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Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences is a private located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences is selective in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences is in the top 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $55,688 10 years after enrolling, 42nd in Pennsylvania, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences bachelor students earn 1% more than the national average. Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences is ranked 42nd in Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences’s median net annual cost of $33,148 and average years to graduate of 3.3 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 1 programs at Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$33,148
Average years to graduate
3.3
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 3.3 years. 73% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences is 6% higher than the state average, and 2% above the average for all special focus four-year: other health professions schools in the country.
At Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences, Pell Grant recipients represent 30% of the measured graduating class, 5% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences graduates within 4 years.
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences is in the top 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.
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences’s economic mobility score of 11.18 is calculated by adjusting the 4.66 economic score of lower-income students by the 30% pell grant recipients within the student body. Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences’s EMS of 11.18 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).
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The average Title IV recipient at Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences pays $33,148 a year, $-1,076 less than the $32,072 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 $33,148
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences, 54% 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 $33,148 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 68% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $11,734. This is 14% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,684
Pell grants
$3,486
State grants
$3,014
Institutional grants
$2,409
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences offers 3 online bachelor programs, 2 of which are held exclusively online. At the master’s level Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences offers 8 programs, all 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
11
Hybrid programs
1
Percentage of programs online
92%
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences's selective admissions are indicated by their 49% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 493 applicants, of which 242 were admitted and 102 enrolled. Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences doesn't have a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed after a hard admissions deadline.
While Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences has a recommended testing policy, their average test scores are not made public.
Full time
47%
83%
Female
89%
59%
First time
28%
59%
In-state
96%
68%
1st generation
47%
35%
White
68%
52%
Black
10%
14%
Hispanic
12%
15%
Asian
4%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
6%
12%