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Alvernia University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Reading, Pennsylvania. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city 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

Can I Afford Alvernia?

During the <nil> academic year, part-time students at Alvernia paid $1,070 per credit hour, whether they were in-state or out-of-state. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$39,100	$39,100
Fees	$1,650	$1,650
Books and Supplies	$1,500	$1,500
On Campus Room and Board	$14,030	$14,030
On Campus Other Expenses	$2,500	$2,500

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 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.

The student loan default rate at Alvernia is 1.1%. 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.

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 2020-2021, 875 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 5th most popular in Pennsylvania for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Alvernia

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Alvernia University was 8.9%. This is the #1,256 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Alvernia 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%.

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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