Gannon University
Erie, Pennsylvania · Website
$58,845
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$58,845
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Gannon University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Erie, Pennsylvania with 2,365 undergraduates and 1,421 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $22,553 a year (tuition and fees $40,656). It admits 74% of applicants and 66% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $58,845 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
$22,553
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$40,656
US median $11,837
Admission rate
74%
US median 78%
Completion rate
66%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$27,000
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$58,845
Rank 854 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
- $22,553
- Tuition and fees
- $40,656
- Cost of attendance
- $52,869
- Students with a need-based grant
- 24%
- Students with federal loans
- 64%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $18,489
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $15,945
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $20,352
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $23,354
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $25,445
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 $29,258 in 2015-16 to $40,656 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
- 74%
- SAT reading, middle
- 560
- SAT math, middle
- 560
- ACT, middle
- 24
- Undergraduates
- 2,365
- Graduate students
- 1,421
- Part-time students
- 2.4%
- Women
- 57%
- Students per teacher
- 11
- Completion rate
- 66%
- Retention rate
- 76%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 114
- Endowment
- $82.8M
- 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 854 of 5,094 US colleges and 91 of 270 in Pennsylvania (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | PA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $22,553 | $19,970 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $40,656 | $19,182 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 74% | 81% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 66% | 66% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 76% | 78% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $17,500 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $55,319 | $42,275 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $58,845 | $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. 67% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 80% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
114 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 132 | $27,000 | Withheld | $93,419 | $68,245 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsProfessional | Professional | 113 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's | Master's | 108 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 96 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $124,201 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 90 | $41,000 | $101,913 | $110,699 | $127,347 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 61 | $26,000 | Withheld | $54,161 | $54,562 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 51 | $27,000 | $65,493 | $80,846 | $88,910 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 49 | $20,500 | $62,438 | $66,113 | $71,416 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 47 | $27,000 | Withheld | $60,846 | $57,214 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 36 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $86,288 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 31 | $37,433 | $66,397 | $86,220 | $103,485 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's | Master's | 28 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | $26,000 | Withheld | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | Withheld | Withheld | $73,971 | $83,343 |
| Curriculum and InstructionMaster's | Master's | 25 | $14,612 | $53,000 | $55,601 | $63,399 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementMaster's | Master's | 24 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $22,057 | $39,788 | $55,000 | $55,378 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $27,000 | $65,796 | $82,856 | $92,135 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $133,654 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $68,257 |
| Engineering-Related FieldsMaster's | Master's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $125,651 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | $67,065 | $76,194 |
| Security Science and TechnologyOnlineMaster's | Master's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $82,399 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 16 | $110,884 | $188,872 | $197,954 | $120,193 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | $63,492 | $69,303 |
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Questions and answers
How much does Gannon University cost?
$22,553 a year is the average net price at Gannon University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $40,656, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $52,869. Families earning under $30,000 pay $18,489 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Gannon University?
74% of applicants are admitted to Gannon University. The median admission rate of colleges in Pennsylvania is 81%.
How much do Gannon University graduates earn?
$58,845 a year is the median pay of former Gannon University students who work, 10 years after they started ($55,319 after 6 years). That ranks 854 of 5,094 US colleges and 91 of 270 in Pennsylvania. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's) at $188,872.
How much student debt do Gannon University graduates have?
$27,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Gannon University graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 64% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Gannon University?
66% of first-time, full-time students at Gannon University finish within 6 years. 76% 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 Gannon University?
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other (132 bachelor's graduates), Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (113 professional graduates), Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (108 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 114 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.