Cedarville University
Cedarville, Ohio · Private · 4,024 undergraduates · cedarville.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
61%
of 5,846 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1120 to 1380
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$57,040Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Cedarville University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
61% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$57,040
a year in 2027-28, from a $57,040 sticker price
What to do with your 1240
Send your score
Your SAT is at or above the median of freshmen who sent scores (1240).
Named scholarships you may qualify for (1)
Pharmacy Early Assurance Scholarship
$5,000 a year
You meet the GPA and score minimums. Also needs an application, essay or interview, a specific major or program.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
- CLT (Classic Learning Test) accepted in addition to SAT/ACT
Source: Test Optional FAQs | Cedarville University · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Priority deadline · November 1, 2026Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
Who gets in
61%
of applicants were admitted: 3,540 of 5,846 for fall 2025.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 37% of them sent SAT scores and 40% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1120 to 1380
Reading and Writing 580 to 710
Math 540 to 670
ACT composite 22 to 29
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$57,040
a year
- Tuition$41,080
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$18,295
- $30,001 to $48,000$15,430
- $48,001 to $75,000$17,536
- $75,001 to $110,000$22,853
- Over $110,000$29,166
Financial aidEstimate
18%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
100%
of freshmen receive grants
$22,177
average grant to freshmen
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
President's Scholar Award
$16,500 to $26,500 a year
Automatic · No separate application
Deadline: July 31 (qualifying GPA or test scores must be submitted). To keep it: a 2.7 college GPA or higher (checked after each spring semester), and stay a full-time student (12 credit hours a semester); it ends after 8 semesters.
DetailsPharmacy Early Assurance Scholarship
$5,000 a year
Competitive · No separate application
- acceptance into the Pharmacy Early Assurance Program, an application, essay or interview
To keep it: stay enrolled in the Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences until your first year of the Doctor of Pharmacy program, and meet the program's requirements to continue; it covers up to 6 semesters.
Details
Ohio programs for residents
Governor's Merit Scholarship
$5,000 a year
State program · In-state students
- Homeschool / dropout prevention & recovery / nonchartered nonpublic applicants (top 5% of similar applicants by ACT/SAT); Apply via ODHE portal in senior year; homeschoolers upload superintendent's response to home-education notification; Selective Service if applicable; on-time graduation; junior on track at determination
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
31 of 36
Earn credit with a score of 3
13 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $4,110Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | ||
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | ||
| Art History | 4 | 6 | ART-3310, 3320 Art History I & II |
| Biology | 3 | 3.5 | GBIO-1000 Principles of Biology |
| Biology | 5 | 4 | BIO-1xxx Biology Elective |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | GMTH-1030 Precalculus (4 ) or GMTH-1040 Calculus for Business & Social Science (3) |
| Calculus AB | 5 | 4 | GMTH-1030 Precalculus (4 ) or GMTH-1040 Calculus for Business & Social Science (3) May challenge MATH-1705 Calculus I (4) with no charge for credits earned if passing score is achieved |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 4 | GMTH-1030 Precalculus (4) or GMTH-1040 Calculus for Business & Social Science (3) May challenge MATH-1705 Calculus I (4) with no charge for credits earned if passing score is achieved. |
| Calculus BC | 5 | 8 | MATH-1705 Calculus I (4) and May challenge MATH-1715 Calculus II (4) with no charge for credits earned if passing score is achieved |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHEM-1050 Chemistry for Engineers (3.5) or CHEM-1110 General Chemistry I (4) |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | CHN-1100, 1200 Elementary Chinese I & II |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | POLS-3790 Comparative Politics |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 3 | CS-1210 C++ Programming |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | ||
| Drawing | 3 | ||
| English Language and Composition | 5 | 3 | ENG-1400 Composition |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 3 | LIT-2300 Introduction to Literature |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 4 | GSCI-1110 or ENVS-1110 Environmental Science, Sustainability & Stewardship |
| European History | 4 | 3 | HIST-2xxx History Elective |
| European History | 5 | 6 | HIST-2xxx History Elective and HIST-2xxx History Elective |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | FREN-1910, 1920 Elementary French I & II |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 15 | FREN-1910, 1920 Elementary French I & II and FREN-2910, 2920 Intermediate French I & II |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | EHRS -1xxx Elementary German I & II EHRS- 1xxx Elementary German I |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 15 | EHRS- 1xxx Elementary German I & II and EHRS-2xxx Intermediate German I & II |
| Human Geography | 4 | 3 | GEO-3510 World Regional Geography - Western Hemisphere |
| Human Geography | 5 | 6 | GEO-3510 World Regional Geography - Western Hemisphere and GEO-3520 World Regional Geography - Eastern Hemisphere |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | EHRS-1xxx Elementary Italian I & II |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 15 | EHRS-1xxx Elementary Italian I & II and EHRS-2xxx Intermediate Italian I & II |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | EHRS-1xxx Elementary Japanese I & II |
| Latin | 3 | 8 | EHRS-1xxx Elementary Latin I & II |
| Latin | 4 | 14 | EHRS-1xxx Elementary Latin I & II and EHRS-2xxx Intermediate Latin I & II |
| Macroeconomics | 5 | 3 | ECON-2340 Macroeconomics |
| Microeconomics | 5 | 3 | ECON-2330 Microeconomics |
| Music Theory | 4 | 3 | THMU-1210 Music Theory I |
| Music Theory | 5 | 6 | THMU-1210 Music Theory I and THMU-1220 Music Theory II |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 3.5 | GSCI-1020 Principles of Physical Science |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | PHYS-1010 College Physics I |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 3.5 | GSCI-1020 Principles of Physical Science |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | PHYS-1020 College Physics II |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 3.5 | GSCI-1020 Principles of Physical Science |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PHYS-1020 College Physics II |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 5 | 4 | PHYS-2120 General Physics II |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 3.5 | GSCI-1020 Principles of Physical Science |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHYS-1010 College Physics I |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 5 | 4 | PHYS-2110 General Physics I |
| Psychology | 4 | 3 | PYCH-1600 General Psychology |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | SPAN-1710,1720 Elementary Spanish I & II |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 15 | SPAN-1710,1720 Elementary Spanish I & II and SPAN 2710, 2720 Intermediate Spanish I & II |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 21 | SPAN-1710,1720 Elementary Spanish I & II and SPAN 2710, 2720 Intermediate Spanish I & II and SPAN-3610, 3620 Spanish Composition/Conversation |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | ||
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | PYCH-2610 Statistics |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | POLS-2xxx Political Science Elective |
| United States Government and Politics | 5 | 6 | POLS-2620 American State & Local Government and POLS-2xxx Political Science Elective |
| United States History | 4 | 3 | HIST-1110 United States History to 1877 |
| United States History | 5 | 6 | HIST-1110 United States History to 1877 and HIST-1120 United States History Since 1877 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 3 | HIST-2010 History of Civilization to 1500 |
| World History: Modern | 5 | 6 | HIST-2010 History of Civilization to 1500 and HIST-2020 History of Civilization Since 1500 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
74%
Come back for a second year
90%
Typical earnings
$65,805
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Cedarville University$68,538
- All colleges$90,887
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 13 majors here have earnings data.
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