Allegheny College Overview

Allegheny College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Meadville, Pennsylvania. The surrounding location of Meadville is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

What Is Allegheny College Known For?

• Allegheny has an impressive student to faculty ratio of 8 to 1.
• The highest award offered at Allegheny is the bachelor's degree.
• During a recent academic cycle, 78% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Allegheny makes roughly $62,069 a year. This is 52% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• It takes the average Allegheny student 4.1 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Allegheny College?

Contact details for Allegheny are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	520 N Main St, Meadville, PA 16335-3902
Phone:	814-332-3100
Website:	allegheny.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/alleghenycollege
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/alleghenycol

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How Do I Get Into Allegheny?

You can apply to Allegheny online at: https://sites.allegheny.edu/admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for Allegheny

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Allegheny?

Allegheny has an acceptance rate of 70%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 46% of accepted students are men and 54% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 65%, and the acceptance rate for women is 75%.

Average Test Scores

About 21% of students accepted to Allegheny submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 577 and 692. Math scores were between 537 and 680.

Allegheny received ACT scores from 11% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 22 and 32. Math scores were between 21 and 0. Composite scores were between 23 and 30.

Can I Afford Allegheny College?

The overall average net price of Allegheny is $32,464. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Allegheny, approximately 61% of students took out student loans averaging $9,085 a year. That adds up to $36,340 over four years for those students.

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Allegheny College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,667 undergraduate students at Allegheny, with 1,600 being full-time and 67 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,600 full-time undergraduates at Allegheny, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Allegheny College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	60
Black or African American	142
Hispanic or Latino	142
White	1,100
International Students	53
Other Races/Ethnicities	103

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Allegheny College. At this time, 34 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 18 countries are represented at Allegheny. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Allegheny College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Sustainability Science	48	48
General Biology	43	43
General Psychology	43	43
Economics	27	27
Business/Managerial Economics	24	24
Computer Science	22	22
General English Literature	20	20
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	19	19
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	18	18
Communication & Media Studies	17	17
History	17	17
Political Science & Government	17	17
Public Health	16	16
Design & Applied Arts	15	15
International Relations & National Security	14	14
Romance Languages	11	11
Physics	11	11
Chemistry	10	10
Geological & Earth Sciences	6	6
Mathematics	5	5
Drama & Theater Arts	5	5
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	4	4
Fine & Studio Arts	4	4
Philosophy	3	3
Religious Studies	3	3
Community Organization & Advocacy	3	3
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	3	3
Ethnic Studies	2	2
Music	2	2
Computer Information Systems	0	0
Natural Resources Conservation	0	0
TOTAL	432	432

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Joshtys under License

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