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Bryn Athyn College of the New Church

Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·brynathyn.edu
6-yr Graduation
68%
+12.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
255
peer median 495
Avg net price
$19,600
-$1.8k vs Baccalaureate
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About

Bryn Athyn College is a small, private, coeducational liberal arts college located in Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania, founded in 1877. It focuses on a New Church approach to education, emphasizing rigorous academics alongside spiritual inquiry. The campus spans 130 acres and supports an average class size of 12 students with a student-faculty ratio of 8:1.

Admissions & acceptance rate

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

IPEDS
Applied
598
598 candidates competed
Admitted
496
82.9% acceptance rate
Enrolled
55
11.1% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
68%+12.0pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
51%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
65%
Full-time retention
73%

Pell equity

18.0pp gap
Pell recipients
58%
Non-Pell
40%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

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 16 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 15 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
16
Passing
1
6.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

16programs
  • Passing1 · 6.2%
  • No Data15 · 93.8%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
1
No data
15

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.

1
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+61.7%
$57,021 vs $35,274

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1952Next review Oct 2025

Action history · 6

  1. Mar 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Warning
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  2. Jun 2023Accreditation Reaffirmed: Warning Removed
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  3. Jun 2022Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Warning
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  4. Feb 2020Approved for Distance Education
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  5. Feb 2020Grant Substantive Change: Degree
    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$13,261
$30–48k$15,448
$48–75k$16,549
$75–110k$22,132
$110k+$25,939

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

Avg net price (private)
$19,600
-$1,846vs Baccalaureate median $21,446
Federal loans
65.1%
In-state tuition
$27,804
Out-of-state
$27,804

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, 142 students received $776K in Pell grants, alongside $1.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
142
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$776K
$775,519 total
Direct Loans
$1.4M
287 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$474K
115 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$546K
148 loan awards
Parent PLUS$361K
24 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 73 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-2.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
73
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
10.7%
2017
6.3%
2018
5.8%
2019
0.0%
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 Brynathyn

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs16
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

50 total completions
01Education
1122.0%
02Business
1122.0%
03Multi/Interdisciplinary
510.0%
04Psychology
510.0%
05Biological Sciences
510.0%
06Social Sciences
48.0%
07Liberal Arts
36.0%
08Mathematics
24.0%
09Health Professions
24.0%
10Visual/Performing Arts
24.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
255
12-mo unduplicated
295
Undergraduate
278
Graduate
17

Gender split

Men
50%148
Women
50%147

Race / ethnicity composition

White
59.7%
Black
15.8%
Unknown
8.8%
Hispanic
6.2%
Asian
4.0%
Two or more
2.9%
Non-resident
2.6%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
138
78 M · 60 W
Women athletes
43.5%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$1.1M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$19K
$25K
Head-coach salaries
$20K
$18K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 6

Lacrosse
26 M · 13 W
$135K
Soccer
18 M · 21 W
$158K
Basketball
21 M · 15 W
$173K
Volleyball
13 M · 11 W
$58K
Cross Country
8 M · 9 W
$15K
Tennis
— · 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
0.00
0 offenses · 285 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago3.881 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
2
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    1
    Stalking
    1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs04
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    8.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    26

    Brynathyn vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Brynathyn 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
    SubjectBryn Athyn College of the New Church
    		68%—255$19,600Baccalaureate
    Allen University
    		13%72.5%610$11,081Baccalaureate
    American Jewish University
    		44%96.0%424—Baccalaureate
    Antioch University-Santa Barbara
    		——263—Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Bryn Mawr College
    		82%29.4%1,679$40,690Baccalaureate
    Cabrini University
    		51%69.2%—$24,051Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    College of the Atlantic
    		68%70.2%358$24,028Baccalaureate
    East-West University
    		19%40.7%468$21,055Baccalaureate
    Gwynedd Mercy University
    		65%89.6%2,017$27,141Doctoral/Professional
    Holy Family University
    		60%71.0%3,225$12,251Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    La Salle University
    		58%96.6%3,153$21,409Doctoral/Professional
    Manor College
    		18%94.9%567$16,521Baccalaureate
    Martin University
    		0%—198$13,879Baccalaureate
    Northland College
    		50%75.0%286$20,780Baccalaureate
    Providence Christian College
    		20%100.0%168$25,378Baccalaureate
    Rosemont College
    		54%76.3%781$20,356Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    Soka University of America
    		92%43.4%495$21,446Baccalaureate
    St. John's College
    		71%55.2%583$27,934Baccalaureate
    Thomas More College of Liberal Arts
    		63%89.6%97$21,511Baccalaureate
    Ursinus College
    		73%91.8%1,502$30,485Baccalaureate
    Wells College
    		41%69.6%—$22,921Baccalaureate
    Peer group median56%73.8%495$21,446

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    Brynathyn Institutional Research office

    The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

    Office

    Part of the mission of Bryn Athyn College is to encourage and support scholarship and research. Bryn Athyn College particularly promotes the pursuit of research that engages with New Church thought.

    Visit IR office page
    Team
    1 member
    • Allyssa Hampson
      Head of Institutional Assessment and Effectiveness

    Reports & documents (1)

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

    Frequently asked questions about Bryn Athyn College of the New Church

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Brynathyn.

    What is the graduation rate at Bryn Athyn College of the New Church?

    Bryn Athyn College of the New Church reports a 6-year graduation rate of 68% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Bryn Athyn College of the New Church?

    Bryn Athyn College of the New Church reports a total enrollment of 255 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Bryn Athyn College of the New Church?

    The average net price at Bryn Athyn College of the New Church is $19,600 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Bryn Athyn College of the New Church?

    Bryn Athyn College of the New Church's yield rate is 11.1%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Bryn Athyn College of the New Church located?

    Bryn Athyn College of the New Church is located in Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania 19009-0717.

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