- The Inkwell
- Pennsylvania
- York College of Pennsylvania
York, PASuburb: midsizeZIP 17403Founded 1787
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1787
- Carnegie class
- Master's: small programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1971
- Website
- www.ycp.edu
PennsylvaniaPrivate nonprofit
York College of Pennsylvania
York College of Pennsylvania is a private nonprofit college in York, Pennsylvania, with 3,265 undergraduates. It admits 74% of applicants, graduates 62% within six years and costs $21,886 a year after aid.
62%graduate
Admission rate74%
Retention78%
4-year graduation46%
Pell Grant share35%
Federal loans62%
$21,886net price / year
74%admission rate
1162average SAT
62%graduate in 6 years
$65,507median earnings, 10 yrs
$24,980median debt
#553 of 1,704 for earnings#1,012 of 1,739 for lowest net price#592 of 1,738 for graduation rate#672 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
- $38,436tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $26,920
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $26,920
- Average net price
- $21,886national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$18,539
$30,001–48,000$17,593
$48,001–75,000$18,828
$75,001–110,000$20,557
$110,001+$25,818
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 74%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1162
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 520–640
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 500–630
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 21–28
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college74%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college78%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college62%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college35%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 62%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 46%
- First-year retention
- 78%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 60%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $55,622
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $65,507middle 50%: $45,931–$91,670
- Median debt at graduation
- $24,980
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$91,670
Median, York College of Pennsylvania$65,507
Lower quarter$45,931
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
- 3,265
- Part-time
- 6.0%
- Women / men
- 57% / 43%
- Average age at entry
- 20.4
- First-generation students
- 30%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 35%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 42%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,539 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $12,340
- Endowment, end of year
- $179,302,415
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White71%
Hispanic11%
Black8.5%
Asian2.1%
Two or more races4.2%
U.S. nonresident1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.6%
24 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions27%
Engineering17%
Business & management17%
Education5.3%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting4.8%
Biological & biomedical sciences4.0%
Visual & performing arts4.0%
Psychology3.7%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 217059. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q8055408.