- The Inkwell
- Pennsylvania
- Gannon University
Erie, PACity: smallZIP 16541Founded 1925
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1925
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.gannon.edu
- Member of
- CUMU
PennsylvaniaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Gannon University
Gannon University is a private nonprofit university in Erie, Pennsylvania, with 2,365 undergraduates. It admits 74% of applicants, graduates 71% within six years and costs $24,443 a year after aid.
71%graduate
Admission rate74%
Retention76%
4-year graduation55%
Pell Grant share26%
Federal loans58%
$24,443net price / year
74%admission rate
—average SAT
71%graduate in 6 years
$64,498median earnings, 10 yrs
$27,000median debt
#584 of 1,704 for earnings#1,190 of 1,739 for lowest net price#359 of 1,738 for graduation rate#681 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
- $56,456tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $42,641
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $42,641
- Average net price
- $24,443national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$19,159
$30,001–48,000$18,892
$48,001–75,000$20,168
$75,001–110,000$25,415
$110,001+$27,823
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 74%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college74%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college76%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college71%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college26%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 71%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 55%
- First-year retention
- 76%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 68%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $57,907
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $64,498middle 50%: $44,202–$91,091
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$91,091
Median, Gannon University$64,498
Lower quarter$44,202
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
- 2,365
- Part-time
- 2.4%
- Women / men
- 57% / 43%
- Average age at entry
- 20.4
- First-generation students
- 26%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 26%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 45%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,733 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,356
- Endowment, end of year
- $82,842,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White61%
Hispanic5.5%
Black6.0%
Asian2.5%
Two or more races3.5%
U.S. nonresident18%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Unknown3.3%
25 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions33%
Business & management16%
Biological & biomedical sciences9.7%
Engineering8.4%
Computer & information sciences4.9%
Psychology4.6%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting3.6%
Parks, recreation & fitness2.9%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 212601. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5521430.