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Arcadia University

Glenside, PA 19038Suburb: LargeUNITID 211088

Private nonprofit 4-yearMaster's Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsSpecialty: Biology 13%Specialty: Business 13%Specialty: Visual & Performing Arts 12%
Undergraduates
1,948
Graduate students
1,374
Admit rate
80%
Average net price
$29.5k
Graduation rate
67%
Retention rate
79%
Median earnings (10 yr)
$58.3k
Median debt
$27k
Student : faculty
10:1
Value score*
35th pct.
Programs offered
82
Highest degree
Graduate degree
Sector
Private nonprofit 4-year
Region
Northeast · Middle Atlantic
Setting
Suburb: Large (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of 250,000 or more)
Carnegie
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year, small, highly residential
Predominant degree
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting
Religious affiliation
None reported
Main campus
Yes

* Value score is a CampusAtlas estimate, not an official metric.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, data as of June 10, 2026. “Not reported” means the value is missing or privacy-suppressed in the source data.