Arcadia University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Arcadia University

Arcadia University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Glenside, Pennsylvania (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 1,948 students of which 2,063 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Arcadia University is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 80.2%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,190 and an ACT midpoint of 25. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $29,466, with published in-state tuition of $49,610 and a Pell grant recipient share of 28.3%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $27,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 65.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 78.8%. Graduates earn a median of $58,336 ten years after enrolling, compared with $44,004 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 122400.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 66.4% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.