Gannon University
Erie, PA · Private · Small city
Private institution in Erie, PA · 2,467 undergraduates · 77% acceptance rate · $58,845 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 17%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 22%Graduation rate (4-year)
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
- $23,2061,351st cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $37,9511,592nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $37,9511,551st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $51,2361,520th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $27,0001,604th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $58,845594th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $55,319335th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 69.5%442nd highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 76.0%907th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 76.7%802nd most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- 24421st highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,467816th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13.0:1993rd smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 22.0%1,618th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 168 mi (DTW)
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 58 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $58,025 | $54,760 |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $56,157 | $58,673 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $45,852 | $43,798 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $43,798 | $38,289 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherHealth Professions | bachelors | $43,798 | — |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $41,937 | $40,467 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $37,208 | $29,685 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $32,711 | $31,853 |
| Social WorkPublic Administration | bachelors | $31,581 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $29,141 | $25,580 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $27,669 | $25,194 |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $27,488 | $29,995 |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Roman Catholicsource
- Founded in 1925source
- Athletic nickname: "Golden Knights"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- School colors: Maroon and Goldsource
- Mascot: Victor E. Knightsource
- Motto: "Sanitas, Scientia, Sanctitas"source
- Formerly known as "Villa Maria College" (1925–1989)source
- Formerly known as "Cathedral College" (1933–1944)source
- Formerly known as "Gannon College of Arts and Sciences" (1944–1964)source
- Formerly known as "Gannon College" (1964–1979)source
- Athletic conference: PSACsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]]}} institutionsource
- Plays for the "Niagara CupNiagara Cup first awarded in 2004." (since 1991)source
- Notable alum: Daniel Cudmoresource
Athletics — 14 sports
NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $6,081,063 (M $3,349,100 · W $2,567,382 · Coed $164,581)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Lacrosse
- Other Sports
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
- Wrestling
- Basketball: 2026
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitegannon.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 212601)
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- Sports directoryAll 14 EADA programs at this school
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