Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions

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2022 Undergraduate Tuition

$11,550

2.9% growth from 2021

2022 Average Net Price

$13,451

After Financial Aid

2022 Acceptance Rate

70.2%

9,474 Applicants

2022 Enrolled Students

88,817

62.2% Full-Time

2022 Graduation Rate

45.6%

2,350 Graduates

About

Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions is a Carnegie Classification grouping of higher education institutions. In 2022, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions were Divinity & Ministry (3,247 degrees awarded), Talmudic Studies (3,199 degrees), and Theological Studies (2,768 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions is $11,550, which is $994 more than than the national median of $10,556. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $11,550, which is 100% of the cost for in-state students, and is $3,383 less than than the national median $14,933.

Special Focus Institutions

Costs

The median in-state tuition for Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions is $11,550, which is $870 more than than the national median in-state tuition of $10,680. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $11,550, which is 100% of the cost for in-state students, and is $3,383 less than than the national median out-of-state tuition of $14,933.

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $13,451.

Tuition Costs

$11,550

2022 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2022, the cost of out-of-state tuition at Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions was $11,550, which is 100% of the cost for in-state students, which was $11,550. The cost of out-of-state tuition at Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions is $3,383 more than than the overall (public and private) national median of $14,933, and the in-state tuition is $870 more than than the overall (public and private) national median $10,680.

This chart compares the tuition costs of Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$13,451

2022 Value

5.03%

1 Year Growth

In 2022 Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $13,451. Between 2021 and 2022, the average net price of Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions grew by 5.03%.

This chart compares the average net price of Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions (in red) with that of other similar universities.

Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Other Student Expenses

$8,515

Room and Board

$700

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions was of $8,515 in 2022. The cost of room and board increased by 1.37% between 2021 and 2022.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $700. The cost of books and supplies increased by 14.3% during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid by Income Level

87%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

33%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

87% of undergraduate students at Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions received financial aid through grants or loans in 2022. This represents a decline of 3.33% with respect to 2021, when 90% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions (in red) with that of other similar universities.

The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

Admissions

Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions received 9,474 undergraduate applications in 2022, which represents a 0.42% annual growth. Out of those 9,474 applicants, 6,655 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 70.2% acceptance rate.

There were 88,817 students enrolled at Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions in 2022. 21.5% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions has an overall enrollment yield of 62.2%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

70.2%

Acceptance Rate in 2022

6,655

Accepted Out of 9,474

In 2022, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions was 70.2% (6,655 admissions from 9,474 applications). This is higher than the acceptance rate of 2021, which was 64.3%. Between 2021 and 2022, the number of applicants declined by 0.42%, while admissions grew by 8.8%.

This chart compares the acceptance rate of Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions (in red) with that of other similar universities, and the chart below shows the acceptance rate by gender.

SAT Scores

21.5%

Submission Percentage (2022)

406

Scores Submitted (2022)

21.5% of enrolled first-time students at Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions in 2022 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

The following chart shows the average SAT scores for the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile of applicants for each section of the test that they are evaluated on.

Enrollment

Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions had a total enrollment of 88,817 students in 2022. The full-time enrollment at Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions is 55,223 students and the part-time enrollment is 33,594. This means that 62.2% of students enrolled at Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions, both undergraduate and graduate, is 65.6% White, 9.84% Black or African American, 6.07% Hispanic or Latino, 3.99% Asian, 1.63% Two or More Races, 0.308% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.302% American Indian or Alaska Native.

Students enrolled at Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Male (67%), followed by White Female (12.1%) and Black or African American Male (3.38%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Male (50.2%), followed by White Female (14%) and Black or African American Female (5.25%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

62.2%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions in 2022, both undergraduate and graduate, is 88,817 students. The full-time enrollment at Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions is 55,223 and the part-time enrollment is 33,594. This means that 62.2% of students enrolled at Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions are enrolled full-time compared with 71.2% at similar Special Focus Institutions.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

77%

2022 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions was 77%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Special Focus Institutions (73%), Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions had a retention rate higher than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2022)

White
58,288 enrolled students
Black or African American
8,743 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
5,391 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions is 65.6% White, 9.84% Black or African American, 6.07% Hispanic or Latino, 3.99% Asian, 1.63% Two or More Races, 0.308% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.302% American Indian or Alaska Native. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Special Focus Institutions is 42.1% White, 19.3% Hispanic or Latino, and 14.1% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 4,567 students (5.14%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2022, 5,860 fewer women than men received degrees from Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions is white (12,122 degrees awarded). There were 6.2 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (1955 degrees).

The most common Masters Degree concentration at Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions is Divinity & Ministry (2,721 degrees awarded), followed by Theological Studies (1,455 degrees) and Other Theological & Ministerial Studies (507 degrees).

