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Is Arcadia University worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Arcadia, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Stretch
Arcadia sits in the stretch band for a typical family. The long-run earnings picture at $58,336 helps, but median debt of $27,000 plus yearly net price of $29,466 creates a tighter path. It can work, but the financing plan has to be deliberate.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price is doing real work against the score and raises the financing burden quickly.
Outcome
40% weight
The outcome data does not create enough margin to fully offset the cost.
Repayment
20% weight
Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$29,466
Median earnings 10 years out
$58,336
Median debt at graduation
$27,000
Graduation rate
65%
At Arcadia, a typical graduate carries about $27,000 in student debt and earns roughly $58,336 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $307 per month, or 6% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
What this means for your family
Arcadia is a private nonprofit four year school in Glenside, PA. Private pricing can swing more dramatically based on aid, so your personalized score matters more here than the national average view alone.
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Common questions about Arcadia
The median net price at Arcadia is $29,466 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
Get your personalized Worth-It score
National averages are a starting point. Plug in your actual aid offer, intended major, and family situation to get a score that reflects your specific picture.
The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →