College Guide 2017: A Comprehensive Directory of Local Schools

From SAT scores to admissions deadlines, everything you need to know about the region’s institutions.

Rosemont College

 

Delaware

Delaware College of Art and Design
​
Wilmington
Type: Private
Undergraduate enrollment: 170
Tuition: $24,830
Room, board and supplies: $4,090
Student/Faculty ratio: 11:1
Acceptance rate: 58%
Average SAT: NA
Average ACT: NA
Financial aid: 90% of students receive aid
Average high school GPA: NA
Application deadline: Aug. 1
Most popular majors: Graphic Design, Animation, Illustration

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Delaware State University
Dover
Type: Public
Undergraduate enrollment: 3,943
In-state tuition: $7,732
Out-of-state tuition: $16,597
Room, board and supplies: $10,820
Ranking: 128 (Regional Universities, North)
Athletics: Division I
Student/Faculty ratio: 15:1
Acceptance rate: 44%
Average SAT: NA
Average ACT: NA
Financial aid: $5,193
Average high school GPA: 3.0
Application deadline: rolling
Most popular majors: Business, Management, Marketing and Related Services; Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies; Social Sciences and Psychology

Delaware Technical Community College
Dover, Georgetown, Stanton, Wilmington
Type: Community College
Undergraduate enrollment: Varies by campus
In-state tuition: $4,260
Out-of-state tuition: $10,552; Fees and supplies: $1,600
Athletics: NCAA
Student/Faculty ratio: 14:1
Acceptance rate: NA
Average SAT: NA
Average ACT: NA
Financial aid: NA
Average high school GPA: NA
Application deadline: Open door
Most popular majors: Health Professions, Business, Management and Marketing, Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Protective Services

Goldey-Beacom College
Wilmington
Type: Private
Undergraduate
enrollment:
639
Tuition: $22,950
Room, board and supplies: $7,453
Athletics: Division II
Student/Faculty ratio: NA
Acceptance rate: Not reported
Average SAT: NA
Average ACT: NA
Financial aid: NA
Average high school GPA: NA
Application deadline: Rolling
Most popular majors: Business, Management and Marketing, Psychology

University of Delaware
Newark
Type: Private with public funding
Undergraduate enrollment: 18,322
In-state tuition: $12,520
Out-of-state tuition: $31,420
Room, board and supplies: $11,830
Ranking: 79 (National Universities)
Athletics: Division I
Student/Faculty ratio: 16:1
Acceptance rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1810
Average ACT: 27
Financial aid: $9,058
Average high school GPA: 3.70
Application deadline: Jan. 15
Most popular majors: Finance, Nursing, Biological Sciences

Wesley College
Dover
Type: Private
Undergraduate
enrollment:
1,500
Tuition: $25,646
Room, board and supplies: $10,970
Athletics: Division III
Student/Faculty ratio: 13:1
Acceptance rate: 60%
Average SAT: 940
Average ACT: 18
Financial aid: $14,000
Average high school GPA: 2.9
Application deadline: Rolling, May 1 or until full
Most popular majors: Nursing, Biology, Business, Multimedia Communication, Education, Occupational Therapy

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Wilmington University
New Castle
Type: Private
Undergraduate
enrollment:
9,282
Tuition: $10,670; Fees and supplies: $1,800
Athletics: Division II
Student/Faculty ratio: 14:1
Acceptance rate: 100%
Average SAT: NA
Average ACT: NA
Financial aid: NA
Average high school GPA: NA
Application deadline: Rolling
Most popular majors: NA

Arcadia University

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Arcadia University
Glenside
Type: Private
Undergraduate
enrollment:
2,640
Tuition: $40,920
Room, board
and supplies:
$13,500
Ranking: 42 (Regional Universities, North)
Athletics: Division III
Student/Faculty ratio: 10:1
Acceptance rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1660
Average ACT: 25
Financial aid: $25,724
Average high school GPA: 3.63
Application deadline: Rolling
Most popular majors: Biology, Psychology, Business

Bryn Athyn College of the New Church
Bryn Athyn
Type: Private
Undergraduate enrollment: 273
Tuition: $19,353
Room, board and supplies: $11,202
Athletics: Division III
Student/Faculty ratio: 7:1
Acceptance rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 20
Financial aid: $12,646
Average high
school GPA: 
3.10
Application deadline: Rolling
Most popular majors: Business, Education, History

Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr
Type: Private
Undergraduate enrollment: 1,346
Tuition: $48,790
Room, board and supplies: $15,370
Ranking: 31 (National Liberal Arts Colleges)
Athletics: Division III
Student/Faculty ratio: 8:1
Acceptance rate: 39%
Average SAT: 2030
Average ACT: 30
Financial aid: $38,637
Average high school GPA: NA
Application deadline: Jan. 15
Most popular majors: Social Sciences, Psychology, Biology 

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Cabrini University
Radnor
Type: Private
Undergraduate enrollment: 1,577
Tuition: $30,752
Room, board and supplies: $12,738
Ranking: 131 (Regional Universities, North)
Athletics: Division III
Student/Faculty ratio: 11:1
Acceptance rate: 72%
Average SAT: 960 (out of 1600)
Average ACT: NA
Financial aid: $7,022
Average high school GPA: 3.06
Application deadline: May 1
Most popular majors: Business, Education, Psychology

Chestnut Hill College
Philadelphia
Type: Private
Undergraduate enrollment: 1,443
Tuition: $34,130
Room, board and supplies: $10,300
Ranking: 137 (Regional Universities, North)
Athletics: Division II
Student/Faculty ratio: 9:1
Acceptance rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 21
Financial aid: $18,091
Average high school GPA: 3.13
Application deadline: Rolling
Most popular majors: Public Administration and Social Services, Business, Management and Marketing, Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
Cheyney
Type: Public
Undergraduate enrollment: 711
In-State Tuition: $9,344
Out-of-State Tuition: $14,162
Room, board and supplies: $11,252
Athletics: Division II
Student/Faculty ratio: 15:1
Acceptance rate: 40%
Average SAT: NA
Average ACT: NA
Financial aid: NA
Average high school GPA: NA
Application deadline: Rolling
Most popular majors: NA

Delaware County Community College
Media
Type: Community college
Undergraduate enrollment: 13,198
In-state tuition: $6,600
Out-of-state tuition: $11,050; Fees and supplies: $3,450
Athletics: NCAA
Acceptance rate: 100%
Average SAT: NA
Average ACT: NA
Financial aid: NA
Average high school GPA: NA
Application deadline: Rolling
Most popular majors: Health Professions, Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

Drexel University
Philadelphia
Type: Private
Undergraduate enrollment: 14,138
Tuition: $51,030
Room, board and supplies: $14,367
Ranking: 96 (National Universities)
Athletics: Division I
Student/Faculty ratio: 10:1
Acceptance rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1770
Average ACT: 28
Financial aid: $24,565
Average high school GPA: 3.56
Application deadline: Jan. 15
Most popular majors: Health Professions, Business, Management and Marketing, Engineering

Gwynedd Mercy University
Gwynedd Valley
Type: Private
Undergraduate enrollment: 2,000
Tuition: $32,480
Room, board and supplies: $11,300
Ranking: 137 (Regional Universities, North)
Athletics: Division III
Student/Faculty ratio: 10:1
Acceptance rate: 67%
Average SAT: 965 (out of 1600)
Average ACT: NA
Financial aid: $17,810
Average high school GPA: NA
Application deadline: Aug. 20
Most popular majors: Health Professions, Business, Management and Marketing, Education

Harcum College
Bryn Mawr
Type: Private
Undergraduate enrollment: 1,627
Tuition: $22,600
Room, board and supplies: $9,300
Athletics: NJCAA
Student/Faculty ratio: 15:1
Acceptance rate: 94%
Average SAT: NA
Average ACT: NA
Financial aid: NA
Average high school GPA: NA
Application deadline: Rolling
Most popular majors: Health Professions, Public Administration and Social Services, Education

Haverford College

Haverford College
Haverford
Type: Private
Undergraduate enrollment: 1,233
Tuition: $51,024
Room, board and supplies: $15,466
Ranking: 12 (National Liberal Arts Colleges)
Athletics: Division III
Student/Faculty ratio: 9:1
Acceptance rate: 25%
Average SAT: 2145
Average ACT: 33
Financial aid: $45,390
Average high school GPA: NA
Application deadline: Jan. 15
Most popular majors: Social Sciences, Physical Sciences, English Language and Literature 

Holy Family University
​
Philadelphia
Type: Private
Undergraduate enrollment: 2,045
Tuition: $29,750
Room, board and supplies: $13,576
Athletics: Division II
Student/Faculty ratio: 12:1
Acceptance rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: NA
Financial aid: $16,333
Average high school GPA: 3.09
Application deadline: Rolling
Most popular majors: Health Professions, Business, Management and Marketing, Education

