Allegheny College (Meadville, PA, United States)

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Allegheny College is located in Meadville, Pennsylvania, which is in the northwest corner of the state, only 45 minutes from the city of Erie and Lake Erie. Allegheny is a small liberal arts college, with a traditional set of majors and courses. However, something unusual about A...

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Admissions

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Selectivity, enrollment funnel, and reported test score ranges from verified federal data.

Institution type

Private nonprofit

Carnegie

A Liberal Arts College or College with an Arts & Sciences focus

Setting

Distant town

Admit rate (75%)

Yield estimate (12%)

Applicants

4,667

Admits

3,521

Enrolled

408

SAT ERW: 580–680

SAT Math: 560–670

ACT: 23–28

Academics

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Enrollment scale, calendar structure, and outcome-linked academic signals.

Total students

408

408 students

Calendar

semester

Academic calendar

Graduation rate

75%

Reported outcomes

Retention rate

83%

First-year retention

Carnegie classification

A Liberal Arts College or College with an Arts & Sciences focus

Cost and affordability

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Average net price

N/A

After grants and scholarships for in-state students where reported.

In-state tuition$42

Out-of-state tuition$56,030

Institutional grant aid$100

Pell share33%

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Campus life

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Rankings and recognition

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Carnegie classification

A Liberal Arts College or College with an Arts & Sciences focus

Institutional classification used for academic peer grouping.

Athletics

NCAA Division III

NCAA division where available from verified imports.

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Allegheny College — editorial overview (Meadville, PA)

Outcomes and after college

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Median earnings

N/A

Median earnings where reported by federal outcomes data.

Retention rate

83%

First-year student retention.

Graduation rate

75%

Students graduating within 150% of normal time.

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Admissions selectivityD

Graduation outcomesB

RetentionB

Editorial depthB+

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Athletics

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