College of Saint Elizabeth Data & Information Overview

Find out more about how College of Saint Elizabeth ranks, how diverse it is, what majors it offers, and other essential facts below. All you need to do to learn more about a stat is click on its tile, and you’ll be taken to another page that analyzes that data more closely. Also, you can use the links below to scroll to any section of this page.

• Rankings
• Admission and Acceptance
• Faculty
• Retention and Graduation Rates
• Diversity
• Cost
• Student Debt
• Average Earnings
• Location
• Majors
• Online Learning
• Related Schools

How Well Is College of Saint Elizabeth Ranked?

2023 Rankings

College 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.

College of Saint Elizabeth was awarded 58 badges in the 2023 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is Holocaust and related studies.

Overall Quality

College Factual ranked CSE as #1,441 out of 2,241 colleges and universities in the country on its 2023 Best Colleges list.

Out of the 44 colleges in New Jersey, CSE is ranked at #35.

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Is It Hard to Get Into CSE?

Acceptance Rate

When it comes to admittance, College of Saint Elizabeth is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 75%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.

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College of Saint Elizabeth Faculty

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at CSE is an impressive 11 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

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 College of Saint Elizabeth is 28%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Retention and Graduation Rates at College of Saint Elizabeth

Freshmen Retention Rate

College of Saint Elizabeth has a freshmen retention rate of 76%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at CSE for first-time, full-time students is 43%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.

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College of Saint Elizabeth Undergraduate Student Diversity

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 786 undergraduates at CSE with 632 being full-time and 154 being part-time.

How Much Does College of Saint Elizabeth Cost?

The overall average net price of CSE is $20,344. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for CSE

$0-30 K	$30K-48K	$48-75	$75-110K	$110K +
$14,840	$17,620	$25,824	$30,057	$29,382

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 CSE, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

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 CSE, approximately 88% of students took out student loans averaging $6,882 a year. That adds up to $27,528 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at CSE is 9.5%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

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How Much Money Do CSE Graduates Make?

The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from CSE make about $45,131 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is good news for future CSE graduates since it is 6% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

See which majors at College of Saint Elizabeth make the most money.

Location of College of Saint Elizabeth

College of Saint Elizabeth is a private not-for-profit institution located in Morristown, New Jersey. The suburban atmosphere of Morristown makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

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Contact details for CSE are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2 Convent Road, Morristown, NJ 07960
Phone:	973-290-4000
Website:	www.steu.edu/
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/CollegeOfSaintElizabeth
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/CollegeOfSaintE

College of Saint Elizabeth Majors

During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 35 majors graduated from College of Saint Elizabeth. Of these students, 181 received undergraduate degrees and 139 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors	Bachelor’s Degrees	Average Salary of Graduates
Nursing	76	$88,798
Criminal Justice & Corrections	20	NA
General Psychology	20	$25,229
Business Administration & Management	14	NA
General Biology	10	NA
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	6	NA
Social Work	5	NA
Health & Medical Administrative Services	4	NA
Health & Physical Education	4	NA
Theological & Ministerial Studies	3	NA

Learn more about the majors offered at College of Saint Elizabeth along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at CSE

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 2019-2020, 539 students took at least one online class at College of Saint Elizabeth. This is an increase from the 310 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2019-2020	539	180
2018-2019	310	132
2017-2018	312	109
2016-2017	337	122
2015-2016	348	118

Learn more about online learning at College of Saint Elizabeth.

Related Schools

If you’re considering College of Saint Elizabeth, here are some more schools you may be interested in knowing more about.

• Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
• Clark Atlanta University
• D’Youville College
• St. Francis College

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Notes and References

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

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• Image Credit: By John Ward under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.