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Arcadia University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Glenside, Pennsylvania. Glenside is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

33 Undergraduate Degrees
351 Graduate Degrees
$36,811 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
78% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Arcadia University?

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Contact details for Arcadia are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 450 S Easton Rd, Glenside, PA 19038-3295
Phone: 215-572-2900
Website: www.arcadia.edu

How Do I Get Into Arcadia?

You can apply to Arcadia online at: https://www.arcadia.edu/admissions/undergraduate/how-apply

Admission Requirements for Arcadia

Submission Required?
High School GPA 5
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 5
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Arcadia?

78% Acceptance Rate
70% Of Accepted Are Women
22% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 78%, Arcadia may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 30% of accepted students are men and 70% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 68%, and the acceptance rate for women is 82%.

Average Test Scores

About 22% of students accepted to Arcadia submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 558 and 680. Math scores were between 530 and 640.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Arcadia University  ( 558 to 680 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Arcadia University  ( 530 to 640 )
200
800
Arcadia received ACT scores from 4% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 31. Math scores were between 22 and 0. Composite scores were between 24 and 29.

ACT English Scores for Arcadia University  ( 20 to 31 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for Arcadia University  ( 24 to 29 )
1
36

Can I Afford Arcadia University?

$36,811 Net Price
78% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Arcadia is $36,811. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Arcadia, approximately 78% of students took out student loans averaging $10,178 a year. That adds up to $40,712 over four years for those students.

Arcadia University Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,769 Full-Time Undergraduates
67% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,014 undergraduate students at Arcadia, with 1,769 being full-time and 245 being part-time.

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There are also 1,286 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,769 full-time undergraduates at Arcadia, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Arcadia University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 102
Black or African American 179
Hispanic or Latino 197
White 1,095
International Students 41
Other Races/Ethnicities 155

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Arcadia University. At this time, 31 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 25 countries are represented at Arcadia. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and Saudi Arabia.

Arcadia University Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Physical Therapy/Therapist 0 4 0 213 217
Physician Assistant 0 0 98 0 98
General Public Health 20 0 17 0 37
Trauma Counseling 0 1 13 0 14
Health Care Management 7 5 0 0 12
Medical Illustration/Medical Illustrator 3 0 0 0 3
Art Therapy 3 0 0 0 3
TOTAL 33 10 128 213 384

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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