The Arcadia Promise affirms that students will have a distinctively global, integrative and personal learning experience that prepares them to contribute and prosper in a diverse and dynamic world.The Arcadia Promise sums up the collective experiences of generations of alumni and the collective efforts of the faculty and staff who create Arcadia’s distinguished learning environment. Arcadia students are challenged to achieve their full potential and recognize their ability and responsibility to make choices that affect the future of their world. Whether they pursue an undergraduate, graduate or continuing education path, they are part of a mutually supportive community. Through interactions with faculty, staff and peers representing a diversity of cultural backgrounds, they gain self-confidence and respect for others, learn by using the latest technologies, and acquire essential skills and knowledge that prepare them for a rich and meaningful life.

STUDENT PROFILE

# of degree-seeking undergraduates	2,229
% male/female	27/73
% African American	8
% American Indian or Alaska Native	<1
% Asian or Pacific Islander	4
% Hispanic	5
% White	80
% International	1
% Pell grant recipients	27

First-generation and minority alumni: Teressa Moore Griffin, Founder and CEO, Spirit of Purpose; Rosemarie McNeil-Sampson, Principal and CEO, Widner Partnership Charter School; Anna Deavere Smith, Actress, Playwright, Professor, New York University

ACADEMICS

full-time faculty	125
full-time minority faculty	20
student-faculty ratio	14:1
average class size	16
% first-year retention rate	76
% graduation rate (6 years)	62

Popular majors Biology, Education, Business, Fine Arts, Communications and Psychology

CAMPUS LIFE

% live on campus (% freshmen)

76 (80)

Multicultural student clubs and organizations: Arcadia Hindu Cultural Society, AU Muslim Studetn Association (AUMsA), Asian Students in America (ASIA), Black Awareness Society, Hillel (Jewish Student Organization), International Club, Latino Association, Puro Ritmo

Athletics NCAA Division III, Mid Atlantic Conference, Commonwealth Conference More on Athletics…

ADMISSIONS

# of applicants	5,938
% accepted	65
# of first-year students enrolled	552
SAT Critical Reading (middle 50%)	510-620
SAT Math (middle 50%)	500-610
SAT Writing (middle 50%)	500-610
ACT (middle 50%)	22-27
average HS GPA	3.6

DEADLINES

priority application	Jan. 15
regular decision	Mar. 15
application fee (online)	$30 ($0)
fee waiver for applicants with financial need	yes

COST & AID

tuition	$34,150
room & board	$11,640
total need-based institutional grants/scholarships	$25,406,923
% of students apply for need-based aid	94
% of students receiving need-based aid	87
% receiving aid whose need was fully met	13
average aid package	$22,005
average student loan debt upon graduation	$33,765