Cedar Crest College
Allentown, PA
Cedar Crest College admitted 1,142 of 1,152 applicants for the fall 2023 entering class (99.1%).
Every figure on this page is published by the college or a federal survey, and carries the source it came from. They describe the fall 2023 entering class, a read on the school, not a prediction about any one applicant.
What stands out at Cedar Crest College
Three things Cedar Crest College published, ranked by how much each could change what you actually do, not by how impressive it looks. Every one describes a class that has already enrolled.
The admit rate rose from 57% to 99% between fall 2018 and fall 2023.
Both ends are measured rates for classes that have already enrolled: a rate that moved, not a forecast. The fall 2023 figure is the one at the top of this page.
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2018 to fall 2023
18% of the enrolled class sent an SAT.
The SAT band on this page describes that share of the class, not all of it. Another 0% sent an ACT. Cedar Crest College files test scores under “considered”.
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Families paid $18,659 on average after aid.
Averaged across students who received federal aid: the price after grants and scholarships, not the sticker price.
Source: the College Scorecard
Every figure, in full
The same measured fields on every one of these pages. Nothing is filled in where the school published nothing.
Acceptance rate
99.1%
1,142 admitted of 1,152 applicants
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
SAT, middle 50%
Reading 520–660 · Math 480–570
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Enrolled students who sent an SAT
18%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Enrolled students who sent an ACT
0%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Where do you actually stand at Cedar Crest College?
The figures above describe a class that already enrolled. GoodGoblin reads them against your own transcript, scores and activities, then builds the balanced list, the essay plan and the deadline calendar around what it finds.
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How the rate has moved
Two measured admit rates from the federal survey, the years apart it reports them. A rate that moved, not a forecast.
Between fall 2018 and fall 2023 the admit rate rose from 57% to 99%.
What Cedar Crest College says it weighs
The school's own words, from the form it fills in every year. Ranked as it ranks them.
- Course rigorrequired
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- GPArequired
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Recommendationsrequired
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Class rankrequired
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Essayconsidered
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Test scoresconsidered
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
What students actually pay
Net price after grants and scholarships: not the sticker price.
Average net price: $18,659 a year.
- Family income under $30k
- $21,044
- $30k–$48k
- $24,250
- $48k–$75k
- $21,490
- $75k–$110k
- $19,909
- Over $110k
- $11,008
Source: the College Scorecard
Published deadlines
Each date is read from the college's own materials and re-checked on a schedule.
- Rolling AdmissionJuly 11, 2027
Verified August 17, 2026 · Source
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Other colleges in Pennsylvania
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Colleges with a nearby acceptance rate
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