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Cedarville University

Cedarville University is based in the town of Cedarville, OH — a private campus in a small-town setting. The school reports a Baptist affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$20,956

family income
under $30k

$18,952

$30–48k

$20,141

$48–75k

$25,138

$75–110k

$28,319

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$24,4682023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Cedarville University rose from $21,070 (2008) to $24,468 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$21,070
2009	$19,803
2010	$20,078
2011	$22,008
2012	$22,130
2013	$22,025
2014	$21,270
2015	$20,743
2016	$21,490
2017	$21,390
2018	$21,727
2019	$22,817
2020	$22,772
2021	$23,096
2022	$25,022
2023	$24,468

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$49,3202024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Cedarville University rose from $28,917 (2009) to $49,320 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$28,917
2010	$29,376
2011	$30,820
2012	$32,442
2013	$33,652
2014	$34,902
2015	$35,309
2016	$36,503
2017	$37,623
2018	$38,915
2019	$40,342
2020	$42,318
2021	$44,019
2022	$45,051
2023	$46,994
2024	$49,320

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$11,424
2001	$12,624
2002	$13,696
2003	$14,944
2004	$16,032
2005	$17,120
2006	$18,400
2007	$19,680
2008	$20,992
2013	$26,420
2014	$26,420
2015	$27,206
2016	$28,110
2017	$29,156
2018	$30,270
2019	$31,322
2020	$32,564
2021	$33,374
2022	$34,698
2023	$36,078

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Cedarville University reports published tuition of $37,150 in this record. Cedarville University's $37,150 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Cedarville University reports 4,024 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

72.5% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Cedarville University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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72.5%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Cedarville University has held near 72.5% from Fall 1996 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	64.3%
1992 cohort	66.7%
1993 cohort	65.2%
1994 cohort	63.2%
1996 cohort	66.9%
1997 cohort	72.9%
1998 cohort	69.7%
1999 cohort	71.7%
2000 cohort	69%
2001 cohort	68.6%
2002 cohort	66.5%
2003 cohort	70%
2004 cohort	66.9%
2005 cohort	68.4%
2006 cohort	72.2%
2007 cohort	72.6%
2008 cohort	70.3%
2009 cohort	71.7%
2010 cohort	72.5%
2011 cohort	71.7%
2012 cohort	72.3%
2013 cohort	75.1%
2014 cohort	73.8%
2015 cohort	73.4%
2016 cohort	75%
2017 cohort	74.3%
2018 cohort	72.5%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	—	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$15,209	$10,457
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$15,292	$7,959
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$14,500	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$14,500	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$14,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$14,646	$5,139
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$15,487	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$15,114	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$15,125	$5,375
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$16,067	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$16,875	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$17,750	$7,125
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$20,250	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$22,000	$8,300
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$22,500	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$24,500	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$24,600	$10,250
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$22,500	$8,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$21,461	$8,738
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$21,500	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$22,500	$7,646
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$21,500	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$20,937	$8,250

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$47,937

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$54,170

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$55,443

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Cedarville University admitted 3,459 of 5,298 applicants in Fall 2024. The 65.3% rate describes that application pool.

65.3%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $36,078 tuition · 2023–24 4,024 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1130–13601600

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Admissions

Cedarville University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Cedarville University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 580–690 and Math was 550–670 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1130–1360 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	580	630	690
SAT Math	550	600	670
ACT Composite	22	26	29

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Cedarville University received 5,298 applications and admitted 3,459 (65.3%), with 1,176 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

65.3%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Cedarville University's admission rate fell from 73.3% to 65.3%. The rate alone cannot explain the change. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	73.3%
Fall 2002	79.4%
Fall 2003	81%
Fall 2004	85.4%
Fall 2005	83.2%
Fall 2006	80.7%
Fall 2007	75.9%
Fall 2008	76.1%
Fall 2009	75.6%
Fall 2010	74.9%
Fall 2011	75.4%
Fall 2012	75.4%
Fall 2013	74%
Fall 2014	74.5%
Fall 2015	74.2%
Fall 2016	69.1%
Fall 2017	71.5%
Fall 2018	79.4%
Fall 2019	78.8%
Fall 2020	59.3%
Fall 2021	62.2%
Fall 2022	64.9%
Fall 2023	62.8%
Fall 2024	65.3%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1130–1360Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1070	1290
Fall 2002	1040	1270
Fall 2003	1070	1300
Fall 2004	1060	1290
Fall 2005	1070	1290
Fall 2006	1060	1290
Fall 2007	1070	1310
Fall 2008	1070	1290
Fall 2009	1060	1290
Fall 2010	1060	1300
Fall 2011	1070	1290
Fall 2012	1080	1300
Fall 2013	1080	1280
Fall 2014	1080	1300
Fall 2015	1060	1290
Fall 2016	1080	1310
Fall 2017	1130	1350
Fall 2018	1130	1350
Fall 2019	1120	1350
Fall 2020	1110	1350
Fall 2021	1120	1350
Fall 2022	1130	1380
Fall 2023	1110	1360
Fall 2024	1130	1360

