Eastern Nazarene College

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2024 Undergraduate Tuition

$28,444

4% growth from 2023

2024 Average Net Price

$21,894

After Financial Aid

2023 Acceptance Rate

59%

904 Applicants

2024 Enrolled Students

90% Full-Time

2024 Graduation Rate

39.3%

55 Graduates

About

Eastern Nazarene College is a higher education institution located in Norfolk County, MA. In 2024, the most popular Masters Degree concentrations at Eastern Nazarene College were Counseling Psychology (12 degrees awarded), Higher Education & Administration (7 degrees), and General Special Education & Teaching (6 degrees).

In 2024, 126 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Eastern Nazarene College. 50.8% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 49.2% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (65 degrees), 3.61 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (18 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Eastern Nazarene College is $28,444, which is $4,444 more than the national average for Masters Colleges and Universities ($24,000).

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Costs

In 2024, the median undergraduate tuition at Eastern Nazarene College is $28,444, which is $4,444 more than the national average for Masters Colleges and Universities ($24,000).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $21,894.

In 2024, 97% of undergraduate students attending Eastern Nazarene College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 52% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$28,444

2024 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2024, the cost of tuition at Eastern Nazarene College was $28,444. The cost of tuition at Eastern Nazarene College is $4,444 more than than the overall (public and private) national average for Masters Colleges and Universities ($24,000).

This chart compares the tuition costs of Eastern Nazarene College (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$21,894

2024 Value

2.45%

1 Year Growth

In 2024 Eastern Nazarene College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $21,894. Between 2023 and 2024, the average net price of Eastern Nazarene College grew by 2.45%.

This chart compares the average net price of Eastern Nazarene College (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

$11,350

Room and Board

$400

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Eastern Nazarene College was of $11,350 in 2024. The cost of room and board increased by 6.07% between 2023 and 2024.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $400. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Eastern Nazarene College (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid by Income Level

97%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

52%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

97% of undergraduate students at Eastern Nazarene College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2024. This represents a decline of 2.02% with respect to 2023, when 99% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Eastern Nazarene College (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

Eastern Nazarene College received 904 undergraduate applications in 2023, which represents a 31.4% annual growth. Out of those 904 applicants, 533 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 59% acceptance rate.

There were 60 students enrolled at Eastern Nazarene College in 2024. 17% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Eastern Nazarene College has an overall enrollment yield of 16.3%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

59%

Acceptance Rate in 2023

533

Accepted Out of 904

In 2023, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Eastern Nazarene College was 59% (533 admissions from 904 applications). This is lower than the acceptance rate of 2022, which was 61.9%. Between 2022 and 2023, the number of applicants grew by 31.4%, while admissions grew by 25.1%.

This chart compares the acceptance rate of Eastern Nazarene College (in red) with that of other similar universities, and the chart below shows the acceptance rate by gender.

SAT Scores

17%

Submission Percentage (2023)

Scores Submitted (2023)

17% of enrolled first-time students at Eastern Nazarene College in 2023 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

Eastern Nazarene College had a total enrollment of 60 students in 2024. The full-time enrollment at Eastern Nazarene College is 54 students and the part-time enrollment is 6. This means that 90% of students enrolled at Eastern Nazarene College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Eastern Nazarene College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 58.3% White, 21.7% Black or African American, 6.67% Asian, and 5% Hispanic or Latino.

Students enrolled at Eastern Nazarene College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Male (18.4%), followed by White Female (18.1%) and Hispanic or Latino Male (13.3%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (37.5%), followed by White Male (18.2%) and Black or African American Female (11.4%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

90%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Eastern Nazarene College in 2024, both undergraduate and graduate, is 60 students. The full-time enrollment at Eastern Nazarene College is 54 and the part-time enrollment is 6. This means that 90% of students enrolled at Eastern Nazarene College are enrolled full-time compared with 67.1% at similar Masters Colleges and Universities.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Eastern Nazarene College (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

57%

2024 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 Eastern Nazarene College was 57%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Masters Colleges and Universities (73%), Eastern Nazarene College had a retention rate lower than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Eastern Nazarene College (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2024)

White
35 enrolled students
Black or African American
13 enrolled students
Asian
4 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Eastern Nazarene College is 58.3% White, 21.7% Black or African American, 6.67% Asian, and 5% Hispanic or Latino. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Masters Colleges and Universities is 47.4% White, 18.8% Hispanic or Latino, and 13.6% Black or African American.

