John Carroll University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for John Carroll University

John Carroll University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in University Heights, Ohio (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 2,274 students of which 2,437 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. John Carroll University is categorized as “18” 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 80.9%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,298 and an ACT midpoint of 27. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $28,746, with published in-state tuition of $50,500 and a Pell grant recipient share of 20.6%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $26,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 77.6%, and the first-year retention rate is 82.9%. Graduates earn a median of $62,860 ten years after enrolling, compared with $53,187 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 127600.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 77.3% 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.