by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview covers the essential stats on Cecil College, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
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Cecil College was not ranked in College Factual’s 2026 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
With a student to faculty ratio of 13 to 1, Cecil College is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it’s a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Cecil College is 27%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Cecil College this rate is 57%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor’s degree in four years or less. This rate is 28% for first-time, full-time students at Cecil College, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Cecil College.
During the most recent academic year, there were 1,369 undergraduates at Cecil College.
Get more detailed information on the diversity at Cecil College.
The typical net cost at Cecil College is $16,772. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid. Note that the net price is typically less than the published price for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Cecil College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It’s not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Cecil College, approximately 9% of students took out student loans averaging $5,202 a year. That adds up to $20,808 over four years for those students. The student loan default rate is 15.6%. This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out. Get more details about paying for Cecil College.
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor’s degree from Cecil College make about $43,952 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is about 11% less than the average pay for college graduates overall. However, graduates with your major may make more.
Cecil College is an public institution found in North East, Maryland. The rural area surrounding the school is great for students who prefer living in a country setting. Get more details about the location of Cecil College.
Contact information for Cecil College can be found below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | One Seahawk Drive, North East, MD 21901-1900 |
| Phone: | 4102871000 |
| Website: | www.cecil.edu |
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 21 majors graduated from Cecil College. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.
| Most Popular Majors | Completions | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 370 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 101 | $29,408 |
| Nursing | 43 | $64,547 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 29 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 22 | NA |
| Health Sciences & Services | 20 | NA |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 17 | NA |
| Information Technology | 14 | NA |
| Design & Applied Arts | 14 | NA |
| Social Work | 10 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
1,297 students took at least one online class at Cecil College.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.