Allegheny College

Meadville, PA · Private nonprofit

Website Admissions

At a glance

54.6%

Acceptance rate

1,292

SAT Average

$21,900

Avg net price

1,209

Enrollment

Academic profile

SAT Average1,292

SAT Reading/Writing610–690

SAT Math563–668

ACT Composite25–30

Degrees awarded

2024-25

	Bachelor’s
All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 285	285
Bachelor’s 53	53
Bachelor’s 43	43
Bachelor’s 31	31
Bachelor’s 29	29
Bachelor’s 29	29
Bachelor’s 15	15
Bachelor’s 13	13
Bachelor’s 13	13
Bachelor’s 11	11
Bachelor’s 11	11
Bachelor’s 9	9
Bachelor’s 9	9
Bachelor’s 4	4
Bachelor’s 4	4
Bachelor’s 4	4
Bachelor’s 3	3
Bachelor’s 2	2
Bachelor’s 2	2
Bachelor’s 0	0

College athletics

NCAA program details

Primary division: Division III
Primary conference: Presidents' Athletic Conference

Projected sponsored sports23

BaseballField HockeyFootball — Non-Division IMen's BasketballMen's Cross CountryMen's GolfMen's LacrosseMen's Soccer

Athletic participation

461 unique student-athletes · 19 varsity teams

Application deadlines

For fall 2027 entry

Early Decision

Binding

Nov 1, 2026

Early Action

Dec 1, 2026

Regular Decision

Feb 15, 2027

FAFSA due Feb 15

· Apply with the college's application, Common App, or Coalition

Cost

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Tuition: $55,860
Required fees: $690
Food and housing: $14,100
Books and supplies: $1,000
Other expenses: $2,500
Total: $74,150

Total by year

$65,4002019–2019–20
$67,5602020–2120–21
$69,4502021–2221–22
$70,9062022–2322–23
$72,2562023–2423–24
$74,1502024–2524–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Students of all incomes paid $21,900 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.

Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.

Need-based aid, 2025–26

First-years with need-based aid: 75%
Average share of need met: 89%
Average need-based grant: $37,317
Required forms: FAFSA

Graduation and Retention

4-year graduation59%

6-year graduation67%

Retention rate84%

Earnings and Debt

Median earnings (10yr)$62,069

Median debt$27,000

Campus

Enrollment1,209

Student-faculty ratio8:1

SettingTown

Sources

IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
Application process · College websites · 2026–27
NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25

Every figure below is read directly from Allegheny College’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).

Allegheny College admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.

Applicant funnel and admit rateHover or arrow-key a year for exact values

Students and applicationsAdmit rate

ApplicationsAdmittedEnrolledAdmit rate

Allegheny College runs two binding Early Decision rounds and a nonbinding Early Action plan. ED applicants were admitted at versus for the regular pool, a edge, and ED admits fill of the class.

Early Decision I bindingApply by Nov 15 · decision Nov 30

Early Decision II bindingApply by Feb 1 · decision Feb 15

Early Action nonbindingApply by Dec 1 · decision Jan 1

Regular Decision nonbindingApply by Feb 15

Early DecisionRegular Decision

The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. Allegheny College admits in-state applicants at 82.5%, out-of-state applicants at 77%, and international applicants at 12.6%.

Enrolled first-years by geography

309 first-years

Out-of-state (domestic)≈133In-state (domestic)≈163International≈13

Admit odds by pool

Test scores are considered but not required. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Feb 15. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT and an ACT.

Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.

SAT composite

31% of the class submitted an SAT

Middle 50%

Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands

ACT composite

9% of the class submitted an ACT

Middle 50%

Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands

Allegheny College’s enrolled first-years averaged a high-school GPA, among the 95.2% who submitted one. ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 49.2% who submitted class rank.

High-school GPA

shares of all enrolled first-years

Average 3.59

High-school class rank

Among the 49.2% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.

Allegheny College rates 2 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.

Academic

Rigor of secondary school record: Very important
Academic GPA: Very important
Standardized test scores: Important
Class rank: Considered
Application essay: Considered
Recommendation(s): Considered

Nonacademic

Extracurricular activities: Important
Character / personal qualities: Important
Interview: Considered
Talent / ability: Considered
First generation: Considered
Geographical residence: Considered
Volunteer work: Considered
Work experience: Considered
Level of applicant's interest: Considered
Alumni/ae relation: Not considered
State residency: Not considered
Religious affiliation/commitment: Not considered

Allegheny College’s sticker drops once grant aid is applied, and what a family actually pays depends on income. of first-years received need-based aid; a family with no aid pays the full sticker. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .

What aid recipients pay, by income

net price

Bars read against the $76,050 sticker. Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $21,900 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 234 of 310 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.

How need-based aid is determined

Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need

Forms a family files to be considered

FAFSA

What that meant in 2025–26

Cost of attendance $76,050

Average aid package, 66% of stickerEst. remaining family/student contribution, 34% of sticker

Averages among the 234 first-years awarded need-based aid.

Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, Allegheny College offers merit aid only: nonresidents received aid, averaging .

Allegheny College admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.

Admitted off the waitlistHover or arrow-key a year for exact values

Admitted

Admitted off waitlist

84.4% of Allegheny College’s first-years return for a second year and 66.5% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.

Sources

Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03