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Cedar Crest is ranked #1,046 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list.
Cedar Crest is also ranked #63 out of 109 schools in Pennsylvania.
If you're applying to Cedar Crest College you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 69%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
About 33% of students accepted to Cedar Crest submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 530 and 620. Math scores were between 490 and 590.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Cedar Crest it is much better at 9 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Cedar Crest College is 41%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 75% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Cedar Crest College enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Cedar Crest for first-time, full-time students is 40%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Cedar Crest College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,088 undergraduates at Cedar Crest with 815 being full-time and 273 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $18,652 | $21,135 | $20,750 | $22,450 | $24,804 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Cedar Crest, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Cedar Crest, approximately 84% of students took out student loans averaging $9,095 a year. That adds up to $36,380 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Cedar Crest is 2.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
See which majors at Cedar Crest College make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Cedar Crest College.
Contact details for Cedar Crest are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 100 College Drive, Allentown, PA 18104-6196 |
| Phone: | 610-606-4666 |
| Website: | www.cedarcrest.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/CedarCrestCollege |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/cedarcrestcolle |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 60 | $64,377 |
| Business Administration & Management | 24 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 17 | NA |
| General Psychology | 17 | NA |
| General Biology | 15 | NA |
| Criminology | 14 | NA |
| Social Work | 13 | NA |
| Public Relations & Advertising | 10 | NA |
| Chemistry | 9 | NA |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 9 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 791 students took at least one online class at Cedar Crest College. This is a decrease from the 815 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 791 | 169 |
| 2019-2020 | 815 | 205 |
| 2018-2019 | 694 | 188 |
| 2017-2018 | 729 | 172 |
| 2016-2017 | 502 | 88 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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