Private nonprofit · Community college

Harcum College

Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania · Large suburb

0%
Transfer rate
$24,776
Avg net price
44%
Grad / completion
$46,827
Median earnings

Harcum College is a private nonprofit associate-granting institution in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania (large suburb setting), enrolling 876 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private nonprofitSmall · 876 undergradsLarge suburbOtherCold wintersNear the coast

About Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania

Bryn Mawr is a census-designated place located in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. Bryn Mawr is named after an estate near Dolgellau in Wales that belonged to Rowland Ellis, a Welsh Quaker who emigrated in 1686 to Pennsylvania to escape religious persecution. Here he built a replica of his home in Wales, which he also called Bryn Mawr. Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech, formerly Clarke School for the Deaf. "Clarke Philadelphia" is located here, with its main campus being in Northampton, Massachusetts. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Associate
To the ocean
10 miles
Nearest airport
11 miles to Philadelphia (PHL) · major hub

How Harcum College compares

Graduation rate44%

Higher than 30% · #123 of 151 in Pennsylvania

First-year retention50%

Higher than 10%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$46,827

Higher than 87% · #41 of 137 in Pennsylvania

Average net price$24,776

Cheaper than 19% · #124 cheapest of 152 in Pennsylvania

Median debt at graduation$18,440

Lower than 8%

Student–faculty ratio6 : 1

Lower than 95%

Undergraduate enrollment876

Larger than 71%

Percentiles compare Harcum College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Pennsylvania.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

876undergrads
  • Women69679%
  • Men18021%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White28%
  • Black43%
  • Hispanic16%
  • 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
876
Student–faculty ratio
6 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
55%
First-generation students
52%
Students over 25
45%
Median family income
$21,061
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$52,569
Endowment
$6,847,492

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 179 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Pennsylvania75%
  • Other U.S. states15%
  • International10%

Most first-years stay in state — Harcum College draws overwhelmingly from Pennsylvania.

10% came from outside the U.S. 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.

Cost

In-state tuition
$32,000
Room & board
$12,000
Books & supplies
$1,596
Total cost of attendance
$42,997
Average net price
$24,776

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
44%
First-year retention
50%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$37,871
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$46,827
Median debt at graduation
$18,440
Students with federal loans
70%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
33%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
44%
Low-income (Pell)
46%
First-generation
50%

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
330
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
38%
Application fee
$50
Athletics
Other
Varsity athletes
117 (60 men · 57 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 (5)

Soccer45
Basketball29
Volleyball23
Track and Field (Outdoor)14
Cross Country6

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

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.7 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
1
Property offenses (2022–2024)
1

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (908 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.

0.7reported offenses a year
0.3 violent a year0.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Rape
0.3
Burglary
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
$21,881
$30–48k
$19,744
$48–75k
$26,450
$75–110k
$31,428
$110k+
$39,270

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.

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.

91%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$12,779
average award, among those who get one

A meaningful share of freshmen — 91% — get grant money from Harcum College itself, averaging $12,779, 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 164 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)
$46,827
Typical debt at graduation
$18,440
Debt vs. one year's pay
39%
Out-earn a HS grad
61%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.9 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
$47,061
Men
$44,276

Women out-earn men by $2,785 (6%) 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
89°F
Winter low
23°F
Annual rain
50.6″
Annual snow
25.3″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.55.0JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Norristown, PA US station (6.1 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.