Cedar Crest College
Cedar Crest College at a Glance
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About Cedar Crest College
According to Wikipedia, Cedar Crest College is a private liberal arts women's college in Allentown, Pennsylvania. At the start of the 2015-2016 academic year, the college had 1,053 undergraduate and 387 graduate students. Men may pursue any master's degree, bachelor's degree, certification, and certificate program offered through evening and weekend study and are welcome to study nursing and nuclear medicine by day.
Cedar Crest College's Online Degrees
BS in Criminal Justice
Degree Concentrations
- Ethical leadership
- Criminal behavior and deviance
- and Juvenile studies
- Required Credits: 128
- Format: Fully online
MFA in Creative Writing
Degree Concentrations
- Four genres: fiction
- nonfiction
- poetry
- or travel writing
- Required Credits: 48
- Format: Fully online
MEd in Education
Degree Concentrations
- Art of Teaching
- Required Credits: 30
- Completion Time: 5 years
- Format: Fully online
MS in Nursing
Degree Concentrations
- Nurse Administrator
- Nurse Educator
- Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP)
- Family/Individual Across the Lifespan Nurse Practitioner (FNP)
- Required Credits: 37
- Format: Fully online
DNP in Nursing Practice
Degree Concentrations
- Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
- Family/Individual Across the Lifespan Nurse Practitioner
- Format: Fully online
Cedar Crest College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Annual Applications | Acceptance | Retention Rate | Graduation Rate | Median SAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,152 | 84% | 71% | 60% | 1115 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2023; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Cedar Crest College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $47,714 |
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0 - 30K | $20,523 |
| 30K - 48K | $21,588 |
| 48K - 75K | $18,054 |
| 75K - 110K | $24,668 |
| 110K+ | $29,438 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Cedar Crest College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Cedar Crest College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $61,250 a year, and 92% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Cedar Crest College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads | Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| 1,525 | 1,071 | 454 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Cedar Crest College?
Cedar Crest College is located at 100 College Drive, Allentown, PA 18104-6196.
How Safe is Cedar Crest College?
Cedar Crest College reported 0.8 violent and property offenses on campus per 1,000 students in 2024, fewer than most small residential campuses. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Cedar Crest College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of 0.08%. Allentown has a violent crime rate of 0.27% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 1.59%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Cedar Crest College Known For?
Cedar Crest College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
- Chemistry
- Sociology
- Psychology
- Political Science
- Nursing
- Education
- Literature
- Biology
- Medical
- History
- Business
- Mathematics
- Earth Sciences
- Social Work
- Physics
- Criminal Justice
- Communications
Cedar Crest College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Cedar Crest College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Cedar Crest College ranks #501 in the U.S. and #2424 worldwide for influence in Chemistry.
chemistry DegreesCedar Crest College ranks #630 in the U.S. and #2156 worldwide for influence in Sociology.
sociology DegreesCedar Crest College ranks #1010 in the U.S. and #2664 worldwide for influence in Psychology.
psychology DegreesCedar Crest College ranks #1019 in the U.S. and #4374 worldwide for influence in Political Science.
political-science DegreesCedar Crest College ranks #1030 in the U.S. and #2644 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesCedar Crest College ranks #1148 in the U.S. and #4808 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesCedar Crest College ranks #1195 in the U.S. and #3617 worldwide for influence in Literature.
literature DegreesCedar Crest College ranks #1373 in the U.S. and #5636 worldwide for influence in Biology.
biology DegreesCedar Crest College ranks #1420 in the U.S. and #4846 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesCedar Crest College ranks #1429 in the U.S. and #4591 worldwide for influence in History.
history DegreesCedar Crest College ranks #1468 in the U.S. and #5337 worldwide for influence in Business.
business DegreesCedar Crest College ranks #1478 in the U.S. and #5585 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.
math DegreesCedar Crest College ranks #1647 in the U.S. and #5826 worldwide for influence in Earth Sciences.
earth-science DegreesCedar Crest College ranks #1774 in the U.S. and #4700 worldwide for influence in Social Work.
social-work DegreesCedar Crest College ranks #2070 in the U.S. and #7287 worldwide for influence in Physics.
physics DegreesCedar Crest College ranks #2221 in the U.S. and #4452 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesCedar Crest College ranks #2276 in the U.S. and #8395 worldwide for influence in Communications.
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