Glenside College and University Demographics

Glenside's 4 colleges and universities offer a total of 82 degree and certificate programs for you to choose from, in fields ranging from humanities/humanistic studies to medical illustration/medical illustrator to actuarial science.

Glenside's top-ranked school is Arcadia University. In 2010, it received a nationwide rank of 36th. Approximately 3,953 students are currently enrolled at Arcadia University. Amongst students at Arcadia University, the most popular area of study is Allied Health.

Tuition

Although tuition varies from school to school, the average tuition for Glenside schools is $13,078 per year. Arcadia University charges students $32,720 per year in tuition, which is the highest tuition rate in Glenside. Antonelli Institute has the lowest tuition rate at $19,590 per year.

Financial Aid

In 2008, $0 of the total $0 in financial aid received by Glenside students was in the form of institutional grants and scholarships. The highest amount of institutional grants and scholarships given to students by a local college was $0, which was given by Westminster Theological Seminary.

Glenside Student Demographics

In 2010, there were 4,872 students enrolled in colleges and universities in the city of Glenside. This is 1% of the total number of students enrolled in colleges throughout the state of Pennsylvania. With 3,953 students, Arcadia University had the highest total student enrollment in Glenside. On the other hand, with only 49 students, Won Institute of Graduate Studies had the lowest enrollment in the city.

Graduation and Retention Rates

The retention rate for Glenside colleges and universities, which is the percent of students who return to college after their first year, is about 79%. Approximately 68% of students eventually graduate. The Glenside college with the highest graduation rate is Antonelli Institute, which has a graduation rate of 75%. The Glenside college with the lowest graduation rate is Arcadia University, which has a graduation rate of 61%.

Diversity

The ratio of female to male students enrolled in Glenside schools is 67 to 33. 91% of Glenside college students are 24 years old or younger. In 2009, 40 in 100 college students in Glenside identified themselves as being from a racial or ethnic minority. The highest percentage of diverse students in Glenside in 2009 was at Westminster Theological Seminary, which had a minority student population that was 50% of the total student population of the school.

Glenside Faculty Demographics

In 2010, Glenside colleges and universities employed a total of 1,727 faculty. Of these faculty members, 40% were female and 37% were from racial or ethnic minority backgrounds.

In 2009, the average faculty to student ratio was 1 to 3 for colleges and universities in Glenside. Harcum College had 1 faculty for every 1 student. This was the highest faculty to student ratio for schools in Glenside.