Allegheny College
About
Allegheny College is a private liberal arts college in Meadville, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1815, Allegheny is the oldest college in continuous existence under the same name west of the Allegheny Mountains. It is a member of the Great Lakes Colleges Association and the Presidents' Athletic Conference and it is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 15.1-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.
Of 37 Title IV programs, 10 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 27 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing10 · 27.0%
- No Data27 · 73.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
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.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Action history · 5
- Aug 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Feb 2025Grant Substantive Change: Final Branch ApprovalMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Jun 2024Accreditation Reaffirmed: Warning RemovedMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Jun 2023Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: WarningMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Jun 2014Renewal of AccreditationMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 418 students received $2.4M in Pell grants, alongside $6.5M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 436 borrowers who entered repayment, 6 (1.3%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at Allegheny College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 12
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus6
Includes 5 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
- Race4
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Allegheny College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Allegheny College selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectAllegheny College | 73% | — | 1,171 | $22,940 | Baccalaureate |
| 71% | 62.2% | 1,079 | $24,754 | Baccalaureate | |
| 65% | 89.9% | 1,157 | $16,626 | Baccalaureate | |
| 67% | 47.7% | 1,217 | $21,107 | Baccalaureate | |
| 47% | 41.4% | 1,423 | $24,860 | Baccalaureate | |
| 38% | 69.7% | 799 | $28,014 | Baccalaureate | |
| 53% | 91.7% | 1,448 | $17,800 | Baccalaureate | |
| 66% | 86.2% | 1,084 | $23,377 | Baccalaureate | |
| 81% | 54.4% | 1,404 | $20,781 | Baccalaureate | |
| 91% | 9.6% | 1,393 | $28,849 | Baccalaureate | |
| 66% | 64.0% | 1,195 | $18,745 | Baccalaureate | |
| 62% | 79.9% | 1,094 | $23,634 | Baccalaureate | |
| 43% | 41.9% | 1,080 | $22,094 | Baccalaureate | |
| 49% | 91.1% | 1,345 | $14,095 | Baccalaureate | |
| 57% | 77.7% | 1,459 | $22,470 | Baccalaureate | |
| 46% | 80.0% | 1,180 | $22,270 | Baccalaureate | |
| 67% | 83.7% | 1,243 | $21,829 | Baccalaureate | |
| 53% | 69.6% | 1,097 | $31,320 | Baccalaureate | |
| 72% | 55.6% | 1,110 | $24,149 | Baccalaureate | |
| 74% | 78.9% | 1,321 | $23,988 | Baccalaureate | |
| 76% | 75.3% | 1,166 | $19,072 | Baccalaureate | |
| 18% | 48.5% | 738 | $10,904 | Baccalaureate | |
| 60% | 74.1% | 1,012 | $19,140 | Baccalaureate | |
| 45% | 45.2% | 1,226 | $25,669 | Baccalaureate | |
| 83% | 25.2% | 1,242 | $34,191 | Baccalaureate | |
| 49% | 68.4% | 1,095 | $20,528 | Baccalaureate | |
| 70% | 86.6% | 1,687 | $27,866 | Baccalaureate | |
| 83% | 38.3% | 1,137 | $36,294 | Baccalaureate | |
| 70% | 80.6% | 1,309 | $25,002 | Baccalaureate | |
| 65% | 92.6% | 1,191 | $19,859 | Baccalaureate | |
| 70% | 77.0% | 1,310 | $29,053 | Baccalaureate | |
| 60% | 80.8% | 795 | $25,757 | Baccalaureate | |
| 53% | 72.3% | 1,285 | $18,649 | Baccalaureate | |
| Peer group median | 65% | 73.2% | 1,191 | $22,940 |
Institutions like Allegheny College
Explore the federal data for institutions in Allegheny College's comparison group.
