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Career OutcomesAzimuth ranks Felician University #242 for overall value on Azimuth's composite among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn median 4-year earnings of $78,605, placing Felician University in the 86.1 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Felician University sits in the 98.8 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions, reflecting the strong career outcomes its health-focused graduates achieve relative to similar students at comparable institutions. Graduates earn about $30,677 more than similar students at comparable institutions, a result anchored in the university's concentration in nursing and allied health programs that connect students directly to in-demand, stable careers in the New Jersey and greater New York metropolitan labor market. Median 4-year earnings of $78,605 place Felician University solidly in the 86.1 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions, reflecting the durable employment outcomes that health-profession graduates typically reach early in their careers.
Azimuth ranks Felician University #242 for overall value on Azimuth's composite among nonprofit four-year institutions. A private university in Lodi, NJ, Felician University enrolls roughly 1,774 undergraduates. Retention stands at 75.7% and the six-year graduation rate is 47.2%, figures that reflect the institution's small-campus scale and the hands-on support structure common to master's-level universities. The composite is shaped most strongly by mobility. Felician University sits in the 57.2 percentile for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions, a position driven by the outcomes its graduates achieve relative to the access the university provides. 52.5% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants and 49.5% are first-generation college students — a student body that skews toward families with fewer financial resources. The university's concentration in Health programs channels many graduates into stable, in-demand career paths, which helps explain why mobility ranks higher than other pillars. Return on investment sits lower in the composite. Azimuth ranks Felician University #88 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn median earnings four years after enrollment of $78,605, and graduates earn about $30,677 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing Felician University in the 98.8 percentile for among nonprofit four-year institutions. The earnings figures reflect NJ's regional labor market and a student population whose post-graduation outcomes represent meaningful returns relative to the no-degree-equivalent baseline of $34,809, even where they fall below selective-peer averages. Affordability sits in the 6.3 percentile for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions, and access sits in the 94.6 percentile for access among nonprofit four-year institutions.
Felician University's published cost of attendance is $50,316, but need-based aid reshapes that figure meaningfully across income levels. Low-income families pay approximately $39,626 per year in net price, middle-income families see annual costs around $41,909, and higher-income families pay approximately $38,120. Azimuth ranks Felician University #1335 for post-graduation affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions. Net prices by income band are medians within those bands; individual aid packages vary, so some families in each band pay more and some less than the figures shown. Families weighing the net price illusion — the gap between sticker price and what families actually pay — should compare Felician's net prices carefully against peer institutions before drawing conclusions about affordability. Felician University participates in federal, state, and institutional aid programs, including Pell Grants, Direct Loans, and institutional scholarships. The university's health-focused program mix, which drives a substantial share of degree output, connects graduates to fields with relatively stable early-career demand — a factor that shapes how borrowers manage repayment after graduation. Families should apply using the FAFSA to determine eligibility for need-based aid, as institutional grant availability varies by household income and enrollment status. Median federal student loan debt at graduation is $25,000, and families using Parent PLUS borrow a median of $21,650; private or institutional loans may add further borrowing that falls outside these federal-only figures — see the Parent PLUS risk framework for how household context shapes PLUS decisions. For a graduate at the institution's median four-year earnings of $78,605, median federal debt of $25,000 projects to a monthly payment of about $282 under standard ten-year repayment. For personalized projections across earnings scenarios — including Parent PLUS planning — use Azimuth's Financial GPS tool.
Felician University is a strong fit for students drawn to health-related fields — particularly nursing, allied health, and clinical sciences — who want a private nonprofit university in northern New Jersey with a clear, career-focused pathway into stable, in-demand professions. Graduates earn in the 86.1 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions, and Felician University sits in the 98.8 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions — graduates earn about $30,677 more than similar students at comparable institutions, a meaningful signal for a health-focused institution where many programs lead directly into licensed, salaried roles. The access profile is broad. 52.5% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants and 49.5% are first-generation students, and Felician University sits in the 52.7 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure — suggesting that students from lower-income backgrounds who complete their degrees tend to land in stable, well-compensated roles. Median student debt at graduation is $25,000, which is worth weighing against the earnings trajectory for health-program graduates specifically. Fit depends on two realistic filters: Felician University's program portfolio is concentrated in Health and related fields, so students whose interests lie outside that cluster will find fewer high-return options here. The university is also a smaller private institution rather than a large research university, which suits students who prefer structured, professionally oriented programs over broad academic breadth.