In 2022, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Theology (11,583 degrees awarded), Philosophy and Religious Studies (3,909 degrees), and Psychology (548 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Accountants & auditors

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions are Accountants & auditors (1,050,180 people), Other managers (790,199 people), Financial managers (507,435 people), Chief executives & legislators (408,728 people), and Elementary & middle school teachers (326,381 people).

The most specialized majors at Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions in 2022 are Theology (11,583 degrees awarded), Philosophy and Religious Studies (3,909 degrees), Psychology (548 degrees), Interdisciplinary Studies (142 degrees), and Business (947 degrees) (as of 2022).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions are Surgeons, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, Dentists, and Physicians

The most specialized majors at Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions are Theology (11,583 degrees awarded), Philosophy and Religious Studies (3,909 degrees), Psychology (548 degrees), Interdisciplinary Studies (142 degrees), and Business (947 degrees) (as of 2022).

Common Industries by Major

Elementary & secondary schools

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions are Elementary & secondary schools (906,177 people), Computer Systems Design (580,784 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (555,893 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (548,767 people), and Banking & related activities (508,008 people).

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions.

Most Common (2022)

Divinity & Ministry
2,721 degrees awarded
Theological Studies
1,455 degrees awarded
Other Theological & Ministerial Studies
507 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common masters degree concentration at Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions was Divinity & Ministry with 2,721 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from masters degree programs at Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

12,074

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2022

6,214

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2022

In 2022, 12,074 degrees were awarded to men at Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions, which is 1.94 times more than the number of degrees awarded to females (6,214).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2022, 3199 degrees were awarded to men at Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions in Talmudic Studies. There were no female recipients with the same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2022, 1048 degrees were awarded to men at Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions in Divinity & Ministry, which is 0.477 times less than the 2199 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

25.5%

100% Completion Time

38%

150% Completion Time

In 2022, 25.5% of students graduating from Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 38% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 41% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Special Focus Institutions Carnegie Classification group.

Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

Asian Male

Highest Graduation Rate (65.4%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2022 at Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions is Male and Asian (65.4% graduation rate). Across all Special Focus Institutions, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (73.2%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 5.4% of graduates (127 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2022)

White
12,122 degrees awarded
Black or African American
1,955 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
1,155 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions is white (12,122 degrees awarded). There were 6.2 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (1955 degrees).

4.34% of degree recipients (794 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2022)

White Male
8,595 degrees awarded
White Female
3,527 degrees awarded
Black or African American Female
1,003 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions is white male (8,595 degrees awarded). There were 2.44 times more white male recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white female (3527 degrees).

Operations

Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions has an endowment valued at nearly $8.31M, as of the end of the 2022 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of −349M (−4.2k%) compared to the 0.21% average return (24.5k on 11.6M) across all Special Focus Institutions.

In 2022, Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions had a total salary expenditure of 4.64M. Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions employs 1,209 Professors, 737 Instructors and 595 Assistant professors. Most academics at Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions are Male Professor (970), Male Instructor (676), and Male Associate professor (392).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions are: Management, with 1,949 employees, Office and Administrative Support, with 1,485 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 1,110 employees.

Endowment

$8.31M

2022 Endowment

5.93%

decline from 2021

Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions has an endowment valued at about $8.31M, as of the end of the 2022 fiscal year. The endowment of Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions declined 5.93% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $3.33M lower than than the median endowment of Special Focus Institutions according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions Carnegie Classification grouping.

Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

$178M - Federal
$11.7M - State
$141k - Local

As of 2022, Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions received $178M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $11.7M from state grants and contracts, and $141k from local grants and contracts.

Salary Expenditure

$1.92M

2022 Salaries

4.05%

growth from 2021

In 2022, Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions paid a median of $1.92M in salaries, which represents 41.4% of their overall expenditure ($4.64M) and a 4.05% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 1.49% growth between 2020 and 2021, and a 3.58% growth between 2019 and 2020.

The median for similar Special Focus Institutions is 3.17M (40.8% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$217M

Instructional Salaries

3,371

Number of Employees

In 2022, Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions paid a total of $217M to 3,371 employees working as instructors, which represents 25.6% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $975k (30.7%) for similar Special Focus Institutions.

Occupations by Share

Professor

Most Common Instructor

1,209 Employees

Management

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

1,949 Employees

In 2022, the most common positions for instructional staff at Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions were Professor with 1,209 employees, Instructor with 737 employees, and Assistant professor with 595 employees.

In 2022, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions were Management with 1,949 employees, Office and Administrative Support with 1,485 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 1,110 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2022)

Male Professor
Male Instructor
Male Associate professor

In 2022, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions was Male Professor with 970 employees, Male Instructor with 676 employees, and Male Associate professor with 392 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions.