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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Allentown, PA
Population 700,000
Website https://www.cedarcrest.edu/
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Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 722
Men / Women 8% / 92%
From State 72%
From Region 19%
Athletes 24.8%

Racial/Ethnic

White 44%
Hispanic 17%
Black 10%
International 8%
Asian 3%
Mixed 3%
Native American 1%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 1% 2% 3% 4% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 0.9% 0.9% 2012 Men: 0.7% 0.7% 2013 Men: 0.7% 0.7% 2014 Men: 0.6% 0.6% 2015 Men: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Men: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Men: 0.5% 0.5% 2018 Men: 0.5% 0.5% 2020 Men: 2.7% 2.7% 2021 Men: 1.2% 1.2% 2022 Men: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Men: 0.6% 0.6% 2024 Men: 0.6% 0.6%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2012 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2013 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2014 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2018 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2021 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2022 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2011 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2012 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2013 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2014 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2015 Asian: 3.1% 3.1% 2016 Asian: 4.4% 4.4% 2017 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2018 Asian: 4.8% 4.8% 2019 Asian: 6.4% 6.4% 2020 Asian: 2.4% 2.4% 2021 Asian: 4.5% 4.5% 2022 Asian: 4.4% 4.4% 2023 Asian: 2.8% 2.8% 2024 Asian: 3.4% 3.4% 2011 Black: 4.9% 4.9% 2012 Black: 4.7% 4.7% 2013 Black: 2.3% 2.3% 2014 Black: 5.2% 5.2% 2015 Black: 5.1% 5.1% 2016 Black: 13.2% 13.2% 2017 Black: 15.4% 15.4% 2018 Black: 15.2% 15.2% 2019 Black: 14.9% 14.9% 2020 Black: 15.3% 15.3% 2021 Black: 16.2% 16.2% 2022 Black: 9.4% 9.4% 2023 Black: 12.7% 12.7% 2024 Black: 10.6% 10.6% 2011 Hispanic: 3.9% 3.9% 2012 Hispanic: 4.3% 4.3% 2013 Hispanic: 8.6% 8.6% 2014 Hispanic: 10.8% 10.8% 2015 Hispanic: 8.2% 8.2% 2016 Hispanic: 11.0% 11.0% 2017 Hispanic: 10.3% 10.3% 2018 Hispanic: 14.5% 14.5% 2019 Hispanic: 15.6% 15.6% 2020 Hispanic: 14.1% 14.1% 2021 Hispanic: 18.4% 18.4% 2022 Hispanic: 11.0% 11.0% 2023 Hispanic: 10.8% 10.8% 2024 Hispanic: 16.4% 16.4% 2011 White: 88.2% 88.2% 2012 White: 86.6% 86.6% 2013 White: 86.9% 86.9% 2014 White: 80.4% 80.4% 2015 White: 80.5% 80.5% 2016 White: 68.1% 68.1% 2017 White: 70.1% 70.1% 2018 White: 65.5% 65.5% 2019 White: 61.7% 61.7% 2020 White: 66.5% 66.5% 2021 White: 60.3% 60.3% 2022 White: 63.0% 63.0% 2023 White: 68.1% 68.1% 2024 White: 61.8% 61.8% 2011 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2013 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2015 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2017 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2018 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2020 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2021 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 International: 2.8% 2.8% 2023 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2024 International: 1.4% 1.4%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2021 