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Alvernia University

Alvernia University is a private campus in Reading proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. The school reports a Roman Catholic affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$27,979

family income
under $30k

$27,001

$30–48k

$26,381

$48–75k

$27,019

$75–110k

$30,036

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$28,1382023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Alvernia University rose from $22,985 (2008) to $28,138 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$22,985
2009	$25,526
2010	$28,430
2011	$27,079
2012	$26,227
2013	$26,975
2014	$24,270
2015	$25,398
2016	$26,359
2017	$27,362
2018	$27,851
2019	$30,641
2020	$26,771
2021	$29,881
2022	$28,329
2023	$28,138

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$57,5652024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Alvernia University rose from $34,295 (2009) to $57,565 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$34,295
2010	$37,147
2011	$38,448
2012	$39,982
2013	$39,999
2014	$40,723
2015	$41,838
2016	$43,569
2017	$44,970
2018	$46,581
2019	$48,854
2020	$49,990
2021	$51,011
2022	$53,109
2023	$54,650
2024	$57,565

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$13,200
2001	$14,140
2002	$15,250
2003	$16,462
2004	$17,775
2005	$19,189
2006	$20,422
2007	$21,614
2008	$23,200
2013	$29,060
2014	$30,080
2015	$31,100
2016	$32,270
2017	$33,640
2018	$34,900
2019	$36,350
2020	$38,030
2021	$39,280
2022	$40,750
2023	$42,810

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $45,000 before grants and other attendance costs. At Alvernia University, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 2,152 undergrads, Alvernia University is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

55.5% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Alvernia University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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55.5%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Alvernia University rose from 48.4% (entered 1991) to 55.5% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	48.4%
1992 cohort	36.8%
1993 cohort	57.3%
1994 cohort	58.1%
1995 cohort	52%
1996 cohort	44.8%
1997 cohort	59.4%
1998 cohort	44%
1999 cohort	46.6%
2000 cohort	47.9%
2001 cohort	58.9%
2002 cohort	53.3%
2003 cohort	54.3%
2004 cohort	53.2%
2005 cohort	52.7%
2006 cohort	50.7%
2007 cohort	51.3%
2008 cohort	53.3%
2009 cohort	51.2%
2010 cohort	52.6%
2011 cohort	59.8%
2012 cohort	57.2%
2013 cohort	62.7%
2014 cohort	61.2%
2015 cohort	65.3%
2016 cohort	63.2%
2017 cohort	58.5%
2018 cohort	55.5%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$13,197	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$16,000	$7,750
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$16,000	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	—	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$16,250	$9,163
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$17,125	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$17,514	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,242	$6,099
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,813	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$19,125	$6,750
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$20,125	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$23,813	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$25,269	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$27,000	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$27,000	$9,155
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$27,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$27,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$27,000	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$27,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$27,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$27,000	$9,250
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$27,000	$8,750

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$49,938

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$53,927

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$55,055

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Alvernia University admitted 3,318 of 5,715 applicants in Fall 2024. The 58.1% rate describes that application pool.

58.1%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $42,810 tuition · 2023–24 2,152 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1093–12861600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Alvernia University received 5,715 applications and admitted 3,318 (58.1%), with 442 enrolling.

Alvernia University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Alvernia University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 570–658 and Math was 523–628 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1093–1286 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	570	595	658
SAT Math	523	575	628

