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Felician University

Lodi, New Jersey·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·felician.edu
Acceptance
94.0%
+15.6pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
6-yr Graduation
47%
-9.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Total enrollment
2,427
peer median 2,207
Avg net price
$40,045
+$16k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

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

Applied
2,254
2,254 candidates competed
Admitted
2,119
94.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
350
16.5% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
47%-9.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
4-year graduation
27%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
47%
Full-time retention
76%

Pell equity

7.8pp gap
Pell recipients
44%80 of 180
Non-Pell (all)
52%56 of 108
Subsidized loan, no Pell
54%22 of 41
No Federal Aid
51%34 of 67

Non-Pell students graduate at a 7.8-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.

Of 68 Title IV programs, 10 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 58 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
68
Passing
10
14.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

68programs
  • Passing10 · 14.7%
  • No Data58 · 85.3%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
2
Safe
8
No data
58

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.

10
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
+20.4%
$58,571 vs $48,653
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+22.8%
$75,927 vs $61,854
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+30.9%
$87,580 vs $66,899
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+36.9%
$49,389 vs $36,082
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+50.5%
$54,288 vs $36,082
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+72.6%
$62,282 vs $36,082
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
+85.4%
$66,879 vs $36,082
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+107.2%
$74,746 vs $36,082

Debt vs earnings

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

10
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
99%
$58,100 debt · $58,571 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
55%
$27,000 debt · $49,389 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
52%
$39,500 debt · $75,927 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
46%
$24,750 debt · $54,288 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
44%
$38,500 debt · $87,580 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
41%
$25,500 debt · $62,282 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
39%
$25,798 debt · $66,879 earn
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
35%
$26,374 debt · $74,746 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1974Next review Jan 2028

Programmatic accreditations · 7

Action history · 8

  1. Oct 2025Initial Accreditation
    American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · Counseling Psychology (COPSYD) - PsyD Doctoral programs
  2. Apr 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels
  3. Apr 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  4. Apr 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
  5. Jun 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$39,626
$30–48k$39,938
$48–75k$41,909
$75–110k$41,077
$110k+$38,120

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

Avg net price (private)
$40,045
+$16,137vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs median $23,908
Federal loans
55.0%
In-state tuition
$39,300
Out-of-state
$39,300

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 1,082 students received $6.8M in Pell grants, alongside $13.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,082
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$6.8M
$6,827,652 total
Direct Loans
$13.4M
2,243 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$3.5M
894 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$4.0M
979 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$3.5M
209 loan awards
Parent PLUS$2.0M
128 loan awards
Grad PLUS$488K
33 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.

Of 534 borrowers who entered repayment, 12 (2.2%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.2%
-0.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
534
Defaulted
12
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
10.1%
2017
10.3%
2018
6.1%
2019
2.2%
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 Felician

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs51
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

553 total completions
01Health Professions
23742.9%
02Business
9717.5%
03Education
6511.8%
04Psychology
5910.7%
05Biological Sciences
407.2%
06Security/Protective
193.4%
07Computer Sciences
142.5%
08Multi/Interdisciplinary
101.8%
09Mathematics
71.3%
10Social Sciences
50.9%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
2,427
12-mo unduplicated
3,012
Undergraduate
2,209
Graduate
803

Gender split

Men
27%822
Women
73%2,190

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
44.3%
White
21.4%
Black
17.8%
Non-resident
6.0%
Asian
5.7%
Two or more
2.6%
Unknown
1.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
416
225 M · 191 W
Women athletes
45.9%
Athletic aid
$3.7M
Total student aid
Budget
$7.3M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$1.8M
$1.9M
Recruiting expense
$18K
$20K
Head-coach salaries
$31K
$30K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 11

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
95 M · 87 W
$792K
Soccer
54 M · 35 W
$989K
Baseball
57 M ·
$827K
Lacrosse
29 M · 19 W
$762K
Basketball
18 M · 15 W
$1.2M
Softball
· 31 W
$520K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.34
3 offenses · 2,236 students

3-year trend

0.832 yrs ago3.721 yr ago1.34Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
13
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
25
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
2
Burglary
1

By location

3total
  • On campus2
  • Public property1

VAWA offenses

2
Domestic violence
6
Dating violence
1
Stalking
9 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs05
Liquor07

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.

Student-to-faculty
15.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
79

Felician vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Felician selected for federal comparison reporting.

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
SubjectFelician University
47%94.0%2,427$40,045Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
57%71.3%2,005$24,691Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
55%83.1%1,398$20,503Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
51%71.0%871$23,125Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
65%73.8%2,408$22,655Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
65%88.9%2,491$25,522Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Peer group median56%78.4%2,207$23,908

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Felician Institutional Research office

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

Office
Office of Institutional Research
Email
registrar [at] felician.edu
Phone
201-355-1465
Address
One Felician Way, Rutherford, NJ 07070-1612

The Office of Institutional Assessment is guided by two principal directions: the Felician University Mission and the Seven Standards established by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE). At the core of all practices pursued by Institutional Assessment is an understanding that our ultimate goal is to support students in their quest for knowledge.

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Frequently asked questions about Felician University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Felician.

What is the acceptance rate at Felician University?

Felician University's acceptance rate is 94.0% (2,119 admitted from 2,254 applicants), based on the latest IPEDS.

What is the graduation rate at Felician University?

Felician University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 47% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Felician University?

Felician University reports a total enrollment of 2,427 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Felician University?

The average net price at Felician University is $40,045 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Felician University?

Felician University's yield rate is 16.5%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Felician University located?

Felician University is located in Lodi, New Jersey 07644.

Who runs Institutional Research at Felician University?

Felician University's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research.

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.
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.
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.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
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.
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.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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