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Arcadia University

Glenside, PA · Private · Large suburb · Beaver College

Private institution in Glenside, PA · 1,799 undergraduates · 79% acceptance rate · $58,336 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
$25,8661,537th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$48,2901,786th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$48,2901,782nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$61,2401,698th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$58,336621st highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$44,004943rd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
64.0%623rd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
80.5%637th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
79.2%873rd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1210376th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
25346th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,7991,002nd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
27.7%1,321st highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 16 mi (PHL)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not 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 64 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$48,849$52,941
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$46,087$48,041
International BusinessBusinessbachelors$45,584$43,000
MarketingBusinessbachelors$45,529$43,798
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professionsbachelors$41,007$38,289
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$39,927$41,025
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$36,674$27,488
Historybachelors$33,993$23,182
Special Education and TeachingEducationbachelors$33,993$32,925
CriminologySocial Sciencesbachelors$31,851—
Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$31,133$39,369
International/Global StudiesMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors$30,771$24,035

Campus facts

Athletics — 13 sports

NCAA Division III without football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0 · Coed $0)

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.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Arcadia University’s 1,799 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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