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Alvernia University Comparisons

Reading, Pennsylvania

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Compare with Pennsylvania Public Colleges

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Penn State Main Campus

$21,388 lower in-state tuition
8% lower acceptance rate


P
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus

$20,906 lower in-state tuition
12% lower acceptance rate


W
West Chester University of Pennsylvania

$33,344 lower in-state tuition
17% higher acceptance rate


K
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

$33,344 lower in-state tuition
33% higher acceptance rate


S
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

$31,490 lower in-state tuition
24% higher acceptance rate


P
PennWest California

$33,344 lower in-state tuition
38% higher acceptance rate


L
Lincoln University of Pennsylvania

$32,160 lower in-state tuition
16% higher acceptance rate


S
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

$33,344 lower in-state tuition
13% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Abington

$26,376 lower in-state tuition
30% higher acceptance rate


L
Lock Haven University

$33,344 lower in-state tuition
38% higher acceptance rate


M
Millersville University of Pennsylvania

$31,490 lower in-state tuition
27% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Harrisburg

$25,672 lower in-state tuition
34% higher acceptance rate


E
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

$33,344 lower in-state tuition
31% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Altoona

$25,672 lower in-state tuition
35% higher acceptance rate


P
PennWest Edinboro

$33,344 lower in-state tuition
38% higher acceptance rate


I
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Main Campus

$33,344 lower in-state tuition
29% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Brandywine

$26,436 lower in-state tuition
33% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Erie Behrend College

$25,672 lower in-state tuition
34% higher acceptance rate


M
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

$33,344 lower in-state tuition
38% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Lehigh Valley

$26,436 lower in-state tuition
32% higher acceptance rate


P
University of Pittsburgh Johnstown

$27,400 lower in-state tuition
34% higher acceptance rate


P
University of Pittsburgh Bradford

$27,400 lower in-state tuition
29% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Berks

$25,672 lower in-state tuition
35% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Worthington Scranton

$26,436 lower in-state tuition
33% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Schuylkill

$26,436 lower in-state tuition
29% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State York

$26,436 lower in-state tuition
30% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Hazleton

$26,436 lower in-state tuition
29% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Shenango

$27,492 lower in-state tuition
29% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Greater Allegheny

$27,236 lower in-state tuition
33% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State New Kensington

$27,236 lower in-state tuition
31% higher acceptance rate


P
University of Pittsburgh Greensburg

$27,400 lower in-state tuition
36% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Beaver

$27,236 lower in-state tuition
30% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Mont Alto

$27,236 lower in-state tuition
28% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Wilkes Barre

$27,236 lower in-state tuition
33% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Dubois

$27,236 lower in-state tuition
31% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Fayette Eberly Campus

