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Arcadia University

Glenside, Pennsylvania Private nonprofit 4-year Large suburb

Overview

Arcadia University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Glenside, Pennsylvania. The campus sits in a large suburban area. It enrolled 3,404 students in fall 2024, including 2,030 undergraduates and 1,374 graduate students.

Arcadia University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 76 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Physical Therapy/Therapist, Physician Assistant, and Applied Behavior Analysis. It awarded 1,073 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.

79% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 10 to 1.

Key figures

3,404
Students enrolled
79%
First-year retention
1,073
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
76
Programs and majors
10:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional

Programs and majors offered 76

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 7
Education 20
Psychology 3
Business, Management and Marketing 7
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
Visual and Performing Arts 12
Social Sciences 4
English Language and Literature 2
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Communication and Journalism 2
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 5
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
History 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 2
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
Physical Sciences 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
Legal Professions and Studies 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
79%
First-year retention, part-time students
80%
Student-to-faculty ratio
10:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
413
Master's degrees
243
Doctoral degrees (research)
10
Professional doctorates
275
Postbaccalaureate certificates
120
Post-master's certificates
12

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
3,404
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,030
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,374
Full-time, fall 2024
71%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
4,325
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,251
Graduate students, 2024-25
2,074
Full-time, 2024-25
62%
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
67%
Men
33%
White
47%
Hispanic or Latino
7%
Black or African American
14%
Asian
11%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
14%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
1
Programs with a fully online option
2
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
25%
Students taking some online courses
32%

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Middle Atlantic States Athletic Corporation
President
Ajay Nair
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Dedicated veterans contact

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