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Bryn Athyn College of the New Church

Bryn Athyn College of the New Church is a private campus in suburban Bryn Athyn, PA. The school reports a Other (none of the above) 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

$13,261

family income
under $30k

$15,448

$30–48k

$16,549

$48–75k

$22,132

$75–110k

$25,939

over $110k

Average net price

$20,5862023–24Skip 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 Bryn Athyn College of the New Church rose from $10,228 (2008) to $20,586 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$10,228
2009	$7,753
2010	$11,996
2011	$11,537
2012	$13,167
2013	$14,379
2014	$12,703
2015	$16,730
2016	$15,996
2017	$19,048
2018	$16,916
2019	$19,860
2020	$25,238
2021	$19,637
2022	$19,600
2023	$20,586

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$41,0932024–25Skip 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 Bryn Athyn College of the New Church rose from $15,700 (2009) to $41,093 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$15,700
2010	$19,412
2011	$23,854
2012	$25,306
2013	$25,576
2014	$27,788
2015	$28,439
2016	$29,922
2017	$29,374
2018	$30,889
2019	$32,620
2020	$36,254
2021	$38,707
2022	$38,557
2023	$39,685
2024	$41,093

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	$5,430
2001	$6,009
2002	$6,657
2003	$7,656
2004	$7,410
2005	$9,639
2006	$10,114
2007	$10,114
2008	$10,620
2013	$17,724
2014	$18,609
2015	$19,353
2016	$19,932
2017	$21,126
2018	$22,860
2019	$24,471
2020	$25,449
2021	$26,214
2022	$27,000
2023	$27,804

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

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Bryn Athyn College of the New Church reports published tuition of $28,917 in this record. Bryn Athyn College of the New Church's $28,917 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Bryn Athyn College of the New Church reports 244 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

67.7% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Bryn Athyn College of the New Church 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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67.7%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 Bryn Athyn College of the New Church rose from 49.1% (entered 1996) to 67.7% (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
1994 cohort	57.1%
1996 cohort	49.1%
1997 cohort	51.8%
1998 cohort	46.9%
1999 cohort	23.5%
2000 cohort	21.8%
2001 cohort	58%
2002 cohort	43.8%
2003 cohort	33.3%
2004 cohort	40.4%
2005 cohort	40.9%
2006 cohort	50%
2007 cohort	58.5%
2008 cohort	47.6%
2009 cohort	61.5%
2010 cohort	50%
2011 cohort	50.6%
2012 cohort	55.6%
2013 cohort	58.2%
2014 cohort	34.1%
2015 cohort	48.2%
2016 cohort	50%
2017 cohort	46.3%
2018 cohort	67.7%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1994–2018

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 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	—	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	—	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	—	$3,038
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	—	$4,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	—	$3,668
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	—	$4,100
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	—	$5,916
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$19,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$20,544	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	—	$8,000
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$26,572	$9,667
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$27,000	$7,667
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$25,500	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$21,500	$12,000
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$22,250	$9,500

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

$32,083

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$45,938

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$40,457

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

Bryn Athyn College of the New Church admitted 496 of 598 applicants in Fall 2024. The 82.9% rate describes that application pool.

82.9%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $27,804 tuition · 2023–24 244 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

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Admissions

Bryn Athyn College of the New Church: scores were considered but optional in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle.

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In the Fall 2024 cycle, Bryn Athyn College of the New Church received 598 applications and admitted 496 (82.9%), with 55 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

82.9%Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Bryn Athyn College of the New Church's admission rate fell from 99.3% to 82.9%. The rate alone cannot explain the change. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	99.3%
Fall 2002	98%
Fall 2003	97.6%
Fall 2004	95.7%
Fall 2005	96.2%
Fall 2006	93.2%
Fall 2007	96.6%
Fall 2008	87.9%
Fall 2009	43%
Fall 2010	64%
Fall 2011	44.4%
Fall 2012	45.4%
Fall 2013	51.8%
Fall 2014	58%
Fall 2015	42.1%
Fall 2016	81.9%
Fall 2017	87.5%
Fall 2018	88.8%
Fall 2019	91.8%
Fall 2020	77.7%
Fall 2021	90.6%
Fall 2022	80%
Fall 2023	74.2%
Fall 2024	82.9%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1060–1298Fall 2023 · 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	970	1240
Fall 2002	990	1240
Fall 2003	1020	1280
Fall 2004	960	1280
Fall 2005	930	1270
Fall 2006	910	1150
Fall 2007	950	1270
Fall 2008	950	1300
Fall 2009	960	1230
Fall 2010	940	1180
Fall 2011	870	1210
Fall 2012	860	1120
Fall 2013	920	1130
Fall 2014	780	1010
Fall 2015	785	1105
Fall 2016	785	1105
Fall 2017	940	1140
Fall 2018	996	1203
Fall 2019	940	1110
Fall 2020	930	1198
Fall 2021	975	1293
Fall 2022	980	1253
Fall 2023	1060	1298

