Saint Elizabeth University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Saint Elizabeth University

Saint Elizabeth University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Morristown, New Jersey (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 557 students of which 802 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. Saint Elizabeth 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 71.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $23,125, with published in-state tuition of $36,741 and a Pell grant recipient share of 57.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $24,934, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 46.0%, and the first-year retention rate is 64.7%. Graduates earn a median of $53,038 ten years after enrolling, compared with $49,479 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 46600.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 60.5% 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.