Cedar Crest College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 700,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,293 (15%)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (26%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 722
Men / Women 8% / 92%
From State 72%
From Region 19%
Athletes 132 (19.8%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 44%
Hispanic 17%
Black 10%
International 8%
Asian 3%
Mixed 3%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Cedar Crest College 213 9% 52% 5% 9% 15% 5% $61,961 15 -0.82 40 96% 4.6%
Chemistry 5 +7 0% 60% 0% 0% 20% 0% $68,486 36 -0.30 57 — — — — —
Mathematics 2 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,606 25 -0.67 55 — — — — —
Biochemistry — — — — — — — — $68,984 39 -0.22 58 — — — — —
Biology 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $65,423 45 -0.12 50 — — — — —
Conservation Biology — — — — — — — — $53,184 40 -0.35 18 — — — — —
Human Genetics 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,213 41 -0.20 59 — — — — —
Molecular Genetics 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,667 39 -0.25 58 — — — — —
Neuroscience 4 +1 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,259 35 -0.15 49 — — — — —
Environmental Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,614 18 -0.88 15 — — — — —
Human Nutrition 9 — 0% 44% 11% 0% 0% 0% $54,395 14 -0.91 20 100% — — — —
Community Health 2 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $64,652 42 -0.26 47 — — — — —
Exercise Science 5 — 0% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $50,874 7 -1.27 13 — — — — —
Health Sciences 4 — 0% 25% 0% 50% 0% 0% $64,080 42 -0.30 46 — — — — —
Nuclear Medicine Technology 5 — 40% 20% 0% 0% 0% 80% $73,807 29 -0.46 68 — — — — —
Nursing 57 — 14% 51% 4% 9% 14% 2% $81,947 9 -1.02 79 97% 4.6% — — —
Accounting 4 — 50% 25% 0% 0% 25% 50% $72,032 17 -0.97 65 — — — — —
Business Administration 11 — 36% 18% 27% 0% 18% 36% $66,900 29 -0.56 53 — — — — —
English 3 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,143 47 -0.15 14 — — — — —
History — +1 — — — — — — $54,150 44 -0.27 20 — — — — —
Liberal Arts 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $54,056 36 -0.31 20 — — — — —
Spanish — — — — — — — — $55,328 43 -0.24 23 — — — — —
Writing 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $52,048 53 -0.04 15 — — — — —
Communication 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,862 8 -1.21 10 — — — — —
Digital Communication 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,637 7 -1.24 10 — — — — —
International Studies 1 — 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $57,032 10 -0.82 27 — — — — —
Mass Communication 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,503 7 -1.25 10 — — — — —
Political Science 2 — 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% 0% $57,557 10 -1.08 28 — — — — —
Psychology 19 +2 0% 58% 0% 11% 21% 0% $40,799 1 -2.16 3 95% — — — —
Social Work 15 — 7% 27% 7% 20% 33% 0% $47,565 15 -0.68 9 96% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 7 — 0% 71% 0% 14% 0% 0% $58,708 90 +0.95 31 — — — — —
Education 5 — 20% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,631 84 +0.77 40 95% — — — —
Secondary Education 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,507 79 +0.52 34 — — — — —
Special Education 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $62,192 83 +0.95 41 — — — — —
Art Therapy 4 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 25% 0% $55,814 89 +0.96 24 — — — — —
Dance — — — — — — — — $45,398 69 +0.31 6 — — — — —
Drama and Theatre Arts 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $40,795 36 -0.30 3 — — — — —
Studio Art 6 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 17% 0% $41,906 28 -0.53 4 — — — — —
Criminology 12 — 8% 42% 8% 17% 17% 0% $46,034 1 -1.91 7 94% — — — —
Forensic Science and Technology 9 +5 0% 78% 0% 11% 11% 0% $49,182 4 -1.48 11 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $49,625
ROI Percentile 40th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 71%
4-Year Graduation Rate 51%
6-Year Graduation Rate 60%
Transfer-Out Rate 29%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 34.3% 73 14% 48% 3% 12% 12% 7% $77,808 54 -0.94 74 97% 4.6%
Social Sciences 18.8% 40 2% 45% 8% 15% 22% 0% $45,170 1 -1.45 6 95% —
Professional 9.9% 21 5% 57% 5% 14% 14% 0% $47,383 1 -1.72 8 94% —
Education 8.0% 17 6% 71% 0% 6% 6% 0% $60,119 84 +0.82 35 95% —
Business & Economics 7.0% 15 40% 20% 20% 0% 20% 40% $68,269 20 -0.67 57 — —
Arts 5.2% 11 0% 64% 0% 0% 18% 0% $46,862 27 +0.03 8 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 4.7% 10 0% 50% 10% 0% 0% 0% $54,117 24 -0.91 20 100% —
Life & Natural Sciences 4.7% 10 0% 70% 0% 0% 10% 0% $66,385 43 -0.17 52 — —
Humanities 4.2% 9 0% 78% 0% 0% 22% 0% $52,416 34 -0.17 16 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.3% 7 0% 71% 0% 0% 14% 0% $68,235 20 -0.41 57 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Total 0 $0 $0 $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (outdoor) 23 $51K $51K $0
Soccer 22 $85K $85K $0
Field Hockey 20 $88K $88K $0
Lacrosse 18 $96K $96K $0
Softball 16 $130K $130K $0
Swimming 15 $74K $74K $0
Basketball 13 $105K $105K $0
Volleyball 11 $98K $98K $0
Wrestling 10 $75K $75K $0
Tennis 9 $12K $12K $0
Cross Country 8 $31K $31K $0
Total 132 $851K $851K $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (outdoor) 23 $51K $51K $0
Soccer 22 $85K $85K $0
Field Hockey 20 $88K $88K $0
Lacrosse 18 $96K $96K $0
Softball 16 $130K $130K $0
Swimming 15 $74K $74K $0
Basketball 13 $105K $105K $0
Volleyball 11 $98K $98K $0
Wrestling 10 $75K $75K $0
Tennis 9 $12K $12K $0
Cross Country 8 $31K $31K $0
Total 132 $1.1M $1.1M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 62%
Yield (non-ED) 14%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 62% 62% 62%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional