- The Inkwell
- Pennsylvania
- Arcadia University
Glenside, PASuburb: largeZIP 19038Founded 1853
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1853
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1984
- Website
- www.arcadia.edu
PennsylvaniaPrivate nonprofit
Arcadia University
Arcadia University is a private nonprofit university in Glenside, Pennsylvania, with 1,948 undergraduates. It admits 80% of applicants, graduates 58% within six years and costs $25,397 a year after aid.
58%graduate
Admission rate80%
Retention79%
4-year graduation52%
Pell Grant share40%
Federal loans66%
$25,397net price / year
80%admission rate
1190average SAT
58%graduate in 6 years
$62,618median earnings, 10 yrs
$27,000median debt
#657 of 1,704 for earnings#1,251 of 1,739 for lowest net price#748 of 1,738 for graduation rate#870 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $66,617tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $50,940
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $50,940
- Average net price
- $25,397national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$27,109
$30,001–48,000$25,985
$48,001–75,000$25,429
$75,001–110,000$25,065
$110,001+$23,784
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 80%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1190
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 550–650
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 515–615
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college80%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college79%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college58%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college40%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 58%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 52%
- First-year retention
- 79%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 65%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $51,461
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $62,618middle 50%: $45,614–$89,287
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0.1%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$89,287
Median, Arcadia University$62,618
Lower quarter$45,614
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,948
- Part-time
- 6.8%
- Women / men
- 63% / 37%
- Average age at entry
- 20.2
- First-generation students
- 31%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 40%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 37%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,854 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,749
- Endowment, end of year
- $66,099,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White55%
Hispanic12%
Black17%
Asian4.1%
Two or more races3.3%
U.S. nonresident5.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown3.7%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Biological & biomedical sciences13%
Business & management13%
Visual & performing arts12%
Social sciences11%
Psychology10%
Education9.2%
Health professions6.5%
Communication & journalism5.6%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 211088. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q4785174.