Bryn Athyn College of the New Church
Bryn Athyn, PA · Private · Large suburb · BACNC · Bryn Athyn College
Private institution in Bryn Athyn, PA · 273 undergraduates · 74% acceptance rate · $40,457 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 10%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 19%Median ACT
- Top 23%Pell Grant share
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
- $19,6001,039th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $27,8041,277th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $27,8041,156th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $39,6851,204th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $22,250909th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $40,4571,590th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $32,0831,683rd highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 46.3%1,295th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 65.8%1,427th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 74.2%720th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1174471st highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 28177th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2731,805th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 8.0:1212th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 46.3%480th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 20 mi (PHL)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 12 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | $22,192 | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | — | — |
| History | bachelors | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | — | — |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | — | — |
| Religion/Religious StudiesPhilosophy & Religious Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Other (none of the above)source
- Founded in 1877source
- Athletic nickname: "Lions"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- School colors: Red and Whitesource
- Mascot: Lionsource
- Motto: "Become a Better You."source
- Campus size: about 130 acressource
- Formerly known as "Academy of the New Church College" (1877–1997)source
- Athletic conference: UECsource
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Bryn Athyn College of the New Church’s 273 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
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Key links
- Official websitebrynathyn.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 210492)
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