Arcadia University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Presbyterian
Population 4,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,540 (45%)
Days Without Precipitation 248 (53%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,857
Men / Women 37% / 63%
From State 64%
From Region 27%
Athletes 559 (30.8%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 57%
Black 17%
Hispanic 12%
Asian 4%
Mixed 4%
International 2%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Arcadia University 413 34% 63% 5% 13% 9% 1% $59,946 10 -0.43 31 95%
Computer Science 22 +2 68% 50% 14% 14% 5% 5% $90,870 12 -1.00 86 89% — — — —
Data Science 3 +3 33% 0% 33% 33% 0% 0% $77,583 7 -1.53 72 — — — — —
Chemistry 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,276 53 -0.03 61 — — — — —
Chemistry — — — — — — — — $71,307 54 -0.03 61 — — — — —
Mathematics 10 — 80% 40% 10% 0% 0% 30% $81,098 53 -0.16 77 100% — — — —
Physical Sciences — — — — — — — — $74,766 21 -0.64 67 — — — — —
Biochemistry 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $75,017 67 +0.31 68 — — — — —
Biology 51 +2 12% 63% 6% 8% 8% 2% $76,850 93 +1.21 71 97% — — — —
Public Health 15 — 7% 73% 0% 13% 0% 0% $66,801 57 +0.15 50 — — — — —
Accounting 5 +1 80% 60% 0% 20% 0% 0% $65,519 6 -1.39 46 100% — — — —
Actuarial Science 6 — 33% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $75,733 6 -1.74 69 — — — — —
Business Administration 19 — 68% 84% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,883 29 -0.56 50 — — — — —
Finance 6 — 67% 83% 0% 0% 0% 17% $72,140 8 -0.93 62 — — — — —
Healthcare Administration 4 — 25% 50% 0% 25% 25% 0% $70,748 73 +0.23 59 100% — — — —
International Business 11 — 55% 45% 9% 27% 9% 0% $71,081 37 -0.56 60 100% — — — —
Managerial Economics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $72,217 12 -0.97 63 — — — — —
Marketing 4 +1 75% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $67,638 20 -0.77 52 — — — — —
Sport Management 17 — 76% 71% 6% 12% 6% 0% $49,456 8 -1.25 9 — — — — —
Creative Writing 8 — 12% 75% 0% 12% 12% 0% $33,665 1 -2.29 2 95% — — — —
English 5 +1 20% 40% 0% 20% 0% 0% $47,207 25 -0.63 7 100% — — — —
English Literature — — — — — — — — $43,437 8 -1.09 4 — — — — —
Ethics — — — — — — — — $50,091 17 -0.85 10 — — — — —
French Studies 1 +1 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,680 17 -0.84 8 — — — — —
History 9 — 56% 67% 0% 0% 22% 0% $51,467 30 -0.53 12 100% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies — — — — — — — — $52,110 26 -0.50 13 — — — — —
Italian Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,076 17 -0.81 9 — — — — —
Philosophy — +1 — — — — — — $49,786 16 -0.88 10 — — — — —
Spanish 3 — 33% 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% $50,968 24 -0.63 11 — — — — —
Anthropology 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,303 51 -0.14 20 — — — — —
Applied Sociology — — — — — — — — $57,999 62 +0.10 26 91% — — — —
Communication 16 — 44% 69% 6% 6% 19% 0% $43,527 2 -1.71 4 96% — — — —
International Studies 2 — 50% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $51,678 4 -1.10 12 83% — — — —
Political Science 12 +1 42% 58% 0% 8% 25% 0% $66,681 36 -0.41 49 100% — — — —
Psychology 43 — 26% 60% 9% 12% 14% 0% $53,950 47 -0.17 17 91% — — — —
Public Relations and Advertising — — — — — — — — $61,173 18 -0.96 35 — — — — —
Sociology 8 +1 12% 38% 0% 12% 38% 0% $57,999 62 +0.10 26 91% — — — —
Education 2 — 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $53,679 45 -0.16 16 — — — — —
Secondary Education 28 — 11% 64% 0% 25% 11% 0% $52,140 35 -0.34 13 — — — — —
Social Studies Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $53,687 45 -0.30 16 — — — — —
Special Education 7 — 43% 0% 14% 71% 0% 0% $50,686 23 -0.79 11 100% — — — —
Advertising Design 5 — 20% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $52,538 26 -0.59 14 95% — — — —
Art 7 — 43% 71% 29% 0% 0% 0% $48,201 59 +0.15 8 86% — — — —
Art History 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,201 41 -0.28 8 86% — — — —
