Allegheny College
Meadville, PA · Private · Town (distant)
Private institution in Meadville, PA · 1,209 undergraduates · 59% acceptance rate · $62,069 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 10%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 21%Average SAT
- Top 23%Acceptance rate
- Top 24%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $21,9001,259th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $54,9601,871st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $54,9601,869th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $70,6141,823rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $62,069473rd highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $45,603831st highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 66.5%543rd highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 84.4%458th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 58.5%375th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1292212th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 26270th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,2091,253rd largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 8.0:1212th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 25.1%1,450th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 170 mi (DTW)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- EDNov 1
- EADec 1
- RDFeb 15
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 31 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| EconomicsSocial Sciences | bachelors | $41,286 | $41,087 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesPhysical Sciences | bachelors | $33,993 | — |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languages | bachelors | $33,993 | $32,569 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $33,043 | $29,956 |
| Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciences | bachelors | $32,029 | $37,363 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | $31,038 | $33,993 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $29,443 | $28,500 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $28,236 | $24,615 |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBiological Sciences | bachelors | $26,715 | $30,771 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resources | bachelors | $26,353 | $28,816 |
| History | bachelors | $20,824 | $15,922 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: United Methodistsource
- Founded in 1815source
- Athletic nickname: "Gators"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- Mascot: Chomperssource
- Motto: "/"source
- Campus size: about 542 acressource
- Athletic conference: PACsource
- Fight song: ""Alma Mater""source
- Notable alum: William McKinleysource
- Notable alum: Clarence Darrowsource
- Notable alum: Trent Reznorsource
- Notable alum: Ida Tarbellsource
Athletics — 12 sports
NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III
Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Field Hockey
- Football
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Allegheny College’s 1,209 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In PA
- Juniata CollegeHuntingdon, PA · 1,175 undergrads
- Chatham UniversityPittsburgh, PA · 1,252 undergrads
- Saint Vincent CollegeLatrobe, PA · 1,264 undergrads
- Washington & Jefferson CollegeWashington, PA · 1,154 undergrads
- Immaculata UniversityImmaculata, PA · 1,265 undergrads
- Gwynedd Mercy UniversityGwynedd Valley, PA · 1,141 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Alma CollegeAlma, MI · 1,208 undergrads
- Lubbock Christian UniversityLubbock, TX · 1,210 undergrads
- Evangel UniversitySpringfield, MO · 1,205 undergrads
- University of Virginia's College at WiseWise, VA · 1,214 undergrads
- Walla Walla UniversityCollege Place, WA · 1,214 undergrads
- College of the Marshall IslandsMajuro, MH · 1,216 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteallegheny.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 210669)
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