Eastern Mennonite University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Eastern Mennonite University

Eastern Mennonite University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Harrisonburg, Virginia (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 754 students of which 943 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. Eastern Mennonite University 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 100.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey and an ACT midpoint of 30. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $24,588, with published in-state tuition of $43,920 and a Pell grant recipient share of 32.7%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $24,813, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 57.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 76.1%. Graduates earn a median of $54,869 ten years after enrolling, compared with $48,158 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 58100.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 69.5% 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.