College · Private nonprofit · Aston, PA · Suburb
Neumann University
Aston, PA
Religious affiliation
Admit rate81%
6-yr median pay$49k
Net price / yr$28k
Undergrad size1,533
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $28k/yr for a shot at a $49k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 81% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average ACT 21.
If you get in
1,533 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.
Where you live
Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $57k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $28k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$229k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$111k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$118k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.3x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $39.1k
- Room & board
- $15.8k
- Books & supplies
- $1,600
How students pay for it.
Pell grants43%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans70%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention71%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr54%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$49k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$58k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- Suburb
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 1,533
- Location
- Aston, PA
- Region
- Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
- Carnegie class
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
- Size & setting
- Four-year · small · primarily residential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · medium full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education
- Also known as
- Neumann
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White47%
- Black35%
- Hispanic8%
- Two or more races3%
- Asian2%
- International2%
- Unknown2%
First-gen students43%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time13%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$51k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 31
What you can study.
- Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other$144k · 5-yr
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse$89k · 5-yr
- Biology/Biological Sciences$75k · 5-yr
- Accounting$75k · 5-yr
- Business Administration and Management$73k · 5-yr
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies$60k · 5-yr
- Criminal Justice and Corrections, General$56k · 5-yr
- Special Education and Teaching$54k · 5-yr
- Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist$46k · 5-yr
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$46k · 5-yr
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric$45k · 5-yr
- Psychology$45k · 5-yr
- Applied Mathematicsearnings not reported
- Data Scienceearnings not reported
- English Language and Literatureearnings not reported
- Pre-Law Studiesearnings not reported
- Engineeringearnings not reported
- Agricultural Teacher Educationearnings not reported
- Social Workearnings not reported
- Political Science and Governmentearnings not reported
- Visual and Performing Artsearnings not reported
- Health and Wellnessearnings not reported
- Adult and Continuing Education and Teachingearnings not reported
- Blood Bank Technology Specialistearnings not reported
- Pre-Dentistry Studiesearnings not reported
- Educationearnings not reported
- Network and System Administration/Administratorearnings not reported
- Computer and Information Sciencesearnings not reported
- International Business/Trade/Commerceearnings not reported
- Marketing/Marketing Managementearnings not reported
- Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Otherearnings not reported