Gannon University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Gannon University

Gannon University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Erie, Pennsylvania (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 2,365 students of which 3,176 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. Gannon University is categorized as “17” 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 74.2%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey and an ACT midpoint of 24. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $22,553, with published in-state tuition of $40,656 and a Pell grant recipient share of 23.8%. 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 67.8%, and the first-year retention rate is 76.2%. Graduates earn a median of $58,845 ten years after enrolling, compared with $55,319 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 139000.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 73.4% 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.