Cedarville University Overview
Located in Cedarville, Ohio, Cedarville University is a private not-for-profit institution. Cedarville is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.
What Is Cedarville University Known For?
- The student loan default rate at Cedarville is 2%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
- Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Cedarville.
- In 2017-2018, 66% of the faculty were full-time.
- On average, it takes about 4.2 years for students from Cedarville to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.
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Cedarville University Rankings
These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Cedarville.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards Cedarville has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#51 | Best Value Colleges for Nursing | College Factual |
#63 | Best Value Colleges for Health Professions | College Factual |
Where Is Cedarville University?

Contact details for Cedarville are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 251 N. Main Street, Cedarville, OH 45314-0601 |
Phone: | 937-766-7700 |
Website: | https://www.cedarville.edu |
Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/cedarville |
Twitter: | http://twitter.com/cedarville |
How Do I Get Into Cedarville?
You can apply to Cedarville online at: https://connect.cedarville.edu/apply/
Admission Requirements for Cedarville
Submission | Required? |
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High School GPA | required |
High School Rank | recommended |
High School Transcript | required |
College Prep Program | recommended |
Recommendations | required |
SAT or ACT Scores | required |
TOEFL | required |
How Hard Is It To Get Into Cedarville?
Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 75%, and the acceptance rate for women is 69%.
Average Test Scores
About 50% of students accepted to Cedarville submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 580 and 680. Math scores were between 550 and 670.
Can I Afford Cedarville University?
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.
Student Loan Debt
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Cedarville, approximately 51% of students took out student loans averaging $7,577 a year. That adds up to $30,308 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Cedarville is 2.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
Cedarville University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are also 423 graduate students at the school.
Gender Diversity
Of the 3,438 full-time undergraduates at Cedarville, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Cedarville University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 89 |
Black or African American | 53 |
Hispanic or Latino | 40 |
White | 3,033 |
International Students | 69 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 154 |
Geographic Diversity
Ohio students aren't the only ones who study at Cedarville University. At this time, 42 states are represented by the student population at the school.
Over 32 countries are represented at Cedarville. The most popular countries sending students to the school are South Korea, Canada, and China.
Online Learning at Cedarville University
The following chart shows how the online learning population at Cedarville has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 61st most popular in Ohio for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2017-2018.
Online Growth Rankings of Cedarville
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Cedarville University was 17.8%. This is the #977 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Cedarville regardless of major.
The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Cedarville majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.
Major | 1-Year Growth Rate |
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Biblical Studies | 35% |
Education | 1% |
General Education | 75% |
Nursing | 12% |
Theology & Religious Vocations | 40% |
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Cedarville ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Cedarville.
Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
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Biblical Studies | #35 | |
General Education | #46 | |
Teacher Education Subject Specific | #61 | |
Theology & Religious Vocations | #79 | |
Educational Administration | #86 | |
Nursing | #187 | |
Education | #232 | |
Business Administration & Management | #281 | |
Health Professions | #315 | |
Business, Management & Marketing | #357 |
When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.
Cedarville University Undergraduate Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- Image Credit: By Nyttend under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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