Cedarville University
Cedarville, OH · Private · Rural (distant) · 02 · 11 are Mandy Nolt(937) 766 3435 (Accreditation Specialist) and Michael Kane (937) 766-7941 (Assistant VP Educational Resources)... fax (937) 766 4129. · Contacts as of 9
Private institution in Cedarville, OH · 3,815 undergraduates · 63% acceptance rate · $55,443 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 15%Graduation rate (4-year)
- Top 23%Full-time retention
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $25,0221,476th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $36,0781,518th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $36,0781,471st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $46,9941,381st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $20,937745th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $55,443766th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $47,937664th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 74.3%312th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 85.0%426th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 62.8%454th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1246291st highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 26270th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 3,815605th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 15.0:11,301st smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 15.4%1,898th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 172 mi (DTW)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 59 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $79,838 | $73,635 |
| Computer Science | bachelors | $66,821 | $69,338 |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $59,350 | $62,409 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $57,249 | $56,532 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $53,358 | $57,318 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $52,107 | $57,318 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $37,208 | $50,270 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $37,208 | $36,132 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $36,848 | $33,993 |
| Social WorkPublic Administration | bachelors | $34,704 | $25,194 |
| Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $34,298 | $30,409 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationCommunications | bachelors | $32,391 | $28,019 |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Baptistsource
- Founded in 1887source
- Athletic nickname: "Yellow Jackets"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- School colors: #003865 and #FCB716source
- Mascot: Yellow Jacketsource
- Motto: "Pro Corona et Foedere Christi"source
- Campus size: about 441 acressource
- Formerly known as "Cedarville College" (1887–2002)source
- Athletic conference: G-MACsource
- A SOCHE]], [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
Athletics — 10 sports
NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $2,710,245 (M $1,279,917 · W $1,430,328)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field (Indoor)
- Track and Field (Outdoor)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Cedarville University’s 3,815 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In OH
- Central State UniversityWilberforce, OH · 3,412 undergrads
- Clark State CollegeSpringfield, OH · 3,134 undergrads
- Oberlin CollegeOberlin, OH · 2,950 undergrads
- Xavier UniversityCincinnati, OH · 4,723 undergrads
- Baldwin Wallace UniversityBerea, OH · 2,775 undergrads
- Franciscan University of SteubenvilleSteubenville, OH · 2,775 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA · 3,818 undergrads
- Indiana University-South BendSouth Bend, IN · 3,807 undergrads
- Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-PoncePonce, PR · 3,827 undergrads
- Samford UniversityBirmingham, AL · 3,828 undergrads
- Monmouth UniversityWest Long Branch, NJ · 3,831 undergrads
- The College of Health Care Professions-NorthwestHouston, TX · 3,794 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitecedarville.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 201654)
- Compare colleges in OHRe-score with your weights
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- Compare with Central State UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Cedarville University vs Central State UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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