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Albright College

Reading, Pennsylvania·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·albright.edu/home
6-yr Graduation
51%
-19.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
1,380
peer median 1,864
Avg net price
$20,024
-$6.5k vs Baccalaureate
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About

Albright College is a liberal arts college located in Reading, Pennsylvania, founded in 1856. The college occupies a 118-acre campus and emphasizes a transformative education with a focus on interdisciplinary studies, allowing students to combine multiple fields of study.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
5,754
5,754 candidates competed
Admitted
4,392
76.3% acceptance rate
Enrolled
325
7.4% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
51%-19.0pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
42%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
51%
Full-time retention
62%

Pell equity

6.5pp gap
Pell recipients
48%157 of 328
Non-Pell (all)
54%134 of 246
Subsidized loan, no Pell
53%85 of 159
No Federal Aid
56%49 of 87

Non-Pell students graduate at a 6.5-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 60 Title IV programs, 15 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 45 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
60
Passing
15
25.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

60programs
  • Passing15 · 25.0%
  • No Data45 · 75.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
14
No data
45

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

15
History
Bachelor Degree · History
+10.8%
$39,097 vs $35,274
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+26.0%
$44,441 vs $35,274
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+43.3%
$50,531 vs $35,274
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+45.0%
$51,149 vs $35,274
Design and Applied Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+46.0%
$51,507 vs $35,274
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+50.0%
$52,894 vs $35,274
Sociology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+52.2%
$53,702 vs $35,274
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+56.2%
$55,100 vs $35,274

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

14
History
Bachelor Degree · History
68%
$26,500 debt · $39,097 earn
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
67%
$29,750 debt · $44,441 earn
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
53%
$27,000 debt · $51,149 earn
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
52%
$26,500 debt · $50,531 earn
Design and Applied Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
52%
$27,000 debt · $51,507 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
51%
$27,000 debt · $52,894 earn
Sociology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
50%
$27,000 debt · $53,702 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
49%
$27,000 debt · $55,100 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1926Next review Jan 2026

Action history · 3

  1. Mar 2019Approved for Distance Education
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  2. Mar 2019Grant Substantive Change: Degree
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  3. Jun 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$16,345
$30–48k$16,892
$48–75k$19,741
$75–110k$21,355
$110k+$24,947

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$20,024
-$6,478vs Baccalaureate median $26,502
Federal loans
73.5%
In-state tuition
$29,082
Out-of-state
$29,082

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 681 students received $4.0M in Pell grants, alongside $9.2M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
681
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$4.0M
$4,035,668 total
Direct Loans
$9.2M
1,778 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.7M
691 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.8M
813 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$1.2M
80 loan awards
Parent PLUS$2.5M
190 loan awards
Grad PLUS$56K
4 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 724 borrowers who entered repayment, 20 (2.7%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.7%
+0.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
724
Defaulted
20
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
6.5%
2017
8.1%
2018
5.1%
2019
2.7%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Albright College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs68
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

399 total completions
01Business
11629.1%
02Visual/Performing Arts
6516.3%
03Psychology
6315.8%
04Social Sciences
4210.5%
05Education
338.3%
06Multi/Interdisciplinary
225.5%
07Computer Sciences
184.5%
08Biological Sciences
174.3%
09Communication
143.5%
10Health Professions
92.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
1,380
12-mo unduplicated
1,707
Undergraduate
1,325
Graduate
382

Gender split

Men
42%717
Women
58%990

Race / ethnicity composition

White
44.2%
Hispanic
21.6%
Black
21.3%
Two or more
7.6%
Asian
2.3%
Non-resident
2.3%
Unknown
0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
427
286 M · 141 W
Women athletes
33.0%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$2.1M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$23K
$6K
Head-coach salaries
$33K
$25K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 13

