Private nonprofit · College

Allegheny College

Meadville, Pennsylvania · Distant town

54.6%
Admit rate
$22,940
Avg net price
73%
Graduation rate
$62,069
Median earnings

Allegheny College is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Meadville, Pennsylvania (distant town setting), enrolling 1,156 undergraduates. It has a United Methodist religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 1,156 undergradsDistant townSelective · 55% admitNCAA Division III with football · Presidents' Athletic ConferenceCold wintersSnowy

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against Allegheny College's admitted students.

Admit rate
54.6%
SAT (mid 50%)
1173–1358
Avg GPA (est.)
3.63

Enter a test score to see where you land against Allegheny College's admitted students.

A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and Allegheny College's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.

About Meadville, Pennsylvania

Meadville is a city in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. The Meadville area was the ancestral land of the Eriechronon people until the Iroquois Confederacy forced them out. Having been displaced from their ancestral lands in what is now Eastern Pennsylvania, the Lenape moved into the now unoccupied region. A replica of founder David Mead's log cabin, the first permanent settlement in northwestern Pennsylvania, is located at Bicentennial Park along the banks of French Creek. The replica was built as a part of Meadville's Bicentennial celebration in 1988. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Distant town
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
Nearest big city
33 miles to Erie, PA
To Great Lakes shore
28 miles
Nearest airport
30 miles to Erie International Tom Ridge Field (ERI)

How Allegheny College compares

Selectivity54.6%

More selective than 81% · #15 most selective of 111 in Pennsylvania

SAT average1275

Higher than 75%

Graduation rate73%

Higher than 82% · #29 of 116 in Pennsylvania

First-year retention78%

Higher than 56%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$62,069

Higher than 71% · #60 of 116 in Pennsylvania

Average net price$22,940

Cheaper than 36% · #52 cheapest of 112 in Pennsylvania

Median debt at graduation$27,000

Lower than 11%

Student–faculty ratio8 : 1

Lower than 89%

Undergraduate enrollment1,156

Larger than 41%

Percentiles compare Allegheny 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

Undergraduates by gender

1,156undergrads
  • Women61253%
  • Men54447%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White69%
  • Black9.0%
  • Hispanic6.9%
  • Asian2.6%
  • Other or multiracial12%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,156
Student–faculty ratio
8 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
28%
First-generation students
22%
Students over 25
2%
Median family income
$65,273
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$77,238
Endowment
$270,838,687

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

Where students come from

Home state of the 283 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Pennsylvania51%
  • Other U.S. states49%

A regional draw: about 51% of first-years come from Pennsylvania, the rest from elsewhere.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate
54.6%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
1173–1358
SAT average
1275
SAT reading
610–690
SAT math
563–668
ACT composite
25–30
Average GPA (estimated)
3.63

Cost

In-state tuition
$56,550
Room & board
$14,100
Books & supplies
$1,000
Total cost of attendance
$71,348
Average net price
$22,940

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)
73%
Graduated on time (4 years)
67%
First-year retention
78%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$45,603
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$62,069
Median debt at graduation
$27,000
Students with federal loans
56%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
76%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
67%
Low-income (Pell)
76%
First-generation
71%

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
1,667
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
100%+
Housing charge (year)
$7,278
Meal plan (year)
$6,518
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NCAA Division III with football
Football conference
Presidents' Athletic Conference
Varsity athletes
550 (349 men · 201 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 (12)

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)153
Football108
Soccer48
Baseball45
Lacrosse43
Tennis31
Basketball30
Golf20
Softball19
Field Hockey18
Swimming18
Volleyball17

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

Campus safety

Safety grade
D
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
5.7 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
16
Property offenses (2022–2024)
4

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (1,171 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.

6.7reported offenses a year
5.3 violent a year1.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Fondling
3.0
Rape
2.3
Burglary
1.3

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
$18,495
$30–48k
$27,718
$48–75k
$13,059
$75–110k
$21,357
$110k+
$30,046

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
$53,786

$13,059/year × about 4.1 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.

97%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$40,241
average award, among those who get one

Allegheny College discounts heavily: 97% of freshmen are awarded a grant straight from the school, averaging $40,241. For many families the real price lands well below sticker.

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 289 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)
$62,069
Typical debt at graduation
$27,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
43%
Out-earn a HS grad
67%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.3 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
$57,426
Men
$66,423

Men out-earn women by $8,997 (16%) 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
80°F
Winter low
18°F
Annual rain
41.4″
Annual snow
64″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.54.9JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Port Meadville AP, PA US station (3.8 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.