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Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook

Ambler, Pennsylvania Private nonprofit 4-year Large suburb

Overview

Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Ambler, Pennsylvania. The campus sits in a large suburban area. It enrolled 170 students in fall 2024, including 38 undergraduates and 132 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.

Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 3 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Divinity/Ministry, Theology, and Philosophy. It awarded 55 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

58% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 4 to 1.

Key figures

170
Students enrolled
58%
First-year retention
55
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
3
Programs and majors
4:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 3

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

Theology and Religious Vocations 2
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
  • Philosophy CertificateBachelorMaster 14 graduates

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students
58%
Student-to-faculty ratio
4:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
6
Master's degrees
44
Postbaccalaureate certificates
5

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
170
Undergraduates, fall 2024
38
Graduate students, fall 2024
132
Full-time, fall 2024
80%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
214
Undergraduates, 2024-25
42
Graduate students, 2024-25
172
Full-time, 2024-25
65%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
19%
Men
81%
White
71%
Hispanic or Latino
14%
Black or African American
1%
Asian
5%
Two or more races
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
7%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
4%
Students taking some online courses
2%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions
Rector President
Rev. Christopher Redcay
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Academic and career counseling, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience

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