Cedarville University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Baptist
Population 300,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,305 (17%)
Days Without Precipitation 227 (14%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,020
Men / Women 46% / 54%
From State 41%
From Region 24%
Athletes 299 (7.5%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 85%
Hispanic 4%
Mixed 4%
Asian 3%
International 3%
Black 2%
Native American 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
Cedarville University 788 44% 89% 2% 1% 3% 2% $68,866 39 -0.56 65 94%
Civil Engineering 18 — 83% 89% 0% 0% 6% 0% $89,534 31 -0.40 88 — — — — —
Computer Engineering 7 — 100% 71% 14% 0% 14% 0% $113,883 54 -0.15 98 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 13 — 92% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $107,589 32 -0.45 96 100% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 34 — 94% 91% 3% 3% 0% 0% $94,598 26 -0.58 91 100% — — — —
Computer Science 37 +1 78% 89% 0% 3% 3% 5% $118,175 48 -0.20 98 100% — — — —
Cybersecurity 9 +10 89% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $88,743 41 -0.26 88 — — — — —
Chemistry 3 +4 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,207 33 -0.33 64 — — — — —
Geosciences 5 — 80% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,456 45 -0.24 50 — — — — —
Mathematics 5 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,931 41 -0.43 73 — — — — —
Physics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $76,708 28 -0.50 77 — — — — —
Biology 8 +4 12% 75% 12% 0% 0% 0% $65,358 45 -0.13 57 — — — — —
Molecular Biology 22 +1 32% 91% 5% 0% 0% 0% $64,415 18 -0.63 55 — — — — —
Environmental Science 5 +1 60% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,710 31 -0.50 29 — — — — —
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services 26 — 23% 92% 0% 0% 4% 0% $75,915 75 +0.51 76 95% — — — —
Athletic Training 6 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,451 48 -0.06 66 — — — — —
Exercise Science 11 — 27% 91% 9% 0% 0% 0% $45,968 2 -1.84 11 96% — — — —
Nursing 82 — 12% 85% 2% 2% 2% 1% $73,167 1 -1.90 72 89% — — — —
Pharmaceutical Sciences 8 — 50% 75% 12% 0% 0% 12% $124,957 50 +0.25 99 97% — — — —
Accounting 22 +1 45% 86% 5% 0% 0% 5% $87,733 56 +0.05 87 96% — — — —
Business Administration 34 — 71% 88% 0% 0% 9% 0% $68,776 35 -0.46 65 95% — — — —
Finance 36 +5 92% 89% 0% 0% 3% 6% $96,960 54 -0.07 92 94% — — — —
International Business 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $81,953 62 -0.08 82 — — — — —
Management Information Systems 7 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $82,509 32 -0.57 83 — — — — —
Managerial Economics 5 +1 80% 80% 0% 0% 0% 20% $87,679 39 -0.39 87 — — — — —
Marketing 13 +1 23% 85% 0% 8% 0% 8% $69,235 22 -0.65 65 100% — — — —
Sports Management 6 — 67% 67% 0% 17% 0% 17% $45,968 4 -1.62 11 96% — — — —
Biblical Studies 36 — 61% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,500 96 +1.68 56 100% — — — —
Biblical Studies (Missions) — — — — — — — — $56,556 84 +0.71 34 — — — — —
English 13 +1 23% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,854 28 -0.56 14 — — — — —
General Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,731 20 -0.63 20 — — — — —
History 10 — 70% 90% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,025 22 -0.67 18 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies — — — — — — — — $53,436 32 -0.37 26 — — — — —
Linguistics 15 +2 20% 73% 7% 0% 7% 0% $49,684 20 -0.75 17 — — — — —
Religious Education — — — — — — — — $54,930 77 +0.50 30 — — — — —
Spanish 4 +3 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,927 22 -0.72 18 — — — — —
Technical Writing 10 — 10% 80% 0% 10% 0% 0% $48,203 31 -0.51 14 — — — — —
Worship Ministry 12 — 33% 92% 0% 0% 8% 0% $56,517 84 +0.70 34 — — — — —
Youth Ministry — — — — — — — — $57,732 85 +0.85 38 — — — — —
Communication 25 — 4% 92% 4% 0% 0% 4% $52,825 18 -0.84 24 85% — — — —
Digital Communication 18 — 50% 83% 0% 0% 6% 11% $40,765 1 -1.97 5 100% — — — —
International Studies 4 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 0% 25% $58,497 14 -0.74 40 — — — — —
Political Science 14 — 50% 86% 0% 7% 0% 0% $66,876 36 -0.39 61 — — — — —
Psychology 39 — 21% 79% 5% 3% 5% 3% $39,606 0 -2.35 4 91% — — — —
Social Work 22 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,274 46 +0.00 26 89% — — — —
Biology Education — — — — — — — — $47,059 5 -1.03 12 100% — — — —
Elementary Education 34 — 6% 94% 0% 0% 3% 0% $48,170 23 -0.61 14 84% — — — —
English Education 7 — 14% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,059 5 -1.18 12 100% — — — —
Mathematics Education 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,059 5 -1.03 12 100% — — — —
Middle School Education 10 — 20% 90% 0% 0% 10% 0% $48,170 16 -0.81 14 84% — — — —
Physical Education — — — — — — — — $47,059 7 -1.32 12 100% — — — —
Science Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,059 5 -1.03 12 100% — — — —
Social Studies Education 4 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,059 3 -1.40 12 100% — — — —
Spanish Education — — — — — — — — $47,059 5 -1.18 12 100% — — — —
Special Education 3 +4 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,522 7 -1.27 13 — — — — —
Graphic Design 13 — 23% 92% 0% 0% 0% 8% $61,426 59 +0.11 47 97% — — — —
Industrial Design 19 — 68% 89% 5% 0% 5% 0% $61,426 59 +0.11 47 97% — — — —
Music 7 +2 43% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,885 38 -0.31 8 — — — — —
Music Education 5 — 40% 80% 0% 0% 0% 20% $47,059 51 +0.03 12 100% — — — —
Music Pedagogy 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,723 38 -0.32 8 — — — — —
Music Performance 3 — 33% 33% 0% 0% 0% 33% $43,815 38 -0.32 8 — — — — —
Music Theory and Composition 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $43,819 38 -0.31 8 — — — — —
Studio Art 2 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,338 54 +0.05 13 — — — — —
Theater 2 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $44,088 56 +0.14 8 — — — — —
Forensic Science and Technology 8 — 12% 88% 0% 0% 12% 0% $58,919 48 -0.13 41 — — — — —
Police Science 15 — 53% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,359 50 -0.07 42 — — — — —
Pre-Law 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,000 54 +0.01 44 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $38,367
ROI Percentile 65th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 90%
4-Year Graduation Rate 62%
6-Year Graduation Rate 72%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

