Reading, Pennsylvania · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Small city
Overview
Alvernia University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Reading, Pennsylvania. Its campus is in a small city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 2,796, made up of 2,192 undergraduates and 604 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.
Alvernia University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 63 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, Registered Nursing, and Occupational Therapy/Therapist. It awarded 638 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.
72% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.
Key figures
2,796
Students enrolled
72%
First-year retention
638
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
63
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 63
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
72%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
327
Associate degrees
97
Master's degrees
148
Doctoral degrees (research)
9
Professional doctorates
21
Postbaccalaureate certificates
36
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
2,796
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,192
Graduate students, fall 2024
604
Full-time, fall 2024
71%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,351
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,638
Graduate students, 2024-25
713
Full-time, 2024-25
64%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
68%
Men
32%
White
65%
Hispanic or Latino
14%
Black or African American
9%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
1
Programs with a fully online option
18
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
17%
Students taking some online courses
35%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Carnegie classification
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Middle Atlantic States Athletic Corporation
President
Glynis Fitzgerald
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization