Harcum College Overview

Harcum College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. The suburban atmosphere of Bryn Mawr makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

What Is Harcum College Known For?

• Harcum College has an impressive student to faculty ratio of 5 to 1.
• The student loan default rate at Harcum College is 5%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the associate's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Harcum College.
• In <nil>, 17% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Harcum College with a bachelor's degree make about $49,598 a year. That's 22% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is Harcum College?

Contact details for Harcum College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	750 Montgomery Ave, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-3476
Phone:	610-525-4100
Website:	www.harcum.edu

How Do I Get Into Harcum College?

You can apply to Harcum College online at: https://experience.harcum.edu/applynow/inquiryform

Since Harcum College has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Harcum College?

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 Harcum College, approximately 68% of students took out student loans averaging $7,402 a year. That adds up to $29,608 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Harcum College is 4.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Harcum College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 996 undergraduate students at Harcum College, with 601 being full-time and 395 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 601 full-time undergraduates at Harcum College, 20% are male and 80% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	6
Black or African American	262
Hispanic or Latino	74
White	185
International Students	32
Other Races/Ethnicities	42

Over 22 countries are represented at Harcum College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are United Kingdom, Serbia, and Canada.

Online Learning at Harcum College

In 2020-2021, 634 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Harcum College has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 91st most popular in Pennsylvania for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Harcum College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Harcum College was 661.8%. This is the #142 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Harcum College regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.