Cedar Crest College

Cedar Crest College is a private nonprofit college in Allentown, PA. Its average net price is $23,513 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$20,523
$30,001 to $48,000$21,588
$48,001 to $75,000$18,054
$75,001 to $110,000$24,668
$110,001 and up$29,438
$47,714Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$47,714Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$23,513Average Net Price
$13,884Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,800Books and Supplies
$3,587Other Expenses
45.9%Students on Pell Grants
67.1%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

84.1%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$54,110
8 years after entry$56,954
10 years after entry$61,250
60.5%Graduation Rate
71.0%Retention Rate
$27,000Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Allentown, PALocation
Midsize citySetting
834Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

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MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$69,634 National median for this major n=9,921Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$55,206 National median for this major n=168,652Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Criminology$42,035 National median for this major n=10,302Not published
Dance$28,513 National median for this major n=2,991Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$34,501 National median for this major n=3,700Not published
Education$44,614 National median for this major n=9,571Not published
Education, Other$40,204 National median for this major n=1,831Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$38,952 National median for this major n=2,176Not published
Genetics$41,098 National median for this major n=526Not published
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$40,940 National median for this major n=14,722Not published
Health and Medical Administrative Services$50,300 National median for this major n=20,298Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Human Resources Management and Services$55,804 National median for this major n=11,775Not published
International/Globalization Studies$42,221 National median for this major n=4,870Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Marketing$52,121 National median for this major n=47,563Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$37,389 National median for this major n=7,500Not published
Physical Sciences, Other$51,413 National median for this major n=242Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=39
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$47,943 National median for this major n=17,317Not published
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$37,545 National median for this major n=12,384Not published
Registered Nursing$93,248 Small program - rough guide n=69$31,000 n=144
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$38,781 National median for this major n=3,059Not published
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$35,087 National median for this major n=7,289Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Security Science and Technology$46,655 National median for this major n=2,893Not published
Social Work$41,160 National median for this major n=17,635Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872Not published

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