Alvernia University Overview

Located in Reading, Pennsylvania, Alvernia University is a private not-for-profit institution. The city atmosphere of Reading makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

What Is Alvernia University Known For?

• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Alvernia.
• During a recent academic cycle, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Alvernia makes roughly $55,055 a year. This is 35% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is Alvernia University?

Contact details for Alvernia are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	400 Saint Bernardine St, Reading, PA 19607-1799
Phone:	610-796-8200
Website:	www.alvernia.edu

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How Do I Get Into Alvernia?

You can apply to Alvernia online at: https://admissions.alvernia.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for Alvernia

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into Alvernia?

The acceptance rate at Alvernia is 59%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 50%, and the acceptance rate for women is 68%.

Average Test Scores

About 7% of students accepted to Alvernia submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 513 and 580. Math scores were between 483 and 590.

Alvernia received ACT scores from 1% of accepted students.

Can I Afford Alvernia University?

The overall average net price of Alvernia is $41,078. 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Alvernia, approximately 95% of students took out student loans averaging $8,074 a year. That adds up to $32,296 over four years for those students.

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Alvernia University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,045 undergraduate students at Alvernia, with 1,655 being full-time and 390 being part-time.

There are also 515 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,655 full-time undergraduates at Alvernia, 35% are male and 65% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Alvernia University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	28
Black or African American	173
Hispanic or Latino	216
White	1,084
International Students	44
Other Races/Ethnicities	110

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Alvernia University. At this time, 11 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 9 countries are represented at Alvernia. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Turkey, Vietnam, and Dominican Republic.

Alvernia University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Health Sciences & Services	62	49	0	0	111
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	0	59	28	87
Business Administration & Management	0	31	49	0	80
Nursing	0	59	1	3	63
Other Health Professions	0	44	0	0	44
Social Work	0	17	21	0	38
Mental & Social Health Services	0	22	13	0	35
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	33	0	0	33
Allied Health Professions	16	0	7	0	23
General Psychology	0	18	0	0	18
Special Education	0	8	7	0	15
Accounting	0	14	0	0	14
Finance & Financial Management	0	13	0	0	13
Health & Physical Education	0	13	0	0	13
General Biology	0	11	0	0	11
Human Resource Management	0	5	0	6	11
Teaching English or French	0	0	10	0	10
Marketing	0	9	0	0	9
Communication & Media Studies	0	8	0	0	8
Educational Administration	0	0	8	0	8
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	7	0	0	7
Security Science and Technology	0	5	0	0	5
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	4	0	0	4
Business/Managerial Economics	0	4	0	0	4
Chemistry	0	4	0	0	4
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	3	0	0	3
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	0	0	3	0	3
Public Health	0	3	0	0	3
History	0	3	0	0	3
Political Science & Government	0	3	0	0	3
Computer Information Systems	0	2	0	0	2
General English Literature	0	2	0	0	2
Mathematics	0	2	0	0	2
Biological & Physical Science	0	2	0	0	2
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)	0	1	0	0	1
General Business/Commerce	1	0	0	0	1
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	1	0	0	1
Sustainability Science	0	0	1	0	1
Religious Studies	0	1	0	0	1
Electrical Engineering	0	0	0	0	0
Industrial Engineering	0	0	0	0	0
Mechanical Engineering	0	0	0	0	0
Natural Resources Conservation	0	0	0	0	0
Philosophy	0	0	0	0	0
Drama & Theater Arts	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	79	401	179	37	696

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
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