Arcadia University Business Programs

Arcadia University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Glenside, Pennsylvania. The suburban atmosphere of Glenside makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

Where Is Arcadia University?

Contact details for Arcadia are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	450 S Easton Rd, Glenside, PA 19038-3295
Phone:	215-572-2900
Website:	https://www.arcadia.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/arcadia.university
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/arcadia1853

How Do I Get Into Arcadia?

You can apply to Arcadia online at: https://www.arcadia.edu/admissions/undergraduate/how-apply

Admission Requirements for Arcadia

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	recommended
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Arcadia?

With an acceptance rate of 74%, Arcadia may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 29% of accepted students are men and 71% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 70%, and the acceptance rate for women is 75%.

Average Test Scores

About 89% of students accepted to Arcadia submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 520 and 630. Math scores were between 510 and 600.

Arcadia received ACT scores from 16% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 28. Math scores were between 19 and 27. Composite scores were between 20 and 28.

Can I Afford Arcadia University?

The overall average net price of Arcadia is $36,811. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Arcadia, approximately 86% of students took out student loans averaging $10,497 a year. That adds up to $41,988 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Arcadia is 3.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Arcadia University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,014 undergraduate students at Arcadia, with 1,769 being full-time and 245 being part-time.

There are also 1,286 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,769 full-time undergraduates at Arcadia, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Arcadia University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	102
Black or African American	179
Hispanic or Latino	197
White	1,095
International Students	41
Other Races/Ethnicities	155

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Arcadia University. At this time, 31 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 25 countries are represented at Arcadia. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at Arcadia University

In 2019-2020, 2,851 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Arcadia has changed over the last few years.

Online Affordability Rankings of Arcadia

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Arcadia University was $45,340 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Arcadia is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
International Business	#61	#61
International Business/Trade/Commerce	#61	#61

Online Growth Rankings of Arcadia

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Arcadia University was 88.3%. This is the #405 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Arcadia regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Arcadia University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	14	8	22
Actuarial Science	22	0	22
Accounting	13	0	13
International Business/Trade/Commerce	8	0	8
Finance	5	0	5
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	4	0	4
Business Economics	2	0	2
Accounting and Business/Management	0	0	0
Accounting and Finance	0	0	0
Other Accounting and Related Services	0	0	0
TOTAL	68	8	76

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Shuvaev under License

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