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University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville, Pennsylvania·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·valleyforge.edu
6-yr Graduation
49%
-16.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
589
peer median 2,103
Avg net price
$32,265
+$6.8k vs Baccalaureate
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About

The University of Valley Forge (UVF) is a private university near Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, and 8.8 miles (14.2 km) from Valley Forge National Historical Park. It is affiliated with the Assemblies of God USA.

Admissions & acceptance rate

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

IPEDS
Applied
616
616 candidates competed
Admitted
377
61.2% acceptance rate
Enrolled
105
27.9% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
49%-16.0pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
44%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
49%
Full-time retention
78%

Pell equity

0.1pp gap
Pell recipients
49%25 of 51
Non-Pell (all)
49%26 of 53
Subsidized loan, no Pell
52%11 of 21
No Federal Aid
47%15 of 32

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates, a notably small equity gap.

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.

FVT/GE

Of 33 Title IV programs, 5 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 28 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
33
Passing
5
15.2% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

33programs
  • Passing5 · 15.2%
  • No Data28 · 84.8%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
2
Safe
2
No data
28

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.

5
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+7.2%
$64,434 vs $60,112
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+15.4%
$40,155 vs $34,808
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries
Bachelor Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
+16.1%
$40,407 vs $34,808
Radio Television and Digital Communication
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+25.6%
$43,724 vs $34,808
Theological and Ministerial Studies
Bachelor Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
+32.4%
$46,072 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

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

4
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries
Bachelor Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
77%
$31,000 debt · $40,407 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
67%
$27,000 debt · $40,155 earn
Radio Television and Digital Communication
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
60%
$26,147 debt · $43,724 earn
Theological and Ministerial Studies
Bachelor Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
60%
$27,500 debt · $46,072 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 2002Next review Jan 2026

Action history · 2

  1. Mar 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  2. Jun 2018Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    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$30,614
$30–48k$31,228
$48–75k$32,077
$75–110k$33,146
$110k+$32,981

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

Avg net price (private)
$32,265
+$6,785vs Baccalaureate median $25,480
Federal loans
71.9%
In-state tuition
$25,240
Out-of-state
$25,240

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, 270 students received $1.5M in Pell grants, alongside $3.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
270
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.5M
$1,512,189 total
Direct Loans
$3.6M
698 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$1.2M
312 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.0M
304 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$187K
19 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.1M
63 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 254 borrowers who entered repayment, 12 (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
254
Defaulted
12
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
10.2%
2017
11.6%
2018
13.8%
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 University of Valley Forge

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs28
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

130 total completions
01Business
3023.1%
02Theology
3023.1%
03Education
2015.4%
04Communication
118.5%
05Parks/Recreation
107.7%
06Psychology
96.9%
07Visual/Performing Arts
86.2%
08Security/Protective
64.6%
09English Language
32.3%
10Public Admin
32.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
589
12-mo unduplicated
698
Undergraduate
595
Graduate
103

Gender split

Men
47%330
Women
53%368

Race / ethnicity composition

White
50.3%
Hispanic
26.8%
Black
10.8%
Non-resident
4.7%
Two or more
3.2%
Asian
2.3%
Unknown
1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.4%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
138
89 M · 49 W
Women athletes
35.5%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$718K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$1K
$959
Head-coach salaries
$6K
$6K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 7

Soccer
23 M · 13 W
$56K
Baseball
30 M · —
$75K
Basketball
17 M · 7 W
$62K
Volleyball
14 M · 9 W
$38K
Cross Country
8 M · 7 W
$15K
Softball
— · 13 W
$29K

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
5.24
3 offenses · 573 students

3-year trend

6.862 yrs ago1.721 yr ago5.24Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
8
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
6
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
3

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
2
Rape
1

By location

3total
  • On campus3

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

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

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons01
Drugs04
Liquor02

Residence-hall fires

  • Building 321 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
12.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
24

University of Valley Forge vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions University of Valley Forge 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
SubjectUniversity of Valley Forge
49%—589$32,265Baccalaureate
Cairn University-Langhorne
60%88.2%1,097$27,642Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Clarks Summit University
53%90.1%—$21,873Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Eastern University
60%90.8%8,727$26,662Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Evangel University
65%71.6%2,289$18,669Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Houghton University
67%88.7%1,200$20,519Baccalaureate
Lancaster Bible College
68%55.9%2,519$25,480Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Messiah University
75%79.0%3,373$26,502Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
North Central University
65%99.0%852$25,817Baccalaureate
Northwest University
68%83.2%1,053$22,288Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Roberts Wesleyan University
67%70.6%1,960$23,130Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Southeastern University
44%53.0%11,510$31,942Doctoral/Professional
Vanguard University of Southern California
57%62.4%2,246$21,241Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Peer group median65%81.1%2,103$25,480

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Explore the federal data for institutions in University of Valley Forge's comparison group.

IPEDS

Reports & documents (1)

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

Grants & funding (1)

Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.

USA Spending

Frequently asked questions about University of Valley Forge

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about University of Valley Forge.

What is the graduation rate at University of Valley Forge?

University of Valley Forge reports a 6-year graduation rate of 49% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend University of Valley Forge?

University of Valley Forge reports a total enrollment of 589 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at University of Valley Forge?

The average net price at University of Valley Forge is $32,265 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at University of Valley Forge?

University of Valley Forge's yield rate is 27.9%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is University of Valley Forge located?

University of Valley Forge is located in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania 19460-2373.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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