Saint Elizabeth University
Private College in Morristown, NJ. Six-year graduation rate 51%. Median 10-year earnings $53,038.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $53,038 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. The six-year graduation rate is 51%, meaning about one in two students who start do not finish. Median debt at graduation is $24,934, roughly typical for an undergraduate degree. It also moves people — 2.5% of students climb from the bottom fifth of the income distribution to the top.
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
Admissions
Saint Elizabeth University accepts 71% of applicants, which makes it accessible to most students who meet the baseline requirements. The applicant pool runs to 2,216, typical for a school of this reach. Only 8% of admitted students enroll — the great majority of admits go elsewhere or nowhere.
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 | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Six-year completion sits at 51%, meaning about one in two students who enroll leave without finishing. 65% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in three are gone before sophomore year. Retention and graduation track closely, so most of the attrition shows up in the first year rather than after it. 30% of students transfer out, which reframes what the graduation rate above is measuring. A 8:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 636 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $23,437 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. Aid is steeply need-based: families in the $0–30k band pay $20,379 while those at $110k+ pay $30,559. Most students get help: 91% receive grants worth $28,675 on average. Most students borrow — 69% take federal loans to cover the gap.
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 · 136 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 | $20,379 |
| $30–48k | $18,441 |
| $48–75k | $21,866 |
| $75–110k | $31,937 |
| $110k+ | $30,559 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 440 of these 636 students, totalling $2,984,045 — an average of $6,782 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Morris 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)