Norwich University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Norwich University

Norwich University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Northfield, Vermont (rural: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 2,428 students of which 4,266 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. Norwich 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 74.4%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,190. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $22,257, with published in-state tuition of $49,740 and a Pell grant recipient share of 24.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $25,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 60.6%, and the first-year retention rate is 79.3%. Graduates earn a median of $65,575 ten years after enrolling, compared with $59,743 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 110300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 73.4% 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.