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Eastern University

Eastern University is a private campus in suburban Saint Davids, PA. The school reports a American 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

$23,050

family income
under $30k

$23,039

$30–48k

$23,123

$48–75k

$23,638

$75–110k

$32,882

over $110k

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

Average net price

$26,6622023–24Skip 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 Eastern University fell from $29,861 (2008) to $26,662 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$29,861
2009	$22,525
2010	$21,621
2011	$22,146
2012	$22,462
2013	$21,806
2014	$23,294
2015	$21,063
2016	$22,257
2017	$23,529
2018	$22,284
2019	$24,011
2020	$23,338
2021	$25,144
2022	$25,885
2023	$26,662

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$55,0012024–25Skip 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 Eastern University rose from $36,125 (2009) to $55,001 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$36,125
2010	$36,590
2011	$37,419
2012	$38,088
2013	$39,764
2014	$40,966
2015	$42,985
2016	$43,848
2017	$44,446
2018	$46,849
2019	$47,972
2020	$48,828
2021	$49,556
2022	$52,302
2023	$53,293
2024	$55,001

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	$14,600
2001	$15,150
2002	$15,832
2003	$16,820
2004	$17,745
2005	$18,830
2006	$20,030
2007	$21,395
2008	$22,715
2013	$28,090
2014	$29,680
2015	$30,640
2016	$31,140
2017	$32,145
2018	$32,947
2019	$33,854
2020	$34,706
2021	$35,590
2022	$36,464
2023	$37,420

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

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $38,400 before grants and other attendance costs. At Eastern University, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 2,404 undergrads, Eastern University is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

54% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Eastern 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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54%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 Eastern University has wandered from Fall 1991 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts — up to 66.9% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 54%.

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	51.5%
1992 cohort	54.1%
1993 cohort	58%
1994 cohort	55.3%
1995 cohort	56.2%
1996 cohort	62.9%
1997 cohort	61.6%
1998 cohort	57.4%
1999 cohort	59.9%
2000 cohort	63%
2001 cohort	59.5%
2002 cohort	59.5%
2003 cohort	63.9%
2004 cohort	66.9%
2005 cohort	65.6%
2006 cohort	60.1%
2007 cohort	54.7%
2008 cohort	61.3%
2009 cohort	61.2%
2010 cohort	58.1%
2011 cohort	63.5%
2012 cohort	60.6%
2013 cohort	59.1%
2014 cohort	57.6%
2015 cohort	60.4%
2016 cohort	59%
2017 cohort	56%
2018 cohort	54%

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)	$14,716	$3,969
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$14,250	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$14,250	$3,750
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$14,250	$3,750
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$14,502	$3,844
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$14,720	$4,772
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$15,750	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$16,762	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$16,335	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$16,000	$3,750
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$16,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$18,375	$8,239
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$19,500	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$21,875	$8,337
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$25,000	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$25,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$25,225	$11,452
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$26,000	$12,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$26,500	$12,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$26,661	$10,141
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$26,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$25,432	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$25,000	$11,482

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

$41,580

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$47,074

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$51,655

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

Eastern University admitted 2,821 of 3,108 applicants in Fall 2024. The 90.8% rate describes that application pool.

90.8%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $37,420 tuition · 2023–24 2,404 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Eastern University received 3,108 applications and admitted 2,821 (90.8%), with 591 enrolling.

Eastern University: scores were considered but optional in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle.

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Acceptance rate

90.8%Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	81.5%
Fall 2002	77.2%
Fall 2003	77.8%
Fall 2004	76.4%
Fall 2005	77.1%
Fall 2006	—
Fall 2007	79.5%
Fall 2008	62.2%
Fall 2009	70.8%
Fall 2010	71.1%
Fall 2011	74.3%
Fall 2012	66.6%
Fall 2013	64.1%
Fall 2014	62.2%
Fall 2015	52.2%
Fall 2016	61.2%
Fall 2017	65.6%
Fall 2018	68.4%
Fall 2019	61.1%
Fall 2020	64.3%
Fall 2021	68.7%
Fall 2022	96.6%
Fall 2023	93.6%
Fall 2024	90.8%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1010–1190Fall 2020 · 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	980	1210
Fall 2002	980	1210
Fall 2003	980	1210
Fall 2004	960	1200
Fall 2005	970	1190
Fall 2006	950	1160
Fall 2007	910	1160
Fall 2008	920	1170
Fall 2009	960	1190
Fall 2010	940	1170
Fall 2011	940	1170
Fall 2012	950	1160
Fall 2013	950	1140
Fall 2014	920	1150
Fall 2015	910	1140
Fall 2016	930	1140
Fall 2017	1000	1200
Fall 2018	1030	1190
Fall 2019	1030	1230
Fall 2020	1010	1190

