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Caldwell University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Location Caldwell, NJ
Population 10,500,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,437
Men / Women 42% / 58%
White 35%
Hispanic 25%
International 23%
Black 15%
Asian 6%
Mixed 4%
Native American 0%
From State 70%
From Region 3%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 28%
Health Sciences 26%
Business & Economics 20%
Education 9%
Life & Natural Sciences 8%
Arts 5%
Computer Science 4%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $40,848
Est. Cost of Attendance $54,073
10-Year ROI $149,000
ROI Percentile 52th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 77%
4-Year Graduation Rate 44%
6-Year Graduation Rate 57%
Transfer-Out Rate 26%

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,535 (41%)
Days Without Precipitation 247 (49%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (Unbound) 9%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #258
Humanities & Social Sciences 12 #447
Life & Natural Sciences 0 #576

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 24%
SAT Range 1170 – 1330
SAT Math Range 590 – 740
SAT RW Range 540 – 630

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).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Caldwell University 297 28% / 72% 6% $65,350 96%
Computer Science 5 60% / 40% 40% $91,150 94
Computer and Information Science 2 +1 100% / 0% 0% $91,348 94
Information Technology 4 75% / 25% 25% $88,572 92
Biology 24 25% / 75% 4% $39,973 8 100%
Health Sciences 20 35% / 65% 0% $65,453 69
Nursing 58 5% / 95% 2% $100,169 97 97%
Accounting 12 +1 25% / 75% 8% $57,566 52 100%
Business Administration 13 77% / 23% 23% $57,520 52 91%
Economics 7 +2 86% / 14% 43% $70,733 78
Health Administration 4 25% / 75% 0% $66,213 71
Marketing 15 +1 53% / 47% 0% $60,065 59
Sports Management 7 86% / 14% 0% $52,459 38
Communication 9 +3 22% / 78% 11% $42,408 12 91%
Criminal Justice 22 +1 36% / 64% 9% $65,449 69 92%
English 3 +1 0% / 100% 0% $53,064 39 96%
History 2 50% / 50% 0% $52,500 38
Political Science 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $57,219 51
Psychology 39 +3 18% / 82% 5% $51,324 34 94%
Social Sciences 1 0% / 100% 0% $55,774 47 100%
Sociology 5 +2 20% / 80% 0% $50,821 33
Elementary Education 4 25% / 75% 0% $57,676 53 97%
Public Health Education 17 6% / 94% 6% $60,457 60 100%
Secondary Education 7 29% / 71% 0% $57,676 53 97%
Art Therapy 6 0% / 100% 0% $49,876 30 96%
Graphic Design 4 25% / 75% 0% $48,595 26
Music 1 0% / 100% 0% $42,915 13
Studio Art 5 0% / 100% 0% $43,621 14