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2025 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2020 Asian: 3.0% 3.0% 2021 Asian: 3.8% 3.8% 2022 Asian: 4.3% 4.3% 2023 Asian: 4.2% 4.2% 2024 Asian: 3.0% 3.0% 2025 Asian: 3.3% 3.3% 2020 Black: 8.2% 8.2% 2021 Black: 8.6% 8.6% 2022 Black: 7.2% 7.2% 2023 Black: 8.2% 8.2% 2024 Black: 9.5% 9.5% 2025 Black: 9.8% 9.8% 2020 Hispanic: 11.6% 11.6% 2021 Hispanic: 13.8% 13.8% 2022 Hispanic: 14.8% 14.8% 2023 Hispanic: 14.8% 14.8% 2024 Hispanic: 16.5% 16.5% 2025 Hispanic: 17.0% 17.0% 2020 White: 57.1% 57.1% 2021 White: 59.0% 59.0% 2022 White: 57.6% 57.6% 2023 White: 53.0% 53.0% 2024 White: 47.8% 47.8% 2025 White: 44.0% 44.0% 2020 International: 11.0% 11.0% 2021 International: 6.9% 6.9% 2022 International: 5.7% 5.7% 2023 International: 7.7% 7.7% 2024 International: 8.4% 8.4% 2025 International: 8.4% 8.4%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Cedar Crest College 213 9% / 91% 5% $61,299 50 95%
Chemistry 5 +7 0% / 100% 0% $62,892 54 —
Mathematics 2 +1 0% / 100% 0% $65,626 60 —
Biochemistry — — — — $60,643 48 —
Biology 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $59,272 44 —
Conservation Biology — — — — $50,366 18 —
Human Genetics 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $60,925 48 —
Molecular Genetics 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $60,703 48 —
Neuroscience 4 +1 0% / 100% 0% $59,319 44 —
Environmental Studies 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $51,807 22 —
Human Nutrition 9 — 0% / 100% 0% $54,396 29 100%
Community Health 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $63,187 55 —
Exercise Science 5 — 0% / 100% 0% $52,645 24 —
Health Sciences 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $61,075 49 —
Nuclear Medicine Technology 5 — 40% / 60% 80% $67,538 64 —
Nursing 57 — 14% / 86% 2% $80,579 83 95%
Accounting 4 — 50% / 50% 50% $68,110 66 —
Business Administration 11 — 36% / 64% 36% $63,345 55 —
Communication 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $51,870 22 —
Digital Communication 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $51,398 21 —
English 3 +1 0% / 100% 0% $47,133 12 —
History — +1 — — $50,707 19 —
International Studies 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Liberal Arts 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $51,899 22 —
Mass Communication 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $51,203 20 —
Political Science 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $56,452 35 —
Psychology 19 +2 0% / 100% 0% $47,425 12 89%
Social Work 15 — 7% / 93% 0% $47,483 12 96%
Spanish — — — — $52,465 24 —
Writing 3 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Early Childhood Education 7 — 0% / 100% 0% $57,090 37 —
Education 5 — 20% / 80% 0% $61,612 50 95%
Secondary Education 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $58,590 42 —
Special Education 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $62,903 54 —
Art Therapy 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $54,634 30 —
Dance — — — — $37,272 3 —
Drama and Theatre Arts 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $37,642 3 —
Studio Art 6 — 0% / 100% 0% $38,754 4 —
Criminology 12 — 8% / 92% 0% $45,884 10 94%
Forensic Science and Technology 9 +5 0% / 100% 0% $51,870 22 —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $49,625
ROI Percentile 50th