$27,236 lower in-state tuition
30% higher acceptance rate


Compare with Pennsylvania Private Colleges

S
University of Scranton

$10,474 higher in-state tuition
22% higher acceptance rate


L
La Salle University

$6,790 lower in-state tuition
24% higher acceptance rate


A
Arcadia University

$6,530 higher in-state tuition
17% higher acceptance rate


S
Saint Joseph's University

$10,080 higher in-state tuition
24% higher acceptance rate


R
Robert Morris University

$7,700 lower in-state tuition
29% higher acceptance rate


D
DeSales University

$1,940 higher in-state tuition
17% higher acceptance rate


S
Susquehanna University

$15,540 higher in-state tuition
17% higher acceptance rate


D
Delaware Valley University

$380 lower in-state tuition
30% higher acceptance rate


C
Cabrini College

$6,260 lower in-state tuition
7% higher acceptance rate


Y
York College Pennsylvania

$18,940 lower in-state tuition
32% higher acceptance rate


C
Cedar Crest College

$3,274 higher in-state tuition
37% higher acceptance rate


G
Gannon University

$4,195 lower in-state tuition
15% higher acceptance rate


W
Westminster College

$2,300 lower in-state tuition
24% higher acceptance rate


W
Wilkes University

$752 lower in-state tuition
29% higher acceptance rate


W
Widener University Main Campus

$11,538 higher in-state tuition
22% higher acceptance rate


M
Marywood University

$3,360 lower in-state tuition
22% higher acceptance rate


C
Chatham University

$1,190 higher in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


I
Immaculata University

$13,360 lower in-state tuition
16% higher acceptance rate


E
Eastern University

$4,300 lower in-state tuition
32% higher acceptance rate


S
Saint Francis University

$40 lower in-state tuition
15% higher acceptance rate


R
Rosemont College

$20,175 lower in-state tuition
13% higher acceptance rate


E
Elizabethtown College

$4,894 lower in-state tuition
15% higher acceptance rate


L
Lebanon Valley College

$7,830 higher in-state tuition
13% higher acceptance rate


L
Lycoming College

$5,660 higher in-state tuition
6% higher acceptance rate


P
Point Park University

$4,820 lower in-state tuition
36% higher acceptance rate


W
Washington & Jefferson College

$13,455 lower in-state tuition
20% higher acceptance rate


C
Cairn University

$9,179 lower in-state tuition
22% higher acceptance rate


K
King's College

$540 lower in-state tuition
31% higher acceptance rate


L
La Roche College

$9,100 lower in-state tuition
16% higher acceptance rate


J
Juniata College

$14,262 higher in-state tuition
10% higher acceptance rate


S
Saint Vincent College

$1,082 lower in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


S
Seton Hill University

$196 lower in-state tuition
14% higher acceptance rate


W
Waynesburg University

$12,940 lower in-state tuition
30% higher acceptance rate


M
Moravian University

$9,009 higher in-state tuition
8% lower acceptance rate


L
Lancaster Bible College

$11,070 lower in-state tuition
33% higher acceptance rate


B
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church

$15,167 lower in-state tuition
12% higher acceptance rate


P
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences

$9,622 lower in-state tuition
18% lower acceptance rate


Compare with Regional Public Colleges

E
East Carolina University

$36,608 lower in-state tuition
28% higher acceptance rate


J
James Madison University

$33,146 lower in-state tuition
14% higher acceptance rate


A
SUNY at Albany

$33,990 lower in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


W
West Virginia University

$31,412 lower in-state tuition
24% higher acceptance rate


T
Towson University

$33,678 lower in-state tuition
21% higher acceptance rate


O
Old Dominion University

$33,470 lower in-state tuition
29% higher acceptance rate


R
University of Rhode Island

$26,944 lower in-state tuition
15% higher acceptance rate


V
Virginia Commonwealth University

$28,210 lower in-state tuition
31% higher acceptance rate


K
Kean University

$29,925 lower in-state tuition
15% higher acceptance rate


M
Montclair State University

$27,350 lower in-state tuition
25% higher acceptance rate


C
Christopher Newport University

$31,059 lower in-state tuition
26% higher acceptance rate


O
Ohio University Main Campus

$27,314 lower in-state tuition
23% higher acceptance rate


B
Bridgewater State University

$40,150 lower in-state tuition
27% higher acceptance rate


J
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

$34,130 lower in-state tuition
5% lower acceptance rate


Q
CUNY Queens College

$34,130 lower in-state tuition
7% higher acceptance rate


R
Rowan University

$29,810 lower in-state tuition
16% higher acceptance rate


V
