Private nonprofit · Seminary

Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook

Ambler, Pennsylvania · Large suburb

100.0%
Admit rate
Avg net price
42%
Graduation rate
$55,225
Median earnings

Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Ambler, Pennsylvania (large suburb setting), enrolling 38 undergraduates. It is a men's college. It has a Roman Catholic religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 38 undergradsLarge suburbOpen admissionCold wintersNear the coast

About Ambler, Pennsylvania

Ambler is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The Lenape established a peace treaty with Quaker William Penn in the 1680s. Act II Playhouse is a 130-seat professional theatre founded in 1998. Act II has been nominated for 31 Barrymore Awards and has won six. (Wikipedia)

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

How Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook compares

Selectivity100.0%

More selective than 2% · #111 most selective of 111 in Pennsylvania

Graduation rate42%

Higher than 25% · #92 of 116 in Pennsylvania

First-year retention58%

Higher than 12%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$55,225

Higher than 54% · #82 of 116 in Pennsylvania

Student–faculty ratio4 : 1

Lower than 97%

Undergraduate enrollment38

Larger than 3%

Percentiles compare Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook 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

170students
  • Undergraduate3822%
  • Graduate13278%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White74%
  • Black2.6%
  • Hispanic21%
  • Other or multiracial2.6%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
38
Graduate enrollment
132
Student–faculty ratio
4 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
7%
First-generation students
Students over 25
12%
Median family income
$70,453
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$47,079
Endowment
$19,213,651

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

Admissions

Admission rate
100.0%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$25,774
Room & board
$16,598
Books & supplies
$1,250
Total cost of attendance
Average net price

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)
42%
Graduated on time (4 years)
0%
First-year retention
58%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$55,225
Median debt at graduation
Students with federal loans
5%

About 42% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
246
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
100%+
Housing charge (year)
$5,293
Meal plan (year)
$10,820
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%.

Campus climate

Summer high
85°F
Winter low
24°F
Annual rain
50.6″
Annual snow
25.3″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.55.0JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Willow Grove Nas, PA US station (4.3 mi from campus).

What Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook 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.

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