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Ursuline College

Pepper Pike, Ohio·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·ursuline.edu
6-yr Graduation
67%
-0.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Total enrollment
970
peer median 1,551
Avg net price
$18,027
-$3.9k 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
738
738 candidates competed
Admitted
553
74.9% acceptance rate
Enrolled
119
21.5% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
67%-0.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
4-year graduation
45%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
67%
Full-time retention
70%

Pell equity

0.0pp gap
Pell recipients
65%
Non-Pell
65%

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates — a notably small equity gap.

Program outcomes

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

Of 59 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 54 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
59
Passing
4
6.8% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
1.7% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.7%
+1.1pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

59programs
  • Passing4 · 6.8%
  • No Data54 · 91.5%
  • Failing1 · 1.7%

Severity spectrum

Critical
1
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
4
No data
54

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.

5
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-22.5%
$43,965 vs $56,700
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+71.0%
$96,976 vs $56,700
Educational Administration and Supervision
Master's Degree · Education
+84.4%
$81,726 vs $44,329
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+97.4%
$111,922 vs $56,700
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+132.7%
$80,981 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

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

3
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
187%
$82,000 debt · $43,965 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
47%
$52,835 debt · $111,922 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
29%
$23,412 debt · $80,981 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1931Next review Aug 2032

Programmatic accreditations · 6

Action history · 4

  1. May 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
  2. Jul 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  3. May 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  4. Sep 2014Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels

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$12,738
$30–48k$14,320
$48–75k$20,362
$75–110k$19,995
$110k+$24,145

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

Avg net price (private)
$18,027
-$3,949vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs median $21,976
Federal loans
86.2%
In-state tuition
$37,860
Out-of-state
$37,860

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 338 students received $1.9M in Pell grants, alongside $13.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
338
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.9M
$1,865,990 total
Direct Loans
$13.0M
1,197 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$1.6M
393 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.8M
401 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$4.5M
222 loan awards
Parent PLUS$611K
40 loan awards
Grad PLUS$4.4M
141 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 369 borrowers who entered repayment, 11 (2.9%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.9%
+0.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
369
Defaulted
11
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
4.6%
2017
4.7%
2018
2.9%
2019
2.9%
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 Ursuline College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs42
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

269 total completions
01Health Professions
20475.8%
02Education
186.7%
03Public Admin
134.8%
04Business
83.0%
05Biological Sciences
72.6%
06Visual/Performing Arts
62.2%
07Parks/Recreation
51.9%
08English Language
31.1%
09Liberal Arts
31.1%
10Physical Sciences
20.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
970
12-mo unduplicated
2,719
Undergraduate
794
Graduate
1,925

Gender split

Men
14%393
Women
86%2,326

Race / ethnicity composition

White
49.7%
Black
27.9%
Two or more
8.7%
Non-resident
4.4%
Asian
3.3%
Unknown
3.2%
Hispanic
1.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
153
0 M · 153 W
Women athletes
100.0%
Athletic aid
$1.2M
Total student aid
Budget
$2.9M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$1.2M
Recruiting expense
$34K
Head-coach salaries
$34K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 10

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
· 74 W
$386K
Soccer
· 31 W
$575K
Other Sports
· 20 W
$132K
Softball
· 16 W
$245K
Volleyball
· 14 W
$175K
Basketball
· 13 W
$447K

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
3.16
3 offenses · 950 students

3-year trend

0.912 yrs ago1.851 yr ago3.16Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
6
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
10
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
1
Aggravated assault
1
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

3total
  • On campus3

Includes 1 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
Drugs00
Liquor00

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
8.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
58

Ursuline College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Ursuline College 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
SubjectUrsuline College
67%970$18,027Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Otterbein University
68%84.5%2,332$22,140Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Mount Vernon Nazarene University
68%84.1%1,671$21,812Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Ohio Christian University
50%38.0%1,431$21,607Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Franciscan University of Steubenville
75%58.4%3,976$23,987Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Malone University
45%75.9%1,256$22,881Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Peer group median68%75.9%1,551$21,976

Frequently asked questions about Ursuline College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Ursuline College.

What is the graduation rate at Ursuline College?

Ursuline College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 67% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Ursuline College?

Ursuline College reports a total enrollment of 970 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Ursuline College?

The average net price at Ursuline College is $18,027 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Ursuline College?

Ursuline College's yield rate is 21.5%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Ursuline College located?

Ursuline College is located in Pepper Pike, Ohio 44124.

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