Alvernia University
Reading, Pennsylvania · Private · 2,152 undergraduates · alvernia.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
58%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1093 to 1286
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$74,750Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Alvernia University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
58% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$74,750
a year in 2027-28, from a $74,750 sticker price
What to do with your 1190
Send your score
Your SAT is at or above the median of freshmen who sent scores (1190).
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: Undergraduate Admissions | Alvernia University · Checked October 17, 2026
Who gets in
58%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above.
SAT total 1093 to 1286
Reading and Writing 570 to 658
Math 523 to 628
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$74,750
a year
- Tuition$51,450
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$23,832
- $30,001 to $48,000$20,533
- $48,001 to $75,000$21,110
- $75,001 to $110,000$25,316
- Over $110,000$32,513
Financial aidEstimate
65%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
100%
of freshmen receive grants
$29,034
average grant to freshmen
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
Earn credit with a score of 3
None
You need a 4 or 5 for credit here.
A 3-credit course is worth
about $5,150Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
51%
Come back for a second year
72%
Typical earnings
$60,651
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Alvernia University$92,825
- All colleges$90,887
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 11 majors here have earnings data.
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