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

22–29Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	23	28
Fall 2002	23	28
Fall 2003	23	28
Fall 2004	22	28
Fall 2005	22	28
Fall 2006	23	28
Fall 2007	23	29
Fall 2008	23	28
Fall 2009	23	29
Fall 2010	24	28
Fall 2011	24	29
Fall 2012	23	29
Fall 2013	24	29
Fall 2014	23	29
Fall 2015	23	28
Fall 2016	23	29
Fall 2017	23	29
Fall 2018	23	29
Fall 2019	23	29
Fall 2020	23	30
Fall 2021	22	29
Fall 2022	23	29
Fall 2023	23	29
Fall 2024	22	29

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

4,024Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Cedarville University rose from 2,943 (Fall 2002) to 4,024 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	2,943
Fall 2003	2,937
Fall 2004	3,006
Fall 2005	3,034
Fall 2006	2,977
Fall 2007	2,950
Fall 2008	2,943
Fall 2009	2,926
Fall 2010	3,040
Fall 2011	3,111
Fall 2012	3,103
Fall 2013	3,108
Fall 2014	3,082
Fall 2015	3,061
Fall 2016	3,064
Fall 2017	3,132
Fall 2018	3,318
Fall 2019	3,468
Fall 2020	3,566
Fall 2021	3,613
Fall 2022	3,851
Fall 2023	3,815
Fall 2024	4,024

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

90%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Cedarville University rose from 81% (Fall 2002) to 90% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	81%
Fall 2003 cohort	83%
Fall 2004 cohort	81%
Fall 2005 cohort	83%
Fall 2006 cohort	86%
Fall 2007 cohort	84%
Fall 2008 cohort	82%
Fall 2009 cohort	86%
Fall 2010 cohort	85%
Fall 2011 cohort	85%
Fall 2012 cohort	85%
Fall 2013 cohort	88%
Fall 2014 cohort	86%
Fall 2015 cohort	85%
Fall 2016 cohort	84%
Fall 2017 cohort	87%
Fall 2018 cohort	85%
Fall 2019 cohort	88%
Fall 2020 cohort	86%
Fall 2021 cohort	86%
Fall 2022 cohort	85%
Fall 2023 cohort	90%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Cedarville University

Faculty pay at Cedarville University averages $102,756 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Cedarville University as a primarily residential campus of 4,024 undergraduates — and 89.6% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Cedarville University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1130–1360 — their midpoint is above the OH four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Cedarville University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Cedarville University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Cedarville University65.3%

Ohio median75.9%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Cedarville University$37,150

Ohio median$29,500

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Cedarville University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Cedarville University$55,443

Ohio median$52,356

National median$53,781

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Cedarville University, Ohio and national reference values
Metric & basis	Cedarville University	Ohio median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	65.3%	75.9%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$37,150	$29,500	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$55,443	$52,356	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Cedarville University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Cedarville University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 14 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer Science	$109,817
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	$87,777
Finance and Financial Management Services	$86,487
Mechanical Engineering	$86,062
Accounting and Related Services	$77,937
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$73,789
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$64,395
Social Work	$52,471
Design and Applied Arts	$51,813
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$47,782
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$44,668
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$44,418
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$43,308
Communication and Media Studies	$34,958

These 14 fields listed for Cedarville University measure earnings after completion. The $55,443 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 40 additional Cedarville University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Cedarville University report?

Cedarville University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1130–1360 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Cedarville University's acceptance rate?

65.3% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 3,459 admitted from 5,298 applicants.

How much does Cedarville University cost?

At Cedarville University, tuition is $37,150. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Cedarville University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $55,443. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Ohio

Capital University — 70.2% admitted
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus — 81% admitted
Bluffton University — 67.2% admitted
Cleveland Institute of Art — 61.3% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.