Cedar Crest College: Review & Facts

Overall Rating:Overall Ranking - Very GoodQuality:Education Quality Rating - OustandingSafety:Capmus Safety Rating - Below AverageCosts:Tuition & Fees Cost Rating - Bad

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Cedar Crest College is a small four-year, private not-for-profit school with 1,325 students enrolled. This school was founded in 1867 and is one of the 5 colleges located in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Academic Offerings

Cedar Crest College will give you the opportunity to obtain a 1-year certificate, bachelor's degree, postbaccalaureate certificate, master's degree, postmaster certificate, or doctoral degree.

Majors
Offered
62
Cedar Crest College deploys a semester-based curriculum calendar system and offers 62 majors. The most popular concentrations are Nursing, Education, Medical, Occupational Therapy, and Psychology. Read the details about Majors offered at this college and see program Ratings.

It is worthwhile to know student retention and graduation rates when you apply to a school to get your diploma or to engage in a long-term study; high retention and graduation rates are usually a good sign. Nevertheless, if you would like to transfer out or take non-credit coursework, these metrics are not important.

The student retention rate at Cedar Crest College is fair at 73% (close to Pennsylvania average). Taking this statistic into consideration, it seems that students like their stay at this school.

Student Retention
73%
Fair
The graduation rate at Cedar Crest College is average: 61%. Nearly 20% of the school's undergraduate students transfer to other colleges.

Student to faculty ratio at Cedar Crest College is good: 9:1. Learn more information about instruction at this college in the Faculty & Salaries report.

Tuition and Loans

Average tuition charges are extremely high, $43,100 a year. The additional fees at Cedar Crest College beyond tuition are approximately $600; which totals $43,700 a year.

Read the details about Cedar Crest College additional charges as well as availability of loans and likelihood of repaying them upon graduation in the Tuition & Loans report for this college.

Admissions Information

Acceptance
Rate
84%
Easy
As reported in recent government data, 946 applications were submitted and 797 were accepted, so it is easy to become a student at this school.

This school might accept your dual credits, credits for life experience, and advanced placement credits at entry.

Learn more about admissions as well applicants' SAT and ACT test scores at Cedar Crest College in the Admissions and Tests report for this school.

Opportunities and Services

Dormatory
Annual Price
$5,800
Medium
Cedar Crest College offers a distance learning option, study abroad programs, and evening/weekend study opportunity, which is a solid option for those who work full-time.

There are options for on-campus part-time employment at Cedar Crest College, which allows students to cover some of the tuition expenses. Additionally, this school helps students to evaluate their career options and find a full-time job upon graduation.

Safety
Grade
C-
Unsafe
Cedar Crest College provides on-campus housing. Dormitory capacity at this college accommodates nearly 600 students, which provides a nice on-campus housing opportunity. The room price is reasonable: approximately $5,800 per year.

Based on the college crime numbers, Cedar Crest College appears to be a relatively unsafe school. Read the details in the Campus Crime report for this college.

Cedar Crest College Location and Address

Postal Address:
Cedar Crest College
100 College Drive
Allentown, Pennsylvania
18104-6196, USA
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