.64M to 76 employees working as instructors, which represents 31.7% of all salaries paid.

    This is compared to a median of $965k (3.13%) for similar Masters Colleges and Universities.

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    Occupations by Share

    In 2024, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Cedar Crest College were Office and Administrative Support with 45 employees, Management with 31 employees, and Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 25 employees.

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