by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Gannon University was awarded 66 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is athletic training.
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Gannon landed the #569 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
Gannon is also ranked #32 out of 109 schools in Pennsylvania.
When it comes to admittance, Gannon University is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 84%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
About 34% of students accepted to Gannon submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 620. Math scores were between 490 and 630.
The student to faculty ratio at Gannon University is about average at 13 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Gannon University is 60%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 81% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Gannon University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Gannon the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 51%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,208 undergraduates at Gannon with 2,723 being full-time and 485 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $18,292 | $18,377 | $21,894 | $24,169 | $25,304 |
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 Gannon, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Gannon, approximately 86% of students took out student loans averaging $9,102 a year. That adds up to $36,408 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Gannon is 3.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
Get more details about the location of Gannon University.
Contact details for Gannon are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 109 W Sixth St, Erie, PA 16541-0001 |
| Phone: | 814-871-7000 |
| Website: | www.gannon.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/gannonu |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/gannonu |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Other Health Professions | 125 | NA |
| Nursing | 68 | $58,442 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 45 | $30,816 |
| Health & Physical Education | 45 | $22,818 |
| General Biology | 33 | $22,745 |
| Business Administration & Management | 22 | NA |
| Biomedical Engineering | 20 | NA |
| General Psychology | 20 | NA |
| Mechanical Engineering | 20 | $60,757 |
| Accounting | 17 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 1,131 students took at least one online class at Gannon University. This is a decrease from the 2,131 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,131 | 278 |
| 2019-2020 | 2,131 | 229 |
| 2018-2019 | 677 | 200 |
| 2017-2018 | 620 | 229 |
| 2016-2017 | 558 | 249 |
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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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