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York College of Pennsylvania is a private regional university located in York, Pennsylvania. York College of Pennsylvania is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at York College of Pennsylvania is in the top 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $54,892 10 years after enrolling, 44th in Pennsylvania, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, York College of Pennsylvania bachelor students earn 4% less than the national average. York College of Pennsylvania is ranked 38th in Pennsylvania.
York College of Pennsylvania’s median net annual cost of $22,233 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 6 programs at York College of Pennsylvania sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing, Business Administration, Criminal Justice, Mechanical Engineering, Biology, Marketing - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$22,233
Average years to graduate
4.5
Accounting
Rank: #340
Economic score: 3.05
Diagnostic, Intervention & Treatment
Rank: #79
Economic score: 3.32
Psychology
Rank: #68
Economic score: 4.13
Design & Applied Arts
Rank: #85
Economic score: 4.34
Health & Fitness
Rank: #95
Economic score: 4.38
Education (subject specific)
Rank: #166
Economic score: 5.46
Computer Science
Rank: #266
Economic score: 5.61
Parks & Recreation Studies
Rank: #38
Economic score: 13.59
Education
Rank: #509
Economic score: 15.72
Sociology
Rank: #380
Economic score: 144.82
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 2 graduate programs at York College of Pennsylvania - Business Administration, Registered Nursing - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.5 years. 63% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at York College of Pennsylvania is 4% lower than the state average, and 6% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At York College of Pennsylvania, Pell Grant recipients represent 25% of the measured graduating class, 10% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at York College of Pennsylvania graduates within 4.6 years.
York College of Pennsylvania 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.
York College of Pennsylvania’s economic mobility score of 10.07 is calculated by adjusting the 4.45 economic score of lower-income students by the 25% pell grant recipients within the student body. York College of Pennsylvania’s EMS of 10.07 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 York College of Pennsylvania pays $22,233 a year, $14,407 less than the $36,640 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 $22,233
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At York College of Pennsylvania, 99% 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 $22,233 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 69% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $9,610. This is 15% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,384
Pell grants
$4,455
State grants
$3,857
Institutional grants
$9,177
York College of Pennsylvania offers 1 hybrid bachelor program. At the master’s level York College of Pennsylvania offers 1 hybrid program. 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
2
Hybrid programs
2
Percentage of programs online
3%
York College of Pennsylvania's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 78% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 5,584 applicants, of which 4,338 were admitted and 738 enrolled. York College of Pennsylvania has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
96%
83%
Female
55%
59%
First time
76%
59%
In-state
58%
68%
1st generation
30%
35%
White
78%
52%
Black
6%
14%
Hispanic
8%
15%
Asian
2%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
7%
12%