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Cedar Crest College

Allentown, Pennsylvania·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·cedarcrest.edu
6-yr Graduation
60%
-5.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Total enrollment
1,290
peer median 3,063
Avg net price
$18,659
-$7.1k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
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About

Cedar Crest College is a private liberal arts women's college in Allentown, Pennsylvania. In the fall of 2024, the college enrolled 886 undergraduate and 362 graduate students. Students of all genders can pursue degree programs through the School of Adult and Graduate Education (SAGE) at the undergraduate and graduate level.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
1,362
1,362 candidates competed
Admitted
1,145
84.1% acceptance rate
Enrolled
155
13.5% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
60%-5.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
4-year graduation
51%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
60%
Full-time retention
71%

Pell equity

7.6pp gap
Pell recipients
56%50 of 89
Non-Pell (all)
64%75 of 118
Subsidized loan, no Pell
53%40 of 75
No Federal Aid
81%35 of 43

Non-Pell students graduate at a 7.6-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 75 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 74 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
75
Passing
1
1.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

75programs
  • Passing1 · 1.3%
  • No Data74 · 98.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
1
No data
74

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

1
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+138.3%
$84,041 vs $35,274

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

1
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
37%
$31,375 debt · $84,041 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1944Next review Jan 2031

Programmatic accreditations · 11

Action history · 15

  1. Apr 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
  2. Apr 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (MNUR) - Master's program
  3. Apr 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels
  4. Apr 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
  5. Dec 2023Initial Accreditation
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTD) - Programs leading to a Doctoral Degree

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$21,044
$30–48k$24,250
$48–75k$21,490
$75–110k$19,909
$110k+$11,008

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$18,659
-$7,075vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs median $25,735
Federal loans
70.3%
In-state tuition
$46,314
Out-of-state
$46,314

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 434 students received $2.4M in Pell grants, alongside $15.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
434
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.4M
$2,409,044 total
Direct Loans
$15.5M
1,608 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.1M
528 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.1M
596 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$4.4M
264 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.6M
93 loan awards
Grad PLUS$5.3M
127 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 530 borrowers who entered repayment, 8 (1.5%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.5%
-0.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
530
Defaulted
8
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
5.3%
2017
5.9%
2018
2.3%
2019
1.5%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Cedar Crest College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs68
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

305 total completions
01Health Professions
12440.7%
02Education
3210.5%
03Social Sciences
268.5%
04Business
247.9%
05Psychology
216.9%
06Family/Consumer Sci
196.2%
07Security/Protective
165.2%
08Public Admin
154.9%
09English Language
144.6%
10Biological Sciences
144.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
1,290
12-mo unduplicated
1,589
Undergraduate
1,031
Graduate
558

Gender split

Men
11%180
Women
89%1,409

Race / ethnicity composition

White
46.9%
Hispanic
17.8%
Unknown
12.2%
Black
10.2%
Non-resident
6.6%
Asian
3.6%
Two or more
1.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
132
0 M · 132 W
Women athletes
100.0%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$1.1M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
—
$0
Recruiting expense
—
$40K
Head-coach salaries
—
$43K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 11

Track and Field (Outdoor)
— · 23 W
$51K
Soccer
— · 22 W
$86K
Field Hockey
— · 20 W
$88K
Lacrosse
— · 18 W
$96K
Softball
— · 16 W
$130K
Swimming
— · 15 W
$75K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.60
2 offenses · 1,248 students

3-year trend

1.392 yrs ago0.001 yr ago1.60Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
4
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
5
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
3

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
1
Fondling
1

By location

2total
  • On campus2

Includes 2 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
1
Dating violence
0
Stalking
1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs02
Liquor02

Residence-hall fires

  • Butz Hall1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Steinbright Hall1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
9.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
76

Cedar Crest College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Cedar Crest College selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectCedar Crest College
60%—1,290$18,659Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Albright College
51%76.3%1,380$20,024Baccalaureate
Alvernia University
56%58.1%2,796$28,138Doctoral/Professional
DeSales University
72%77.1%2,972$31,643Doctoral/Professional
Drexel University
78%79.4%21,153$38,509R1 Research
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
43%92.1%5,633$18,134Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
54%90.8%7,467$21,331Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
La Salle University
58%96.6%3,153$19,409Doctoral/Professional
Moravian University
72%54.2%2,745$30,670Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Muhlenberg College
82%72.0%1,788$28,905Baccalaureate
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
86%60.6%50,737$32,875R1 Research
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley
18%97.4%867$18,220—
Temple University
75%80.4%29,640$28,198R1 Research
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
71%78.4%17,171$23,331R2 Research
Peer group median66%78.4%3,063$25,735

Institutions like Cedar Crest College

Explore the federal data for institutions in Cedar Crest College's comparison group.

IPEDS

Cedar Crest College Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness
Phone
610-606-4666
Address
100 College Drive, Allentown, PA 18104

The Office of Institutional Research (OIR) strives to serve the College community by providing accurate, relevant, and timely data to both internal and external constituencies and informs the decision making and planning processes that support the College’s mission and goals.

Visit IR office page
Team
1 member
  • Lyn Williams
    Registrar and Director of Institutional Effectiveness

Common Data Set

Cedar Crest College's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

Source publications

Reports & documents (2)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Notable alumni of Cedar Crest College (7)

A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

  • Jane Amsterdam
    Journalism
  • Shushan Avagyan
    Literature
  • Rita Kogler Carver
    Theater
  • Judy McGrath
    Television
  • Dorothy Page
    Entertainment
  • Suzanne Fisher Staples
    Literature
  • Blenda Wilson
    Education

Frequently asked questions about Cedar Crest College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Cedar Crest College.

What is the graduation rate at Cedar Crest College?

Cedar Crest College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 60% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Cedar Crest College?

Cedar Crest College reports a total enrollment of 1,290 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Cedar Crest College?

The average net price at Cedar Crest College is $18,659 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Cedar Crest College?

Cedar Crest College's yield rate is 13.5%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Cedar Crest College located?

Cedar Crest College is located in Allentown, Pennsylvania 18104-6196.

Who runs Institutional Research at Cedar Crest College?

Cedar Crest College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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