Alvernia University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Population 500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,293 (15%)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (28%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,865
Men / Women 38% / 62%
From State 71%
From Region 26%
Athletes 585 (33.7%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 60%
Hispanic 17%
Black 10%
Mixed 4%
International 4%
Asian 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Alvernia University 327 39% 66% 3% 10% 13% 4% $69,748 43 -0.23 61 97% 6.7%
Electrical Engineering 4 — 75% 0% 25% 25% 25% 0% $101,052 13 -0.76 93 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 8 — 88% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $95,002 29 -0.53 90 — — — — —
Computer Science 10 — 100% 50% 10% 10% 30% 0% $82,374 6 -1.25 80 — — — — —
Chemistry 4 — 75% 75% 0% 0% 0% 25% $70,806 51 -0.08 64 — — — — —
Mathematics 1 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,143 27 -0.65 58 — — — — —
Biochemistry 6 — 17% 67% 17% 17% 0% 0% $71,655 51 +0.01 65 — — — — —
Biological and Physical Sciences — — — — — — — — $65,334 45 -0.13 51 — — — — —
Biology 17 — 29% 65% 6% 6% 12% 0% $66,374 51 -0.01 54 — — — — —
Biomedical Sciences — — — — — — — — $67,345 36 -0.20 56 — — — — —
Environmental Science 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,773 50 -0.11 31 — — — — —
Health Sciences 40 +2 32% 68% 0% 12% 10% 0% $58,937 20 -0.65 34 96% 8.0% — — —
Health Sciences (Allied) 29 — 14% 79% 3% 7% 3% 0% $66,007 47 -0.17 53 — — — — —
Nursing 48 — 27% 71% 0% 4% 6% 17% $93,804 65 +0.16 89 99% 4.4% — — —
Accounting 10 +3 70% 80% 0% 0% 10% 10% $69,068 11 -1.16 60 90% — — — —
Business Management and Administration 20 +2 55% 55% 0% 5% 30% 5% $82,493 72 +0.25 80 100% 6.5% — — —
Business and Managerial Economics 2 +4 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $74,022 56 -0.19 69 — — — — —
Finance 12 +2 83% 75% 0% 17% 0% 0% $79,074 17 -0.69 77 — — — — —
Health Services Administration 7 — 14% 71% 29% 0% 0% 0% $63,059 52 -0.17 45 — — — — —
Human Resources Management 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,583 37 -0.32 65 — — — — —
Marketing 10 — 70% 50% 0% 30% 10% 10% $65,767 16 -0.92 52 100% — — — —
Sports Management 7 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,712 43 -0.27 33 100% — — — —
English 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,684 33 -0.45 11 — — — — —
History — +1 — — — — — — $51,874 32 -0.49 16 — — — — —
Philosophy — — — — — — — — $54,091 33 -0.55 21 — — — — —
Addiction Counseling 12 +1 0% 75% 0% 8% 17% 0% $50,242 29 -0.36 13 94% 10.0% — — —
Communication 12 +1 67% 42% 17% 25% 8% 0% $53,143 20 -0.82 19 97% — — — —
Digital Communication 4 +1 0% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $54,168 23 -0.72 21 — — — — —
Political Science 2 +3 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,590 12 -1.00 33 — — — — —
Psychology 15 — 20% 80% 0% 0% 13% 7% $58,756 74 +0.56 33 93% — — — —
Social Work 14 — 7% 21% 0% 50% 21% 0% $64,954 98 +1.39 50 97% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 4 — 0% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $53,288 63 +0.15 19 100% — — — —
General Education — — — — — — — — $50,786 27 -0.50 14 — — — — —
Special Education 6 — 17% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $46,516 6 -1.42 8 95% — — — —
Theater 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $36,285 12 -0.91 2 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 13 — 62% 38% 0% 15% 46% 0% $58,648 47 -0.17 33 93% 8.6% — — —
Forensic Science and Technology 4 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $58,467 46 -0.20 32 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $48,071
ROI Percentile 61th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 72%
4-Year Graduation Rate 39%
6-Year Graduation Rate 56%
Transfer-Out Rate 32%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 35.8% 117 26% 72% 1% 8% 7% 7% $74,994 40 -0.20 71 98% 6.0%
Business & Economics 21.4% 70 63% 67% 3% 10% 11% 4% $72,724 34 -0.40 67 98% 6.5%
Social Sciences 18.0% 59 22% 58% 3% 19% 15% 2% $57,037 45 +0.15 29 95% 10.0%
Life & Natural Sciences 7.0% 23 26% 65% 9% 9% 9% 0% $67,752 50 -0.00 57 — —
Professional 5.2% 17 53% 47% 0% 12% 41% 0% $58,605 22 -0.18 33 93% 8.6%
Engineering 3.7% 12 83% 58% 8% 8% 8% 0% $97,019 27 -0.60 91 — —
Computer Science 3.1% 10 100% 50% 10% 10% 30% 0% $82,374 8 -1.25 80 — —
Education 3.1% 10 10% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $49,225 20 -0.79 12 97% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.5% 5 80% 80% 0% 0% 0% 20% $70,273 27 -0.19 63 — —
Humanities 0.6% 2 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,684 14 -0.45 11 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.3% 1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,773 39 -0.11 31 — —
Arts 0.3% 1 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $36,285 3 -0.91 2 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Business & Economics — — — — 6 #168 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 6 #511 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 90 $545K $532K $13K
Track & Field (combined) 63 $146K $115K $30K
Baseball 54 $190K $165K $24K
Wrestling 36 $151K $149K $1K
Soccer 30 $112K $103K $9K
Basketball 28 $141K $138K $2K
Ice Hockey 27 $373K $369K $4K
Lacrosse 27 $121K $108K $12K
Golf 6 $38K $32K $6K
Tennis 5 $15K $13K $1K
Total 352 $1.8M $1.7M $106K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 56 $142K $111K $30K
Ice Hockey 26 $317K $308K $8K
Soccer 25 $114K $106K $7K
Softball 22 $112K $102K $9K
Field Hockey 21 $136K $110K $26K
Lacrosse 19 $120K $118K $2K
Volleyball 18 $60K $42K $18K
Basketball 13 $146K $133K $13K
Wrestling 13 $101K $100K $1K
Equestrian 12 $76K $72K $4K
Bowling 10 $48K $47K $986
Golf 8 $44K $36K $7K
Total 233 $1.4M $1.3M $130K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 119 $288K $227K $60K
Football 90 $545K $532K $13K
Soccer 55 $226K $210K $16K
Baseball 54 $190K $165K $24K
Ice Hockey 53 $691K $678K $12K
Wrestling 49 $253K $250K $2K
Lacrosse 46 $242K $227K $14K
Basketball 41 $288K $272K $15K
Softball 22 $112K $102K $9K
Field Hockey 21 $136K $110K $26K
Volleyball 18 $60K $42K $18K
Golf 14 $82K $69K $13K
Equestrian 12 $76K $72K $4K
Bowling 10 $48K $47K $986
Tennis 5 $15K $13K $1K
Total 585 $4.6M $4.4M $266K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 58%
Yield (non-ED) 13%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 58% 58% 58%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional