Walnut Hill College
Philadelphia, PA · For-profit · Large city · WHC
For-profit institution in Philadelphia, PA · 127 undergraduates · 95% acceptance rate · $36,689 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
- $33,5781,814th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $23,5501,193rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $23,5501,019th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $35,4891,110th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $18,765529th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $36,6891,735th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $33,8671,584th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 60.0%772nd highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 36.4%1,789th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 95.0%1,397th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1271,947th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 20.0:11,861st smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 33.1%1,030th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 6 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 2 of 2 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCulinary & Personal Services | bachelors | $35,891 | $32,391 |
| Hospitality Administration/ManagementBusiness | bachelors | $35,416 | $42,682 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1974source
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Walnut Hill College’s 127 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In PA
- Talmudical Yeshiva of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA · 120 undergrads
- Curtis Institute of MusicPhiladelphia, PA · 106 undergrads
- Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine ArtsPhiladelphia, PA · 99 undergrads
- Gratz CollegeMelrose Park, PA · 158 undergrads
- Geisinger Commonwealth School of MedicineScranton, PA · 63 undergrads
- Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-OverbrookWynnewood, PA · 41 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Antioch CollegeYellow Springs, OH · 127 undergrads
- Champion Christian CollegeHot Springs, AR · 128 undergrads
- Southwestern Christian CollegeTerrell, TX · 128 undergrads
- Bais Medrash Toras ChesedLakewood, NJ · 125 undergrads
- Hobe Sound Bible CollegeHobe Sound, FL · 125 undergrads
- Machzikei Hadath Rabbinical CollegeBrooklyn, NY · 129 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitewalnuthillcollege.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 215637)
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- The Most Selective Colleges in PennsylvaniaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Talmudical Yeshiva of PhiladelphiaSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Walnut Hill College vs Talmudical Yeshiva of PhiladelphiaHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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