Graduates

In 2024, 2 more women than men received degrees from Eastern Nazarene College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Eastern Nazarene College is white (65 degrees awarded). There were 3.61 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (18 degrees).

The most common Masters Degree concentration at Eastern Nazarene College is Counseling Psychology (12 degrees awarded), followed by Higher Education & Administration (7 degrees) and General Special Education & Teaching (6 degrees).

In 2024, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Eastern Nazarene College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Theology (5 degrees awarded), Psychology (21 degrees), and History (3 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Elementary & middle school teachers

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Eastern Nazarene College are Elementary & middle school teachers (212,436 people), Other managers (201,902 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (159,683 people), Secondary school teachers (113,559 people), and Postsecondary teachers (111,282 people).

The most specialized majors at Eastern Nazarene College in 2024 are Theology (5 degrees awarded), Psychology (21 degrees), History (3 degrees), Natural Resources & Conservation (3 degrees), and Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (6 degrees) (as of 2024).

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 Eastern Nazarene College are Surgeons, Diagnostic medical sonographers, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, Physicians, and Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists

The most specialized majors at Eastern Nazarene College are Theology (5 degrees awarded), Psychology (21 degrees), History (3 degrees), Natural Resources & Conservation (3 degrees), and Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (6 degrees) (as of 2024).

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 Eastern Nazarene College are Elementary & secondary schools (621,576 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (314,948 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (289,691 people), Outpatient care centers (223,420 people), and Individual & family services (147,330 people).

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Eastern Nazarene College.

Most Common (2024)

General Business
1 degrees awarded
Information Technology
1 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common associates degree concentration at Eastern Nazarene College was General Business with 1 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from associates degree programs at Eastern Nazarene College according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2024

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2024

In 2024, 62 degrees were awarded to men at Eastern Nazarene College, which is 0.969 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (64).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Eastern Nazarene College by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2024, 10 degrees were awarded to men at Eastern Nazarene College in General Business Administration & Management, which is 1.43 times more than the 7 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2024, 8 degrees were awarded to men at Eastern Nazarene College in Counseling Psychology, which is 2 times more than the 4 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

40%

100% Completion Time

48%

150% Completion Time

In 2024, 40% of students graduating from Eastern Nazarene College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 48% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 51% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Masters Colleges and Universities 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.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2024)

White
65 degrees awarded
Black or African American
18 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
12 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Eastern Nazarene College is white (65 degrees awarded). There were 3.61 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (18 degrees).

3.17% of degree recipients (4 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2024)

White Female
173 degrees awarded
White Female
151 degrees awarded
White Female
141 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Eastern Nazarene College is white female (173 degrees awarded). There were 1.15 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white female (151 degrees).

Operations

Eastern Nazarene College has an endowment valued at nearly $19.5M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 1.13M (5.79%) compared to the 9.2% average return (4.22M on 45.9M) across all Masters Colleges and Universities.

In 2024, Eastern Nazarene College had a total salary expenditure of 23.3M. Eastern Nazarene College employs 14 Assistant professors, 8 Associate professors and 5 Professors. Most academics at Eastern Nazarene College are Male Assistant professor (10), Female Associate professor (5), and Male Professor (5).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Eastern Nazarene College are: Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 22 employees, Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media, with 16 employees, and Management with 14 employees.

Endowment

$19.5M

2024 Endowment

4.8%

growth from 2023

Eastern Nazarene College has an endowment valued at about $19.5M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The endowment of Eastern Nazarene College grew 4.8% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $26.3M lower than than the median endowment of Masters Colleges and Universities according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Eastern Nazarene College (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs Carnegie Classification grouping.

Salary Expenditure

$8.17M

2024 Salaries

11.4%

growth from 2023

In 2024, Eastern Nazarene College paid a median of $8.17M in salaries, which represents 35% of their overall expenditure ($23.3M) and a 11.4% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 16.6% decline between 2022 and 2023, and a 20.2% growth between 2021 and 2022.

Instructional Salaries

$1.54M

Instructional Salaries

Number of Employees

In 2024, Eastern Nazarene College paid a total of $1.54M to 27 employees working as instructors, which represents 18.9% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $965k (3.13%) for similar Masters Colleges and Universities.

Occupations by Share

In 2024, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Eastern Nazarene College were Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 22 employees, Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 16 employees, and Management with 14 employees.

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