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Harcum College

Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania·Private not-for-profit, 2-year·Mid East·harcum.edu/s/1044/edu/start.aspx
Acceptance
93.8%
-2.4pp vs Community College
6-yr Graduation
44%
—
Total enrollment
908
peer median 859
Avg net price
$24,791
+$4.3k vs Community College
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About

Harcum College is a private associate degree-granting college in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1915 and was the first two-year college in Pennsylvania authorized to grant associate degrees.

Admissions & acceptance rate

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

IPEDS
Applied
608
608 candidates competed
Admitted
570
93.8% acceptance rate
Enrolled
252
44.2% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
44%
Full-time retention
50%

Pell equity

31.0pp gap
Pell recipients
38%
Non-Pell
69%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 31.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

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 19 Title IV programs, 9 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 10 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
19
Passing
9
47.4% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

19programs
  • Passing9 · 47.4%
  • No Data10 · 52.6%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
3
Safe
5
No data
10

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.

9
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+1.6%
$35,834 vs $35,274
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Associate Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
+12.9%
$39,830 vs $35,274
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+18.6%
$41,827 vs $35,274
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
+18.8%
$41,892 vs $35,274
Human Services General
Associate Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+36.6%
$48,185 vs $35,274
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+63.2%
$57,557 vs $35,274
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+76.2%
$62,144 vs $35,274
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+85.8%
$65,526 vs $35,274

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+1.6%
+$560

Debt vs earnings

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

8
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
56%
$20,000 debt · $35,834 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
53%
$22,250 debt · $41,827 earn
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Associate Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
52%
$20,750 debt · $39,830 earn
Human Services General
Associate Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
45%
$21,500 debt · $48,185 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
35%
$20,000 debt · $57,557 earn
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
32%
$19,687 debt · $62,144 earn
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
28%
$18,500 debt · $65,526 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
22%
$21,000 debt · $94,739 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 1970Next review Jan 2033

Programmatic accreditations · 6

Action history · 29

  1. Aug 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  2. Jun 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  3. Feb 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  4. Jan 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  5. Oct 2023Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers

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$22,536
$30–48k$20,220
$48–75k$27,269
$75–110k$31,503
$110k+$34,692

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

Avg net price (private)
$24,791
+$4,260vs Community College median $20,531
Federal loans
65.6%
In-state tuition
$29,900
Out-of-state
$29,900

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, 624 students received $3.1M in Pell grants, alongside $6.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
624
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.1M
$3,097,716 total
Direct Loans
$6.0M
1,343 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$2.0M
620 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.9M
657 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.2M
66 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 656 borrowers who entered repayment, 31 (4.7%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
4.7%
+2.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
656
Defaulted
31
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
15.0%
2017
19.6%
2018
15.0%
2019
4.7%
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 Harcum College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs26
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

249 total completions
01Health Professions
11144.6%
02Agriculture
4016.1%
03Public Admin
228.8%
04Family/Consumer Sci
228.8%
05Business
197.6%
06Visual/Performing Arts
124.8%
07Parks/Recreation
93.6%
08Security/Protective
83.2%
09Liberal Arts
62.4%
10Education
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
908
12-mo unduplicated
1,140
Undergraduate
1,140
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
17%196
Women
83%944

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
42.8%
White
28.4%
Hispanic
17.0%
Non-resident
5.3%
Two or more
2.8%
Asian
2.5%
Unknown
0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
129
69 M · 60 W
Women athletes
46.5%
Athletic aid
$2.8M
Total student aid
Budget
$3.7M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$1.5M
$1.3M
Recruiting expense
$5K
$4K
Head-coach salaries
$14K
$13K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 4

Soccer
34 M · 21 W
$1.7M
Basketball
26 M · 27 W
$1.3M
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
15 M · 5 W
$162K
Volleyball
— · 9 W
$243K

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 · 910 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
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
    Drugs09
    Liquor09

    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
    6.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    68

    Harcum College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Harcum 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
    SubjectHarcum College
    		44%93.8%908$24,791Community College
    Johnson College
    		—97.9%678$19,826Community College
    Lackawanna College
    		67%—2,211$24,449Baccalaureate
    Manor College
    		18%94.9%567$16,521Baccalaureate
    Pennsylvania Institute of Technology
    		——810$16,685Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Trocaire College
    		—97.5%1,069$21,236—
    Peer group median44%96.2%859$20,531

    Harcum College Institutional Research office

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

    Team
    2 members
    • Timothy Ely
      Executive Director of Strategic Planning & Institutional Research
    • Shari Rutherford
      Institutional Research Analyst

    Reports & documents (2)

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

    Frequently asked questions about Harcum College

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

    What is the acceptance rate at Harcum College?

    Harcum College's acceptance rate is 93.8% (570 admitted from 608 applicants), based on the latest IPEDS.

    What is the graduation rate at Harcum College?

    Harcum College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 44% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Harcum College?

    Harcum College reports a total enrollment of 908 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Harcum College?

    The average net price at Harcum College is $24,791 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Harcum College?

    Harcum College's yield rate is 44.2%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Harcum College located?

    Harcum College is located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania 19010-3476.

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