- BaccalaureateGeorgia
Agnes Scott College
Grad rate71%Admit rate62.2%Enrollment1,079Net price$24,754View data - BaccalaureateMichigan
Aquinas College
Grad rate65%Admit rate89.9%Enrollment1,157Net price$16,626View data - BaccalaureateTexas
Austin College
Grad rate67%Admit rate47.7%Enrollment1,217Net price$21,107View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
Ave Maria University
Grad rate47%Admit rate41.4%Enrollment1,423Net price$24,860View data - BaccalaureateNew Jersey
Bloomfield College of Montclair State University
Grad rate38%Admit rate69.7%Enrollment799Net price$28,014View data - BaccalaureateVirginia
Bridgewater College
Grad rate53%Admit rate91.7%Enrollment1,448Net price$17,800View data - BaccalaureateIowa
Central College
Grad rate66%Admit rate86.2%Enrollment1,084Net price$23,377View data - BaccalaureateKentucky
Centre College
Grad rate81%Admit rate54.4%Enrollment1,404Net price$20,781View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
Claremont McKenna College
Grad rate91%Admit rate9.6%Enrollment1,393Net price$28,849View data - BaccalaureateIowa
Coe College
Grad rate66%Admit rate64.0%Enrollment1,195Net price$18,745View data - BaccalaureateIowa
Cornell College
Grad rate62%Admit rate79.9%Enrollment1,094Net price$23,634View data - BaccalaureateLouisiana
Dillard University
Grad rate43%Admit rate41.9%Enrollment1,080Net price$22,094View data - BaccalaureateKentucky
Georgetown College
Grad rate49%Admit rate91.1%Enrollment1,345Net price$14,095View data - BaccalaureateMaryland
Goucher College
Grad rate57%Admit rate77.7%Enrollment1,459Net price$22,470View data - BaccalaureateNorth Carolina
Guilford College
Grad rate46%Admit rate80.0%Enrollment1,180Net price$22,270View data - BaccalaureateIndiana
Hanover College
Grad rate67%Admit rate83.7%Enrollment1,243Net price$21,829View data - BaccalaureateNew York
Hartwick College
Grad rate53%Admit rate69.6%Enrollment1,097Net price$31,320View data - BaccalaureateArkansas
Hendrix College
Grad rate72%Admit rate55.6%Enrollment1,110Net price$24,149View data - BaccalaureatePennsylvania
Juniata College
Grad rate74%Admit rate78.9%Enrollment1,321Net price$23,988View data - BaccalaureateMichigan
Kalamazoo College
Grad rate76%Admit rate75.3%Enrollment1,166Net price$19,072View data - BaccalaureateTennessee
Lane College
Grad rate18%Admit rate48.5%Enrollment738Net price$10,904View data - BaccalaureatePennsylvania
Lycoming College
Grad rate60%Admit rate74.1%Enrollment1,012Net price$19,140View data - BaccalaureateAlabama
Oakwood University
Grad rate45%Admit rate45.2%Enrollment1,226Net price$25,669View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
Pitzer College
Grad rate83%Admit rate25.2%Enrollment1,242Net price$34,191View data - BaccalaureateSouth Carolina
Presbyterian College
Grad rate49%Admit rate68.4%Enrollment1,095Net price$20,528View data - BaccalaureateVirginia
Randolph-Macon College
Grad rate70%Admit rate86.6%Enrollment1,687Net price$27,866View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
Scripps College
Grad rate83%Admit rate38.3%Enrollment1,137Net price$36,294View data - BaccalaureatePennsylvania
Washington & Jefferson College
Grad rate70%Admit rate80.6%Enrollment1,309Net price$25,002View data - BaccalaureatePennsylvania
Westminster College
Grad rate65%Admit rate92.6%Enrollment1,191Net price$19,859View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
Westmont College
Grad rate70%Admit rate77.0%Enrollment1,310Net price$29,053View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
Whittier College
Grad rate60%Admit rate80.8%Enrollment795Net price$25,757View data - BaccalaureateOhio
Wittenberg University
Grad rate53%Admit rate72.3%Enrollment1,285Net price$18,649View data
Allegheny College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Office of Institutional Research supports decision-making and planning at Allegheny College by collecting, organizing, analyzing, and reporting information about the College, its constituents, and its peer institutions.
