Cedar Crest College
Allentown, Pennsylvania · Website
$59,460
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$59,460
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Cedar Crest College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Allentown, Pennsylvania with 834 undergraduates and 420 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $18,659 a year (tuition and fees $46,314). It admits 84% of applicants and 60% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $59,460 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $27,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$18,659
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$46,314
US median $11,837
Admission rate
84%
US median 78%
Completion rate
60%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$27,000
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$59,460
Rank 823 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $18,659
- Tuition and fees
- $46,314
- Cost of attendance
- $57,206
- Students with a need-based grant
- 44%
- Students with federal loans
- 70%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $21,044
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $24,250
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $21,490
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $19,909
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $11,008
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $35,600 in 2015-16 to $46,314 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 84%
- SAT reading, middle
- 575
- SAT math, middle
- 540
- ACT, middle
- 25
- Undergraduates
- 834
- Graduate students
- 420
- Part-time students
- 20%
- Women
- 91%
- Students per teacher
- 9
- Completion rate
- 60%
- Retention rate
- 71%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 74
- Endowment
- $44.5M
- Other
- Women only
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 823 of 5,094 US colleges and 90 of 270 in Pennsylvania (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | PA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $18,659 | $19,970 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $46,314 | $19,182 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 84% | 81% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 60% | 66% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 71% | 78% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $17,500 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $48,295 | $42,275 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $59,460 | $49,700 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 55% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 77% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
74 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 95 | $29,170 | $80,844 | $84,041 | $88,910 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 27 | $20,500 | Withheld | Withheld | $65,965 |
| Education, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 24 | Withheld | $59,798 | Withheld | $65,824 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related ServicesMaster's | Master's | 22 | Withheld | $62,345 | Withheld | $66,523 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | $28,000 | Withheld | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $68,257 |
| CriminologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,556 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $120,193 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,382 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesMaster's | Master's | 11 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingProfessional | Professional | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $103,485 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Security Science and TechnologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,805 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,790 |
| Security Science and TechnologyCertificate | Certificate | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| CriminologyMaster's | Master's | 8 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Social WorkCertificate | Certificate | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $43,190 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $35,447 |
| GeneticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,562 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,296 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Cedar Crest College cost?
$18,659 a year is the average net price at Cedar Crest College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $46,314, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $57,206. Families earning under $30,000 pay $21,044 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Cedar Crest College?
84% of applicants are admitted to Cedar Crest College. The median admission rate of colleges in Pennsylvania is 81%.
How much do Cedar Crest College graduates earn?
$59,460 a year is the median pay of former Cedar Crest College students who work, 10 years after they started ($48,295 after 6 years). That ranks 823 of 5,094 US colleges and 90 of 270 in Pennsylvania. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's) at $80,844.
How much student debt do Cedar Crest College graduates have?
$27,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Cedar Crest College graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 70% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Cedar Crest College?
60% of first-time, full-time students at Cedar Crest College finish within 6 years. 71% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Cedar Crest College?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (95 bachelor's graduates), Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services (27 graduate certificate graduates), Education, General (24 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 74 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.