Colleges / Gannon University
College · Private nonprofit · Erie, PA · City
GU

Gannon University

Erie, PA

Religious affiliation
Address109 W Sixth St, Erie, PA 16541-0001
Websitewww.gannon.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate74%
6-yr median pay$55k
Net price / yr$23k
Undergrad size2,365
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $23k/yr for a shot at a $55k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 74% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average ACT 24.

If you get in

2,365 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $53k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $23k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$211k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$90k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$121k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.6x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$40.7k
Room & board
$16.0k
Books & supplies
$1,246

How students pay for it.

Pell grants24%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans64%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $11k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention76%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr66%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$55k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$59k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out19%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
2,365
Location
Erie, PA
Region
Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White61%
  • International18%
  • Black6%
  • Hispanic6%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Unknown3%
  • Asian3%
First-gen students26%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time2%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$70k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 62

What you can study.

Colleges / Gannon University
College · Private nonprofit · Erie, PA · City
GU

Gannon University

Erie, PA

Religious affiliation
Address109 W Sixth St, Erie, PA 16541-0001
Websitewww.gannon.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate74%
6-yr median pay$55k
Net price / yr$23k
Undergrad size2,365
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $23k/yr for a shot at a $55k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 74% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average ACT 24.

If you get in

2,365 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $53k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $23k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$211k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$90k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$121k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.6x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$40.7k
Room & board
$16.0k
Books & supplies
$1,246

How students pay for it.

Pell grants24%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans64%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $11k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention76%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr66%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$55k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$59k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out19%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
2,365
Location
Erie, PA
Region
Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White61%
  • International18%
  • Black6%
  • Hispanic6%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Unknown3%
  • Asian3%
First-gen students26%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time2%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$70k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 62

What you can study.