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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation United Methodist
Location Reading, PA
Population 500,000
Website https://www.albright.edu/home/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,293 (15%)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (28%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,189
Men / Women 47% / 53%
From State 68%
From Region 26%
Athletes 36.3%

Racial/Ethnic

White 43%
Black 23%
Hispanic 21%
Mixed 8%
Asian 2%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 47.4% 47.4% 2012 Men: 44.4% 44.4% 2013 Men: 41.2% 41.2% 2014 Men: 42.2% 42.2% 2015 Men: 40.8% 40.8% 2016 Men: 41.1% 41.1% 2017 Men: 45.3% 45.3% 2018 Men: 41.6% 41.6% 2019 Men: 42.1% 42.1% 2020 Men: 45.6% 45.6% 2021 Men: 52.0% 52.0% 2022 Men: 41.6% 41.6% 2023 Men: 47.2% 47.2% 2024 Men: 47.4% 47.4%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2014 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2015 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2016 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2017 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2018 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2019 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2020 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2021 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2022 Native: 1.2% 1.2% 2023 Native: 1.7% 1.7% 2024 Native: 1.2% 1.2% 2011 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2012 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2013 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2014 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2015 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2016 Asian: 2.3% 2.3% 2017 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2018 Asian: 4.9% 4.9% 2019 Asian: 2.5% 2.5% 2020 Asian: 4.8% 4.8% 2021 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2022 Asian: 2.3% 2.3% 2023 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2024 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2011 Black: 11.6% 11.6% 2012 Black: 8.3% 8.3% 2013 Black: 9.2% 9.2% 2014 Black: 15.0% 15.0% 2015 Black: 15.3% 15.3% 2016 Black: 18.4% 18.4% 2017 Black: 17.5% 17.5% 2018 Black: 21.5% 21.5% 2019 Black: 25.1% 25.1% 2020 Black: 21.5% 21.5% 2021 Black: 24.8% 24.8% 2022 Black: 29.7% 29.7% 2023 Black: 28.8% 28.8% 2024 Black: 28.7% 28.7% 2011 Hispanic: 4.2% 4.2% 2012 Hispanic: 6.3% 6.3% 2013 Hispanic: 3.5% 3.5% 2014 Hispanic: 5.3% 5.3% 2015 Hispanic: 7.0% 7.0% 2016 Hispanic: 4.1% 4.1% 2017 Hispanic: 11.4% 11.4% 2018 Hispanic: 8.8% 8.8% 2019 Hispanic: 11.9% 11.9% 2020 Hispanic: 12.2% 12.2% 2021 Hispanic: 11.4% 11.4% 2022 Hispanic: 12.4% 12.4% 2023 Hispanic: 13.1% 13.1% 2024 Hispanic: 20.2% 20.2% 2011 White: 77.8% 77.8% 2012 White: 75.8% 75.8% 2013 White: 80.5% 80.5% 2014 White: 68.7% 68.7% 2015 White: 69.5% 69.5% 2016 White: 67.0% 67.0% 2017 White: 60.3% 60.3% 2018 White: 54.1% 54.1% 2019 White: 54.5% 54.5% 2020 White: 55.6% 55.6% 2021 White: 53.6% 53.6% 2022 White: 49.5% 49.5% 2023 White: 49.9% 49.9% 2024 White: 40.1% 40.1% 2011 International: 4.0% 4.0% 2012 International: 7.6% 7.6% 2013 International: 4.9% 4.9% 2014 International: 8.3% 8.3% 2015 International: 6.5% 6.5% 2016 International: 7.4% 7.4% 2017 International: 3.3% 3.3% 2018 International: 5.1% 5.1% 2019 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2020 International: 2.4% 2.4% 2021 International: 2.6% 2.6% 2022 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2023 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2024 International: 0.3% 0.3%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2021 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2022 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2023 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2024 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2025 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2020 Asian: 2.6% 2.6% 2021 Asian: 2.4% 2.4% 2022 Asian: 2.5% 2.5% 2023 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2024 Asian: 2.7% 2.7% 2025 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2020 Black: 23.7% 23.7% 2021 Black: 26.0% 26.0% 2022 Black: 27.8% 27.8% 2023 Black: 27.3% 27.3% 2024 Black: 23.3% 23.3% 2025 Black: 22.7% 22.7% 2020 Hispanic: 16.0% 16.0% 2021 Hispanic: 17.8% 17.8% 2022 Hispanic: 17.5% 17.5% 2023 Hispanic: 17.8% 17.8% 2024 Hispanic: 20.5% 20.5% 2025 Hispanic: 20.9% 20.9% 2020 White: 49.2% 49.2% 2021 White: 47.1% 47.1% 2022 White: 44.6% 44.6% 2023 White: 43.9% 43.9% 2024 White: 44.0% 44.0% 2025 White: 43.5% 43.5% 2020 International: 2.1% 2.1% 2021 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2022 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2023 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2024 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2025 International: 2.4% 2.4%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Albright College 312 45% / 55% 1% $57,055 56 96%
Computer Science 12 +5 83% / 17% 8% $76,929 86 —
Game and Interactive Media Design 8 — 100% / 0% 0% $44,044 19 90%
Information Science/Studies — +1 — — $86,176 92 95%
Chemistry — — — — $64,595 71 —
Mathematics 2 +2 50% / 50% 0% $66,093 74 —
Physics 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $66,952 75 —
Biochemistry 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $64,953 72 100%
Biology 13 +1 54% / 46% 0% $65,904 74 97%
Environmental Science 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $52,161 42 —
Environmental Studies 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $52,241 43 —
Health Sciences 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Public Health 1 +3 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Accounting 17 +1 41% / 59% 6% $76,458 85 100%
Accounting and Finance 7 — 86% / 14% 0% $76,458 85 100%
Business Administration 59 +8 76% / 24% 0% $65,201 73 96%
Economics 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
General Business 7 — 29% / 71% 0% $64,294 71 100%
Addiction Counseling 4 — 50% / 50% 0% — — —
Behavioral Neuroscience 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $52,740 44 —
Communication 12 +1 50% / 50% 0% $59,438 62 97%
English 2 +1 0% / 100% 0% $50,211 37 100%
French — — — — $51,542 41 —
Health/Medical Psychology 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $51,963 42 100%
History 7 +1 86% / 14% 0% $49,308 34 94%
Industrial and Organizational Psychology 15 — 7% / 93% 0% $51,963 42 100%
Interdisciplinary Studies 22 — 18% / 82% 0% $51,840 42 —
Interdisciplinary Studies — — — — $51,338 40 —
Philosophy 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Political Science 3 +1 100% / 0% 0% $55,704 52 —
Psychology 23 +3 13% / 87% 0% $52,225 43 96%
Religious Studies 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Sociology 18 +6 22% / 78% 0% $56,888 56 97%
Spanish 1 +6 0% / 100% 0% $51,375 40 —
Early Childhood and Family Studies 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $48,153 30 —
Art 4 +2 25% / 75% 0% $43,695 18 93%
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $38,681 10 —
Digital Arts 5 — 20% / 80% 0% $40,112 11 —
Digital Media 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $53,751 47 —
Fashion Design 20 +1 5% / 95% 5% $44,044 19 90%
