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Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Lancaster is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

49% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences?

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Contact details for PA College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 850 Greenfield Road, Lancaster, PA 17601
Phone: 800-622-5443
Website: www.pacollege.edu

How Do I Get Into PA College?

You can apply to PA College online at: https://gopacollege.force.com/

Admission Requirements for PA College

Submission Required?
High School GPA Required
High School Rank Recommended
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Recommended
Recommendations Considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores Recommended
TOEFL Recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into PA College?

49% Acceptance Rate
88% Of Accepted Are Women
The acceptance rate of Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences is 49%. While it may not be as selective as some schools, it does screen its applicants very carefully. Do what you can to stand out among others in the pool of applicants!

Approximately 12% of accepted students are men and 88% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 62%, and the acceptance rate for women is 48%.

Can I Afford Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences?

68% Take Out Loans
1.0% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At PA College, approximately 68% of students took out student loans averaging $11,734 a year. That adds up to $46,936 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at PA College is 1.0%. 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.

Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences Undergraduate Student Diversity

646 Full-Time Undergraduates
89% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1,670 undergraduate students at PA College, with 646 being full-time and 1,024 being part-time.

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There are also 146 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 646 full-time undergraduates at PA College, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 38
Black or African American 45
Hispanic or Latino 88
White 441
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 34

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences. At this time, 4 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Online Learning at Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences

416 Took All Classes Online
1,133 Took At Least One Class Online
6.1% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 6 bachelor’s degree and 21 master’s degree programs available online at PA College. In 2020-2021, 1,133 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at PA College has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 21st 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 PA College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences was 6.1%. This is the #1,063 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at PA College 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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