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College of Saint Elizabeth was awarded 81 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is dietetics & clinical nutrition services.
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CSE landed the #1,148 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when CSE held the #1,441 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
CSE is also ranked #26 out of 44 schools in New Jersey.
When it comes to admittance, College of Saint Elizabeth is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 74%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
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.
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%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at College of Saint Elizabeth is 69%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
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 47%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 786 undergraduates at CSE with 632 being full-time and 154 being part-time.
| $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.
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 77% of students took out student loans averaging $6,031 a year. That adds up to $24,124 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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Contact details for CSE are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2 Convent Road, Morristown, NJ 07960 |
| Phone: | 973-290-4000 |
| Website: | www.steu.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 76 | $88,798 |
| General Psychology | 20 | $25,229 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 20 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 14 | NA |
| General Biology | 10 | NA |
| Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services | 6 | NA |
| Social Work | 5 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 4 | NA |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 4 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 3 | 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, 464 students took at least one online class at College of Saint Elizabeth. This is a decrease from the 539 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 464 | 128 |
| 2019-2020 | 539 | 180 |
| 2018-2019 | 310 | 132 |
| 2017-2018 | 312 | 109 |
| 2016-2017 | 337 | 122 |
Learn more about online learning at College of Saint Elizabeth.
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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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