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
Health Sciences 16.9% 133 20% 87% 3% 2% 2% 2% $74,402 38 -1.21 74 91% —
Business & Economics 15.9% 125 68% 87% 1% 2% 3% 5% $80,918 55 -0.33 81 96% —
Social Sciences 15.5% 122 21% 87% 2% 2% 2% 4% $48,699 5 -1.28 15 91% —
Humanities 12.8% 101 40% 92% 1% 1% 2% 0% $55,448 53 +0.35 31 100% —
Engineering 9.1% 72 92% 90% 3% 1% 3% 0% $97,553 29 -0.47 93 100% —
Education 7.9% 62 15% 94% 0% 0% 3% 0% $47,870 15 -0.82 14 88% —
Arts 6.9% 54 43% 83% 2% 0% 7% 6% $54,700 64 -0.00 29 98% —
Computer Science 5.8% 46 80% 91% 0% 2% 2% 4% $112,417 53 -0.21 98 100% —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.8% 30 27% 87% 7% 0% 0% 0% $64,666 35 -0.50 56 — —
Professional 3.0% 24 42% 96% 0% 0% 4% 0% $59,239 24 -0.09 42 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.8% 14 79% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,805 21 -0.34 65 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.6% 5 60% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,710 25 -0.50 29 — —

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.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 68 $59K $59K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 68 $250K $250K $0
Baseball 37 $484K $484K $0
Cross Country 36 $171K $171K $0
Soccer 30 $509K $509K $0
Basketball 14 $784K $784K $0
Tennis 10 $139K $139K $0
Golf 7 $121K $121K $0
Total 165 $2.5M $2.5M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 41 $35K $35K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 41 $147K $147K $0
Soccer 28 $531K $531K $0
Cross Country 23 $171K $171K $0
Softball 21 $361K $361K $0
Volleyball 17 $520K $520K $0
Basketball 15 $783K $783K $0
Tennis 12 $166K $166K $0
Total 134 $2.7M $2.7M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 109 $95K $95K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 109 $397K $397K $0
Cross Country 59 $343K $343K $0
Soccer 58 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Baseball 37 $484K $484K $0
Basketball 29 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Tennis 22 $305K $305K $0
Softball 21 $361K $361K $0
Volleyball 17 $520K $520K $0
Golf 7 $121K $121K $0
Total 299 $6.7M $6.7M $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 62%
Yield (non-ED) 34%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

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

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
Submitted Test Scores 79%
SAT Range 1130 – 1360
SAT Math Range 550 – 670
SAT RW Range 580 – 690