Virginia Military Institute

$30,984 lower in-state tuition
20% higher acceptance rate


K
Kent State University at Kent

$28,386 lower in-state tuition
25% higher acceptance rate


M
University of Mary Washington

$32,122 lower in-state tuition
24% higher acceptance rate


B
SUNY College at Brockport

$33,990 lower in-state tuition
9% higher acceptance rate


S
Salisbury University

$33,354 lower in-state tuition
27% higher acceptance rate


N
University of New Hampshire Main Campus

$25,540 lower in-state tuition
25% higher acceptance rate


R
Ramapo College of New Jersey

$25,082 lower in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


F
Framingham State University

$40,090 lower in-state tuition
23% higher acceptance rate


L
Longwood University

$32,400 lower in-state tuition
23% higher acceptance rate


B
SUNY College at Buffalo

$33,990 lower in-state tuition
14% higher acceptance rate


M
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

$26,527 lower in-state tuition
30% higher acceptance rate


W
Westfield State University

$40,090 lower in-state tuition
19% higher acceptance rate


F
Farmingdale State College

$33,990 lower in-state tuition
7% higher acceptance rate


M
University of Massachusetts Boston

$26,154 lower in-state tuition
21% higher acceptance rate


O
SUNY College at Oneonta

$33,990 lower in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


C
SUNY College at Cortland

$33,990 lower in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


A
University of Akron Main Campus

$30,661 lower in-state tuition
9% higher acceptance rate


W
Worcester State University

$40,090 lower in-state tuition
28% higher acceptance rate


F
Frostburg State University

$33,950 lower in-state tuition
27% higher acceptance rate


O
SUNY College at Oswego

$33,990 lower in-state tuition
18% higher acceptance rate


C
University of Connecticut Stamford

$24,728 lower in-state tuition
18% higher acceptance rate


R
Rutgers University Newark

$27,386 lower in-state tuition
17% higher acceptance rate


F
Fitchburg State University

$40,090 lower in-state tuition
28% higher acceptance rate


L
CUNY Lehman College

$34,130 lower in-state tuition
7% lower acceptance rate


Y
Youngstown State University

$30,337 lower in-state tuition
18% higher acceptance rate


S
Stockton University

$28,064 lower in-state tuition
26% higher acceptance rate


F
SUNY at Fredonia

$33,990 lower in-state tuition
17% higher acceptance rate


R
Rutgers University Camden

$27,386 lower in-state tuition
16% higher acceptance rate


S
St Mary's College of Maryland

$28,944 lower in-state tuition
13% higher acceptance rate


S
SUNY Maritime College

$33,990 lower in-state tuition
17% higher acceptance rate


Y
CUNY York College

$34,130 lower in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


E
Eastern Connecticut State University

$34,396 lower in-state tuition
19% higher acceptance rate


N
CUNY New York City College of Technology

$34,130 lower in-state tuition
19% higher acceptance rate


Compare with Regional Private Colleges

H
Howard University

$8,182 lower in-state tuition
27% lower acceptance rate


E
Elon University

$2,969 higher in-state tuition
5% higher acceptance rate


Q
Quinnipiac University

$9,340 higher in-state tuition
15% higher acceptance rate


S
St John's University New York

$7,440 higher in-state tuition
18% higher acceptance rate


L
Liberty University

$20,481 lower in-state tuition
37% higher acceptance rate


H
Hampton University

$14,862 lower in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


C
Culinary Institute of America

$5,540 lower in-state tuition
30% higher acceptance rate


P
Pace University New York

$8,490 higher in-state tuition
15% higher acceptance rate


M
Monmouth University

$3,038 higher in-state tuition
28% higher acceptance rate


I
Iona College

$2,620 higher in-state tuition
29% higher acceptance rate


A
Adelphi University

$4,390 higher in-state tuition
16% higher acceptance rate


J
Johnson & Wales University Providence

$1,268 lower in-state tuition
22% higher acceptance rate


M
Mount St Mary's University

$4,600 higher in-state tuition
10% higher acceptance rate


N
University of New Haven

$3,040 higher in-state tuition
19% higher acceptance rate


R
Rider University

$3,360 lower in-state tuition
17% higher acceptance rate


R
Roanoke College

$6,240 lower in-state tuition
18% higher acceptance rate


S
Salve Regina University

$6,120 higher in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


A
Alfred University

$2,790 lower in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


S
Suffolk University

$3,752 higher in-state tuition
23% higher acceptance rate


C
Curry College

$2,610 higher in-state tuition
