Crown College

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Crown College

Crown College operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota (rural: fringe), with a total reported enrollment of 796 students of which 1,546 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. Crown College is categorized as “19” 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 22.8%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $26,672, with published in-state tuition of $31,410 and a Pell grant recipient share of 24.4%. 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 54.1%, and the first-year retention rate is 69.8%. Graduates earn a median of $48,057 ten years after enrolling, compared with $39,003 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 69800.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 51.6% 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.