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Gannon University is a private national university located in Erie, Pennsylvania. Gannon University is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Gannon University is in the top 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $56,550 10 years after enrolling, 39th in Pennsylvania, and in the top 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Gannon University bachelor students earn 15% less than the national average. Gannon University is ranked 41st in Pennsylvania.
Gannon University’s median net annual cost of $22,473 and average years to graduate of 4.2 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Gannon University sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing, Health & Fitness, Criminal Justice, Mechanical Engineering, Psychology, Business Administration - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$22,473
Average years to graduate
4.2
Diagnostic, Intervention & Treatment
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 5.96
Finance
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 10.44
Accounting
Rank: #515
Economic score: 10.73
Education
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 417.02
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 6 graduate programs at Gannon University - Diagnostic, Intervention & Treatment , Therapeutic professions, Curriculum and Instruction, Business Administration, Registered Nursing, Health & Fitness - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Public Administration
Rank: #114
Economic score: 0.69
Mental & Social Health Services
Rank: #146
Economic score: 1.62
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.2 years. 67% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Gannon University is 0% higher than the state average, and 1% below the average for all national universities in the country.
At Gannon University, Pell Grant recipients represent 27% of the measured graduating class, 8% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Gannon University graduates within 4.3 years.
Gannon University is in the bottom 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Gannon University’s economic mobility score of 12.43 is calculated by adjusting the 4.03 economic score of lower-income students by the 27% pell grant recipients within the student body. Gannon University’s EMS of 12.43 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Gannon University pays $22,473 a year, $30,088 less than the $52,561 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $22,473
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Gannon University, 98% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $22,473 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 86% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $9,102. This is 32% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,606
Pell grants
$4,656
State grants
$2,079
Institutional grants
$22,719
Gannon University offers 2 online bachelor programs, one of which is held exclusively online. At the master’s level Gannon University offers 6 programs, 2 of which are held exclusively online. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
8
Hybrid programs
5
Percentage of programs online
9%
Gannon University's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 84% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 4,746 applicants, of which 3,967 were admitted and 644 enrolled. Gannon University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
89%
83%
Female
62%
59%
First time
77%
59%
In-state
65%
68%
1st generation
26%
35%
White
72%
52%
Black
5%
14%
Hispanic
4%
15%
Asian
2%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
16%
12%