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University of the Sciences Data & Information Overview

112 awards Ranking Badges
61% Acceptance Rate
2% Student Loan Default Rate
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How Well Is University of the Sciences Ranked?

Health Professions Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

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University of the Sciences was awarded 112 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health professions.

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Overall Quality

USciences was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.

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Is It Hard to Get Into USciences?

61% Acceptance Rate
73% Of Accepted Are Women
40% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at University of the Sciences is a competitive 61%, so make sure you take your application seriously when putting it together. Even leaving out a minor detail could be a reason to move you to the rejection pile.

Average Test Scores

About 40% of students accepted to USciences submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 660. Math scores were between 540 and 680.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of the Sciences  ( 550 to 660 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for University of the Sciences  ( 540 to 680 )
200
800
USciences received ACT scores from 0% of accepted students.

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University of the Sciences Faculty

12 to 1 Student to Faculty
95% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

At USciences, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 12 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

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 University of the Sciences is 95%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  95 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at University of the Sciences

84% Freshmen Retention
69% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 84% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like University of the Sciences 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.

Freshmen Retention Rate  84 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at USciences for first-time, full-time students is 69%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  69 out of 100
0
100

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University of the Sciences Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,382 Full-Time Undergraduates
50.2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
65.8% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,461 undergraduates at USciences with 1,382 being full-time and 79 being part-time.

How Much Does University of the Sciences Cost?

$31,138 Net Price
64% Take Out Loans
$40,396 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of USciences is $31,138. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for USciences

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$23,593 $27,539 $29,384 $33,577 $35,166

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 USciences, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

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 USciences, approximately 64% of students took out student loans averaging $10,099 a year. That adds up to $40,396 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at USciences is 1.6%. 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.

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How Much Money Do USciences Graduates Make?

$98,779 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from USciences with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $98,779 in their early years. That's great news for USciences students since it is 133% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of University of the Sciences

Pennsylvania State
1,382 Full-Time Undergraduates
Large City Campus Setting
University of the Sciences is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

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Contact details for USciences are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 600 South 43Rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4495
Phone: 215-596-8800
Website: www.usciences.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USciences
Twitter: https://twitter.com/usciences

University of the Sciences Majors

22 Majors With Completions
276 Undergraduate Degrees
278 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 22 majors graduated from University of the Sciences. Of these students, 276 received undergraduate degrees and 278 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 105 $49,019
General Biology 55 NA
Health Sciences & Services 54 NA
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 11 NA
Pharmacology & Toxicology 9 NA
General Psychology 8 NA
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 7 NA
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 6 NA
Physics 6 NA
Chemistry 5 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at University of the Sciences along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at USciences

39% Take At Least One Class Online
7% Take All Classes Online

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 2020-2021, 940 students took at least one online class at University of the Sciences. This is a decrease from the 2,361 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 940 176
2019-2020 2,361 487
2018-2019 444 50
2017-2018 462 83
2016-2017 353 28

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Notes and References

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.

References

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