Art Therapy 4 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $81,914 100 +3.76 78 97% — — — —
Ceramic Arts 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $48,201 59 +0.15 8 86% — — — —
Digital Media 7 — 29% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,702 42 -0.34 11 — — — — —
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft — — — — — — — — $41,596 40 -0.20 3 — — — — —
Fashion Merchandising — — — — — — — — $52,921 19 -0.86 15 — — — — —
Illustration 12 — 25% 67% 0% 8% 8% 0% $52,538 79 +0.61 14 95% — — — —
Medical Illustration 4 — 0% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $52,099 26 -0.62 13 — — — — —
Metal and Jewelry Arts 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,201 7 -1.33 8 86% — — — —
Music Management 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,607 53 +0.09 7 — — — — —
Painting 4 — 0% 50% 0% 25% 25% 0% $48,201 59 +0.15 8 86% — — — —
Photography 4 — 25% 50% 0% 25% 0% 0% $47,191 22 -0.57 7 — — — — —
Printmaking 2 — 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% $48,201 17 -0.92 8 86% — — — —
Theatre 11 +1 27% 73% 0% 18% 0% 0% $18,079 0 -3.35 1 100% — — — —
Criminology 22 — 32% 77% 5% 18% 0% 0% $47,392 2 -1.72 7 100% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $52,995
ROI Percentile 31th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 79%
4-Year Graduation Rate 59%
6-Year Graduation Rate 67%
Transfer-Out Rate 25%

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 White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 20.1% 83 31% 60% 6% 11% 18% 0% $54,149 30 -0.50 17 93% —
Business & Economics 17.7% 73 64% 68% 3% 11% 4% 1% $64,850 11 -0.88 45 100% —
Arts 15.7% 65 20% 72% 3% 9% 8% 0% $46,750 27 -0.41 6 93% —
Life & Natural Sciences 12.6% 52 12% 63% 6% 8% 8% 2% $76,815 91 +1.19 71 97% —
Education 9.2% 38 18% 47% 3% 39% 8% 0% $51,994 38 -0.41 13 100% —
Humanities 6.5% 27 33% 59% 0% 7% 19% 0% $45,156 4 -1.10 5 98% —
Computer Science 6.1% 25 64% 44% 16% 16% 4% 4% $89,276 16 -1.06 85 89% —
Professional 5.3% 22 32% 77% 5% 18% 0% 0% $47,392 1 -1.72 7 100% —
Health Sciences 3.6% 15 7% 73% 0% 13% 0% 0% $66,801 13 +0.15 50 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.1% 13 69% 54% 8% 0% 0% 23% $78,831 49 -0.13 74 100% —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education $1.6M #196 59% $0 13 #285 — —
Health Sciences $0.1M #378 20% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.0M #528 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0 #547 — $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0 #622 — $0 — — — —
Total $1.7M #517 57% $0 13 #436 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 63 $127K $127K $0
Lacrosse 53 $242K $242K $0
Baseball 41 $270K $270K $0
Other Sports 39 $85K $85K $0
Soccer 39 $183K $183K $0
Ice Hockey 32 $311K $311K $0
Basketball 20 $206K $206K $0
Swimming 16 $82K $82K $0
Volleyball 14 $152K $152K $0
Golf 13 $71K $71K $0
Tennis 13 $45K $45K $0
Total 309 $1.8M $1.8M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 82 $165K $165K $0
Soccer 37 $188K $188K $0
Ice Hockey 28 $307K $307K $0
Field Hockey 23 $190K $190K $0
Lacrosse 20 $166K $166K $0
Softball 19 $181K $181K $0
Swimming 19 $97K $97K $0
Basketball 16 $160K $160K $0
Other Sports 15 $33K $33K $0
Volleyball 15 $148K $148K $0
Tennis 13 $45K $45K $0
Golf 8 $44K $44K $0
Total 250 $1.7M $1.7M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 145 $292K $292K $0
Soccer 76 $371K $371K $0
Lacrosse 73 $409K $409K $0
Ice Hockey 60 $619K $619K $0
Other Sports 54 $118K $118K $0
Baseball 41 $270K $270K $0
Basketball 36 $366K $366K $0
Swimming 35 $179K $179K $0
Volleyball 29 $301K $301K $0
Tennis 26 $90K $90K $0
Field Hockey 23 $190K $190K $0
Golf 21 $116K $116K $0
Softball 19 $181K $181K $0
Total 559 $5.7M $5.7M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 68%
Yield (non-ED) 7%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 68% 68% 68%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional