University of Valley Forge Overview

University of Valley Forge is a private not-for-profit institution located in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. Phoenixville is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

What Is University of Valley Forge Known For?

• The master's degree is the highest award offered at UVF.
• For the 2017-2018 academic year, 27% of the faculty were full-time.

University of Valley Forge Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UVF.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#4	Best Value Other Theology & Religion Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#15	Best Value Theological & Ministerial Studies Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#21	Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#28	Most Popular Theological & Ministerial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UVF has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#1	Best Divinity/Ministry Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#8	Highest Paid Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Graduates	College Factual
#16	Highest Paid Divinity/Ministry Graduates	College Factual
#23	Highest Paid Theological & Ministerial Studies Graduates	College Factual
#23	Highest Paid Master’s Degree Theology & Religious Vocations Graduates	College Factual

Where Is University of Valley Forge?

Contact details for UVF are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1401 Charlestown Road, Phoenixville, PA 19460-2373
Phone:	610-935-0450
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/uvalleyforge
Twitter:	http://www.twitter.com/uvalleyforge

How Do I Get Into UVF?

You can apply to UVF online at: https://go.valleyforge.edu/apply-now/inquiryform

Admission Requirements for UVF

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	considered but not required
Recommendations	considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	recommended
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UVF?

With an acceptance rate of 63%, UVF does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 45% of accepted students are men and 55% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 61%, and the acceptance rate for women is 65%.

Can I Afford University of Valley Forge?

The overall average net price of UVF is $31,002. 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 UVF, approximately 88% of students took out student loans averaging $7,318 a year. That adds up to $29,272 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UVF is 11.6%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

University of Valley Forge Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 495 undergraduate students at UVF, with 396 being full-time and 99 being part-time.

There are also 62 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 396 full-time undergraduates at UVF, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	10
Black or African American	64
Hispanic or Latino	78
White	199
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	40

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at University of Valley Forge. At this time, 15 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 3 countries are represented at UVF. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Jamaica, and Dominican Republic.

Online Learning at University of Valley Forge

In 2019-2020, 336 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 75th most popular in Pennsylvania for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of UVF

The following table shows how UVF is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	#10	#4
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other)	#12	#12
Missionary Studies	#19	#19
Theology & Religious Vocations	#31	#31
Music	#40	#28
Visual & Performing Arts	#49	#34

Online Growth Rankings of UVF

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Valley Forge was 10.1%. This is the #1,387 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UVF regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of UVF majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Human Resource Management	50%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at UVF ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at UVF.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other)	#37
Music	#43
Theological & Ministerial Studies	#127
Visual & Performing Arts	#132
Theology & Religious Vocations	#188
Human Resource Management	#218

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%.

University of Valley Forge Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Theological & Ministerial Studies	5	3	20	1	29
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	0	17	0	17
Music	0	0	3	11	14
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	0	0	9	0	9
General Psychology	0	0	7	0	7
General Business/Commerce	0	0	6	0	6
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	6	0	6
Business Administration & Management	0	0	0	5	5
Social Work	0	0	5	0	5
Human Resource Management	0	0	0	4	4
Health & Physical Education	0	0	4	0	4
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other)	0	0	2	1	3
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	2	0	2
General English Literature	0	0	2	0	2
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	0	2	0	2
Missionary Studies	0	0	2	0	2
Religious Education	0	0	1	0	1
Sacred Music	0	0	1	0	1
Public Relations & Advertising	0	0	0	0	0
General Education	0	0	0	0	0
Ethnic Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Human Development & Family Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Human Services	0	0	0	0	0
Biblical Studies	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	5	3	89	22	119

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.