Eastern University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Baptist
Population 4,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,540 (45%)
Days Without Precipitation 248 (54%)

Honors College

Name Templeton Honors College
Students 120 (7%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,777
Men / Women 44% / 56%
From State 54%
From Region 34%
Athletes 643 (38.2%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 43%
Black 27%
Hispanic 18%
Mixed 5%
Asian 2%
International 1%
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
Eastern University 317 30% 60% 3% 17% 13% 1% $58,733 7 -0.76 41 95% 7.2%
Computer Science 4 — 100% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $72,688 2 -1.53 72 — — — — —
Data Science 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $70,464 2 -1.85 68 — — — — —
Chemistry 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,273 34 -0.32 64 — — — — —
Mathematics 9 — 89% 67% 11% 0% 22% 0% $69,097 29 -0.61 65 — — — — —
Biochemistry 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,510 22 -0.44 60 — — — — —
Biology 10 — 20% 60% 10% 0% 20% 0% $64,454 40 -0.23 56 — — — — —
Environmental Science 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,793 18 -0.86 22 — — — — —
Exercise Science 9 — 44% 67% 0% 0% 22% 0% $55,285 24 -0.76 31 95% — — — —
Health Sciences 9 — 33% 44% 0% 33% 11% 0% $63,528 39 -0.34 53 — — — — —
Nursing 36 — 22% 78% 0% 14% 8% 0% $88,737 42 -0.35 88 100% — — — —
Nursing Education — — — — — — — — $88,737 42 -0.35 88 100% — — — —
Accounting and Finance 7 — 100% 57% 0% 0% 29% 0% $72,384 17 -0.95 71 96% — — — —
Business Administration 41 — 54% 46% 10% 12% 17% 7% $66,488 28 -0.58 60 93% 6.5% — — —
Entrepreneurship — — — — — — — — $67,734 38 -0.36 63 — — — — —
Marketing 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $69,142 22 -0.66 66 94% — — — —
Organizational Leadership 8 — 12% 0% 12% 88% 0% 0% $66,488 20 -0.68 60 93% 6.5% — — —
Biblical Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,006 25 -0.59 11 — — — — —
English Literature 5 — 20% 80% 0% 20% 0% 0% $45,511 16 -0.84 10 89% — — — —
Global Studies and Service — — — — — — — — $45,499 24 -0.66 10 — — — — —
History 7 — 43% 57% 14% 14% 0% 0% $46,553 8 -1.01 12 — — — — —
Liberal Arts 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,825 10 -0.91 14 — — — — —
Philosophy 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,132 10 -1.00 14 — — — — —
Spanish 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $48,503 17 -0.85 15 — — — — —
Theology 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $45,206 23 -0.69 10 — — — — —
Youth Ministry 5 — 20% 40% 0% 60% 0% 0% $51,359 48 +0.07 21 100% — — — —
Communication 8 — 38% 75% 0% 12% 0% 0% $42,397 1 -1.82 7 90% — — — —
Communication Management and Strategic Communications 5 — 20% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,068 8 -1.33 36 — — — — —
Political Science 5 — 40% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $57,670 10 -1.07 38 — — — — —
Psychology 30 — 20% 63% 0% 20% 13% 0% $44,939 3 -1.54 9 93% — — — —
Social Work 7 — 0% 71% 0% 29% 0% 0% $50,007 27 -0.39 18 97% — — — —
Sociology 2 — 0% 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% $47,974 9 -0.81 14 — — — — —
Early Childhood Education 36 — 3% 58% 3% 22% 8% 0% $46,349 15 -0.88 11 97% 8.0% — — —
Early Childhood and Family Studies 31 — 0% 55% 0% 19% 19% 0% $47,780 21 -0.67 14 — — — — —
Middle School Education 2 — 100% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $46,349 12 -1.02 11 97% 8.0% — — —
Special Education 4 — 25% 50% 0% 25% 25% 0% $59,452 68 +0.54 43 93% — — — —
Dance — — — — — — — — $42,052 42 -0.14 6 — — — — —
Music 5 — 0% 40% 0% 0% 20% 0% $40,427 15 -0.68 5 — — — — —
Visual and Performing Arts — — — — — — — — $42,195 43 -0.12 6 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 12 — 50% 42% 0% 25% 25% 0% $55,286 24 -0.64 31 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $41,020
ROI Percentile 41th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 66%
4-Year Graduation Rate 50%
6-Year Graduation Rate 54%
Transfer-Out Rate 11%

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
Education 23.0% 73 5% 56% 3% 21% 14% 0% $47,675 14 -0.72 14 97% 8.0%
Business & Economics 18.3% 58 53% 41% 9% 21% 16% 7% $67,291 19 -0.64 62 94% 6.5%
Social Sciences 18.0% 57 21% 68% 0% 18% 11% 0% $47,492 3 -1.35 13 93% —
Health Sciences 17.0% 54 28% 70% 0% 15% 11% 0% $78,960 58 -0.41 80 99% —
Humanities 7.9% 25 28% 64% 4% 24% 4% 0% $47,626 10 -0.72 14 95% —
Life & Natural Sciences 4.1% 13 31% 69% 8% 0% 15% 0% $64,928 36 -0.28 57 — —
Professional 3.8% 12 50% 42% 0% 25% 25% 0% $55,286 10 -0.64 31 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.5% 11 82% 73% 9% 0% 18% 0% $68,947 22 -0.56 65 — —
Computer Science 2.2% 7 86% 71% 0% 14% 14% 0% $71,735 3 -1.67 70 — —
Arts 1.6% 5 0% 40% 0% 0% 20% 0% $40,427 8 -0.68 5 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.6% 2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,793 15 -0.86 22 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Business & Economics — — — — 6 #168 — —
Health Sciences — — — — 5 #183 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 11 #460 — —

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 D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 151 $924K $702K $221K
Track & Field (combined) 89 $161K $133K $28K
Baseball 82 $368K $381K -$12K
Lacrosse 45 $205K $239K -$33K
Soccer 39 $236K $167K $68K
Basketball 36 $210K $170K $40K
Volleyball 14 $115K $115K $0
Golf 8 $61K $47K $14K
Tennis 8 $34K $29K $5K
Total 453 $2.3M $2.0M $332K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 76 $162K $135K $27K
Soccer 30 $172K $136K $35K
Softball 24 $194K $162K $31K
Basketball 17 $202K $158K $44K
Field Hockey 17 $169K $112K $57K
Volleyball 17 $148K $148K $546
Lacrosse 14 $131K $127K $4K
Tennis 10 $33K $28K $5K
Golf 5 $59K $41K $17K
Total 190 $1.3M $1.1M $224K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 165 $323K $268K $55K
Football 151 $924K $702K $221K
Baseball 82 $368K $381K -$12K
Soccer 69 $408K $303K $104K
Lacrosse 59 $337K $366K -$29K
Basketball 53 $413K $329K $84K
Volleyball 31 $264K $263K $546
Softball 24 $194K $162K $31K
Tennis 18 $68K $57K $11K
Field Hockey 17 $169K $112K $57K
Golf 13 $121K $89K $31K
Total 643 $5.6M $4.9M $632K

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 No
Acceptance Rate 69%
Yield (non-ED) 18%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 69% 69% 69%

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