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.
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
- Nearest big city
- 18 miles to Philadelphia, PA
- To the ocean
- 16 miles
- Nearest airport
- 23 miles to Trenton Mercer (TTN)
How Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook compares
More selective than 2% · #111 most selective of 111 in Pennsylvania
Higher than 25% · #92 of 116 in Pennsylvania
Higher than 12%
Higher than 54% · #82 of 116 in Pennsylvania
Lower than 97%
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
- 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
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
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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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.











