Arcadia vs Elizabethtown
Side by side: Mass and confession times, faith grades, academics, cost after aid and outcomes.
Arcadia UniversityGlenside, PACatholic life on campusBCatholic life: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown, PACatholic life on campus
At a glance
- Elizabethtown lists Mass every weekday.
- Elizabethtown has the higher graduation rate: 76% against 67% at Arcadia.
- For families earning up to $30,000, Elizabethtown has the lower price after aid: $17,776 a year, against $23,127 at Arcadia.
- The average price after aid is lower at Elizabethtown: $26,598 a year, against $29,466 at Arcadia.
Catholic life
Faith or Catholic life grade
BCatholic life: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
Compass Score
BCompass Score: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
Mass times
Every weekday
Confession times
2 times a week
Campus ministry
2 listed
The college
Control
Private nonprofit
Private nonprofit
Location
Glenside, PA
Elizabethtown, PA
Setting
Suburb
Suburb
Students
3,142
2,152
Academics
Academic Excellence grade
BAcademic Excellence: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
BAcademic Excellence: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
Admission rate
80%
78%
Average SAT
1190
1204
ACT middle 50%
26–31
Graduation rate
67%
76%
First-year retention
79%
84%
Cost and outcomes
Average net price a year
$29,466
$26,598
Net price, up to $30,000 income
$23,127
$17,776
Net price, $30,001–$48,000 income
$25,388
$17,113
Net price, $48,001–$75,000 income
$25,978
$20,967
Net price, $75,001–$110,000 income
$28,654
$25,064
Net price, over $110,000 income
$34,339
$31,198
Median debt
$27,000
$27,000
Median earnings 10 years after entry
$58,336
$62,399
The grades and the Compass Score are Catholic School Compass ratings from documented sources; each college’s page lists its sources. Cost, admission, graduation, earnings and debt are federal data. This page does not rank the two colleges.