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Cedar Crest College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Allentown, PA
Population 700,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 857
Men / Women 9% / 91%
White 58%
Hispanic 16%
Black 11%
International 7%
Asian 4%
Mixed 2%
Native American 1%
From State 72%
From Region 19%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Health Sciences 38%
Humanities & Social Sciences 26%
Life & Natural Sciences 15%
Business & Economics 10%
Education 6%
Arts 3%
Physical Sciences & Math 2%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $46,314
Est. Cost of Attendance $57,206
10-Year ROI $151,000
ROI Percentile 54th

Retention & Graduation

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

Weather

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

Admissions

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

Research

Research Level
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #258
Life & Natural Sciences 40 #325
Humanities & Social Sciences 0 #575

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional

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
Cedar Crest College 217 6% / 94% 6% $63,341 95%
Chemistry 3 +2 0% / 100% 0% $64,898 61
Mathematics 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $69,438 70
Biochemistry 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $61,918 53
Biology 14 0% / 100% 0% $59,181 46
Conservation Biology 1 0% / 100% 0% $49,664 19
Environmental Studies 2 0% / 100% 0% $51,540 24
Human Genetics $62,659 55
Human Nutrition 12 0% / 100% 0% $54,330 32 100%
Molecular Genetics 2 0% / 100% 0% $61,816 53
Neuroscience 1 0% / 100% 0% $58,195 43
Community Health 3 0% / 100% 0% $62,674 55
Exercise Science 1 0% / 100% 0% $52,597 27
Health Sciences 10 0% / 100% 0% $62,391 55
Nuclear Medicine Technology 1 100% / 0% 100% $68,709 68
Nursing 67 6% / 94% 3% $80,463 84 95%
Accounting 6 50% / 50% 50% $72,524 75
Business Administration 16 +2 25% / 75% 31% $66,220 63
Communication 1 0% / 100% 0% $50,805 22
Criminology 12 +3 0% / 100% 0% $46,299 12 94%
Digital Communication 1 0% / 100% 0% $50,485 21
English 3 +1 0% / 100% 0% $46,579 12
Forensic Science and Technology 6 0% / 100% 0% $50,616 21
History 1 0% / 100% 0% $49,228 18
Liberal Arts 2 50% / 50% 50% $50,159 20
Mass Communication +1 $50,672 21
Political Science 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $56,201 37
Psychology 21 +5 0% / 100% 5% $47,499 14 89%
Social Work 7 14% / 86% 0% $47,431 14 96%
Spanish 1 0% / 100% 0% $50,833 22
Early Childhood Education 11 0% / 100% 9% $59,535 47
Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $61,498 52 95%
Secondary Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $60,667 50
Special Education $63,966 59
Art Therapy 3 0% / 100% 0% $54,674 33
Dance 1 0% / 100% 0% $37,198 3
Drama and Theatre Arts $36,880 3
Studio Art 3 0% / 100% 0% $40,127 5