York College of Pennsylvania

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for York College of Pennsylvania

York College of Pennsylvania operates as a private nonprofit institution located in York, Pennsylvania (suburb: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 3,265 students of which 3,652 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. York College of Pennsylvania is categorized as “20” 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 73.7%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,162 and an ACT midpoint of 25. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $18,556, with published in-state tuition of $25,588 and a Pell grant recipient share of 28.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $26,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 61.9%, and the first-year retention rate is 78.2%. Graduates earn a median of $61,012 ten years after enrolling, compared with $50,940 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 241300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 74.8% 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.