IPEDS Fall 2001–2023, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

27–28Fall 2021 · 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 2004	22	30
Fall 2005	22	29
Fall 2007	18	24
Fall 2008	19	27
Fall 2009	20	23
Fall 2010	21	27
Fall 2011	17	30
Fall 2012	19	32
Fall 2013	20	25
Fall 2014	15	24
Fall 2015	18	23
Fall 2016	18	23
Fall 2017	19	23
Fall 2018	21	28
Fall 2019	17	20
Fall 2020	19	24
Fall 2021	27	28

IPEDS Fall 2004–2021, 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

244Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at Bryn Athyn College of the New Church rose from 114 (Fall 2002) to 244 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	114
Fall 2003	109
Fall 2004	144
Fall 2005	122
Fall 2006	132
Fall 2007	117
Fall 2008	141
Fall 2009	188
Fall 2010	206
Fall 2011	232
Fall 2012	241
Fall 2013	263
Fall 2014	271
Fall 2015	272
Fall 2016	293
Fall 2017	323
Fall 2018	294
Fall 2019	283
Fall 2020	257
Fall 2021	241
Fall 2022	271
Fall 2023	273
Fall 2024	244

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

73%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 Bryn Athyn College of the New Church fell from 94% (Fall 2003) to 73% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	94%
Fall 2004 cohort	81%
Fall 2005 cohort	67%
Fall 2006 cohort	88%
Fall 2007 cohort	79%
Fall 2008 cohort	79%
Fall 2009 cohort	69%
Fall 2010 cohort	72%
Fall 2011 cohort	83%
Fall 2012 cohort	74%
Fall 2013 cohort	76%
Fall 2014 cohort	75%
Fall 2015 cohort	69%
Fall 2016 cohort	76%
Fall 2017 cohort	76%
Fall 2018 cohort	89%
Fall 2019 cohort	75%
Fall 2020 cohort	48%
Fall 2021 cohort	78%
Fall 2022 cohort	66%
Fall 2023 cohort	73%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Bryn Athyn College of the New Church

Faculty pay at Bryn Athyn College of the New Church averages $91,836 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Bryn Athyn College of the New Church as a primarily residential campus of 244 undergraduates — and 73.3% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

For Fall 2024, Bryn Athyn College of the New Church considered scores; no usable range is filed. Pennsylvania benchmarks are not Bryn Athyn College of the New Church's own range.

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 Bryn Athyn College of the New Church 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

Bryn Athyn College of the New Church82.9%

Pennsylvania median81.7%

National median76.8%

Tuition

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

Bryn Athyn College of the New Church$28,917

Pennsylvania median$33,730

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

Bryn Athyn College of the New Church's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Bryn Athyn College of the New Church$40,457

Pennsylvania median$62,101

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Bryn Athyn College of the New Church, Pennsylvania and national reference values
Metric & basis	Bryn Athyn College of the New Church	Pennsylvania median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	82.9%	81.7%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$28,917	$33,730	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$40,457	$62,101	$53,781

Frequently asked questions

What is Bryn Athyn College of the New Church's acceptance rate?

82.9% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 496 admitted from 598 applicants.

How much does Bryn Athyn College of the New Church cost?

At Bryn Athyn College of the New Church, tuition is $28,917. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Bryn Athyn College of the New Church report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $40,457. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Pennsylvania

Albright College — 76.3% admitted
DeSales University — 77.1% admitted
Arcadia University — 80.2% admitted
Cedar Crest College — 84.1% 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. Read the date and population definitions.