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Felician University's published cost of attendance is $50,316, but need-based aid reshapes that figure meaningfully across income levels. Low-income families pay approximately $39,626 per year in net price, middle-income families see annual costs around $41,909, and higher-income families pay approximately $38,120.
Azimuth ranks Felician University #1335 for post-graduation affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions. Net prices by income band are medians within those bands; individual aid packages vary, so some families in each band pay more and some less than the figures shown.
Families weighing the [net price illusion](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/) — the gap between sticker price and what families actually pay — should compare Felician's net prices carefully against peer institutions before drawing conclusions about affordability. Felician University participates in federal, state, and institutional aid programs, including Pell Grants, Direct Loans, and institutional scholarships.
The university's health-focused program mix, which drives a substantial share of degree output, connects graduates to fields with relatively stable early-career demand — a factor that shapes how borrowers manage repayment after graduation. Families should apply using the FAFSA to determine eligibility for need-based aid, as institutional grant availability varies by household income and enrollment status.
Median federal student loan debt at graduation is $25,000, and families using Parent PLUS borrow a median of $21,650; private or institutional loans may add further borrowing that falls outside these federal-only figures — see the [Parent PLUS risk framework](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/) for how household context shapes PLUS decisions. For a graduate at the institution's median four-year earnings of $78,605, median federal debt of $25,000 projects to a monthly payment of about $282 under standard ten-year repayment.
For personalized projections across earnings scenarios — including Parent PLUS planning — use [Azimuth's Financial GPS tool](/analysis/financial-gps-framework/).
Graduates of Felician University earn median earnings of $78,605 four years after enrollment, placing Felician University in the 86.1 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. That figure sits below the $57,042 median at comparable institutions (same control and size band).
Graduates earn about $30,677 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 98.8 percentile for [earnings beyond expectations](/analysis/a-value-added-approach-to-college-outcomes/) among nonprofit four-year institutions. Those figures still represent lifetime returns relative to NJ's no-degree-equivalent earnings baseline of $34,809, the state median earnings of working adults age 25–34 with only a high school credential.
Felician University's degree output is anchored in Health, which accounts for 10% of graduates, followed by Education at 3% and Social Sciences at 83%. Nursing combines the largest cohort scale with strong earnings, making it a central contributor to the institution's overall return profile.
Azimuth ranks Nursing #24 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions [per the program-ranking methodology](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/), with 253 graduates earning median earnings of $109,098 — 1.2x the national benchmark for the field. The Business Administration program graduates 36 students with median earnings of $62,282, and Azimuth ranks Biology, General #35 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions, with 33 graduates earning median earnings of $74,746.
Among the most popular programs, Statistics enrolls 28 graduates and Criminal Justice enrolls 24 graduates, with Azimuth ranking Criminal Justice #7 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions at $66,879.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
253 graduates
Biology, General
33 graduates
Criminal Justice and Corrections
24 graduates
Business Administration, Management and Operations
36 graduates
Psychology, General
21 graduates
Felician University's program mix is anchored in Health, with Business accounting for 10% of graduates, followed by Education at 3% and Social Sciences at 83%. The largest program is Nursing with 253 graduates, followed by Business Administration (36 graduates), Biology, General (33 graduates), Statistics (28 graduates), and Criminal Justice (24 graduates).
The concentration in health-related fields shapes the institution's overall earnings profile and reflects its identity as a small private university oriented toward direct-to-workforce career preparation. The strongest earnings come from Nursing, where 253 graduates earn median earnings of $109,098 four years after enrollment — Azimuth ranks the program #24 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions [per the program-ranking methodology](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/).
Biology, General follows with 33 graduates earning $74,746, and Azimuth ranks it #35 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. The Criminal Justice program graduates 24 students with median earnings of $66,879, and Azimuth ranks it #7 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions.
Many of Felician University's strongest programs — particularly in nursing and health sciences — are high-mobility pathways where graduates enter the workforce directly into fields with steady hiring demand. Nursing and Business Administration together represent the core of the institution's degree output, and both connect to local and regional labor markets in healthcare, where [supply and demand for college graduates](/analysis/supply-demand-map-college-degrees/) remains favorable.
Across 15 programs serving roughly 470 students annually, 5 meet Azimuth's ranking threshold — a portfolio that is focused rather than broad, with health-related fields driving the institution's strongest financial outcomes. ```