Music Technology 7 +1 43% / 57% 0% $30,619 3 89%
Theatre 10 +4 50% / 50% 0% $37,358 8 —
Urban Studies/Affairs — — — — $56,425 54 —
Criminology 13 — 62% / 38% 0% $50,671 38 100%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $31,067
ROI Percentile 56th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 62%
4-Year Graduation Rate 42%
6-Year Graduation Rate 51%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 60.0% 60.0% 2012 Graduated: 52.6% 52.6% 2013 Graduated: 53.7% 53.7% 2014 Graduated: 52.7% 52.7% 2015 Graduated: 57.9% 57.9% 2016 Graduated: 54.2% 54.2% 2017 Graduated: 53.2% 53.2% 2018 Graduated: 51.5% 51.5% 2019 Graduated: 57.4% 57.4% 2020 Graduated: 59.8% 59.8% 2021 Graduated: 47.3% 47.3% 2022 Graduated: 48.3% 48.3% 2023 Graduated: 42.2% 42.2% 2024 Graduated: 50.7% 50.7%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 53.1% 53.1% 2012 Men: 47.6% 47.6% 2013 Men: 51.7% 51.7% 2014 Men: 45.7% 45.7% 2015 Men: 49.1% 49.1% 2016 Men: 49.1% 49.1% 2017 Men: 46.9% 46.9% 2018 Men: 47.0% 47.0% 2019 Men: 51.5% 51.5% 2020 Men: 53.7% 53.7% 2021 Men: 42.5% 42.5% 2022 Men: 44.9% 44.9% 2023 Men: 35.5% 35.5% 2024 Men: 46.9% 46.9% 2011 Women: 65.4% 65.4% 2012 Women: 57.5% 57.5% 2013 Women: 55.0% 55.0% 2014 Women: 59.2% 59.2% 2015 Women: 64.0% 64.0% 2016 Women: 58.8% 58.8% 2017 Women: 59.2% 59.2% 2018 Women: 55.1% 55.1% 2019 Women: 61.6% 61.6% 2020 Women: 64.3% 64.3% 2021 Women: 50.5% 50.5% 2022 Women: 50.7% 50.7% 2023 Women: 47.6% 47.6% 2024 Women: 53.4% 53.4%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Asian Black Hispanic White
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Asian: 60.0% 60.0% 2012 Asian: 44.4% 44.4% 2013 Asian: 66.7% 66.7% 2014 Asian: 72.7% 72.7% 2015 Asian: 66.7% 66.7% 2016 Asian: 45.5% 45.5% 2017 Asian: 90.9% 90.9% 2018 Asian: 45.0% 45.0% 2019 Asian: 75.0% 75.0% 2020 Asian: 57.7% 57.7% 2021 Asian: 25.0% 25.0% 2022 Asian: 57.1% 57.1% 2023 Asian: 55.6% 55.6% 2024 Asian: 81.8% 81.8% 2011 Black: 46.2% 46.2% 2012 Black: 52.6% 52.6% 2013 Black: 46.8% 46.8% 2014 Black: 36.8% 36.8% 2015 Black: 31.3% 31.3% 2016 Black: 40.4% 40.4% 2017 Black: 36.3% 36.3% 2018 Black: 30.7% 30.7% 2019 Black: 43.9% 43.9% 2020 Black: 45.7% 45.7% 2021 Black: 38.5% 38.5% 2022 Black: 37.9% 37.9% 2023 Black: 29.1% 29.1% 2024 Black: 46.1% 46.1% 2011 Hispanic: 36.8% 36.8% 2012 Hispanic: 41.4% 41.4% 2013 Hispanic: 38.9% 38.9% 2014 Hispanic: 51.9% 51.9% 2015 Hispanic: 57.9% 57.9% 2016 Hispanic: 55.0% 55.0% 2017 Hispanic: 50.8% 50.8% 2018 Hispanic: 44.4% 44.4% 2019 Hispanic: 46.2% 46.2% 2020 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7% 2021 Hispanic: 48.2% 48.2% 2022 Hispanic: 43.2% 43.2% 2023 Hispanic: 37.7% 37.7% 2024 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2011 White: 65.7% 65.7% 2012 White: 57.6% 57.6% 2013 White: 57.5% 57.5% 2014 White: 60.2% 60.2% 2015 White: 67.0% 67.0% 2016 White: 61.8% 61.8% 2017 White: 59.1% 59.1% 2018 White: 65.8% 65.8% 2019 White: 66.6% 66.6% 2020 White: 67.3% 67.3% 2021 White: 54.4% 54.4% 2022 White: 54.6% 54.6% 2023 White: 52.6% 52.6% 2024 White: 55.7% 55.7%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 35.9% 112 28% / 72% 0% $53,583 47 97%
Business & Economics 29.2% 91 67% / 33% 1% $68,132 77 98%
Arts 15.7% 49 24% / 76% 2% $40,311 12 90%
Computer Science 6.4% 20 90% / 10% 5% $63,775 70 90%
Life & Natural Sciences 5.1% 16 44% / 56% 0% $65,726 73 97%
Professional 4.2% 13 62% / 38% 0% $50,671 38 100%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.3% 4 75% / 25% 0% $66,523 75 —
Education 1.0% 3 0% / 100% 0% $48,153 30 —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.6% 2 50% / 50% 0% $52,201 43 —
Health Sciences 0.6% 2 0% / 100% 0% — — —

