by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Cedarville University was awarded 99 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is nursing education.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Cedarville is ranked #697 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
Out of the 96 colleges in Ohio, Cedarville is ranked at #26.
The acceptance rate at Cedarville University is a competitive 62%, so make sure you take your application seriously when putting it together. Even leaving out a minor detail could be a reason to move you to the rejection pile.
About 33% of students accepted to Cedarville submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 580 and 680. Math scores were between 540 and 670.
The student to faculty ratio at Cedarville University is about average at 15 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Cedarville University is 69%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 86% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Cedarville University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Cedarville the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 62%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,024 undergraduates at Cedarville with 3,540 being full-time and 484 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $15,439 | $18,961 | $19,056 | $23,874 | $26,982 |
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 for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Cedarville, 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 Cedarville, approximately 49% of students took out student loans averaging $7,860 a year. That adds up to $31,440 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Cedarville is 1.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
See which majors at Cedarville University make the most money.
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Contact details for Cedarville are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 251 N. Main Street, Cedarville, OH 45314-0601 |
| Phone: | 937-766-7700 |
| Website: | https://www.cedarville.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/cedarville |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/cedarville |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 123 | $59,260 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 123 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 53 | $34,784 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 49 | $33,682 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 47 | $62,392 |
| Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 24 | NA |
| Marketing | 23 | NA |
| Physics | 21 | NA |
| General Psychology | 21 | NA |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 21 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 1,793 students took at least one online class at Cedarville University. This is a decrease from the 1,837 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,793 | 752 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,837 | 631 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,535 | 570 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,470 | 578 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,349 | 522 |
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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.
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