IPEDS Fall 2001–2020, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

20–24Fall 2020 · 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	20	23
Fall 2005	21	27
Fall 2006	19	25
Fall 2007	15	24
Fall 2008	19	23
Fall 2009	19	23
Fall 2010	19	24
Fall 2011	19	23
Fall 2012	18	22
Fall 2013	18	24
Fall 2014	20	26
Fall 2015	18	28
Fall 2016	19	23
Fall 2017	20	26
Fall 2018	17	25
Fall 2019	20	27
Fall 2020	20	24

IPEDS Fall 2001–2020, 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

2,404Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at Eastern University rose from 2,041 (Fall 2002) to 2,404 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	2,041
Fall 2003	2,149
Fall 2004	2,164
Fall 2005	2,216
Fall 2006	2,308
Fall 2007	2,420
Fall 2008	2,537
Fall 2009	2,564
Fall 2010	2,688
Fall 2011	2,733
Fall 2012	2,637
Fall 2013	2,458
Fall 2014	2,381
Fall 2015	2,163
Fall 2016	2,045
Fall 2017	1,837
Fall 2018	1,844
Fall 2019	1,736
Fall 2020	1,823
Fall 2021	1,665
Fall 2022	1,692
Fall 2023	1,978
Fall 2024	2,404

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

65%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 Eastern University fell from 78% (Fall 2002) to 65% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	78%
Fall 2003 cohort	79%
Fall 2004 cohort	80%
Fall 2005 cohort	80%
Fall 2006 cohort	76%
Fall 2007 cohort	73%
Fall 2008 cohort	74%
Fall 2009 cohort	76%
Fall 2010 cohort	80%
Fall 2011 cohort	80%
Fall 2012 cohort	80%
Fall 2013 cohort	78%
Fall 2014 cohort	74%
Fall 2015 cohort	78%
Fall 2016 cohort	75%
Fall 2017 cohort	75%
Fall 2018 cohort	78%
Fall 2019 cohort	82%
Fall 2020 cohort	74%
Fall 2021 cohort	74%
Fall 2022 cohort	71%
Fall 2023 cohort	65%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Eastern University

41.9% of Eastern University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Eastern University as a primarily residential campus of 2,404 undergraduates — and 65.5% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Eastern University's Fall 2024 filing has no usable score range. Eastern University considered scores then; check today’s requirements.

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 Eastern 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

Eastern University90.8%

Pennsylvania median81.7%

National median76.8%

Tuition

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

Eastern University$38,400

Pennsylvania median$33,730

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

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

Eastern University$51,655

Pennsylvania median$62,101

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Eastern University, Pennsylvania and national reference values
Metric & basis	Eastern University	Pennsylvania median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	90.8%	81.7%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$38,400	$33,730	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$51,655	$62,101	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

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

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

View 8 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$90,697
Marketing	$63,825
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$60,237
Communication and Media Studies	$58,371
Criminology	$56,695
Psychology, General	$47,539
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$46,736
Social Work	$46,324

These 8 fields listed for Eastern University measure earnings after completion. The $51,655 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 32 additional Eastern University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What is Eastern University's acceptance rate?

90.8% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 2,821 admitted from 3,108 applicants.

How much does Eastern University cost?

At Eastern University, tuition is $38,400. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Eastern University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $51,655. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania — 92.1% admitted
Delaware Valley University — 93.2% admitted
Gwynedd Mercy University — 89.6% admitted
Carlow University — 86.9% 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.