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Gannon University

Erie, Pennsylvania Private nonprofit 4-year Small city

Overview

Located in Erie, Pennsylvania, Gannon University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a small city. It enrolled 4,189 students in fall 2024, including 2,768 undergraduates and 1,421 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.

Gannon University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 111 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other, Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance, and Information Technology. It awarded 1,412 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 7 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

76% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 11 to 1.

Key figures

4,189
Students enrolled
76%
First-year retention
1,412
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
111
Programs and majors
11:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional

Programs and majors offered 111

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

Business, Management and Marketing 15
Computer and Information Sciences 7
Health Professions 21
Engineering 8
Education 11
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 3
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 4
Communication and Journalism 5
Psychology 3
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 3
Engineering Technologies 1
Legal Professions and Studies 2
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 4
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
History 1
Social Sciences 3
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 1
English Language and Literature 3
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Physical Sciences 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 2
Military Technologies 2
Visual and Performing Arts 3
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 1
Theology and Religious Vocations 2

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students
76%
First-year retention, part-time students
0%
Student-to-faculty ratio
11:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
510
Associate degrees
16
Master's degrees
671
Doctoral degrees (research)
7
Professional doctorates
136
Postbaccalaureate certificates
4
Post-master's certificates
68

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
4,189
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,768
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,421
Full-time, fall 2024
79%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
4,620
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,999
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,621
Full-time, 2024-25
77%
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
57%
Men
43%
White
54%
Hispanic or Latino
4%
Black or African American
6%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
25%
Race or ethnicity unknown
5%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
7
Programs with a fully online option
11
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
6%
Students taking some online courses
32%
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
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
President
Walter Iwanenko, Ph.D.
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

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