Regent University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Regent University

Regent University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Virginia Beach, Virginia (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 4,729 students of which 6,289 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. Regent University is categorized as “17” 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 38.1%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,153 and an ACT midpoint of 26. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $19,923, with published in-state tuition of $21,650 and a Pell grant recipient share of 51.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $24,534, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 55.6%, and the first-year retention rate is 74.6%. Graduates earn a median of $44,498 ten years after enrolling, compared with $42,066 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 129500.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 60.8% 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.