Gratz College

Gratz College is a private nonprofit college in Melrose Park, Pennsylvania.

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Gratz College acceptance rate & admissions

Pell Grant recipients2%
Women / men100% / 0%

Test scores: College Scorecard. Other figures: College Scorecard; IPEDS

Gratz College tuition, cost & net price

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College Scorecard, latest reported year (federal aid recipients)

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IPEDS 2023-24 cost items; total from College Scorecard

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Loan default rate0.0%3-year rate, 2017 repayment cohort

College Scorecard; Urban Institute Education Data Portal

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State aid: Pennsylvania residents with financial need may receive a PA State Grant: up to $6,000 a year in 2026-27 at approved colleges, depending on need and the college. Not included in the prices above. Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA), PA State Grant

Gratz College majors, earnings & careers

Gratz College offers 3 bachelor's majors across 2 areas. Earnings below are for this school's graduates of each major, four years after finishing.

  • Humanities & Languages · 2
  • Social Sciences & Public Service · 1

Highest-earning majors at Gratz College

Not enough graduates in any one major to report earnings.

Quick list of all 3 majors
  • Liberal Arts / General Studies—
  • Psychology—
  • Religious Studies—

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College Scorecard field of study, latest release

All majors by area with earnings 1 and 4 years out, and debt →

Living in Philadelphia

Cost of living
3% above the U.S. average

Overall prices in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD area.

BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024

Off-campus rent, 1 bedroom
$1,558/mo

2 bedrooms $1,860. Housing costs 13% above the U.S. average.

HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027

Weather
42° / 88°

January and July average highs. 49 inches of rain a year, 16 inches of snow.

NOAA Climate Normals 1991-2020

Natural hazard risk
Relatively High

Highest: tornado (relatively high); river flooding (relatively high); heat wave (relatively high); winter weather (very high).

FEMA National Risk Index, Montgomery County

Campus & students

Total enrollment (incl. graduate)482
Undergraduate degrees awarded, 2023-24100% bachelor's
Campus typePrimarily nonresidential
Student bodyWhite 92% · Hispanic 1% · Black 0% · Asian 0%International 6%

IPEDS fall enrollment; Carnegie Classification; EADA via Urban Institute

Montgomery County at a glance

Population867,573
Median household income$113,915
Adults with a bachelor's degree53%
Median age41

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year 2024

Compare Gratz College with similar schools

Similar private colleges in Pennsylvania by selectivity, graduation rate and size. Tap “Why?” to see where the price difference comes from.

SchoolAcceptanceYou'd payGraduationEarnings, 10 yrsPrice gap
Gratz College————This school
University of Valley Forge61%$32,26549%$39,016
Moore College of Art and Design56%$43,08657%$37,839
Geneva College—$25,89061%$50,004
Thiel College72%$22,34749%$49,714

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Sources on this page: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS; U.S. Census Bureau (ACS); Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, Employment Projections); Bureau of Economic Analysis; HUD; NOAA; FEMA; Urban Institute Education Data Portal (ODC-By); Wikidata. “Colleges we cover” means colleges awarding bachelor's degrees to at least 100 undergraduates. Averages are not quotes; confirm costs with the school. How we score
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Cite this: “Gratz College: cost, admissions and outcomes,” EducationGuide.com, https://educationguide.com/colleges/gratz-college (College Scorecard and IPEDS data).