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Walnut Hill College

  • LocationPhiladelphia, PA
  • Type and sizePrivate for-profit · 4-year · 127 students
Official website

Walnut Hill College is not a Catholic college. This rating measures Catholic life on campus: campus ministry, priests, Mass and confession, student groups, and nearby parishes.

Catholic life here hasn’t been researched yet. We research from official sources only, starting with the largest campuses, and we never guess. The nearest Catholic church mapped in OpenStreetMap is 0.5 miles away.

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Catholic churches nearby

Map of Walnut Hill College, its Catholic center and nearby Catholic churches0.5 mi1 mi2 miSaints Agatha and James Catholic Church: 0.5 mi1Saint Francis de Sales Church: 0.7 mi2St. Gabriel's Catholic Church: 1.6 mi3St. Patrick Church: 1.8 mi4Saint Francis Xavier Church: 1.8 mi5Chapel of Divine Love: 1.9 mi6Walnut Hill College (campus)N1 mi
CampusCatholic church (numbered below)Open a street map ›
  1. Saints Agatha and James Catholic Church — 0.5 mi · 111 South 38th Street, Philadelphia
  2. Saint Francis de Sales Church — 0.7 mi · 4625 Springfield Avenue, Philadelphia
  3. St. Gabriel's Catholic Church — 1.6 mi · 2917 Dickinson Street, Philadelphia
  4. St. Patrick Church — 1.8 mi · 242 South 20th Street, Philadelphia
  5. Saint Francis Xavier Church — 1.8 mi · 2319 Green Street, Philadelphia
  6. Chapel of Divine Love — 1.9 mi · 2212 Green Street, Philadelphia

Within 3 miles, as mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. The map may be incomplete. Confirm with the parish or diocese.

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Academic Excellence

CAcademic Excellence: Mixed (grade C): 55 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
69 of 100
From federal data, on fixed published scales.

Each measure counts for the share shown.

  • Graduation rate 35% of scoreThis measure counts for 35% of the Academic Excellence score.58%
  • First-year retention 20% of scoreThis measure counts for 20% of the Academic Excellence score.86%
  • Entering students' test scores 15% of scoreThis measure counts for 15% of the Academic Excellence score.Not reported
  • Student-to-faculty ratio 15% of scoreThis measure counts for 15% of the Academic Excellence score.20 to 1
  • Instructional spending per student 15% of scoreThis measure counts for 15% of the Academic Excellence score.$21,729

Bars show points on each measure’s scale. How Academic Excellence is computed.

Source: College Scorecard (College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026))

Campus facts

SettingCity
Students per faculty member20 to 1

Federal data (IPEDS). None of this changes the faith grades.

Cost and value

Federal data, shown separately. Cost, debt, and earnings are never part of any grade.

Value and outcomes
Undergraduate students
Fall enrollment (IPEDS)
127
Total students127
Average net price (per year)
After grants and scholarships, for students receiving federal aid
$32,351
Cost of attendance (per year)$35,504
Median federal debt at graduation$18,765
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
58%
First-year retention86%
Median earnings 10 years after entry$36,689
Admission rate43%
Students receiving Pell grants32%

Value index: 35 / 100 (how it’s computed)

Sources: College Scorecard · IPEDS College Navigator · Net price calculator
College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026); IPEDS 2024-25 directory and institutional characteristics; fall 2023 enrollment.

Local Church

Archdiocese of Philadelphia

The Most Reverend Nelson J. Pérez, Archbishop of Philadelphia

Formal address: “Your Excellency”

Source: catholicchurchofphila.org, catholicchurchofphila.org, catholicchurchofphila.org, verified Oct. 7, 2026.

Diocese determined from the county, using the diocese’s county list (Wikipedia). Confirm with the diocese.

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