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Located in Saint Davids, Pennsylvania, Eastern University is a private not-for-profit institution. Saint Davids is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

68 Undergraduate Degrees
74 Graduate Degrees
$34,798 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
64% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Eastern University?

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Contact details for EU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1300 Eagle Rd, Saint Davids, PA 19087-3696
Phone: 610-341-5800
Website: www.eastern.edu/about/student-consumer-information
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EasternUniversity
Twitter: https://twitter.com/easternU

How Do I Get Into EU?

You can apply to EU online at: https://eu.force.com/OnlineApp/TX_SiteLogin?startURL=%2FOnlineApp%2FTargetX_Portal__PB

Admission Requirements for EU

Submission Required?
High School GPA required
High School Rank recommended
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program recommended
Recommendations recommended
SAT or ACT Scores considered but not required
TOEFL required

How Hard Is It To Get Into EU?

64% Acceptance Rate
62% Of Accepted Are Women
39% Submit SAT Scores
The acceptance rate at EU is 64%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 34% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 64%, and the acceptance rate for women is 67%.

Average Test Scores

About 39% of students accepted to EU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 600. Math scores were between 500 and 590.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Eastern University  ( 510 to 600 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Eastern University  ( 500 to 590 )
200
800
EU received ACT scores from 9% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 24. Math scores were between 18 and 24. Composite scores were between 20 and 24.

ACT English Scores for Eastern University  ( 20 to 24 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Eastern University  ( 18 to 24 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for Eastern University  ( 20 to 24 )
1
36

Can I Afford Eastern University?

$34,798 Net Price
76% Take Out Loans
5.5% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of EU is $34,798. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At EU, approximately 76% of students took out student loans averaging $9,348 a year. That adds up to $37,392 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at EU is 5.5%. 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.

Eastern University Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,299 Full-Time Undergraduates
66% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1,879 undergraduate students at EU, with 1,299 being full-time and 580 being part-time.

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There are also 1,625 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,299 full-time undergraduates at EU, 34% are male and 66% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Eastern University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 28
Black or African American 205
Hispanic or Latino 216
White 694
International Students 28
Other Races/Ethnicities 128

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Eastern University. At this time, 25 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 48 countries are represented at EU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are South Korea, China, and Malawi.

Online Learning at Eastern University

2,227 Took All Classes Online
3,170 Took At Least One Class Online
55.1% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 3,170 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at EU has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 23rd most popular in Pennsylvania for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of EU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Eastern University was 55.1%. This is the #504 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at EU regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at EU ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at EU.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Organizational Leadership #31
General Business Administration and Management #353
Business Administration & Management #454

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%.

Eastern University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management 37 0 39 0 76
Organizational Leadership 7 12 9 9 37
Other Marketing 10 0 0 0 10
Accounting and Finance 7 0 0 0 7
Business Management & Marketing 0 0 4 0 4
Communication Management and Strategic Communications 4 0 0 0 4
Entrepreneurship 3 0 0 0 3
International Economics 0 0 1 0 1
TOTAL 68 12 53 9 142

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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