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Immaculata University

Immaculata, Pennsylvania·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·immaculata.edu
6-yr Graduation
71%
+14.0pp vs Doctoral/Professional
Total enrollment
2,512
peer median 2,244
Avg net price
$29,464
+$3.0k vs Doctoral/Professional
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About

Immaculata University is a comprehensive, coeducational institution located in Immaculata, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1920, it offers more than 75 undergraduate, graduate, and certificate programs, emphasizing academic success, student outcomes, and faith-based values.

Admissions & acceptance rate

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

IPEDS
Applied
2,571
2,571 candidates competed
Admitted
2,205
85.8% acceptance rate
Enrolled
289
13.1% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
71%+14.0pp vs Doctoral/Professional
4-year graduation
55%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
71%
Full-time retention
83%

Pell equity

17.0pp gap
Pell recipients
62%
Non-Pell
79%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 17.0-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 64 Title IV programs, 13 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 51 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
64
Passing
13
20.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

64programs
  • Passing13 · 20.3%
  • No Data51 · 79.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
13
No data
51

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.

13
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
+31.6%
$61,059 vs $46,391
Educational Administration and Supervision
Master's Degree · Education
+42.6%
$66,157 vs $46,391
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+46.2%
$51,556 vs $35,274
Specialized Sales Merchandising and Marketing Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+62.3%
$57,245 vs $35,274
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+67.2%
$58,981 vs $35,274
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Doctoral Degree · Psychology
+95.6%
$90,759 vs $46,391
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+98.7%
$70,089 vs $35,274
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+98.7%
$70,100 vs $35,274

Debt vs earnings

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

8
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Doctoral Degree · Psychology
163%
$148,085 debt · $90,759 earn
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
101%
$61,500 debt · $61,059 earn
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
52%
$27,000 debt · $51,556 earn
Educational Administration and Supervision
Doctoral Degree · Education
47%
$47,361 debt · $101,128 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
46%
$27,000 debt · $58,981 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
44%
$30,847 debt · $70,100 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
39%
$27,000 debt · $70,089 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
25%
$26,166 debt · $105,749 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 1928Next review Jan 2032

Programmatic accreditations · 8

Action history · 16

  1. Oct 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · Professional Psychology (IPSY) - Predoctoral internship programs
  2. Jun 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  3. Aug 2023Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  4. Jul 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Didactic Program in Dietetics
  5. Jul 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship

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$21,180
$30–48k$22,746
$48–75k$27,527
$75–110k$30,461
$110k+$32,793

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

Avg net price (private)
$29,464
+$2,961vs Doctoral/Professional median $26,504
Federal loans
53.7%
In-state tuition
$28,550
Out-of-state
$28,550

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, 480 students received $2.6M in Pell grants, alongside $14.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
480
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.6M
$2,648,928 total
Direct Loans
$14.9M
1,902 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$2.4M
602 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.4M
818 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$5.5M
290 loan awards
Parent PLUS$2.7M
147 loan awards
Grad PLUS$919K
45 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 567 borrowers who entered repayment, 6 (1.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.0%
-1.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
567
Defaulted
6
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
5.2%
2017
6.2%
2018
3.5%
2019
1.0%
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 Immaculata

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs65
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

482 total completions
01Health Professions
15131.3%
02Education
10922.6%
03Psychology
7916.4%
04Business
7014.5%
05Social Sciences
163.3%
06Parks/Recreation
163.3%
07Security/Protective
153.1%
08Computer Sciences
132.7%
09Communication
71.5%
10Public Admin
61.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
2,512
12-mo unduplicated
3,502
Undergraduate
2,190
Graduate
1,312

Gender split

Men
27%932
Women
73%2,570

Race / ethnicity composition

White
70.0%
Hispanic
12.3%
Black
10.4%
Asian
2.7%
Two or more
1.8%
Unknown
1.7%
Non-resident
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
320
164 M · 156 W
Women athletes
48.8%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$671K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$10K
$10K
Head-coach salaries
$8K
$8K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 12

Soccer
35 M · 24 W
$72K
Baseball
47 M · —
$70K
Lacrosse
26 M · 19 W
$84K
Basketball
20 M · 13 W
$122K
Volleyball
12 M · 20 W
$40K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
14 M · 17 W
$28K

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 · 2,361 students

3-year trend

0.392 yrs ago0.401 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
5
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
    Liquor014

    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
    11.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    82

    Immaculata vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Immaculata 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
    SubjectImmaculata University
    		71%—2,512$29,464Doctoral/Professional
    Arcadia University
    		67%80.2%3,404$25,866Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Cabrini University
    		51%69.2%—$24,051Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    Chestnut Hill College
    		49%74.5%1,288$29,944Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    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
    Neumann University
    		53%81.3%2,244$28,714Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    Rosemont College
    		54%76.3%781$20,356Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    Peer group median57%76.3%2,244$26,504

    Immaculata Institutional Research office

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

    Office
    Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness
    Reports to University President
    Email
    coswald [at] immaculata.edu
    Phone
    1-610-647-4400
    Address
    Immaculata University 1145 West King Road Immaculata, PA 19345

    The Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness is committed to providing accurate and timely information to be utilized by the University’s constituents to uphold the mission of the University, which is rooted in academic rigor, ethical integrity, and Christian core values.

    Visit IR office page
    Team
    1 member
    • Cecelia Oswald
      Director of Institutional Research & Effectiveness

    Reports & documents (2)

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

    Notable alumni of Immaculata (10)

    A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

    • Megan Brennan
      Postal Service
    • Michael Francis Burbidge
      Religion
    • Carrine Etheridge
    • Mary Pat Clarke
      Politics
    • Olga Gorelli
      Music
    • Marie R. Griffin
    • E. Gail de Planque
      Science
    • Eileen M. Rehrmann
      Politics
    • Carol Rittner
      Education
    • Laura Schwanger
      Athletics

    Frequently asked questions about Immaculata University

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Immaculata.

    What is the graduation rate at Immaculata University?

    Immaculata University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 71% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Immaculata University?

    Immaculata University reports a total enrollment of 2,512 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Immaculata University?

    The average net price at Immaculata University is $29,464 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Immaculata University?

    Immaculata University's yield rate is 13.1%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Immaculata University located?

    Immaculata University is located in Immaculata, Pennsylvania 19345.

    Who runs Institutional Research at Immaculata University?

    Immaculata University's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness, which reports to University President.

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