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University of the Sciences was awarded 112 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health professions.
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USciences was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
The acceptance rate at University of the Sciences is a competitive 61%, so make sure you take your application seriously when putting it together. Even leaving out a minor detail could be a reason to move you to the rejection pile.
About 40% of students accepted to USciences submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 660. Math scores were between 540 and 680.
At USciences, 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.
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 be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of the Sciences is 95%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 84% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like University of the Sciences enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at USciences for first-time, full-time students is 69%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,461 undergraduates at USciences with 1,382 being full-time and 79 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $23,593 | $27,539 | $29,384 | $33,577 | $35,166 |
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 USciences, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At USciences, approximately 64% of students took out student loans averaging $10,099 a year. That adds up to $40,396 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at USciences is 1.6%. 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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Contact details for USciences are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 600 South 43Rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4495 |
| Phone: | 215-596-8800 |
| Website: | www.usciences.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/USciences |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/usciences |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 105 | $49,019 |
| General Biology | 55 | NA |
| Health Sciences & Services | 54 | NA |
| Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 11 | NA |
| Pharmacology & Toxicology | 9 | NA |
| General Psychology | 8 | NA |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 7 | NA |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 6 | NA |
| Physics | 6 | NA |
| Chemistry | 5 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 940 students took at least one online class at University of the Sciences. This is a decrease from the 2,361 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 940 | 176 |
| 2019-2020 | 2,361 | 487 |
| 2018-2019 | 444 | 50 |
| 2017-2018 | 462 | 83 |
| 2016-2017 | 353 | 28 |
Learn more about online learning at University of the Sciences.
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.
References
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