Calvary University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Calvary University

Calvary University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Kansas City, Missouri (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 154 students of which 215 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Calvary University is categorized as “22” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 71.7%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,050 and an ACT midpoint of 20. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $16,334, with published in-state tuition of $14,094 and a Pell grant recipient share of 31.3%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $20,839, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 52.4%, and the first-year retention rate is 54.5%. Graduates earn a median of $45,421 ten years after enrolling, compared with $33,144 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 11800.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 48.7% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.