🎯 Parent/student verdict

Likely

Accessible for most applicants.

✅ Best for

  • Students focused on Health Professions (the school's signature program)
  • Families wanting a small liberal-arts experience

Verdict is composed from this college's structured data (admit rate, SAT bands, net price by income, Carnegie classification, scholarship grids) using transparent rule thresholds — not a chat-bot's opinion.

🏛️ Institutional snapshot

What kind of college is this?

Carnegie classification
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Total enrollment
1,107
1,000 - 4,999
In-state tuition
$35,860
sticker, before aid
Tuition
$35,860
flat rate (no in/out-of-state split)
Admit rate
94.5%
Accepts the majority
Test policy
Test-optional
2023
10-yr earnings
$59,728
median, after entry

Source: federal IPEDS Admissions 2023 for scores + admit rate; federal College Scorecard (20260606 vintage) for earnings + outcomes. SAT/ACT bands are the 25th–75th percentile of enrolled submitters.

📊 Outcomes & cost

What graduates actually earn, finish, and owe.

Federal College Scorecard data. Earnings are median annual income measured years after entering. Debt is for federal-aid borrowers only (cash-pay students aren't counted).

Earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$53,843
Earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$59,728
4-year completion
60%
Median debt (completers)
$24,424
Cost of attendance
$50,903
sticker price, not net
Pell-eligible students
26%

💰 True ROI

5.7× return

What families actually pay (after aid) vs. the sticker — and how 10-yr earnings stack against the real cost. Most sites quote sticker; we quote what families really pay.

What families actually pay (4 yrs)
$104,452
$26,113/yr avg net
Aid that hides behind the sticker
$99,160
vs sticker $203,612
10-yr earnings total
$597,280
$59,728/yr median, 10 yrs out
Years to recoup actual cost
1.7 yrs
at the median earnings rate

"True ROI" = (10-yr median earnings × 10) ÷ (actual 4-yr net price). The actual net is from Scorecard (average across all families); your family's net price will vary by income — see the breakdown above. Earnings are 10 years after enrollment (Scorecard PP-FOS, all majors combined).

💰 What families actually pay

Net price by family income

Net price = sticker price minus grant aid. This is what families actually pay out-of-pocket after scholarships and need-based aid — the most honest affordability signal there is. At Edgewood College, the average net price is $26,113/yr across all families.

Family income $0-30k
$22,291/yr
Family income $30-48k
$19,089/yr
Family income $48-75k
$22,573/yr
Family income $75-110k
$23,493/yr
Family income $110k+
$30,913/yr

🔎 Earning over $110K? The federal brackets above lump every family from $110K to $1M+ into one row.

Need-based aid usually phases out somewhere between $200K and $300K at private colleges — but the exact threshold varies a lot. For a precise estimate based on your family's actual income, assets, and your student's academic profile, use Edgewood College's official Net Price Calculator:

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Opens on Edgewood College's site. Takes about 10–15 minutes; have your most recent tax return handy.

Source: College Scorecard (NPT41-NPT45). Net price = total cost of attendance minus federal, state, institutional, and other grants. Some brackets may be suppressed for student-privacy reasons (small cohorts). Title IV first-time, full-time undergraduates only. The $110K+ ceiling is a federal data limitation — Department of Education hasn't refreshed these brackets since the early 2010s.

📚 What students study here

Most popular majors at Edgewood College

Top 5 fields of study by bachelor's degrees awarded (most recent IPEDS Completions). Use this to see what Edgewood College actually graduates — not just what it markets.

1. Health Professions
116 degrees · 49.4%
Typical career outcomes
Registered Nurse $86k Physician Assistant $130k Pharmacist $136k Physical Therapist (post-DPT) $100k
Highest-paying group on this list, but most careers require additional training beyond a 4-year degree.
2. Business, Management, & Marketing
44 degrees · 18.7%
Typical career outcomes
Financial Analyst $100k Management Analyst (Consultant) $99k Marketing Manager $158k Accountant / Auditor $80k
Broad set of corporate roles. Finance + consulting pay top, accounting + HR pay middle, sales spread is wide.
3. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
28 degrees · 11.9%
Typical career outcomes
Biological Scientist $87k Medical & Clinical Lab Tech $61k Pharmaceutical Rep $82k Physician (post-MD) $239k
Many bio majors → med school / grad school. Direct-employment bio roles are lower-paid than that pipeline.
4. Education
27 degrees · 11.5%
Typical career outcomes
Elementary School Teacher $64k Secondary School Teacher $65k School Principal $101k Special Education Teacher $66k
Teaching is the largest path. Salary depends heavily on district + state.
5. Visual & Performing Arts
20 degrees · 8.5%
Typical career outcomes
Graphic Designer $59k Art Director $106k Multimedia Artist / Animator $99k Musician / Singer $39k
Highly variable. Steady-pay roles cluster in design, illustration, production. Performance careers have very wide income distributions.

Source: IPEDS Completions (C2023_a), bachelor's-level first majors aggregated to 2-digit CIP family. Share is of these top 5 only — not all majors.

💼 Top programs by earnings

Highest-earning majors at Edgewood College

Median earnings 4 years after entry, by major (CIP code). From the federal College Scorecard program-level outcomes.

Major (CIP) Credential Cohort 1-yr earnings 4-yr earnings
Business Administration, Management and Operations. Bachelor's Degree 3 $96,101
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. Bachelor's Degree 122 $73,249 $79,577
Biology, General. Bachelor's Degree 22 $51,134 $69,355
Business/Commerce, General. Bachelor's Degree 27 $45,413 $64,738
Communication and Media Studies. Bachelor's Degree 18 $42,950 $54,257
Psychology, General. Bachelor's Degree 24 $37,954 $49,536
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. Bachelor's Degree 21 $46,458 $48,946
Education, Other. Bachelor's Degree 10 $48,936
Design and Applied Arts. Bachelor's Degree 7 $44,540

For full college-vs-major comparison + ROI leaderboards, see /college-outcomes →

🤖 AI program signal

AI + computing education at Edgewood College

CS degrees (annual)
7
CIP 11.0701 + 11.0101

Full multi-lens comparison: /ai-colleges →

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