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Eastern University

Saint Davids, Pennsylvania Private nonprofit 4-year Large suburb

Overview

Located in Saint Davids, Pennsylvania, Eastern University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a large suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 8,727, made up of 2,500 undergraduates and 6,227 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is American Baptist.

Eastern University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 68 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Data Science, Business Administration and Management, and Data Analytics. It awarded 2,654 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 20 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

65% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 21 to 1.

Key figures

8,727
Students enrolled
65%
First-year retention
2,654
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
68
Programs and majors
21:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional

Programs and majors offered 68

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 3
Business, Management and Marketing 5
Education 13
Psychology 4
Theology and Religious Vocations 7
Health Professions 6
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
  • Social Work BachelorMaster Online option 29 graduates
Communication and Journalism 3
Social Sciences 4
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
Mathematics and Statistics 1
History 1
English Language and Literature 1
Visual and Performing Arts 3
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Physical Sciences 2

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
65%
First-year retention, part-time students
38%
Student-to-faculty ratio
21:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
317
Associate degrees
70
Master's degrees
2,154
Doctoral degrees (research)
20
Professional doctorates
5
Certificates under 1 year
17
Postbaccalaureate certificates
32
Post-master's certificates
39

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
8,727
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,500
Graduate students, fall 2024
6,227
Full-time, fall 2024
38%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
12,551
Undergraduates, 2024-25
3,117
Graduate students, 2024-25
9,434
Full-time, 2024-25
32%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
58%
Men
42%
White
47%
Hispanic or Latino
12%
Black or African American
21%
Asian
6%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
8%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
20
Programs with a fully online option
14
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
75%
Students taking some online courses
18%

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
American Baptist
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Middle Atlantic States Athletic Corporation
President
Ronald Matthews
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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