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 5% student loan default rate at UVF is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• The master's degree is the highest award offered at UVF.
• In <nil>, 28% of the faculty were full-time.

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
Website:	www.valleyforge.edu

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 82%, UVF may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 52% of accepted students are men and 48% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 82%, and the acceptance rate for women is 82%.

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 85% of students took out student loans averaging $7,742 a year. That adds up to $30,968 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UVF 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.

University of Valley Forge Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 508 undergraduate students at UVF, with 425 being full-time and 83 being part-time.

There are also 75 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 425 full-time undergraduates at UVF, 46% are male and 54% 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	81
Hispanic or Latino	96
White	206
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

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 2020-2021, 353 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 80th 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 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.

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.