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Gratz College

Jenkintown, Pennsylvania · Large suburb

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Gratz College is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania (large suburb setting), enrolling 143 undergraduates. It has a Jewish religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 143 undergradsLarge suburbCold wintersNear the coast

About Jenkintown, Pennsylvania

Jenkintown is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The borough was settled in about 1697 and incorporated on December 8, 1874, when approximately 248 acres (1.00 km2) was taken from Abington Township. The Jenkins' Town Lyceum Building, Jenkintown-Wyncote station, and Strawbridge and Clothier Store are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
6 miles
Nearest airport
15 miles to Philadelphia (PHL) · major hub

How Gratz College compares

Student–faculty ratio10 : 1

Lower than 76%

Undergraduate enrollment143

Larger than 10%

Percentiles compare Gratz 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

392students
  • Undergraduate14336%
  • Graduate24964%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White92%
  • Hispanic0.7%
  • Other or multiracial7.7%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
143
Graduate enrollment
249
Student–faculty ratio
10 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
2%
First-generation students
Students over 25
2%
Median family income
$42,178
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$62,451
Endowment
$5,060,976

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

Outcomes

Graduated
First-year retention
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
Median debt at graduation
Students with federal loans
1%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$50

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%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (449 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.

Campus climate

Summer high
88°F
Winter low
27°F
Annual rain
45″
Annual snow
16.1″

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 (6.6 mi from campus).

What Gratz College graduates study — and earn

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.

Colleges near Gratz College

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.