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 65%
Yield (Unbound) 7%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 65% 65% 65%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 47.9% 47.9% 2012 Acceptance: 46.7% 46.7% 2013 Acceptance: 62.3% 62.3% 2014 Acceptance: 50.1% 50.1% 2015 Acceptance: 49.2% 49.2% 2016 Acceptance: 51.1% 51.1% 2017 Acceptance: 50.0% 50.0% 2018 Acceptance: 62.0% 62.0% 2019 Acceptance: 85.2% 85.2% 2020 Acceptance: 82.1% 82.1% 2021 Acceptance: 76.3% 76.3% 2022 Acceptance: 84.9% 84.9% 2023 Acceptance: 86.2% 86.2% 2024 Acceptance: 76.3% 76.3% 2011 Yield: 16.0% 16.0% 2012 Yield: 14.4% 14.4% 2013 Yield: 17.3% 17.3% 2014 Yield: 14.3% 14.3% 2015 Yield: 13.1% 13.1% 2016 Yield: 13.2% 13.2% 2017 Yield: 11.1% 11.1% 2018 Yield: 13.7% 13.7% 2019 Yield: 9.1% 9.1% 2020 Yield: 8.2% 8.2% 2021 Yield: 7.7% 7.7% 2022 Yield: 8.5% 8.5% 2023 Yield: 7.5% 7.5% 2024 Yield: 7.4% 7.4%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 2,500 5,000 7,500 10,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 6,347 6,347 2012 Applicants: 6,073 6,073 2013 Applicants: 6,060 6,060 2014 Applicants: 7,604 7,604 2015 Applicants: 7,645 7,645 2016 Applicants: 8,832 8,832 2017 Applicants: 8,332 8,332 2018 Applicants: 6,755 6,755 2019 Applicants: 5,278 5,278 2020 Applicants: 5,369 5,369 2021 Applicants: 5,788 5,788 2022 Applicants: 5,578 5,578 2023 Applicants: 5,366 5,366 2024 Applicants: 5,754 5,754 2011 Admitted: 3,038 3,038 2012 Admitted: 2,839 2,839 2013 Admitted: 3,776 3,776 2014 Admitted: 3,807 3,807 2015 Admitted: 3,759 3,759 2016 Admitted: 4,514 4,514 2017 Admitted: 4,169 4,169 2018 Admitted: 4,188 4,188 2019 Admitted: 4,495 4,495 2020 Admitted: 4,408 4,408 2021 Admitted: 4,417 4,417 2022 Admitted: 4,734 4,734 2023 Admitted: 4,623 4,623 2024 Admitted: 4,392 4,392 2011 Enrolled: 485 485 2012 Enrolled: 410 410 2013 Enrolled: 655 655 2014 Enrolled: 543 543 2015 Enrolled: 493 493 2016 Enrolled: 596 596 2017 Enrolled: 464 464 2018 Enrolled: 575 575 2019 Enrolled: 411 411 2020 Enrolled: 360 360 2021 Enrolled: 342 342 2022 Enrolled: 401 401 2023 Enrolled: 348 348 2024 Enrolled: 325 325

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional

SAT Composite

25th 75th
900 1000 1100 1200 1300 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 960 960 2012 25th: 960 960 2013 25th: 930 930 2011 75th: 1150 1150 2012 75th: 1155 1155 2013 75th: 1130 1130

SAT Math

25th 75th
450 500 550 600 650 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 480 480 2012 25th: 480 480 2013 25th: 470 470 2011 75th: 580 580 2012 75th: 585 585 2013 75th: 570 570

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
450 500 550 600 650 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 480 480 2012 25th: 480 480 2013 25th: 460 460 2011 75th: 570 570 2012 75th: 570 570 2013 75th: 560 560

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 69.0% 69.0% 2012 Submitted: 68.0% 68.0% 2013 Submitted: 75.0% 75.0% 2022 Submitted: 0.0% 0.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.