Visit IR office page- Peter BradleyAssociate Provost, Institutional Effectiveness
Common Data Set
Allegheny College's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Selectivity & Admissions
Admissions funnel
C15,757 applied → 3,139 admitted (54.4%) → 327 enrolled.
Selectivity
C1Accessible — 54.4% acceptance rate.
Admit rate by gender
C1Women were admitted at 1.3× the rate of Men (62.9% vs 47.6%).
SAT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% SAT 1165–1355 (median 1240).
ACT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% ACT 24–30 (median 28).
High-school class rank
C10Share of enrolled first-years by HS class-rank band.
What matters in admission
C7Relative importance of each admission factor.
Outcomes & Equity
Graduation & retention
B6-year graduation rate 73%; first-year retention 78%.
Equity: Pell graduation gap
B4Pell-grant recipients graduate 9 pts below the overall rate (65% vs 73%).
Student Body & Diversity
Undergraduate race/ethnicity
B2Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.
International students
B26% of undergraduates are international (nonresident).
Undergrad vs graduate
B11,171 undergraduates and 5 graduate students.
Transfer Path
Transfer admissions
D1206 transfer applicants → 59 admitted (28.6%) → 24 enrolled — more selective than first-year admission.
Reports & documents (3)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- Data definitionData Governance – Definition of ‘Data’This document defines 'Data' in the context of Allegheny College, restricting it to information usable for institutional research, excluding faculty research data. The document lists the types of data within this scope, such as institutional activity records, financial information, interaction metrics with digital platforms, and responses to qualitative prompts. Certain data are governed by specific legal requirements, including personnel evaluations, faculty-related materials, records under HIPAA, parts of FAFSA, and crime reporting by the Clery Act.sites.allegheny.edu
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- Strategic planAllegheny College Strategic Pathway2024Allegheny College's Strategic Pathway aims to evolve and enhance the campus experience by focusing on academic excellence, a vibrant and inclusive campus, and broadened educational offerings. Supported by extensive community input and research, the plan involves five primary goals with multiple strategies to position the college for success in the 21st century. Endorsed by the Board of Trustees and supported by President Ron Cole, the strategic plan emphasizes operational excellence and financial sustainability to ensure strong student outcomes and relevance of an Allegheny education well into the future.allegheny.edu
Grants & funding (13)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
- opportunityAmerican Antiquarian Society Visiting Research FellowshipsAmerican Antiquarian Societyinstitution_site
- opportunityAmerican Association of University Women Fellowships and GrantsAmerican Association of University Womeninstitution_site
- opportunityAmerican Council of Learned Societies FellowshipsAmerican Council of Learned Societiesinstitution_site
- opportunityAmerican Philosophical Society Research ProgramsAmerican Philosophical Societyinstitution_site
- opportunityBurning Man Global Art Grants ProgramBurning Maninstitution_site
- opportunityCenter for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts FellowshipsNational Gallery of Artinstitution_site
- opportunityCharles Bullard Fellowship in Forest ResearchHarvard Universityinstitution_site
- opportunityClark Fellowship ProgramClark Art Instituteinstitution_site
- opportunityFulbright Scholar ProgramCouncil for International Exchange of Scholars, U.S. State Departmentinstitution_site
- opportunityJohn Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation FellowshipsJohn Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundationinstitution_site
- opportunitySmithsonian Institution Fellowship ProgramSmithsonian Institutioninstitution_site
- opportunitySocial Science Research Council FellowshipsSocial Science Research Councilinstitution_site
- opportunityW.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research FellowshipsW.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Researchinstitution_site
Notable alumni of Allegheny College (14)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Beth GylysAcademia
- William B. AllisonPolitics
- Robert J. CorbettPolitics
- Aylett R. CottonPolitics
- R. Budd DwyerPolitics
- Victoria LipnicLaw
- Lloyd Lowndes, Jr.Politics
- William McKinleyPolitics
- Francis Harrison PierpontPolitics
- Raymond P. ShaferPolitics
- Ida M. TarbellJournalism
- Bradley Roland WillJournalism
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