Private nonprofit · College

Bryn Athyn College of the New Church

Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania · Large suburb

82.9%
Admit rate
$20,586
Avg net price
68%
Graduation rate
$40,457
Median earnings

Bryn Athyn College of the New Church is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania (large suburb setting), enrolling 244 undergraduates. It has a Other religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 244 undergradsLarge suburbAccessible · 83% admitCold wintersNear the coast

About Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania

Bryn Athyn is a home-rule borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was formerly a borough, and its official name remains "Borough of Bryn Athyn". It was formed for religious reasons from Moreland Township on February 8, 1916. Bryn Athyn is surrounded by Lower Moreland Township. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
8 miles
Nearest airport
16 miles to Trenton Mercer (TTN)

How Bryn Athyn College of the New Church compares

Selectivity82.9%

More selective than 39% · #57 most selective of 111 in Pennsylvania

Graduation rate68%

Higher than 74% · #41 of 116 in Pennsylvania

First-year retention73%

Higher than 40%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$40,457

Higher than 15% · #110 of 116 in Pennsylvania

Average net price$20,586

Cheaper than 48% · #39 cheapest of 112 in Pennsylvania

Median debt at graduation$22,250

Lower than 58%

Student–faculty ratio8 : 1

Lower than 89%

Undergraduate enrollment244

Larger than 14%

Percentiles compare Bryn Athyn College of the New Church 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

254students
  • Undergraduate24496%
  • Graduate104%

Undergraduates by gender

244undergrads
  • Women12852%
  • Men11648%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White57%
  • Black17%
  • Hispanic8.2%
  • Asian2.9%
  • Other or multiracial15%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
244
Graduate enrollment
10
Student–faculty ratio
8 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
40%
First-generation students
34%
Students over 25
5%
Median family income
$53,222
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$68,877
Endowment
$59,144,965

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

Admissions

Admission rate
82.9%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$28,917
Room & board
$14,406
Books & supplies
$1,000
Total cost of attendance
$41,093
Average net price
$20,586

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)
68%
Graduated on time (4 years)
51%
First-year retention
73%
Transferred to another college
10%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$32,083
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$40,457
Median debt at graduation
$22,250
Students with federal loans
66%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
59%

About 17% 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
51%
Low-income (Pell)
33%
First-generation
28%

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
299
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
100%+
Application fee
Free

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%.

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
$13,271
$30–48k
$18,355
$48–75k
$24,368
$75–110k
$20,581
$110k+
$23,565

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
$106,570

$24,368/year × about 4.4 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.

99%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$15,808
average award, among those who get one

A meaningful share of freshmen — 99% — get grant money from Bryn Athyn College of the New Church itself, averaging $15,808, 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 76 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)
$40,457
Typical debt at graduation
$22,250
Debt vs. one year's pay
55%
Out-earn a HS grad

Typical debt would take roughly 5.5 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
$30,310
Men
$60,537

Men out-earn women by $30,227 (100%) 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
88°F
Winter low
27°F
Annual rain
45″
Annual snow
19.9″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.34.5JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Philadelphia NE AP, PA US station (4.5 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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