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Neumann University

Aston, Pennsylvania·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·neumann.edu
6-yr Graduation
54%
-3.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Total enrollment
2,244
peer median 1,923
Avg net price
$28,714
+$726 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
4,215
4,215 candidates competed
Admitted
3,426
81.3% acceptance rate
Enrolled
349
10.2% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
54%-3.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
4-year graduation
36%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
53%
Full-time retention
72%

Pell equity

10.0pp gap
Pell recipients
47%
Non-Pell
57%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 10.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

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

Of 55 Title IV programs, 16 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 39 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
55
Passing
16
29.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

55programs
  • Passing16 · 29.1%
  • No Data39 · 70.9%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
15
No data
39

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.

16
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+15.2%
$40,632 vs $35,274
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+32.3%
$46,653 vs $35,274
Educational Administration and Supervision
Master's Degree · Education
+39.8%
$64,871 vs $46,391
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+39.9%
$49,337 vs $35,274
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+41.8%
$83,317 vs $58,761
Special Education and Teaching
Bachelor Degree · Education
+55.5%
$54,846 vs $35,274
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+63.6%
$57,721 vs $35,274
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+66.1%
$58,579 vs $35,274

Debt vs earnings

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

15
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
126%
$104,723 debt · $83,317 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
76%
$31,000 debt · $40,632 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
63%
$31,000 debt · $49,337 earn
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
58%
$27,000 debt · $46,653 earn
Special Education and Teaching
Bachelor Degree · Education
49%
$27,000 debt · $54,846 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
47%
$27,000 debt · $57,721 earn
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
46%
$27,000 debt · $58,579 earn
Educational Administration and Supervision
Master's Degree · Education
46%
$29,577 debt · $64,871 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1972Next review Jan 2033

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 8

  1. Jun 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  2. 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
  3. Oct 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapist
  4. Sep 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (MNUR) - Master's program
  5. Jun 2023Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (MNUR) - Master's program

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$25,012
$30–48k$25,557
$48–75k$27,393
$75–110k$31,756
$110k+$34,049

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

Avg net price (private)
$28,714
+$726vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs median $27,989
Federal loans
70.4%
In-state tuition
$37,300
Out-of-state
$37,300

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 834 students received $4.8M in Pell grants, alongside $20.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
834
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$4.8M
$4,776,831 total
Direct Loans
$20.0M
2,757 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$3.8M
948 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$4.0M
1,112 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$5.4M
322 loan awards
Parent PLUS$5.5M
307 loan awards
Grad PLUS$1.3M
68 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 788 borrowers who entered repayment, 18 (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
788
Defaulted
18
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
9.8%
2017
9.4%
2018
6.6%
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 Neumann

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs48
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

505 total completions
01Health Professions
16833.3%
02Education
8717.2%
03Security/Protective
6312.5%
04Business
499.7%
05Liberal Arts
479.3%
06Parks/Recreation
255.0%
07Psychology
234.6%
08Communication
153.0%
09Theology
153.0%
10Computer Sciences
132.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
2,244
12-mo unduplicated
2,555
Undergraduate
1,862
Graduate
693

Gender split

Men
37%933
Women
63%1,622

Race / ethnicity composition

White
49.3%
Black
32.9%
Hispanic
8.5%
Two or more
3.1%
Asian
2.4%
Unknown
2.2%
Non-resident
1.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
357
187 M · 170 W
Women athletes
47.6%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$2.5M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$5K
$1K
Head-coach salaries
$31K
$29K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 13

Ice Hockey
29 M · 28 W
$484K
Soccer
29 M · 26 W
$229K
Lacrosse
31 M · 21 W
$246K
Baseball
44 M ·
$157K
Volleyball
13 M · 17 W
$125K
Basketball
16 M · 14 W
$192K

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
0.46
1 offenses · 2,155 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.451 yr ago0.46Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
7
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
3

Criminal offenses by type

Fondling
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

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

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs025
Liquor08

Residence-hall fires

  • Glen Riddle Hall1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
13.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
80

Neumann vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Neumann 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
SubjectNeumann University
54%2,244$28,714Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Wilson College
48%92.1%1,907$21,241Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
King's College
60%93.1%1,939$23,281Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Mercyhurst University
64%81.0%2,632$27,263Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Cairn University-Langhorne
60%88.2%1,097$29,577Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Chestnut Hill College
49%74.5%1,288$29,944Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Peer group median57%88.2%1,923$27,989

Frequently asked questions about Neumann University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Neumann.

What is the graduation rate at Neumann University?

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

How many students attend Neumann University?

Neumann University reports a total enrollment of 2,244 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Neumann University?

The average net price at Neumann University is $28,714 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Neumann University?

Neumann University's yield rate is 10.2%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Neumann University located?

Neumann University is located in Aston, Pennsylvania 19014-1298.

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