Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Location Erie, PA
Population 280,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 1,900 (1% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 209 (6% ☔)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,450
Men / Women 43% / 57%
From State 56%
From Region 17%
Athletes 26.2%

Racial/Ethnic

White 59%
International 20%
Black 6%
Hispanic 5%
Asian 3%
Mixed 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Gannon University 510 43% / 57% 10% $67,939 69 96%
Biomedical Engineering 11 36% / 64% 18% $85,287 88
Computer Engineering 1 100% / 0% 0% $92,681 93
Electrical Engineering 4 100% / 0% 25% $88,884 91
Environmental Engineering 6 83% / 17% 17% $80,252 85
Industrial Engineering 5 40% / 60% 60% $86,987 90
Mechanical Engineering 13 92% / 8% 15% $80,389 85 93%
Computer Programming $79,697 84
Computer Science 9 78% / 22% 78% $80,222 85
Computer Software Engineering 4 100% / 0% 75% $76,582 81
Cybersecurity 14 79% / 21% 29% $73,871 78
Information Technology 3 67% / 33% 67%
Chemistry 4 50% / 50% 25% $68,112 70
Mathematics 4 75% / 25% 0% $64,377 62
Biochemistry 4 25% / 75% 0% $69,488 72
Biology 42 36% / 64% 0% $66,377 66 95%
Aquatic Biology/Limnology 5 40% / 60% 20% $50,948 26
Environmental Science 4 25% / 75% 0% $53,073 32
Natural Sciences 6 67% / 33% 0% $53,703 34
Nutrition Sciences 1 0% / 100% 0% $60,434 53
Clinical Laboratory Science 2 0% / 100% 50% $80,230 85
Communication Sciences and Disorders 2 0% / 100% 0% $68,323 70
Exercise Science 15 67% / 33% 0% $62,106 57 99%
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science 5 0% / 100% 0% $67,011 68
Health Professions 1 0% / 100% 0% $74,454 79
Health Sciences 15 27% / 73% 0% $79,036 84
Nursing 64 12% / 88% 5% $74,956 80 99%
Pre-Health Studies 62 8% / 92% 0% $79,795 84
Pre-Physical Therapy Studies 13 15% / 85% 0% $82,141 86
Public Health 1 0% / 100% 0% $75,248 80
Respiratory Care 2 50% / 50% 50% $111,626 98 96%
Accounting 7 +5 71% / 29% 14% $51,181 26 94%
Advertising and Public Relations 3 67% / 33% 67% $63,069 60
Business Administration 9 67% / 33% 11% $54,126 35 100%
Business Economics 3 100% / 0% 0% $66,197 66
Business Management 5 20% / 80% 0% $54,126 35 100%
Business Studies 7 86% / 14% 14% $60,678 54
Business and Managerial Economics $58,526 48
Business/Commerce 3 +1 67% / 33% 0% $58,680 48
Entrepreneurship 4 +2 100% / 0% 0% $58,627 48
Finance 30 +4 87% / 13% 13% $73,879 78 90%
Health Services Administration $76,974 82
International Business 4 +3 50% / 50% 75% $62,756 59
Logistics 6 +1 67% / 33% 17% $54,126 35 100%
Marketing 9 +3 44% / 56% 33% $63,412 60 100%
Risk Management and Insurance 1 100% / 0% 0% $66,480 67
Sport and Fitness Management $62,106 57
Digital Communication 3 67% / 33% 0% $50,854 25
English Language and Literature 4 25% / 75% 0% $47,160 16
English Literature $46,452 15
Experimental Psychology 1 0% / 100% 0% $55,875 40
Foreign Languages $51,768 28
History 6 67% / 33% 0% $48,352 19
International Studies 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $65,230 64
Journalism 5 20% / 80% 20% $52,239 29
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies $49,158 21
Philosophy 1 +2 100% / 0% 0% $47,766 17
Political Science 3 100% / 0% 0% $63,857 61
Psychology 23 +1 35% / 65% 4% $43,031 9 96%
Public Relations $65,636 65
Research & Experimental Psychology $55,389 39
Social Work 4 25% / 75% 0% $45,745 13 100%
Spanish 1 0% / 100% 0%
Writing 1 100% / 0% 0%
Early Childhood Education 7 14% / 86% 0% $45,560 13 96%
General Education 4 50% / 50% 0% $48,422 19
Middle School Education 3 33% / 67% 33% $45,560 13 96%
Social Studies Teacher Education $48,811 20
Teacher Education 2 0% / 100% 0% $45,560 13 96%
Theatre Design and Technology $38,628 5
Visual and Performing Arts 1 100% / 0% 0%
Criminal Justice 17 59% / 41% 0% $55,847 40 93%
Intelligence 1 100% / 0% 0%
Legal Research $55,493 39
Legal Studies 9 44% / 56% 11% $55,500 39

Financial

Tuition & Fees $44,317
ROI Percentile 69th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 76%
4-Year Graduation Rate 53%
6-Year Graduation Rate 66%
Transfer-Out Rate 19%

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
Health Sciences 35.7% 182 16% / 84% 3% $76,563 81 99%
Business & Economics 17.8% 91 73% / 27% 18% $63,390 60 95%
Humanities & Social Sciences 10.4% 53 43% / 57% 4% $47,562 17 96%
Life & Natural Sciences 9.0% 46 35% / 65% 0% $66,648 67 95%
Engineering 7.8% 40 70% / 30% 22% $83,697 87 93%
Computer Science 5.9% 30 80% / 20% 53% $76,390 81
Professional 5.3% 27 56% / 44% 4% $55,727 40 93%
Agriculture & Food Science 3.1% 16 44% / 56% 6% $53,105 32
Education 3.1% 16 25% / 75% 6% $46,276 14 96%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.6% 8 62% / 38% 12% $66,245 66
Arts 0.2% 1 100% / 0% 0%

Research

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $0.4M #334 18%
Physical Sciences & Math $0.0M #610 41%
Computer Science $0.0M #497 0%
Business & Economics 11 #118
Agriculture & Food Science
Education
Health Sciences
Humanities & Social Sciences
Life & Natural Sciences
Total $0.4M #587 18% 11 #461

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.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 84%
Yield (Unbound) 11%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 84% 84% 84%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy blind