Ursinus College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 3,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,540 (45%)
Days Without Precipitation 248 (53%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,505
Men / Women 52% / 48%
From State 56%
From Region 33%
Athletes 670 (45.1%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 72%
Black 10%
Hispanic 8%
Mixed 5%
Asian 3%
Native American 0%
International 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
Ursinus College 368 53% 73% 4% 8% 7% 1% $68,659 39 -0.06 45 98%
Pre-Engineering — — — — — — — — $96,487 50 -0.16 88 — — — — —
Computer Science 14 +3 86% 71% 14% 7% 0% 7% $105,917 30 -0.56 93 — — — — —
Applied Mathematics — — — — — — — — $97,425 40 -0.36 88 — — — — —
Chemistry 6 +1 50% 83% 0% 17% 0% 0% $68,706 37 -0.28 45 — — — — —
Mathematics 10 +4 70% 50% 0% 20% 20% 0% $88,014 66 +0.10 80 100% — — — —
Mathematics and Statistics — — — — — — — — $97,335 40 -0.36 88 — — — — —
Physics 5 +2 60% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $85,999 62 +0.17 78 — — — — —
Biochemistry 9 — 56% 56% 0% 11% 0% 0% $57,955 6 -1.21 17 94% — — — —
Biology 57 +2 35% 75% 11% 5% 7% 0% $65,906 48 -0.06 38 98% — — — —
Neuroscience 12 +2 17% 67% 17% 8% 0% 0% $62,527 24 -0.39 29 100% — — — —
Environmental Studies 13 +1 46% 69% 0% 0% 23% 0% $55,190 33 -0.43 12 100% — — — —
Exercise and Sport Science 39 +1 64% 74% 3% 10% 3% 0% $65,588 69 +0.44 37 97% — — — —
Health Policy 5 +1 60% 80% 20% 0% 0% 0% $62,659 43 -0.23 29 — — — — —
Business and Economics 41 — 73% 76% 2% 7% 7% 2% $85,217 77 +0.40 77 100% — — — —
Business and Management 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $86,973 78 +0.49 79 — — — — —
Finance 26 — 85% 73% 0% 8% 8% 0% $93,493 48 -0.19 85 — — — — —
Managerial Economics 4 +1 25% 50% 25% 25% 0% 0% $89,901 49 -0.30 82 — — — — —
American Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,932 45 -0.26 14 — — — — —
Classical Studies — +1 — — — — — — $56,515 57 -0.04 15 — — — — —
Creative Writing 1 +1 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $58,145 80 +0.70 18 — — — — —
East Asian Studies — — — — — — — — $55,700 45 -0.28 13 — — — — —
English 15 +2 33% 80% 0% 7% 0% 7% $57,171 76 +0.58 16 92% — — — —
French 1 +2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,332 48 -0.15 14 — — — — —
Gender and Women's Studies — — — — — — — — $56,251 54 +0.00 14 — — — — —
History 9 +1 89% 78% 0% 0% 22% 0% $56,039 54 -0.09 14 — — — — —
Philosophy 2 +1 100% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,509 40 -0.37 15 — — — — —
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,152 68 +0.18 20 — — — — —
Religious Studies — — — — — — — — $56,531 84 +0.70 15 — — — — —
Spanish 1 +6 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $56,240 48 -0.16 14 — — — — —
International Studies 3 +2 33% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $61,780 22 -0.57 27 — — — — —
Media and Communication Studies 28 +7 54% 75% 0% 7% 7% 0% $57,319 37 -0.43 16 98% — — — —
Politics 12 +6 50% 58% 0% 25% 0% 0% $69,275 43 -0.22 47 — — — — —
Psychology 23 +2 30% 83% 4% 4% 0% 0% $54,214 48 -0.13 11 94% — — — —
Sociology and Anthropology 6 — 33% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,931 71 +0.28 22 — — — — —
Education 7 +5 57% 57% 0% 43% 0% 0% $56,932 62 +0.22 15 — — — — —
Art 4 +1 25% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $38,868 12 -0.85 2 — — — — —
Dance 2 +1 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $40,156 33 -0.39 2 — — — — —
Design and Visual Communications 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $54,512 32 -0.43 11 — — — — —
Music 1 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $38,714 12 -0.86 2 — — — — —
Technical Theatre — — — — — — — — $38,712 24 -0.58 2 — — — — —
Theatre 6 +1 33% 67% 0% 0% 17% 0% $38,401 22 -0.62 2 — — — — —
Visual and Performing Arts 1 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $39,363 29 -0.50 2 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $62,250
ROI Percentile 45th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 87%
4-Year Graduation Rate 63%
6-Year Graduation Rate 73%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

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
Life & Natural Sciences 21.2% 78 35% 72% 10% 6% 5% 0% $64,469 34 -0.25 34 98% —
Business & Economics 19.8% 73 73% 74% 3% 8% 7% 1% $88,469 68 +0.15 81 100% —
Social Sciences 19.6% 72 43% 75% 1% 8% 4% 0% $58,723 50 -0.24 19 96% —
Health Sciences 12.0% 44 64% 75% 5% 9% 2% 0% $65,255 10 +0.37 36 97% —
Humanities 8.4% 31 58% 74% 0% 6% 10% 3% $56,798 61 +0.24 15 92% —
Physical Sciences & Math 5.7% 21 62% 71% 0% 14% 10% 0% $82,018 54 +0.01 73 100% —
Arts 4.1% 15 27% 67% 0% 7% 20% 0% $39,919 7 -0.65 2 — —
Computer Science 3.8% 14 86% 71% 14% 7% 0% 7% $105,917 41 -0.56 93 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 3.5% 13 46% 69% 0% 0% 23% 0% $55,190 29 -0.43 12 100% —
Education 1.9% 7 57% 57% 0% 43% 0% 0% $56,932 72 +0.22 15 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Life & Natural Sciences $0.7M #365 91% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.3M #485 96% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.0M #474 100% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.0M #302 100% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.0M #539 100% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Total $1.0M #558 93% $0 — — — —

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
Track & Field (combined) 165 $198K $198K $0
Football 161 $650K $650K $0
Baseball 53 $248K $248K $0
Lacrosse 47 $260K $260K $0
Wrestling 34 $156K $156K $0
Soccer 33 $134K $134K $0
Basketball 16 $376K $376K $0
Swimming 12 $102K $102K $0
Tennis 10 $57K $57K $0
Golf 9 $33K $33K $0
Total 433 $2.2M $2.2M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 106 $197K $197K $0
Soccer 31 $140K $140K $0
Lacrosse 28 $130K $130K $0
Field Hockey 27 $292K $292K $0
Gymnastics 21 $186K $186K $0
Basketball 18 $173K $173K $0
Volleyball 18 $136K $136K $0
Softball 17 $134K $134K $0
Wrestling 14 $151K $151K $0
Swimming 11 $100K $100K $0
Tennis 10 $54K $54K $0
Golf 7 $23K $23K $0
Total 237 $1.7M $1.7M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 271 $395K $395K $0
Football 161 $650K $650K $0
Lacrosse 75 $390K $390K $0
Soccer 64 $275K $275K $0
Baseball 53 $248K $248K $0
Wrestling 48 $307K $307K $0
Basketball 34 $549K $549K $0
Field Hockey 27 $292K $292K $0
Swimming 23 $203K $203K $0
Gymnastics 21 $186K $186K $0
Tennis 20 $111K $111K $0
Volleyball 18 $136K $136K $0
Softball 17 $134K $134K $0
Golf 16 $57K $57K $0
Total 670 $5.2M $5.2M $0

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 82%
Yield (non-ED) 12%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 82% 82% 82%

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
Submitted Test Scores 26%
SAT Range 1200 – 1380
SAT Math Range 590 – 680
SAT RW Range 610 – 700