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Rosemont College is a private regional university located in Rosemont, Pennsylvania. Rosemont College is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Rosemont College is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $45,641 10 years after enrolling, 75th in Pennsylvania, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Rosemont College bachelor students earn 7% less than the national average. Rosemont College is ranked 55th in Pennsylvania.
Rosemont College’s median net annual cost of $17,825 and average years to graduate of 4.5 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 2 programs at Rosemont College sorted by number of graduates - Business Administration, Sociology - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$17,825
Average years to graduate
4.5
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 3 graduate programs at Rosemont College - Clinical / Counseling Psych, Business Administration, Education - are shown below.
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.5 years. 49% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Rosemont College is 18% lower than the state average, and 9% below the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Rosemont College, Pell Grant recipients represent 37% of the measured graduating class, 2% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Rosemont College graduates within 5 years.
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.
Rosemont College’s economic mobility score of 7.93 is calculated by adjusting the 7.02 economic score of lower-income students by the 37% pell grant recipients within the student body. Rosemont College’s EMS of 7.93 ranks in the bottom 25% nationally. Please note that the economic mobility score considers only students that have graduated.
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 25%
The average Title IV recipient at Rosemont College pays $17,825 a year, $18,973 less than the $36,798 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 $17,825
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Rosemont College, 69% 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 $17,825 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 58% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $10,808. This is 4% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$9,562
Pell grants
$4,711
State grants
$3,171
Institutional grants
$5,354
Rosemont College offers 1 hybrid bachelor program. At the master’s level Rosemont College offers 12 programs, all of which are hybrid format. 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
13
Hybrid programs
13
Percentage of programs online
33%
Rosemont College's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 80% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 916 applicants, of which 733 were admitted and 120 enrolled. Rosemont College has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
94%
83%
Female
64%
59%
First time
73%
59%
In-state
82%
68%
1st generation
37%
35%
White
34%
52%
Black
34%
14%
Hispanic
14%
15%
Asian
1%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
16%
12%