Heidelberg University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation United Church of Christ
Population 45,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,305 (17%)
Days Without Precipitation 227 (16%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 924
Men / Women 55% / 45%
From State 80%
From Region 11%
Athletes 551 (61.0%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 82%
Black 11%
Hispanic 2%
Mixed 2%
Native American 1%
Asian 0%
International 0%

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
College of Arts and Sciences 110 42% 87% 0% 7% 3% 1% $63,237 20 -0.22 56 97%
Computer Science 5 +1 100% 60% 0% 20% 0% 0% $82,264 6 -1.25 84 — — — — —
Computer and Information Sciences — — — — — — — — $82,081 19 -0.79 84 — — — — —
Game Design 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,018 18 -1.06 37 — — — — —
Chemistry — +1 — — — — — — $70,756 49 -0.08 71 — — — — —
Mathematics 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $70,998 34 -0.54 71 — — — — —
Biochemistry 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $75,079 67 +0.32 77 — — — — —
Biology 8 +1 50% 88% 0% 0% 12% 0% $76,443 93 +1.16 78 90% — — — —
Environmental Science 5 — 60% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,702 24 -0.62 30 — — — — —
Exercise Science 15 — 53% 87% 0% 7% 7% 0% $61,490 50 -0.03 51 100% — — — —
Health Sciences 15 — 27% 93% 0% 7% 0% 0% $59,004 20 -0.65 45 98% — — — —
Nursing 8 — 0% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $85,768 24 -0.64 87 — — — — —
Pre-Medicine — +7 — — — — — — $65,878 47 -0.18 62 — — — — —
Economics 1 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $77,498 23 -0.77 79 — — — — —
English 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,686 33 -0.45 18 — — — — —
History 2 +2 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,632 6 -1.10 12 94% — — — —
Writing — +1 — — — — — — $46,323 20 -0.74 13 — — — — —
Communication 6 +1 67% 67% 0% 17% 17% 0% $62,305 55 +0.04 53 100% — — — —
Media Studies 5 +1 20% 60% 0% 40% 0% 0% $62,305 55 +0.04 53 100% — — — —
Political Science 7 +3 57% 71% 0% 29% 0% 0% $67,166 37 -0.37 64 89% — — — —
Psychology 12 +2 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,423 50 -0.10 32 97% — — — —
Public Relations — — — — — — — — $65,405 29 -0.57 61 — — — — —
Music 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $40,630 16 -0.66 6 — — — — —
Music Performance 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $40,312 15 -0.69 6 — — — — —
Theatre 4 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $40,017 32 -0.41 6 — — — — —
Criminology 7 +4 29% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,355 69 +0.34 54 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Business 68 68% 74% 0% 18% 1% 0% $71,101 47 -0.20 71 98%
Accounting 11 +3 55% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $91,270 65 +0.27 90 100% — — — —
Business Administration 35 +5 63% 66% 0% 17% 3% 0% $69,308 36 -0.43 68 96% — — — —
Finance 2 +1 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $82,737 26 -0.56 84 — — — — —
Marketing 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,377 33 -0.48 72 — — — — —
Sport Management 19 +5 89% 68% 0% 32% 0% 0% $61,490 53 +0.02 51 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Education 19 37% 95% 0% 5% 0% 0% $50,449 1 -0.40 22
Adolescent to Young Adult Integrated English Language Arts 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,733 32 -0.52 25 — — — — —
Early Childhood Education 10 — 10% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,157 29 -0.47 19 — — — — —
Early Childhood Special Education — +5 — — — — — — $49,673 32 -0.39 20 — — — — —
Mathematics Education 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,850 25 -0.57 26 — — — — —
Middle Childhood Education — — — — — — — — $49,625 32 -0.40 20 — — — — —
Science Education 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,933 26 -0.56 26 — — — — —
Social Studies Education 3 — 100% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $51,746 32 -0.63 25 — — — — —
Music Education 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,245 75 +0.59 27 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $34,752
ROI Percentile 59th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 74%
4-Year Graduation Rate 45%
6-Year Graduation Rate 52%
Transfer-Out Rate 18%

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
Business & Economics 35.0% 69 68% 74% 0% 17% 1% 0% $71,194 29 -0.20 71 98% —
Health Sciences 19.3% 38 32% 89% 0% 5% 3% 0% $65,620 10 -0.40 61 99% —
Social Sciences 15.2% 30 40% 80% 0% 17% 3% 0% $60,286 57 -0.11 48 96% —
Education 8.6% 17 35% 94% 0% 6% 0% 0% $50,239 26 -0.51 22 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 6.1% 12 42% 92% 0% 0% 8% 0% $75,988 89 +0.88 78 90% —
Arts 4.6% 9 44% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,868 14 -0.28 8 — —
Professional 3.6% 7 29% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,355 35 +0.34 54 — —
Computer Science 3.0% 6 100% 67% 0% 17% 0% 0% $77,890 5 -1.22 80 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.5% 5 60% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,702 19 -0.62 30 — —
Humanities 1.5% 3 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,650 7 -0.89 14 94% —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.5% 1 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $70,998 28 -0.54 71 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $1.9M #298 13% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0 #540 — $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0 #547 — $0 — — — —
Total $1.9M #503 13% $0 — — — —

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
Football 150 $642K $642K $0
Track & Field (combined) 62 $205K $205K $0
Baseball 50 $270K $270K $0
Other Sports 34 $92K $92K $0
Wrestling 34 $187K $187K $0
Soccer 33 $144K $144K $0
Lacrosse 25 $136K $136K $0
Basketball 22 $229K $229K $0
Golf 18 $54K $54K $0
Swimming 5 $66K $66K $0
Total 347 $2.0M $2.0M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 79 $151K $151K $0
Volleyball 34 $199K $199K $0
Soccer 32 $170K $170K $0
Softball 30 $214K $214K $0
Other Sports 23 $122K $122K $0
Basketball 13 $157K $157K $0
Swimming 11 $99K $99K $0
Golf 9 $78K $78K $0
Total 204 $1.2M $1.2M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 150 $642K $642K $0
Track & Field (combined) 141 $357K $357K $0
Soccer 65 $314K $314K $0
Other Sports 57 $215K $215K $0
Baseball 50 $270K $270K $0
Basketball 35 $387K $387K $0
Volleyball 34 $199K $199K $0
Wrestling 34 $187K $187K $0
Softball 30 $214K $214K $0
Golf 27 $132K $132K $0
Lacrosse 25 $136K $136K $0
Swimming 16 $165K $165K $0
Total 551 $4.0M $4.0M $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 86%
Yield (non-ED) 18%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 86% 86% 86%

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