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

58.1%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

The share admitted at Alvernia University declined from 78.4% to 58.1%; this does not establish why. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	78.4%
Fall 2002	80.3%
Fall 2003	82.4%
Fall 2004	80.1%
Fall 2005	80.4%
Fall 2006	78.3%
Fall 2007	76.6%
Fall 2008	76.8%
Fall 2009	78%
Fall 2010	81.4%
Fall 2011	75.2%
Fall 2012	80.5%
Fall 2013	77.6%
Fall 2014	74.8%
Fall 2015	74.3%
Fall 2016	74.5%
Fall 2017	70.8%
Fall 2018	68.4%
Fall 2019	64.2%
Fall 2020	70%
Fall 2021	57.8%
Fall 2022	59%
Fall 2023	62.3%
Fall 2024	58.1%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1093–1286Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	820	1040
Fall 2002	850	1030
Fall 2003	865	1092
Fall 2004	860	1050
Fall 2005	860	1050
Fall 2006	820	1050
Fall 2007	840	1050
Fall 2008	850	1050
Fall 2009	878	1090
Fall 2010	860	1060
Fall 2011	875	1080
Fall 2012	850	1060
Fall 2013	890	1070
Fall 2014	870	1070
Fall 2015	900	1090
Fall 2016	880	1090
Fall 2017	950	1148
Fall 2018	950	1130
Fall 2019	943	1130
Fall 2022	996	1170
Fall 2023	1066	1253
Fall 2024	1093	1286

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

18–24Fall 2019 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	16	20
Fall 2006	16	20
Fall 2007	17	21
Fall 2008	17	22
Fall 2009	17	21
Fall 2010	17	21
Fall 2011	18	23
Fall 2012	18	22
Fall 2013	18	22
Fall 2014	17	24
Fall 2015	19	24
Fall 2016	19	23
Fall 2017	18	24
Fall 2018	17	23
Fall 2019	18	24

IPEDS Fall 2001–2019, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

2,152Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Alvernia University rose from 1,617 (Fall 2002) to 2,152 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,617
Fall 2003	1,712
Fall 2004	1,930
Fall 2005	1,881
Fall 2006	1,915
Fall 2007	1,911
Fall 2008	1,918
Fall 2009	1,990
Fall 2010	2,052
Fall 2011	2,135
Fall 2012	2,123
Fall 2013	2,169
Fall 2014	2,272
Fall 2015	2,177
Fall 2016	2,225
Fall 2017	2,231
Fall 2018	2,176
Fall 2019	2,092
Fall 2020	2,034
Fall 2021	2,025
Fall 2022	2,000
Fall 2023	2,042
Fall 2024	2,152

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

72%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Alvernia University has held near 72% from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	76%
Fall 2004 cohort	77%
Fall 2005 cohort	73%
Fall 2006 cohort	71%
Fall 2007 cohort	69%
Fall 2008 cohort	72%
Fall 2009 cohort	72%
Fall 2010 cohort	72%
Fall 2011 cohort	75%
Fall 2012 cohort	71%
Fall 2013 cohort	77%
Fall 2014 cohort	76%
Fall 2015 cohort	82%
Fall 2016 cohort	77%
Fall 2017 cohort	74%
Fall 2018 cohort	72%
Fall 2019 cohort	71%
Fall 2020 cohort	73%
Fall 2021 cohort	68%
Fall 2022 cohort	73%
Fall 2023 cohort	72%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Alvernia University

36.2% of Alvernia University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Alvernia University as a primarily residential campus of 2,152 undergraduates — and 72% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Alvernia University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1093–1286 — their midpoint is near the PA four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Alvernia University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Alvernia University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Alvernia University58.1%

Pennsylvania median81.7%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Alvernia University$45,000

Pennsylvania median$33,730

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Alvernia University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Alvernia University$55,055

Pennsylvania median$62,101

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Alvernia University, Pennsylvania and national reference values
Metric & basis	Alvernia University	Pennsylvania median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	58.1%	81.7%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$45,000	$33,730	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$55,055	$62,101	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Alvernia University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Alvernia University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 9 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$94,679
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$75,705
Accounting and Related Services	$67,562
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$58,810
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$58,231
Social Work	$56,243
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	$56,203
Psychology, General	$52,044
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	$48,809

These 9 fields listed for Alvernia University measure earnings after completion. The $55,055 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 31 additional Alvernia University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Alvernia University report?

Alvernia University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1093–1286 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Alvernia University's acceptance rate?

58.1% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 3,318 admitted from 5,715 applicants.

How much does Alvernia University cost?

At Alvernia University, tuition is $45,000. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Alvernia University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $55,055. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Pennsylvania

Allegheny College — 54.6% admitted
Dickinson College — 42.1% admitted
Gettysburg College — 38.9% admitted
Lancaster Bible College — 55.9% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.