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Eastern University

Saint Davids, Pennsylvania·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·eastern.edu/about/student-consumer-information
6-yr Graduation
54%
-5.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
8,727
peer median 2,659
Avg net price
$26,662
+$2.6k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
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About

Far Eastern University, also referred to by its acronym FEU, is a private research non-sectarian university in Manila, Philippines. Created by the merger of Far Eastern College and Institute of Accounts, Business and Finance, FEU became a university in 1934 during the term of its first president, Dr. Nicanor B. Reyes, Sr.

Admissions & acceptance rate

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

IPEDS
Applied
3,108
3,108 candidates competed
Admitted
2,821
90.8% acceptance rate
Enrolled
591
21.0% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
54%-5.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
4-year graduation
50%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
60%
Full-time retention
65%

Pell equity

11.6pp gap
Pell recipients
48%92 of 192
Non-Pell (all)
60%124 of 208
Subsidized loan, no Pell
62%68 of 109
No Federal Aid
57%56 of 99

Non-Pell students graduate at a 11.6-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 77 Title IV programs, 18 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 59 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
77
Passing
18
23.4% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

77programs
  • Passing18 · 23.4%
  • No Data59 · 76.6%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
17
No data
59

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.

18
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+17.1%
$41,313 vs $35,274
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
+26.2%
$58,560 vs $46,391
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+29.2%
$75,929 vs $58,761
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+31.3%
$46,324 vs $35,274
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
+31.4%
$60,968 vs $46,391
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+31.7%
$46,441 vs $35,274
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+32.5%
$46,736 vs $35,274
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+34.8%
$47,539 vs $35,274

Debt vs earnings

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

15
Theological and Ministerial Studies
Master's Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
104%
$61,650 debt · $59,040 earn
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
102%
$59,735 debt · $58,560 earn
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
67%
$41,000 debt · $60,968 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
62%
$29,168 debt · $46,736 earn
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
58%
$27,000 debt · $46,324 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
53%
$40,246 debt · $75,929 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
53%
$24,937 debt · $47,539 earn
Criminology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
48%
$27,000 debt · $56,695 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 1954Next review Jan 2031

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 6

  1. Feb 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools · Theology (THEOL) - Freestanding schools, as well as programs affiliated with larger institutions, offering graduate professional education for ministry and graduate study of theology
  2. Jun 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  3. Apr 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  4. Aug 2020Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  5. Jan 2019Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education

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$26,557
$30–48k$22,232
$48–75k$23,373
$75–110k$25,963
$110k+$32,353

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

Avg net price (private)
$26,662
+$2,611vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $24,051
Federal loans
57.3%
In-state tuition
$38,400
Out-of-state
$38,400

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, 1,411 students received $7.2M in Pell grants, alongside $57.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,411
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$7.2M
$7,154,466 total
Direct Loans
$57.7M
5,761 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$6.8M
1,622 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$8.3M
1,747 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$35.8M
2,012 loan awards
Parent PLUS$4.1M
247 loan awards
Grad PLUS$2.7M
133 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 993 borrowers who entered repayment, 13 (1.3%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.3%
-1.0pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
993
Defaulted
13
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
7.0%
2017
7.4%
2018
5.5%
2019
1.3%
2020*
0.1%
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 Eastern

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs68
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

2,477 total completions
01Multi/Interdisciplinary
1,00340.5%
02Business
83333.6%
03Education
28811.6%
04Psychology
813.3%
05Theology
712.9%
06Health Professions
612.5%
07Liberal Arts
512.1%
08Family/Consumer Sci
431.7%
09Public Admin
291.2%
10Communication
170.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
8,727
12-mo unduplicated
12,551
Undergraduate
3,117
Graduate
9,434

Gender split

Men
42%5,301
Women
58%7,250

Race / ethnicity composition

White
40.9%
Black
27.0%
Hispanic
17.3%
Unknown
4.5%
Non-resident
4.5%
Two or more
3.6%
Asian
2.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.0%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
643
453 M · 190 W
Women athletes
29.5%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$4.9M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$64K
$46K
Head-coach salaries
$42K
$45K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 11

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
89 M · 76 W
$268K
Football
151 M · —
$702K
Baseball
82 M · —
$381K
Soccer
39 M · 30 W
$304K
Lacrosse
45 M · 14 W
$367K
Basketball
36 M · 17 W
$329K

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
0.57
4 offenses · 6,981 students

3-year trend

0.682 yrs ago0.351 yr ago0.57Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
9
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
14
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
2
Rape
1
Fondling
1

By location

4total
  • On campus4

Includes 4 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
1
Dating violence
6
Stalking
7 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons05
Drugs032
Liquor071

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
21.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
117

Eastern vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Eastern 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
SubjectEastern University
54%—8,727$26,662Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Alvernia University
56%58.1%2,796$28,138Doctoral/Professional
Cabrini University
51%69.2%—$24,051Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Carlow University
60%86.9%2,416$20,786Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Chatham University
63%62.0%2,309$29,954Doctoral/Professional
Daemen University
59%68.3%2,540$18,693Doctoral/Professional
Gwynedd Mercy University
65%89.6%2,017$27,483Doctoral/Professional
Holy Family University
60%71.0%3,225$13,143Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Hood College
57%77.8%2,101$20,873Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Husson University
59%81.0%3,367$21,005Doctoral/Professional
Marywood University
72%60.6%2,530$23,388Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Neumann University
53%81.3%2,244$27,804Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Rivier University
51%82.6%2,777$28,082Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Saint Peter's University
58%90.3%3,572$12,199Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Salve Regina University
77%68.2%2,791$36,967Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Peer group median59%74.4%2,659$24,051

Institutions like Eastern

Explore the federal data for institutions in Eastern's comparison group.

IPEDS

Eastern Institutional Research office

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

Office
Office of Institutional Research
Reports to Office of Planning and Effectiveness
Phone
610-341-5800
Address
1300 Eagle Road, St. Davids, PA 19087-3696

The Office of Institutional Research serves the information and analytics needs of the University in a timely manner, providing accurate and easily accessible data and visualizations to both internal and external constituencies.

Visit IR office page
Team
3 members
  • Jing Zhao
    Director of Institutional Research
  • Nora Devlin
    Director of Institutional Effectiveness
  • Matthew Cullen
    Associate Director of Institutional Research

Reports & documents (3)

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

Frequently asked questions about Eastern University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Eastern.

What is the graduation rate at Eastern University?

Eastern University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 54% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Eastern University?

Eastern University reports a total enrollment of 8,727 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Eastern University?

The average net price at Eastern University is $26,662 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Eastern University?

Eastern University's yield rate is 21.0%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Eastern University located?

Eastern University is located in Saint Davids, Pennsylvania 19087-3696.

Who runs Institutional Research at Eastern University?

Eastern University's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research, which reports to Office of Planning 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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