🎓 College profile

Ursuline College

OH · Private nonprofit · Large suburb · 613 applicants 2023

🎯 Parent/student verdict

Likely

Accessible for most applicants. Affordable on average — net price runs around $16,164/yr.

✅ Best for

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

🎯 The reality

  • Bottom-quartile academic profile if: SAT below 960, or ACT below 21 (admitted-class quartiles; GPA floor is a calibrated heuristic where CDS not yet on file)

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
M2: Master's - Medium Programs
Total enrollment
670
Under 1,000
In-state tuition
$38,990
sticker, before aid
Tuition
$38,990
flat rate (no in/out-of-state split)
Admit rate
84.0%
Accepts the majority
SAT middle 50%
960–1200
EBRW + Math composite
ACT middle 50%
21–25
composite
Test policy
Test-optional
2023
10-yr earnings
$56,878
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
$45,646
Earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$56,878
4-year completion
67%
Median debt (completers)
$26,250
Cost of attendance
$50,523
sticker price, not net
Pell-eligible students
43%

💰 True ROI

8.8× 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)
$64,656
$16,164/yr avg net
Aid that hides behind the sticker
$137,436
vs sticker $202,092
10-yr earnings total
$568,780
$56,878/yr median, 10 yrs out
Years to recoup actual cost
1.1 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 Ursuline College, the average net price is $16,164/yr across all families.

Family income $0-30k
$13,134/yr
Family income $30-48k
$13,286/yr
Family income $48-75k
$14,768/yr
Family income $75-110k
$19,119/yr
Family income $110k+
$22,048/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 Ursuline College's official Net Price Calculator:

Get your family's estimate from Ursuline College →

Opens on Ursuline 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 Ursuline College

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

1. Health Professions
139 degrees · 79.9%
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. Psychology
12 degrees · 6.9%
Typical career outcomes
HR Specialist $68k Market Research Analyst $75k Clinical Psychologist (post-PhD) $93k Social Worker $58k
Most undergrad psych grads go into non-clinical roles. Clinical/counseling psych requires a master's or doctoral.
3. Business, Management, & Marketing
12 degrees · 6.9%
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.
4. Public Administration & Social Services
6 degrees · 3.4%
Typical career outcomes
Social Worker $58k Social / Community Service Mgr $77k Urban / Regional Planner $82k
Government, nonprofit, social work. Mission-driven; lower wages than private sector but stable.
5. Liberal Arts, Humanities, & General Studies
5 degrees · 2.9%
Typical career outcomes
Management Analyst $99k Marketing Specialist $75k HR Specialist $68k
Flexible degree → many paths. Real outcomes depend on the second skill (data, coding, teaching cert).

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 Ursuline 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
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. Bachelor's Degree 138 $69,155 $80,981

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

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💰 Better out-of-state value
For families paying $110k+ income tuition, these schools cost meaningfully less than Ursuline College.
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$5,843/yr for $110k+ families ($16,205 less)
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$6,945/yr for $110k+ families ($15,103 less)
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$9,996/yr for $110k+ families ($12,052 less)
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$10,426/yr for $110k+ families ($11,622 less)
🛡️ Safer in-state options
Same state, similar SAT band, but with a more forgiving admit rate — useful safety / match anchors.
Wright State University-Main Campus
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95% admit rate (vs 84% here)
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