| Year last surveyed | 2006 |
Address | 400 Saint Bernardine Street
Reading PA 19607-1799 |
Phone | (610) 796-8200 |
Admissions | in-state: (888) ALVERNIA
fax: (610) 796-8336 |
Affiliation | Roman Catholic | Carnegie Classification | Baccalaureate Colleges – General |
Type | comprehensive higher education institution [awards bachelor's and may also award associate degrees, offers graduate programs primarily at the master's, specialist's, or professional level, but not more than two doctoral programs] |
Student Body | Coeducational |
Established | 1958 |
Institutional Control | Private – Religious |
Academic Calendar | Semesters |
| Currency type for cost data. | US dollars |
| Number of applicants as degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students. | 922 |
| Number of applicants admitted as degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students. | 699 |
| Number of men applicants as degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students. | 331 |
| Number of women applicants as degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students. | 591 |
| Number of men applicants admitted as degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students. | 256 |
| Number of women applicants admitted as degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students. | 443 |
| Does institution have policy of placing students on a waiting list? | no |
| Does institution have an open admissions policy? | no |
| Does institution have a preferential admission policy? | no |
| Does the institution have Early Admission? | no |
| Does the institution accept an International Baccalaureate. | yes |
| Does the institution have an Early Action plan. | no |
| Does the institution have an Early Decision plan. | no |
| Does the institution has a Deferred Admission option? | yes |
| High school completion requirement degree seeking entering students. | required, GED accepted. |
| Fall freshmen application deadline type indicator. | continuous. |
| Fall freshmen notification deadline type indicator (may be continuous up to a specific date). | continuous. |
| Fall transfers application deadline type indicator. | continuous. |
| Application fee. | $25 |
| Does the institution accept electronic applications. | yes |
| Does the institution have an admission video available to prospective students. | no |
| Does the institution have an electronic viewbook available to prospective students. | no |
| Entrance difficulty level for all or most students. | moderately difficult |
| Entrance difficulty level for transfer students. | moderately difficult |
| Spring transfers application deadline type indicator. | continuous. |
| Summer transfers application deadline type indicator. | continuous. |
| Accepts CLEP subject for transfers. | yes |
| Accepts CLEP general for transfers. | yes |
| Accepts DANTES for transfers. | yes |
| Accepts Life Long Learning Credit for transfers. | yes |
| No age limit exists for completed credits/courses to be transferred to the institution. | yes |
| Credit for military service. | yes |
| Accepts ACE recommendations for credit. | yes |
Data Source: Peterson's Undergraduate Dataset, © 2007. All rights reserved.