Immaculata University
Immaculata
Type: Private
Undergraduate enrollment: 1,790
Tuition: $35,210
Room, board and supplies: $12,500
Ranking: 152 (National Universities) 
Athletics: Division III
Student/Faculty ratio: 9:1
Acceptance rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 22
Financial aid: $3,645
Average high school GPA: 3.26
Application deadline: Rolling
Most popular majors: Health Professions, Business, Management and Marketing, Education

La Salle University
Philadelphia
Type: Private
Undergraduate enrollment: 3,947
Tuition: $41,100
Room, board and supplies: $14,690
Ranking: 35 (Regional Universities, North)
Athletics: Division I
Student/Faculty ratio: 12:1
Acceptance rate: 78%
Average SAT: 995 (out of 1600)
Average ACT: 21
Financial aid: $25,235
Average high school GPA: 3.35
Application deadline: Rolling
Most popular majors: Registered Nursing, Marketing, Health and Wellness 

Manor College
​Jenkintown
Type: Private
Undergraduate enrollment: 752
Tuition: $15,250
Room, board and supplies: NA
Athletics: NJCAA
Student/Faculty ratio: 9:1
Acceptance rate: 52%
Average SAT: NA
Average ACT: NA
Financial aid: $3,390
Average high school GPA: NA
Application deadline: Rolling
Most popular majors: NA

Montgomery County Community College
Blue Bell
Type: Community College
Undergraduate enrollment: 13,122
In-state tuition: $7,740
Out-of-state tuition: $11,610
Fees and supplies: $1,
​Athletics: NJCAA
Student/Faculty ratio: 19:1
Acceptance rate: 100%
Average SAT: NA
Average ACT: NA
Financial aid: NA
Average high school GPA:NA
Application deadline: open admissions
Most popular majors: NA

Moore College of Art and Design
Philadelphia 
Type: Private
Undergraduate enrollment: 405
Tuition: $36,828
Room, board and supplies: $13,836
Student/Faculty ratio: 6:1
Acceptance rate: 56%
Average SAT: 975 (out of 1600)
Average ACT: 20
Financial aid: NA
Average high school GPA:3.20
Application deadline: rolling
Most popular majors: Fashion/Apparel Design, Fine/Studio Arts, Interior Design

Neumann University
Aston
Type: Private
Undergraduate enrollment: 2,403
Tuition: $25,580
Room, board and supplies: $12,158
Athletics: Division III
Student/Faculty ratio: 14:1
Acceptance rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 19
Financial aid: $10,083
Average high school GPA:3.04
Application deadline: rolling
Most popular majors: Liberal Arts and Sciences, Registered Nursing, Psychology  

Philadelphia University
Philadelphia
Type: Private
Undergraduate enrollment: 2,798
Tuition: $37,800
Room, board and supplies: $12,570
Ranking: 60 (Regional Universities, North) 
Athletics: Division II
Student/Faculty ratio: 13:1
Acceptance rate: 64%
Average SAT: NA
Average ACT: NA
Financial aid: $21,974
Average high school GPA: NA
Application deadline: rolling
Most popular majors: Business, Management and Marketing, Health Professions, Visual and Performing Arts

Rosemont College
Rosemont
Type: Private
Undergraduate enrollment: 529
Tuition: $19,480
Room, board and supplies: $11,500
Ranking: 137 (Regional Universities, North) 
Athletics: Division III
Student/Faculty ratio: 10:1
Acceptance rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 18
Financial aid: $25,806
Average high school GPA:3.30
Application deadline: rolling
Most popular majors: Business, Education, Biology 

St. Joseph’s University
Philadelphia
Type: Private
Undergraduate enrollment: 5,395
Tuition: $43,020
Room, board and supplies: $14,524
Ranking: 11 (Regional Universities, North) 
Athletics: Division I
Student/Faculty ratio: 13:1
Acceptance rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1705
Average ACT: 26
Financial aid: $20,872
Average high school GPA:3.52
Application deadline: Rolling
Most popular majors: Business, Management and Marketing, Social Sciences, Education

Swarthmore College
​Swarthmore
Type: Private
Undergraduate enrollment: 1,581
Tuition: $49,104
Room, board and supplies: $14,446
Ranking: 4 (National Liberal Arts Colleges) 
Athletics: Division III
Student/Faculty ratio: 8:1
Acceptance rate: 12%
Average SAT: 2170
Average ACT: 32
Financial aid: $44,256
Average high school GPA:NA
Application deadline: Jan. 1
Most popular majors: Social Sciences, Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Computer and Information Sciences

Temple University
​
Philadelphia 
Type: Public
Undergraduate enrollment: 28,609
In-state tuition: $15,688
Out-of-state tuition: $25,994
Room, board and supplies: $11,146
Ranking: 118 (National Universities) 
Athletics: Division I
Student/Faculty ratio: 14:1
Acceptance rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1710
Average ACT: 26
Financial aid: $6,812
Average high school GPA:3.51
Application deadline: March 1
Most popular majors: Business, Management and Marketing, Visual and Performing Arts, Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Type: Private
Undergraduate enrollment: 9,726
Tuition: $51,464
Room, board and supplies: $14,536
Ranking: 8 (National Universities) 
Athletics: Division I
Student/Faculty ratio: 6:1
Acceptance rate: 10%
Average SAT: 2200
Average ACT: 33
Financial aid: $41,598
Average high school GPA:3.93
Application deadline: Jan. 5

Most popular majors: Finance, Registered Nursing, Economics 

University of the Arts
​
Philadelphia
Type: Private
Undergraduate enrollment: 1,712
Tuition: $41,464
Room, board and supplies: $15,120
Athletics: Intramural
Student/Faculty ratio: 8:1
Acceptance rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 22
Financial aid: $21,365
Average high school GPA:NA
Application deadline: Rolling
Most popular majors: Graphic Design, Film/Video and Photographic Arts

University of the Sciences
​
Philadelphia 
Type: Private
Undergraduate enrollment: 2,246
Tuition: $38,850
Room, board and supplies: $15,188
Athletics: Division II
Student/Faculty ratio: 9:1
Acceptance rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1720
Average ACT: 25
Financial aid: $8,386
Average high school GPA:3.60
Application deadline: Aug. 15
Most popular majors: Health Professions, Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies

Ursinus College
Collegeville
Type: Private
Undergraduate enrollment: 1,643
Tuition: $49,370
Room, board and supplies: $12,320
Ranking: 95 (National Liberal Arts Colleges) 
Athletics: Division III
Student/Faculty ratio: 12:1
Acceptance rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1700
Average ACT: 27
Financial aid: $30,571
Average high school GPA: 3.19
Application deadline: Rolling
Most popular majors: Economics, Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Psychology 

Villanova University 
Villanova
Type: Private
Undergraduate enrollment: 6,994
Tuition: $49,280
Room, board and supplies: $13,066
Ranking: 50 (National Universities) 
Athletics: Division I
Student/Faculty ratio: 12:1
Acceptance rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1940
Average ACT: 31
Financial aid: $30,020
Average high school GPA:3.99
Application deadline: Jan. 15
Most popular majors: Business, Management and Marketing, Engineering, Health Professions 

West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester
Type: Public 
Undergraduate enrollment: 14,221
In-state tuition: $9,462
Out-of-state tuition: $20,280
Room, board and supplies: $12,780
Ranking: 61 (Regional Universities, North) 
Athletics: Division II
Student/Faculty ratio: 19:1
Acceptance rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1590
Average ACT: 24
Financial aid: $5,588
Average high school GPA:3.49
Application deadline: Rolling
Most popular majors: Business, Management and Marketing, Health Professions, Education 

Widener University
Chester
​Type: Private
Undergraduate enrollment: 3,554
Tuition: $42,870
Room, board and supplies: $13,616
Ranking: 183 (National Universities)  
Athletics: Division III
Student/Faculty ratio: 12:1
Acceptance rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1025 (out of 1600)
Average ACT: 23
Financial aid: $25,850
Average high school GPA:3.45
Application deadline: rolling
Most popular majors: Health Professions, Business, Management and Marketing, Education

Williamson College of the Trades
Media
Type: Men’s Junior College
Undergraduate enrollment: 270
Tuition: NA
Room, board and supplies: NA 
Athletics: NJCAA
Student/Faculty ratio: 13:1
Acceptance rate: 26%
Average SAT: NA
Average ACT: NA
Financial aid: NA
Average high school GPA: 2.50
Application deadline: Feb. 28
Most popular majors: Construction Technology, Horticulture, Landscaping and Turf Management, Machine Tool Technology 

Ranking information is based on U.S. News and World Report’s annual education rankings.

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