Private for-profit · Community college

Walnut Hill College

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Large city

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Transfer rate: $32,351
Avg net price: 58%
Grad / completion: $36,689
Median earnings

Walnut Hill College is a private for-profit associate-granting institution in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (large city setting), enrolling 175 undergraduates.

Private for-profitSmall · 175 undergradsLarge citySelective · 43% admitCold wintersNear the coast

About Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, colloquially referred to as Philly, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the sixth-most populous city in the United States. Before the arrival of Europeans in the early 17th century, the Lenape, an Indian tribe also known as the Delaware Indians, lived in the village of Shackamaxon in present-day Philadelphia and the surrounding area. Philadelphia is home to many national historical sites that relate to the founding of the United States. Independence National Historical Park is the center of these historical landmarks and one of the country's 22 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large city
Highest degree offered: Bachelor's
Nearest big city: 2 miles to Philadelphia, PA
To the ocean: 4 miles
Nearest airport: 6 miles to Philadelphia (PHL) · major hub

How Walnut Hill College compares

Selectivity42.7%

More selective than 88% · #8 most selective of 40 in Pennsylvania

Graduation rate58%

Higher than 45% · #105 of 151 in Pennsylvania

First-year retention86%

Higher than 75%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$36,689

Higher than 55% · #79 of 137 in Pennsylvania

Average net price$32,351

Cheaper than 6% · #147 cheapest of 152 in Pennsylvania

Median debt at graduation$18,765

Lower than 8%

Student–faculty ratio20 : 1

Lower than 29%

Undergraduate enrollment175

Larger than 41%

Percentiles compare Walnut Hill 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

Women10057%
Men7543%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White19%
Black13%
Hispanic10%
Asian1.1%
Other or multiracial56%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 175
Student–faculty ratio: 20 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 32%
First-generation students: 43%
Students over 25: 13%
Median family income: $34,833
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $55,773

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

Cost

In-state tuition: $29,499
Room & board: $12,100
Books & supplies: $1,650
Total cost of attendance: $35,504
Average net price: $32,351

Admissions

Admission rate: 42.7%
Test scores: Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %): —
SAT average: —
SAT reading: —
SAT math: —
ACT composite: —

Outcomes

Graduated: 58%
First-year retention: 86%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $33,867
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $36,689
Median debt at graduation: $18,765
Students with federal loans: 57%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 58%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

58%

Low-income (Pell)

46%

First-generation

49%

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: 90
Dorm capacity vs undergrads: 51%
Housing charge (year): $7,778
Meal plan (year): $3,950
Application fee: $50

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

$35,504

$30–48k

$18,479

$48–75k

$33,612

$75–110k

$35,504

$110k+

$35,504

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.

42%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$1,000

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 42% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,000. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

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 72 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): $36,689
Typical debt at graduation: $18,765
Debt vs. one year's pay: 51%
Out-earn a HS grad: 49%

Typical debt would take roughly 5.1 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

$32,870

Men

$43,823

Men out-earn women by $10,953 (33%) 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: 28°F
Annual rain: 50.7″
Annual snow: 16.1″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Phila Franklin Inst, PA US station (1.9 mi from campus).

What Walnut Hill College graduates study — and earn

Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssoc.

76 grads$26k 1 yr$38k 5 yr$12k debt

76$25,893$38,256$12,000 Culinary Arts and Related Services

28 grads$28k 1 yr$36k 5 yr$27k debt

28$27,593$35,928$27,000 Hospitality Administration/ManagementAssoc.

6 grads— 1 yr$39k 5 yr$17k debt

6—$38,734$17,000 Hospitality Administration/Management

2 grads$30k 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

2$30,352——

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.