Football
91 M · —
$423K
Baseball
57 M · —
$125K
Soccer
30 M · 21 W
$144K
Lacrosse
24 M · 17 W
$169K
Basketball
17 M · 18 W
$207K
Track and Field (Indoor)
15 M · 9 W
$13K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
3.03
5 offenses · 1,652 students

3-year trend

10.922 yrs ago7.341 yr ago3.03Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
32
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
9
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
37

Criminal offenses by type

Robbery
3
Motor vehicle theft
2

By location

5total
  • On campus4
  • Public property1

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons084
Drugs094
Liquor0109

Residence-hall fires

  • Crowell Hall7 fires
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Crowell Hall7 fires
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Crowell Hall7 fires
    Smoking materialsDamage $0-$99
  • Crowell Hall7 fires
    OtherDamage $0-$99
  • Crowell Hall7 fires
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Crowell Hall7 fires
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Crowell Hall7 fires
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Mohn Hall2 fires
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Mohn Hall2 fires
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • North Hall2 fires
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • North Hall2 fires
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Rockland Hall8 fires
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Rockland Hall8 fires
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Rockland Hall8 fires
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Rockland Hall8 fires
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Rockland Hall8 fires
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Rockland Hall8 fires
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Rockland Hall8 fires
    Smoking materialsDamage $0-$99
  • Rockland Hall8 fires
    OtherDamage $0-$99
  • Lion Hall13 fires
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Lion Hall13 fires
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Lion Hall13 fires
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Lion Hall13 fires
    OtherDamage $0-$99
  • Lion Hall13 fires
    OtherDamage $0-$99
  • Lion Hall13 fires
    OtherDamage $0-$99
  • Lion Hall13 fires
    OtherDamage $0-$99
  • Lion Hall13 fires
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Lion Hall13 fires
    Smoking materialsDamage $0-$99
  • Lion Hall13 fires
    Smoking materialsDamage $0-$99
  • Lion Hall13 fires
    Smoking materialsDamage $0-$99
  • Lion Hall13 fires
    Smoking materialsDamage $0-$99
  • Lion Hall13 fires
    Smoking materialsDamage $0-$99
  • Campus Center Dining Hall3 fires
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Campus Center Dining Hall3 fires
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Campus Center Dining Hall3 fires
    CookingDamage $0-$99

Data quality: 2 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
11.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
87

Albright College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Albright College selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectAlbright College
51%—1,380$20,024Baccalaureate
Allegheny College
73%54.6%1,171$22,940Baccalaureate
Arcadia University
67%80.2%3,404$29,466Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Cabrini University
51%69.2%—$24,051Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Elizabethtown College
76%77.9%2,283$26,598Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Juniata College
74%78.9%1,321$23,988Baccalaureate
King's College
60%93.1%1,939$23,093Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Lebanon Valley College
65%83.8%2,146$26,979Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Lycoming College
60%74.1%1,012$19,140Baccalaureate
Messiah University
75%79.0%3,373$26,502Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Moravian University
72%54.2%2,745$30,670Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Muhlenberg College
82%72.0%1,788$28,905Baccalaureate
Susquehanna University
82%81.4%2,255$28,819Baccalaureate
Ursinus College
73%91.8%1,502$30,536Baccalaureate
Washington & Jefferson College
70%80.6%1,309$25,002Baccalaureate
Westminster College
65%92.6%1,191$19,859Baccalaureate
Wilkes University
63%90.6%5,381$27,743Doctoral/Professional
Peer group median70%79.6%1,864$26,502

Institutions like Albright College

Explore the federal data for institutions in Albright College's comparison group.

IPEDS

Reports & documents (1)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Grants & funding (1)

Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.

USA Spending

Frequently asked questions about Albright College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Albright College.

What is the graduation rate at Albright College?

Albright College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 51% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Albright College?

Albright College reports a total enrollment of 1,380 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Albright College?

The average net price at Albright College is $20,024 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Albright College?

Albright College's yield rate is 7.4%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Albright College located?

Albright College is located in Reading, Pennsylvania 19612-5234.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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