by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview covers the essential stats on Reading Area Community College, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
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.
Reading Area Community College was awarded 7 badges in the 2026 rankings.
College Factual ranked RACC as #2,287 out of 3,449 colleges and universities in the country on its 2026 Best Colleges list.
Within the state, RACC holds the #133 spot on the Best Colleges in Pennsylvania ranking.
The student to faculty ratio at Reading Area Community College is 19 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Reading Area Community College 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 Reading Area Community College is 64%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor’s degree in four years or less. This rate is 26% for first-time, full-time students at RACC, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Reading Area Community College.
During the most recent academic year, there were 3,338 undergraduates at RACC.
Get more detailed information on the diversity at Reading Area Community College.
The overall average net price of RACC is $16,772. 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 RACC
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $6,980 | $6,502 | $8,278 | $10,947 | $13,943 |
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 price for a school. For more information on the sticker price of RACC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 RACC, approximately 20% of students took out student loans averaging $6,244 a year. That adds up to $24,976 over four years for those students. The student loan default rate is 19.7%. This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out. Get more details about paying for Reading Area Community College.
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor’s degree recipients from Reading Area Community College make around $39,082 per year during the early years of their employment. This is about 21% less than the average pay for college graduates overall. However, graduates with your major may make more.
See which majors at Reading Area Community College make the most money.
Reading Area Community College is a public institution located in Reading, Pennsylvania. Reading is a great location for students who prefer city over country life. Get more details about the location of Reading Area Community College.
Get in touch with Reading Area Community College can be found below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 10 S Second St, Reading, PA 19603 |
| Phone: | 6103724721 |
| Website: | www.racc.edu |
In the most recent reporting year, students from 19 majors graduated from Reading Area Community College. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.
| Most Popular Majors | Completions | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 504 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 72 | $28,535 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 63 | NA |
| Child Development & Family Studies | 44 | NA |
| Nursing | 43 | $56,952 |
| General Psychology | 34 | NA |
| Accounting | 27 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 25 | NA |
| General Physical Sciences | 20 | NA |
| Computer Engineering | 19 | NA |
Online courses are 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.
2,552 students took at least one online class at Reading Area Community College.
Learn more about online learning at Reading Area Community College.
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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