Arcadia University Description:
Admissions Data (2011):
- Percent of Applicants Admitted: 54%
- What Are Your Chances? (from Cappex.com)
- Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile
- SAT Critical Reading: 510 / 600
- SAT Math: 510 / 600
- SAT Writing: - / -
- ACT Composite: 22 / 27
- ACT English: - / -
- ACT Math: - / -
Enrollment (2010):
- Total Enrollment: 3,983 (2,169 undergraduates)
- Gender Breakdown: 28% Male / 72% Female
- 91% Full-time
Costs (2011 - 12):
- Tuition and Fees: $34,150
- Books: $1,400 (why so much?)
- Room and Board: $11,640
- Other Expenses: $1,100
- Total Cost: $48,290
Arcadia University Financial Aid (2009 - 10):
- Percentage of New Students Receiving Aid: 99%
- Arcadia Scholarships (Cappex.com)
- Percentage of New Students Receiving Types of Aid
- Grants: 98%
- Loans: 86%
- Average Amount of Aid
- Grants: $18,669
- Loans: $9,683
Most Popular Majors:
Graduation and Retention Rates:
- First Year Student Retention (full-time students): 77%
- 4-Year Graduation Rate: 53%
- 6-Year Graduation Rate: 61%
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Arcadia and the Common Application
Arcadia University uses the Common Application. These articles can help guide you:Arcadia University Mission Statement:
"Arcadia University prepares students for life in a rapidly changing global society. As a comprehensive, independent institution, Arcadia offers men and women a broad range of undergraduate and graduate programs on its suburban Philadelphia campus and through its Center for Education Abroad.
Arcadia University prides itself on meeting the changing educational, career, and developmental needs of students, alumni, and the local community while emphasizing the strengths of a liberal education.
Non-sectarian, with strong ties to the Presbyterian Church, Arcadia University is committed to serving students of all ages and cultural backgrounds. A dedicated community of teacher/scholars, administrators, staff, trustees and students work in genuinely collegiality to create a climate for learning and personal growth based upon intellectual challenge and nurturing relationships.
At Arcadia University, the following qualities define educational excellence:
- Skill in critical thinking and effective communication
- Mastery of a major field of knowledge
- Appreciation of multiple disciplinary perspectives and methods of understanding
- Proficiency in applying what is learned
- Ability to work productively in culturally heterogeneous groups
- Understanding of the integral relationships among the peoples of the world
- Commitment to ethical decision making and socially responsible community participation "
