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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, Allegheny is ranked #1,143 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
Allegheny is also ranked #66 out of 103 schools in Pennsylvania.
If you're applying to Allegheny College you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 70%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
About 21% of students accepted to Allegheny submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 577 and 692. Math scores were between 537 and 680.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Allegheny it is much better at 8 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Allegheny College is 78%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Allegheny College has a freshmen retention rate of 79%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Allegheny the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 68%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Allegheny College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,667 undergraduates at Allegheny with 1,600 being full-time and 67 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $17,305 | $17,477 | $20,056 | $25,735 | $31,558 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Allegheny, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 Allegheny, approximately 61% of students took out student loans averaging $9,085 a year. That adds up to $36,340 over four years for those students.
Get more details about the location of Allegheny College.
Contact details for Allegheny are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 520 N Main St, Meadville, PA 16335-3902 |
| Phone: | 814-332-3100 |
| Website: | https://allegheny.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/alleghenycollege |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/alleghenycol |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Sustainability Science | 64 | NA |
| General Biology | 43 | $35,620 |
| General Psychology | 43 | $35,218 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 23 | $31,994 |
| Public Health | 23 | $32,328 |
| Economics | 21 | $51,722 |
| Political Science & Government | 21 | $30,834 |
| Computer Science | 20 | $58,811 |
| General English Literature | 19 | NA |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 16 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 6 students took at least one online class at Allegheny College. This is a decrease from the 17 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 6 | 5 |
| 2021-2022 | 17 | 17 |
| 2020-2021 | 25 | 25 |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 0 |
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Footnotes
*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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