Cedarville University
Private College in Cedarville, OH. Six-year graduation rate 73%. Median 10-year earnings $55,443.
Students who entered Cedarville University land at a median of $55,443 a decade later, close to what most four-year schools deliver. The six-year graduation rate of 73% is well above average and the clearest sign this school holds onto its students. Median debt at graduation is $20,937, roughly typical for an undergraduate degree.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Mobility score 0.9 — limited economic uplift documented
Admissions
An acceptance rate of 65% puts Cedarville University on the accessible end — a realistic target for a broad range of applicants. 5,298 students applied in the most recent cycle — a mid-sized pool drawn mostly from the surrounding region. 34% of those admitted enroll, which is unremarkable in either direction. The score bands below rest on the 35% of enrolled first-years who submitted an SAT score — a self-selected group, and not a cutoff.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | 580–690 | 416 (35%) |
| SAT Math | 550–670 | |
| ACT Composite | 22–29 | 522 (44%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
Apply at Cedarville University →Academics
A 73% six-year graduation rate is the strongest academic signal on this page. 90% of full-time first-years return for a second year — a healthy figure. Retention and completion are close, which places the gap between entering and finishing almost entirely in year one. A 14:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. As a private nonprofit four-year college, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 3,815 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $27,150 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. Aid is steeply need-based: families in the $0–30k band pay $18,987 while those at $110k+ pay $28,127. Most students get help: 98% receive grants worth $21,928 on average. 43% of students take federal loans, a middling borrowing rate.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 1,017 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $18,987 |
| $30–48k | $17,762 |
| $48–75k | $19,743 |
| $75–110k | $23,426 |
| $110k+ | $28,127 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 1,637 of these 3,815 students, totalling $10,358,137 — an average of $6,328 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Greene County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)