Private nonprofit · College

Albright College

Reading, Pennsylvania · Small city

76.3%
Admit rate
$20,024
Avg net price
51%
Graduation rate
$58,700
Median earnings

Albright College is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Reading, Pennsylvania (small city setting), enrolling 1,217 undergraduates. It has a United Methodist religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 1,217 undergradsSmall cityAccessible · 76% admitNCAA Division III with football · Middle Atlantic States Athletic CorporationCold winters

About Reading, Pennsylvania

Reading is a city in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. The Colony of Pennsylvania was a 1680 land grant from King Charles II of England to William Penn. Large employers based in Reading and surrounding communities include Boscov's, EnerSys, Carpenter, Penske Truck Leasing, and Redner's Markets. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
45 miles
Nearest airport
26 miles to Lancaster (LNS)

How Albright College compares

Selectivity76.3%

More selective than 52% · #38 most selective of 111 in Pennsylvania

Graduation rate51%

Higher than 41% · #81 of 116 in Pennsylvania

First-year retention62%

Higher than 15%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$58,700

Higher than 64% · #71 of 116 in Pennsylvania

Average net price$20,024

Cheaper than 50% · #37 cheapest of 112 in Pennsylvania

Median debt at graduation$27,000

Lower than 11%

Student–faculty ratio11 : 1

Lower than 68%

Undergraduate enrollment1,217

Larger than 43%

Percentiles compare Albright College with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Pennsylvania.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

1,367students
  • Undergraduate1,21789%
  • Graduate15011%

Undergraduates by gender

1,217undergrads
  • Women76263%
  • Men45537%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White44%
  • Black21%
  • Hispanic22%
  • Asian2.3%
  • Other or multiracial11%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,217
Graduate enrollment
150
Student–faculty ratio
11 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
50%
First-generation students
36%
Students over 25
10%
Median family income
$47,557
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$60,165
Endowment
$53,032,000

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate
76.3%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$29,082
Room & board
$14,426
Books & supplies
$1,300
Total cost of attendance
$43,711
Average net price
$20,024

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
51%
Graduated on time (4 years)
42%
First-year retention
62%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$45,391
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$58,700
Median debt at graduation
$27,000
Students with federal loans
74%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
65%

About 9% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
42%
Low-income (Pell)
47%
First-generation
47%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
1,220
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
100%
Housing charge (year)
$7,476
Meal plan (year)
$6,478
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NCAA Division III with football
Football conference
Middle Atlantic States Athletic Corporation
Varsity athletes
449 (302 men · 147 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (14)

Football91
Baseball57
Soccer51
Lacrosse41
Basketball35
Other Sports32
Track and Field (Indoor)24
Track and Field (Outdoor)24
Softball21
Tennis20
Golf16
Field Hockey15
Volleyball13
Cross Country9

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
D
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
7.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
13
Property offenses (2022–2024)
16

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (1,380 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

9.7reported offenses a year
4.3 violent a year5.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
3.3
Motor vehicle theft
1.7
Rape
1.3
Aggravated assault
1.3
Robbery
1.0
Fondling
0.7
Arson
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$16,345
$30–48k
$16,892
$48–75k
$19,741
$75–110k
$21,355
$110k+
$24,947

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$83,952

$19,741/year × about 4.3 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

100%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$17,446
average award, among those who get one

A meaningful share of freshmen — 100% — get grant money from Albright College itself, averaging $17,446, which softens the sticker price.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 392 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$58,700
Typical debt at graduation
$27,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
46%
Out-earn a HS grad
71%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.6 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$54,503
Men
$65,746

Men out-earn women by $11,243 (21%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
86°F
Winter low
23°F
Annual rain
45.2″
Annual snow
21.3″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.54.9JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Reading Spaatz Fld, PA US station (3 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.