by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Alvernia University was awarded 7 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general health services/allied health/health sciences.
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Alvernia landed the #889 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
Alvernia is also ranked #52 out of 103 schools in Pennsylvania.
If you're applying to Alvernia University you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 59%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
About 7% of students accepted to Alvernia submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 513 and 580. Math scores were between 483 and 590.
At Alvernia, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 12 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Alvernia University is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Alvernia University is 68%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Alvernia for first-time, full-time students is 45%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,045 undergraduates at Alvernia with 1,655 being full-time and 390 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $29,791 | $27,077 | $27,506 | $29,379 | $31,631 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Alvernia, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Alvernia, approximately 95% of students took out student loans averaging $8,074 a year. That adds up to $32,296 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Alvernia are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 400 Saint Bernardine St, Reading, PA 19607-1799 |
| Phone: | 610-796-8200 |
| Website: | https://www.alvernia.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Health Sciences & Services | 114 | $42,607 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 109 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 92 | $52,742 |
| Nursing | 68 | $77,394 |
| Other Health Professions | 66 | NA |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 39 | $41,115 |
| Social Work | 35 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 31 | $39,940 |
| Allied Health Professions | 27 | NA |
| Accounting | 22 | $53,428 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 861 students took at least one online class at Alvernia University. This is a decrease from the 875 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 861 | 286 |
| 2021-2022 | 875 | 292 |
| 2020-2021 | 891 | 366 |
| 2018-2019 | 732 | 364 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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