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University or college · Private nonprofit

Cedar Crest College

Allentown, PA226 online only

Cedar Crest College is a private nonprofit college in Allentown, PA, with about 1,022 students on campus.

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Students on campus
1,022
plus 226 studying only online
Admission rate
84%
higher than at 63% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$18,659
lower than at 56% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
60%
higher than at 61% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$59,460
higher than at 84% of U.S. colleges
In brief

The short version on Cedar Crest College

Little price break for lower-income families

Families earning under $30,000 pay about $21,044 a year after grants, about the same as the $11,008 paid by families over $110,000. What it costs ↓

Nearly all students are women

91% of Cedar Crest College’s undergraduates are women. The students ↓

Few families pay the sticker price

The full cost of a year is $57,206, but the average family on federal aid pays $18,659 after grants, about 67% less. What it costs ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.

★ What stands out · What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $57,206 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $46,314Room & board $13,406Books & supplies $4,000

After grants, the average family on aid pays $18,659.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$21,490

About $85,960 over 4 years · 62% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Cedar Crest College?

84%

of applicants admitted

About 17 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Cedar Crest College is likely test-optional.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
60%
within 6 years · Pell students 56%
Come back for year two
71%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$59,460
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$27,000
about $286 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

7.1%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$286 a month against about $4,025 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

55%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 68% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$48k
Middle income$30–75k
$65k
Higher incomeover $75k
$64k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Health professions 32%Public administration & social work 11%Psychology 8%Public safety 8%Business 8%Education 7%Everything else 27%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing95 graduates a year · typical debt $29,170
$84k4 yrs out
Psychology, General19 graduates a year · typical debt $28,000
—not reported
Business Administration, Management and Operations19 graduates a year
—not reported
Criminology17 graduates a year
—not reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods12 graduates a year
—not reported
Public Health11 graduates a year
—not reported
Biology, General9 graduates a year
—not reported
Security Science and Technology9 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

834 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 47%Hispanic 18%Black 10%Asian 4%Two or more 2%International 7%

Women and men

Women 91%Men 9%
9 : 1
students per teacher
44%
get Pell grants (lower income)
70%
take federal loans
26%
undergrads 25 or older
20%
study part time
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Living in Allentown

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Straight-line distances from Cedar Crest College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.