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Arcadia University Data & Information Overview

50 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
82% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Arcadia University Ranked?

#339 Best Colleges in Nation
#20 Best Colleges in PA
Health Professions Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.

Arcadia University was awarded 50 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health professions.

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Overall Quality

College Factual ranked Arcadia as #339 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.

Out of the 109 colleges in Pennsylvania, Arcadia is ranked at #20.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Arcadia?

82% Acceptance Rate
70% Of Accepted Are Women
30% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at Arcadia University is 82%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that Arcadia is a good fit for you.

Average Test Scores

About 30% of students accepted to Arcadia submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 560 and 640. Math scores were between 520 and 640.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Arcadia University  ( 560 to 640 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Arcadia University  ( 520 to 640 )
200
800
Arcadia received ACT scores from 5% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 22 and 27.

ACT Composite Scores for Arcadia University  ( 22 to 27 )
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36

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Arcadia University Faculty

10 to 1 Student to Faculty
31% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Arcadia is an impressive 10 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at Arcadia University is 31%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  31 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Arcadia University

77% Freshmen Retention
61% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

Arcadia University has a freshmen retention rate of 77%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  77 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Arcadia for first-time, full-time students is 61%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  61 out of 100
0
100

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Arcadia University Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,769 Full-Time Undergraduates
32.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
66.8% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,014 undergraduates at Arcadia with 1,769 being full-time and 245 being part-time.

How Much Does Arcadia University Cost?

$28,574 Net Price
72% Take Out Loans
$35,544 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Arcadia is $28,574. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Arcadia

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$23,979 $25,459 $27,003 $28,974 $33,396

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 Arcadia, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Arcadia, approximately 72% of students took out student loans averaging $8,886 a year. That adds up to $35,544 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Arcadia is 3.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do Arcadia Graduates Make?

$52,008 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from Arcadia make around $52,008 per year during the early years of their employment. That's great news for Arcadia students since it is 22% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of Arcadia University

Pennsylvania State
1,769 Full-Time Undergraduates
Suburb Campus Setting
Located in Glenside, Pennsylvania, Arcadia University is a private not-for-profit institution. Glenside is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

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Contact details for Arcadia are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 450 S Easton Rd, Glenside, PA 19038-3295
Phone: 215-572-2900
Website: https://www.arcadia.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/arcadia.university
Twitter: https://twitter.com/arcadia1853

Arcadia University Majors

54 Majors With Completions
480 Undergraduate Degrees
289 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 54 majors graduated from Arcadia University. Of these students, 480 received undergraduate degrees and 289 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
General Biology 84 $25,274
General Psychology 38 $22,531
Computer Information Systems 30 NA
Mathematics 30 NA
Fine & Studio Arts 25 NA
Criminology 24 NA
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 22 NA
Writing Studies 18 NA
Health & Medical Administrative Services 15 $38,830
Business Administration & Management 14 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Arcadia University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Arcadia

48% Take At Least One Class Online
23% Take All Classes Online

Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.

In 2020-2021, 1,486 students took at least one online class at Arcadia University. This is a decrease from the 2,882 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 1,486 705
2019-2020 2,882 2,817
2018-2019 1,006 578
2017-2018 1,145 637
2016-2017 673 315

Learn more about online learning at Arcadia University.

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Notes and References

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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