Retention & Graduation

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

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 49.8% 49.8% 2012 Graduated: 61.0% 61.0% 2013 Graduated: 59.9% 59.9% 2014 Graduated: 69.1% 69.1% 2015 Graduated: 58.5% 58.5% 2016 Graduated: 56.0% 56.0% 2017 Graduated: 50.4% 50.4% 2018 Graduated: 45.5% 45.5% 2019 Graduated: 51.1% 51.1% 2020 Graduated: 62.4% 62.4% 2021 Graduated: 63.7% 63.7% 2022 Graduated: 62.4% 62.4% 2023 Graduated: 58.2% 58.2% 2024 Graduated: 60.4% 60.4%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Men: 33.3% 33.3% 2013 Men: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Men: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Men: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Men: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Men: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Men: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 Men: 100.0% 100.0% 2023 Men: 100.0% 100.0% 2024 Men: 100.0% 100.0% 2011 Women: 49.5% 49.5% 2012 Women: 61.4% 61.4% 2013 Women: 60.2% 60.2% 2014 Women: 69.1% 69.1% 2015 Women: 58.8% 58.8% 2016 Women: 56.7% 56.7% 2017 Women: 50.0% 50.0% 2018 Women: 45.1% 45.1% 2019 Women: 51.4% 51.4% 2020 Women: 62.1% 62.1% 2021 Women: 63.7% 63.7% 2022 Women: 62.4% 62.4% 2023 Women: 58.0% 58.0% 2024 Women: 60.2% 60.2%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Asian Black Hispanic White
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Asian: 66.7% 66.7% 2012 Asian: 50.0% 50.0% 2013 Asian: 33.3% 33.3% 2014 Asian: 66.7% 66.7% 2015 Asian: 66.7% 66.7% 2016 Asian: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Asian: 42.9% 42.9% 2019 Asian: 33.3% 33.3% 2020 Asian: 100.0% 100.0% 2021 Asian: 62.5% 62.5% 2022 Asian: 62.5% 62.5% 2023 Asian: 66.7% 66.7% 2024 Asian: 28.6% 28.6% 2011 Black: 20.0% 20.0% 2012 Black: 50.0% 50.0% 2013 Black: 20.0% 20.0% 2014 Black: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Black: 30.0% 30.0% 2016 Black: 33.3% 33.3% 2017 Black: 55.6% 55.6% 2018 Black: 31.8% 31.8% 2019 Black: 47.6% 47.6% 2020 Black: 57.7% 57.7% 2021 Black: 44.8% 44.8% 2022 Black: 52.9% 52.9% 2023 Black: 51.9% 51.9% 2024 Black: 45.5% 45.5% 2011 Hispanic: 62.5% 62.5% 2012 Hispanic: 36.4% 36.4% 2013 Hispanic: 31.6% 31.6% 2014 Hispanic: 52.4% 52.4% 2015 Hispanic: 43.8% 43.8% 2016 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2017 Hispanic: 41.7% 41.7% 2018 Hispanic: 23.8% 23.8% 2019 Hispanic: 36.4% 36.4% 2020 Hispanic: 58.3% 58.3% 2021 Hispanic: 60.6% 60.6% 2022 Hispanic: 45.0% 45.0% 2023 Hispanic: 47.8% 47.8% 2024 Hispanic: 61.8% 61.8% 2011 White: 50.8% 50.8% 2012 White: 63.2% 63.2% 2013 White: 64.2% 64.2% 2014 White: 69.2% 69.2% 2015 White: 61.1% 61.1% 2016 White: 59.7% 59.7% 2017 White: 52.4% 52.4% 2018 White: 53.7% 53.7% 2019 White: 56.3% 56.3% 2020 White: 61.9% 61.9% 2021 White: 70.4% 70.4% 2022 White: 66.7% 66.7% 2023 White: 60.7% 60.7% 2024 White: 64.1% 64.1%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Health Sciences 34.3% 73 14% / 86% 7% $76,227 78 95%
Humanities & Social Sciences 23.0% 49 2% / 98% 0% $48,395 14 92%
Professional 9.9% 21 5% / 95% 0% $48,449 14 94%
Education 8.0% 17 6% / 94% 0% $59,369 44 95%
Business & Economics 7.0% 15 40% / 60% 40% $64,616 58 —
Arts 5.2% 11 0% / 100% 0% $44,427 8 —
Agriculture & Food Science 4.7% 10 0% / 100% 0% $54,137 28 100%
Life & Natural Sciences 4.7% 10 0% / 100% 0% $59,742 45 —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.3% 7 0% / 100% 0% $63,673 56 —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — — — — —

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.

