Caldwell, NJ · Private · 1,575 undergraduates · suburban
Caldwell University
Moderately selective
Caldwell blends a Catholic Dominican liberal-arts core with professional programs in health, education, business and behavioral fields.
Institutional profile
Established Solid in mobility, and solid in academic standing.- Admission
- 65.4% admitted
- Price by income
- Varies across five income ranges
- Completion
- 63.1%
7,845 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$53,843 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets Caldwell University apart
Academic design
Its curriculum combines liberal arts and professional study, with offerings that include nursing, education, business, art therapy and applied behavior analysis.
Campus pattern
The Caldwell, New Jersey campus supports clubs, service, athletics and campus ministry in a compact suburban setting.
Career & value signal
Dominican traditions of intellectual inquiry, ethics and service are built into the university's core curriculum and campus culture.
Can I get in?
65.4% admitted
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Recent applicant pool
7,845About 65 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Record over scores
No score range is published for the entering class, so the transcript, the course rigor, and the required materials carry the file.
In the season card
Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for Caldwell University, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
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What Caldwell University weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
Its curriculum combines liberal arts and professional study, with offerings that include nursing, education, business, art therapy and applied behavior analysis.
Make institutional fit specific
Caldwell blends a Catholic Dominican liberal-arts core with professional programs in health, education, business and behavioral fields.
Use the application route carefully
Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.
Fee waiver: accepted
Major and program admission
Some fields have their own entry path.
The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.
NursingAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
In the season card
Average annual cost by household income at Caldwell University
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Admits separately
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Psychology, General
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
What is campus life like?
Caldwell University beyond the classroom
The Caldwell, New Jersey campus supports clubs, service, athletics and campus ministry in a compact suburban setting.
A defining academic feature
Its curriculum combines liberal arts and professional study, with offerings that include nursing, education, business, art therapy and applied behavior analysis.
What shapes an ordinary week
The Caldwell, New Jersey campus supports clubs, service, athletics and campus ministry in a compact suburban setting.
Where the degree can lead
Dominican traditions of intellectual inquiry, ethics and service are built into the university's core curriculum and campus culture.