Eastern University Teaching Programs

Eastern University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Saint Davids, Pennsylvania. Saint Davids is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

Where Is Eastern University?

Contact details for EU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1300 Eagle Rd, Saint Davids, PA 19087-3696
Phone:	610-341-5800
Website:	www.eastern.edu

How Do I Get Into EU?

You can apply to EU online at: https://eu.force.com/OnlineApp/TX_SiteLogin?startURL=%2FOnlineApp%2FTargetX_Portal__PB

Admission Requirements for EU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into EU?

EU has an acceptance rate of 63%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 47% of accepted students are men and 49% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 67%, and the acceptance rate for women is 62%.

Can I Afford Eastern University?

The overall average net price of EU is $34,798. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At EU, approximately 75% of students took out student loans averaging $8,343 a year. That adds up to $33,372 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at EU is 0.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Eastern University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,726 undergraduate students at EU, with 1,237 being full-time and 489 being part-time.

There are also 2,703 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,237 full-time undergraduates at EU, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Eastern University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	34
Black or African American	208
Hispanic or Latino	204
White	645
International Students	27
Other Races/Ethnicities	119

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Eastern University. At this time, 25 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 48 countries are represented at EU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are South Korea, China, and Malawi.

Online Learning at Eastern University

In 2022-2023, 4,530 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at EU has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 6th most popular in Pennsylvania for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of EU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Curriculum & Instruction	56%
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	19%
Reading Teacher Education	60%
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	27%

Eastern University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	0	0	48	48
Early Childhood Education	47	0	0	47
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	39	39
Other Education	0	0	18	18
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	3	12	15
General Special Education	1	0	13	14
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	0	0	11	11
Teacher Development & Methodology	0	0	8	8
Reading Teacher Education	0	0	5	5
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	5	0	0	5
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	1	1
TOTAL	53	3	155	211

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Dddeyb under License

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