Admissions

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

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 62% 62% 62%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 62.3% 62.3% 2012 Acceptance: 61.1% 61.1% 2013 Acceptance: 58.8% 58.8% 2014 Acceptance: 52.3% 52.3% 2015 Acceptance: 67.5% 67.5% 2016 Acceptance: 66.5% 66.5% 2017 Acceptance: 63.3% 63.3% 2018 Acceptance: 57.2% 57.2% 2019 Acceptance: 60.9% 60.9% 2020 Acceptance: 52.5% 52.5% 2021 Acceptance: 68.8% 68.8% 2022 Acceptance: 84.2% 84.2% 2023 Acceptance: 99.1% 99.1% 2024 Acceptance: 84.1% 84.1% 2011 Yield: 20.3% 20.3% 2012 Yield: 20.7% 20.7% 2013 Yield: 22.6% 22.6% 2014 Yield: 26.1% 26.1% 2015 Yield: 24.4% 24.4% 2016 Yield: 22.8% 22.8% 2017 Yield: 27.8% 27.8% 2018 Yield: 27.0% 27.0% 2019 Yield: 24.5% 24.5% 2020 Yield: 18.8% 18.8% 2021 Yield: 19.8% 19.8% 2022 Yield: 16.7% 16.7% 2023 Yield: 13.6% 13.6% 2024 Yield: 13.5% 13.5%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 924 924 2012 Applicants: 1,157 1,157 2013 Applicants: 1,063 1,063 2014 Applicants: 1,246 1,246 2015 Applicants: 1,086 1,086 2016 Applicants: 1,193 1,193 2017 Applicants: 1,208 1,208 2018 Applicants: 1,343 1,343 2019 Applicants: 1,375 1,375 2020 Applicants: 1,851 1,851 2021 Applicants: 1,233 1,233 2022 Applicants: 946 946 2023 Applicants: 1,152 1,152 2024 Applicants: 1,362 1,362 2011 Admitted: 576 576 2012 Admitted: 707 707 2013 Admitted: 625 625 2014 Admitted: 652 652 2015 Admitted: 733 733 2016 Admitted: 793 793 2017 Admitted: 765 765 2018 Admitted: 768 768 2019 Admitted: 837 837 2020 Admitted: 971 971 2021 Admitted: 848 848 2022 Admitted: 797 797 2023 Admitted: 1,142 1,142 2024 Admitted: 1,145 1,145 2011 Enrolled: 117 117 2012 Enrolled: 146 146 2013 Enrolled: 141 141 2014 Enrolled: 170 170 2015 Enrolled: 179 179 2016 Enrolled: 181 181 2017 Enrolled: 213 213 2018 Enrolled: 207 207 2019 Enrolled: 205 205 2020 Enrolled: 183 183 2021 Enrolled: 168 168 2022 Enrolled: 133 133 2023 Enrolled: 155 155 2024 Enrolled: 155 155

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 1000 1200 1400 1600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 900 900 2012 25th: 870 870 2013 25th: 840 840 2014 25th: 888 888 2015 25th: 830 830 2016 25th: 880 880 2017 25th: 940 940 2018 25th: 940 940 2019 25th: 963 963 2020 25th: 970 970 2021 25th: 1020 1020 2022 25th: 980 980 2023 25th: 1000 1000 2011 75th: 1100 1100 2012 75th: 1110 1110 2013 75th: 1050 1050 2014 75th: 1120 1120 2015 75th: 1080 1080 2016 75th: 1090 1090 2017 75th: 1170 1170 2018 75th: 1170 1170 2019 75th: 1180 1180 2020 75th: 1170 1170 2021 75th: 1210 1210 2022 75th: 1230 1230 2023 75th: 1230 1230

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 450 500 550 600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 440 440 2012 25th: 440 440 2013 25th: 410 410 2014 25th: 450 450 2015 25th: 410 410 2016 25th: 440 440 2017 25th: 460 460 2018 25th: 460 460 2019 25th: 470 470 2020 25th: 480 480 2021 25th: 490 490 2022 25th: 460 460 2023 25th: 480 480 2011 75th: 540 540 2012 75th: 560 560 2013 75th: 530 530 2014 75th: 550 550 2015 75th: 530 530 2016 75th: 540 540 2017 75th: 570 570 2018 75th: 570 570 2019 75th: 580 580 2020 75th: 570 570 2021 75th: 590 590 2022 75th: 595 595 2023 75th: 570 570

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 460 460 2012 25th: 430 430 2013 25th: 430 430 2014 25th: 438 438 2015 25th: 420 420 2016 25th: 440 440 2017 25th: 480 480 2018 25th: 480 480 2019 25th: 493 493 2020 25th: 490 490 2021 25th: 530 530 2022 25th: 520 520 2023 25th: 520 520 2011 75th: 560 560 2012 75th: 550 550 2013 75th: 520 520 2014 75th: 570 570 2015 75th: 550 550 2016 75th: 550 550 2017 75th: 600 600 2018 75th: 600 600 2019 75th: 600 600 2020 75th: 600 600 2021 75th: 620 620 2022 75th: 635 635 2023 75th: 660 660

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2021 Submitted: 37.0% 37.0% 2022 Submitted: 17.0% 17.0% 2023 Submitted: 18.0% 18.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.