Alvernia University Teaching Programs

Located in Reading, Pennsylvania, Alvernia University is a private not-for-profit institution. Reading is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is Alvernia University?

Contact details for Alvernia are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	400 Saint Bernardine St, Reading, PA 19607-1799
Phone:	610-796-8200
Website:	www.alvernia.edu

How Do I Get Into Alvernia?

You can apply to Alvernia online at: https://admissions.alvernia.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for Alvernia

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	5

How Hard Is It To Get Into Alvernia?

The acceptance rate at Alvernia is 59%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 50%, and the acceptance rate for women is 68%.

Average Test Scores

About 7% of students accepted to Alvernia submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 513 and 580. Math scores were between 483 and 590.

Alvernia received ACT scores from 1% of accepted students.

Can I Afford Alvernia University?

The overall average net price of Alvernia is $41,078. 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Alvernia, approximately 94% of students took out student loans averaging $8,527 a year. That adds up to $34,108 over four years for those students.

Alvernia University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,032 undergraduate students at Alvernia, with 1,641 being full-time and 391 being part-time.

There are also 504 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,641 full-time undergraduates at Alvernia, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	36
Black or African American	170
Hispanic or Latino	213
White	1,032
International Students	93
Other Races/Ethnicities	97

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Alvernia University. At this time, 11 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 9 countries are represented at Alvernia. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Turkey, Vietnam, and Dominican Republic.

Online Learning at Alvernia University

In 2022-2023, 861 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 31st most popular in Pennsylvania for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Alvernia University Teaching Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	0	12	12
Other Special Education & Teaching	11	0	11
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	5	5
General Special Education	0	4	4
Elementary Special Education	3	0	3
Early Childhood Education	2	0	2
TOTAL	16	21	37

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
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