Chester County Intermediate Unit

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Chester County Intermediate Unit

Chester County Intermediate Unit operates as a public institution located in Downingtown, Pennsylvania (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 82 students of which 114 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. Chester County Intermediate Unit is categorized as “-2” 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 58.3%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $14,441 and a Pell grant recipient share of 59.7%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $18,075, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. Four-year completion rate data is unavailable, rising to 74.3% at six years. Graduates earn a median of $60,347 ten years after enrolling, compared with $51,810 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 14700.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 79.3% 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.