Allegheny College
Meadville, Pennsylvania · Website
$62,069
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$62,069
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Allegheny College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Meadville, Pennsylvania with 1,156 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $22,940 a year (tuition and fees $56,550). It admits 55% of applicants and 73% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $62,069 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
$22,940
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$56,550
US median $11,837
Admission rate
55%
US median 78%
Completion rate
73%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$27,000
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$62,069
Rank 689 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
- $22,940
- Tuition and fees
- $56,550
- Cost of attendance
- $71,348
- Students with a need-based grant
- 28%
- Students with federal loans
- 56%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $18,495
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $27,718
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $13,059
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $21,357
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $30,046
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 $42,470 in 2015-16 to $56,550 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
- 55%
- Average SAT
- 1,275
- SAT reading, middle
- 630
- SAT math, middle
- 615
- ACT, middle
- 26
- Undergraduates
- 1,156
- Part-time students
- 3.9%
- Women
- 51%
- Students per teacher
- 8
- Completion rate
- 73%
- Retention rate
- 78%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 34
- Endowment
- $270.8M
- 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 689 of 5,094 US colleges and 80 of 270 in Pennsylvania (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | PA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $22,940 | $19,970 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $56,550 | $19,182 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 55% | 81% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 73% | 66% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 78% | 78% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $17,500 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $45,603 | $42,275 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $62,069 | $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. 79% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 74% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
34 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sustainability StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 48 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 43 | $27,000 | $35,620 | $59,989 | $57,214 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 43 | $27,000 | $35,218 | $48,890 | $50,706 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | $26,750 | $51,722 | $79,018 | $82,686 |
| Business/Managerial EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $26,500 | $58,811 | $86,069 | $107,009 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $27,000 | Withheld | $51,381 | $48,590 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,466 |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $27,000 | $36,178 | Withheld | $62,451 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $27,000 | $31,994 | $54,366 | $56,359 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $27,000 | $30,834 | $60,241 | $63,293 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $27,000 | $20,713 | $53,454 | $50,680 |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $27,000 | $32,328 | $64,595 | $58,808 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| International Relations and National Security StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $27,000 | $24,303 | Withheld | $66,596 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | $27,000 | $21,822 | Withheld | $55,000 |
| PhysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,786 |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,120 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $60,190 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,775 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,693 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| PhilosophyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,455 |
| Religion/Religious StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,390 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Meadville and Pennsylvania on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Pennsylvania
- Homes: Homes for sale in Pennsylvania
Questions and answers
How much does Allegheny College cost?
$22,940 a year is the average net price at Allegheny College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $56,550, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $71,348. Families earning under $30,000 pay $18,495 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Allegheny College?
55% of applicants are admitted to Allegheny College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,275 and the middle ACT score is 26. The median admission rate of colleges in Pennsylvania is 81%.
How much do Allegheny College graduates earn?
$62,069 a year is the median pay of former Allegheny College students who work, 10 years after they started ($45,603 after 6 years). That ranks 689 of 5,094 US colleges and 80 of 270 in Pennsylvania. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Computer Science (Bachelor's) at $58,811.
How much student debt do Allegheny College graduates have?
$27,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Allegheny College graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 56% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Allegheny College?
73% of first-time, full-time students at Allegheny College finish within 6 years. 78% 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 Allegheny College?
Sustainability Studies (48 bachelor's graduates), Biology, General (43 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (43 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 34 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.