Rosemont College
About
Rosemont College is a private Catholic university in Rosemont, Pennsylvania, United States, located on the Philadelphia Main Line. Founded in 1921 as a women's college by the Sisters of the Holy Child Jesus, the undergraduate program opened to male students beginning in fall 2009. The university is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE). Rosemont also offers a range of master's degrees through its school of graduate studies and school of professional studies. In March 2025, leadership of Rosemont College and Villanova University announced that Rosemont would merge into Villanova, serving as a secondary campus.
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 30.8-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 62 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 59 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing3 · 4.8%
- No Data59 · 95.2%
- 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 · 3
- Nov 2023Accreditation Reaffirmed: Warning RemovedMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Nov 2022Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: WarningMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Jan 2020Grant Substantive Change: DegreeMiddle 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, 234 students received $1.3M in Pell grants, alongside $5.1M 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 337 borrowers who entered repayment, 8 (2.3%) defaulted within three years.
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 Rosemont 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 · 8
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
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
- Connelly1 fireMachinery/IndustrialDamage $100-$999
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Rosemont College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Rosemont 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectRosemont College | 57% | — | 781 | $20,150 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
| 56% | 58.1% | 2,796 | $28,138 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 65% | 82.9% | 255 | $20,586 | Baccalaureate | |
Cabrini University | 51% | 69.2% | — | $24,051 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
| 49% | 74.5% | 1,288 | $27,970 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 65% | 89.6% | 2,017 | $27,483 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 60% | 71.0% | 3,225 | $13,143 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 71% | 85.8% | 2,512 | $24,258 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 53% | 81.3% | 2,244 | $27,804 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| Peer group median | 57% | 77.9% | 2,131 | $24,258 |
Institutions like Rosemont College
Explore the federal data for institutions in Rosemont College's comparison group.
- Doctoral/ProfessionalPennsylvania
Alvernia University
Grad rate56%Admit rate58.1%Enrollment2,796Net price$28,138View data - BaccalaureatePennsylvania
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church
Grad rate65%Admit rate82.9%Enrollment255Net price$20,586View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPennsylvania
Cabrini University
Grad rate51%Admit rate69.2%Enrollment—Net price$24,051 - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPennsylvania
Chestnut Hill College
Grad rate49%Admit rate74.5%Enrollment1,288Net price$27,970View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalPennsylvania
Gwynedd Mercy University
Grad rate65%Admit rate89.6%Enrollment2,017Net price$27,483View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPennsylvania
Holy Family University
Grad rate60%Admit rate71.0%Enrollment3,225Net price$13,143View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalPennsylvania
Immaculata University
Grad rate71%Admit rate85.8%Enrollment2,512Net price$24,258View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPennsylvania
Neumann University
Grad rate53%Admit rate81.3%Enrollment2,244Net price$27,804View data
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Notable alumni of Rosemont College (12)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Virginia Bauer
- Coqui Calderón
- Pat Carbine
- Pat Ciarrocchi
- Mary Catherine Cuff
- Victoria Donohoe
- Marion Donovan
- Sarah Rose Etter
- Linda Fiorentino
- Erin Entrada Kelly
- Patricia Kennedy Lawford
- Claudine Schneider
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