Albright College
Reading, Pennsylvania · Website
$58,700
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$58,700
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Albright College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Reading, Pennsylvania with 1,217 undergraduates and 150 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $20,024 a year (tuition and fees $29,082). It admits 76% of applicants and 51% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $58,700 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $27,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$20,024
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$29,082
US median $11,837
Admission rate
76%
US median 78%
Completion rate
51%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$27,000
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$58,700
Rank 865 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $20,024
- Tuition and fees
- $29,082
- Cost of attendance
- $43,711
- Students with a need-based grant
- 50%
- Students with federal loans
- 74%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $16,345
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $16,892
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $19,741
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $21,355
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $24,947
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $39,850 in 2015-16 to $29,082 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 76%
- Undergraduates
- 1,217
- Graduate students
- 150
- Part-time students
- 5.5%
- Women
- 53%
- Students per teacher
- 11
- Completion rate
- 51%
- Retention rate
- 62%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 54
- Endowment
- $53.0M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 865 of 5,094 US colleges and 92 of 270 in Pennsylvania (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | PA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $20,024 | $19,970 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $29,082 | $19,182 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 76% | 81% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 51% | 66% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 62% | 78% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $17,500 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $45,391 | $42,275 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $58,700 | $49,700 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 71% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 74% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
54 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 47 | $26,000 | $39,711 | $64,702 | $68,257 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $26,596 | $32,149 | $55,100 | $50,706 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $27,000 | $29,793 | $51,507 | $51,490 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $25,000 | $24,310 | $53,702 | $52,657 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,293 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $25,000 | $61,245 | $73,318 | $76,194 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $25,000 | $48,838 | $60,589 | $50,523 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | $27,000 | $31,544 | $55,892 | $57,214 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,012 |
| Education, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 11 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $92,374 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | $51,149 | $48,590 |
| Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,695 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | $27,000 | $21,285 | Withheld | $42,892 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | $27,000 | $18,099 | $44,441 | $41,367 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,466 |
| CriminologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | $58,540 | $55,556 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,775 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | $27,000 | $19,041 | $39,097 | $50,680 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | $27,000 | $31,704 | $50,531 | $56,359 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $59,916 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,000 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | $25,000 | $56,932 | $82,073 | $68,407 |
| Special Education and TeachingMaster's | Master's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $64,397 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Reading and Pennsylvania on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Albright College cost?
$20,024 a year is the average net price at Albright College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $29,082, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $43,711. Families earning under $30,000 pay $16,345 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Albright College?
76% of applicants are admitted to Albright College. The median admission rate of colleges in Pennsylvania is 81%.
How much do Albright College graduates earn?
$58,700 a year is the median pay of former Albright College students who work, 10 years after they started ($45,391 after 6 years). That ranks 865 of 5,094 US colleges and 92 of 270 in Pennsylvania. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's) at $80,329.
How much student debt do Albright College graduates have?
$27,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Albright College graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 74% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Albright College?
51% of first-time, full-time students at Albright College finish within 6 years. 62% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Albright College?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (47 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (24 bachelor's graduates), Design and Applied Arts (22 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 54 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.