Campbell University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Campbell University

Campbell University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Buies Creek, North Carolina (town: fringe), with a total reported enrollment of 2,680 students of which 3,243 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. Campbell University is categorized as “17” 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 87.2%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey and an ACT midpoint of 22. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $24,516, with published in-state tuition of $41,600 and a Pell grant recipient share of 37.6%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $22,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 58.5%, and the first-year retention rate is 76.2%. Graduates earn a median of $54,886 ten years after enrolling, compared with $45,511 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 185200.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 67.2% 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.