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Alvernia University
Reading, PA · Private (nonprofit) · 2,152 students · mostly bachelor degrees
218th-cheapest of 264 Pennsylvania colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$28,138
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$57,565
Graduation rate
56%
Admission rate
58%
Median graduate earnings
$55,055
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$27,000
Average SAT
1170
Pell grant recipients
36%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
59 programsClinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree59 grads/yr$94,679Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering · Doctoral Degree$86,896Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree49 grads/yr$80,640Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree31 grads/yr$75,705Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering · Master's Degree59 grads/yr$72,967Accounting · Bachelor's Degree14 grads/yr$67,562Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Bachelor's Degree33 grads/yr$58,810Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General · Bachelor's Degree13 grads/yr$58,231Social Work · Bachelor's Degree17 grads/yr$56,243Health and Wellness, General · Bachelor's Degree49 grads/yr$56,203Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree18 grads/yr$52,044Clinical/Medical Social Work · Bachelor's Degree22 grads/yr$48,809
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.