College Viability Inspection Report

Felician University

New Jersey · Private, not-for-profit

Felician University is a private, nonprofit institution in New Jersey, enrolling 1,900 students as of 2024. It graduates 30% of students in four years, returns 76% of freshmen for a second year, and costs an average of $15,569 a year after grants and scholarships. Of the 9 inspection checks that could be evaluated, 4 are flagged: Retention, Graduation, Endowment, and Tuition Allocation. This report benchmarks Felician University's most recent reported year (2024) against 2,000+ U.S. colleges across three dimensions: student outcomes, financial health, and value for money. All figures are drawn from federal IPEDS filings and are reported without editorial judgment.

Felician University Inspection Flags

Student Outcomes
Financial Health
Value for Your Money

Inspection flags are nine independent checks across student outcomes, financial health, and cost-to-value that surface areas of a college's reported numbers worth a closer look. A triggered flag means the college's data met a specific threshold that students and families may want to ask about — for example, graduation rates slipping below a level, or tuition rising while outcomes decline. A clear flag means the threshold was not met. Flags are signals for further conversation, not verdicts.

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Data Summary

Felician University — All Reported Indicators

Plain-text reference table of every metric and inspection flag for Felician University. Values reflect IPEDS-reported figures; percent changes reflect endpoint-to-endpoint 2020 → 2024 comparison; percentiles reflect 2024 national rank against four-year public and private nonprofit institutions. Cells marked "not reported" indicate the indicator was not present in IPEDS for this institution.

Student Outcomes

Metric2024 Value5-Yr % ChangeNational Percentile
Four-Year Graduation Rate30.0%+20.0%32nd
Six-Year Graduation Rate52.0%+13.0%44th
Full-Time Retention Rate76.0%-3.8%47th
Pell Grant Six-Year Graduation Rate44.4%-8.9%43rd
Pell-to-Non-Pell Graduation Gap6.5pp-45.9%40th
Pell Share of Cohort62.5%+0.5%85th

Financial Health

Metric2024 Value5-Yr % ChangeNational Percentile
Revenue-to-Expense Ratio0.90×-10.3%9th
Total FTE Enrollment1,900-0.7%54th
Endowment Value$5.6M-22.2%14th
Net Assets (End of Year)$60.1M+9.8%40th

Value for Money

Metric2024 Value5-Yr % ChangeNational Percentile
Instructional Spending %32.1%-7.3%44th
Student Support Spending %28.1%+3.0%93rd
Administrative Spending %13.5%-41.5%28th
Instruction+Support to Admin Ratio4.45×+66.3%83rd
Average Net Price$15,569-12.7%35th
Net Price: $0-30K Income$39,626+192.3%99th
Net Price: $30K-48K Income$39,938+148.4%99th
Net Price: $48-75K Income$41,909+139.7%99th
Net Price: $75K-110K Income$41,077+73.8%97th
Net Price: $110K+ Income$38,120+39.8%87th

Inspection Flags

FlagSectionStatus
Retention Below 80%
Felician University's retention rate fell below 80% in 4 of 5 reported years — triggering the 3-of-5 threshold.
Student OutcomesTriggered
Four-Year Graduation Rate Below 50%
Felician University's 4-year graduation rate fell below 50% in 5 of 5 reported years — triggering the 3-of-5 threshold.
Student OutcomesTriggered
Pell Gap Exceeds 10 Points
Felician University's Pell graduation gap exceeded 10pp in 2 of 5 eligible years — below the 3-of-5 trigger threshold.
Student OutcomesCleared
Revenue-to-Expense Below 1.0
Felician University's ratio fell below 1.0 in 2 of 5 reported years — below the 3-of-5 trigger threshold.
Financial HealthCleared
Enrollment Declined 5% or More
Felician University's total enrollment fell from 1,914 to 1,900 students between 2020 and 2024 (-0.7%) — less than the 5% decline that triggers this flag.
Financial HealthCleared
Endowment Under $50M or Growth Under 15%
Felician University's endowment is $5.6M — under $50 million — and grew -22.2% between 2020 and 2024, below the 15% growth threshold. Both conditions are met.
Financial HealthTriggered
High Cost, Low Completion
Felician University costs less than the national median AND graduates students at below-median rates — only one of two conditions is met.
Value for MoneyCleared
Spending on Students Below the National Median
Felician University spends $4.45 on instruction and student support per $1 of admin (2024) — below the national median of $2.75 in 3 of 5 reported years.
Value for MoneyTriggered
Rising Price, Falling Outcomes
Either net price did not rise or the graduation rate did not decline between 2020 and 2024 — flag not triggered.
Value for MoneyCleared