30% higher acceptance rate


H
University of Hartford

$3,290 higher in-state tuition
21% higher acceptance rate


N
Norwich University

$5,800 higher in-state tuition
12% higher acceptance rate


M
Maryland Institute College of Art

$12,100 higher in-state tuition
15% higher acceptance rate


W
Wentworth Institute of Technology

$650 lower in-state tuition
23% higher acceptance rate


S
Shenandoah University

$6,446 lower in-state tuition
16% higher acceptance rate


R
Roger Williams University

$1,276 higher in-state tuition
26% higher acceptance rate


M
Molloy College

$4,780 lower in-state tuition
14% higher acceptance rate


L
University of Lynchburg

$5,520 lower in-state tuition
20% higher acceptance rate


S
Springfield College

$1,506 higher in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


M
College of Mount Saint Vincent

$140 higher in-state tuition
23% higher acceptance rate


E
Emmanuel College

$5,140 higher in-state tuition
19% higher acceptance rate


M
Meredith College

$2,756 higher in-state tuition
13% higher acceptance rate


M
Mercy College

$19,824 lower in-state tuition
23% higher acceptance rate


F
Fairleigh Dickinson University College at Florham

$6,482 lower in-state tuition
33% higher acceptance rate


W
William Peace University

$8,510 lower in-state tuition
35% higher acceptance rate


W
Western New England University

$2,320 higher in-state tuition
21% higher acceptance rate


S
Southern Virginia University

$21,270 lower in-state tuition
38% higher acceptance rate


R
Regent University

$22,074 lower in-state tuition
21% lower acceptance rate


N
Nichols College

$2,235 lower in-state tuition
26% higher acceptance rate


B
Baldwin Wallace College

$3,722 lower in-state tuition
15% higher acceptance rate


C
Caldwell University

$3,710 lower in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


D
Drew University

$3,200 higher in-state tuition
7% higher acceptance rate


U
Utica College

$17,852 lower in-state tuition
25% higher acceptance rate


A
Averett University

$2,660 lower in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


R
Randolph Macon College

$5,218 higher in-state tuition
21% higher acceptance rate


M
Mount Saint Mary College

$1,240 lower in-state tuition
20% higher acceptance rate


S
Saint John Fisher College

$2,494 lower in-state tuition
6% higher acceptance rate


S
Saint Anselm College

$4,300 higher in-state tuition
16% higher acceptance rate


H
Hartwick College

$10,702 higher in-state tuition
7% higher acceptance rate


Compare with National Colleges

T
Tuskegee University

$21,466 lower in-state tuition
31% lower acceptance rate


F
Florida College

$23,140 lower in-state tuition
4% higher acceptance rate


S
Saint Marys College of California

$14,574 higher in-state tuition
27% higher acceptance rate


A
Ave Maria University

$14,132 lower in-state tuition
17% lower acceptance rate


G
Guilford College

$660 lower in-state tuition
22% higher acceptance rate


N
Northwestern College

$6,060 lower in-state tuition
25% higher acceptance rate


F
Fresno Pacific University

$6,100 lower in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


P
Pacific Lutheran University

$8,412 higher in-state tuition
19% higher acceptance rate


O
Otterbein University

$6,636 lower in-state tuition
21% higher acceptance rate


H
Hanover College

$943 higher in-state tuition
22% higher acceptance rate


B
Bellarmine University

$4,130 higher in-state tuition
32% higher acceptance rate


L
Lees McRae College

$12,270 lower in-state tuition
19% higher acceptance rate


N
North Greenville University

$16,560 lower in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


E
Emory and Henry College

$6,560 lower in-state tuition
34% higher acceptance rate


S
Saint Ambrose University

$5,742 lower in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


J
John Paul the Great Catholic University

$12,560 lower in-state tuition
17% higher acceptance rate


T
Toccoa Falls College

$17,810 lower in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


W
Wittenberg University

$2,596 higher in-state tuition
29% higher acceptance rate


Q
Quincy University

$5,320 lower in-state tuition
12% lower acceptance rate


A
Augustana College

$8,614 higher in-state tuition
6% higher acceptance rate


M
Martin Luther College

$23,290 lower in-state tuition
21% higher acceptance rate


R
Rocky Mountain College

$8,778 lower in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


V
Visible Music College

$19,060 lower in-state tuition
33% lower acceptance rate


B
Bethany Lutheran College

$11,780 lower in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


P
Principia College

$8,810 lower in-state tuition
18% lower acceptance rate