Eastern University
Eastern University is a private nonprofit university in Radnor Township, PA, with about 2,192 students on campus and 4,789 more studying only online. Price, graduation and earnings figures on this page count online students too.
Eastern University, in brief
Most of Eastern University’s students study online
About 4,789 students take classes only online, against 2,192 on campus. Price, graduation and earnings figures on this page count online students too, so they describe the online college as much as the campus. The students ↓
Lower-income families pay more here than at most colleges
Families earning under $30,000 still pay about $26,557 a year after grants. What it costs ↓
What you study here makes a big difference to pay
Among Eastern University’s biggest bachelor’s programs, nursing graduates earn a median $90,697 four years out. Teacher education and professional development graduates earn $46,736. Majors ↓
Students are a big part of Radnor Township
29% of Radnor Township’s 32,930 residents are enrolled in college. Median rent runs 59% above the state. Living in Radnor Township ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; price, graduation and earnings include online students.
The students
2,404 degree-seeking undergraduates.
By race and ethnicity
Women and men
How hard is it to get into Eastern University?
of applicants admitted
About 18 of every 20 applicants get in.
Test scores of admitted students
No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Eastern University is likely test-optional and admits nearly everyone who applies.
The sticker price, and what families really pay
Sticker price: $55,001 a year
Before any grants
After grants, the average family on aid pays $26,662.
Your family’s price
Average net price after grants, by family income
About $93,492 over 4 years · 58% off the sticker price
Do students finish, and does it pay off?
Debt vs. the paycheck
The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting
$265 a month against about $3,465 a month in pay.
Paying back loans
Federal student loans, this college
of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 70% 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
What students study, and what it pays
Share of degrees by field
Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates
And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).
Living in Radnor Township
29% of Radnor Township’s 32,930 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Radnor Township pages.
Other colleges within 30 miles
Straight-line distances from Eastern University; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.
Ask around
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
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.