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Is Gannon University worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Gannon, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Workable
Gannon lands in the workable band for a typical family. Median debt of $27,000 can be carried by median long-run earnings of $64,498, but the margin is not huge. For context, Gannon's net price is about 5% above the typical 4-year, private nonprofit school. This is the kind of school where your actual aid offer can move the answer meaningfully.
Is the price fair?
Compared to 1237 similar 4-year, private nonprofit schools
This school
$23,942
/yrAverage school like this
$22,837
/yrNet price is slightly above average
You'd pay about $1,105 more per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $4,000 in extra cost.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price sits in a range that leaves more room for family cash flow and lower borrowing.
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
$24,443
Median earnings 10 years out
$64,498
Median debt at graduation
$27,000
Graduation rate
69%
At Gannon, a typical graduate carries about $27,000 in student debt and earns roughly $64,498 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.
How earnings compare to a high school diploma
Graduates earn $32,771 more than the typical working high school graduate in Pennsylvania ($31,727) ten years after entering this school. A federal rule finalized in July 2026 ties each undergraduate program's federal loan eligibility to a comparison like this one, with the first calculations expected in 2027.
The national figure is $31,269. The Department of Education uses it instead of the state figure when fewer than half of a school's students come from its state.
84% of former students here earned more than the typical high school graduate ten years after entry, by College Scorecard's own measure.
Context, not a federal determination. The benchmarks are the Department of Education's published thresholds (2024 notice, based on 2022 Census data); thresholds under the 2026 rule have not been released yet. The official test looks at each program's graduates four years after completion; our figure is College Scorecard's median for the whole school, ten years after entry. How this works
Program earnings vs. the federal benchmark
Median earnings of working graduates four years after finishing each undergraduate program, next to the benchmark the federal earnings test uses: the typical working high school graduate aged 25–34 in Pennsylvania ($31,727).
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor's degree · 53 working graduates counted
$54,161
$22,434 above the benchmark
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor's degree · 36 working graduates counted
$55,000
$23,273 above the benchmark
Biology, General
Bachelor's degree · 27 working graduates counted
$60,846
$29,119 above the benchmark
Marketing
Bachelor's degree · 21 working graduates counted
$63,492
$31,765 above the benchmark
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor's degree · 19 working graduates counted
$67,065
$35,338 above the benchmark
Finance and Financial Management Services
Bachelor's degree · 18 working graduates counted
$73,971
$42,244 above the benchmark
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor's degree · 81 working graduates counted
$80,846
$49,119 above the benchmark
Mechanical Engineering
Bachelor's degree · 30 working graduates counted
$82,856
$51,129 above the benchmark
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
Bachelor's degree · 153 working graduates counted
$93,419
$61,692 above the benchmark
70 other undergraduate programs here have no four-year earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were counted to publish one. That says nothing about how those programs do. See every program on College Scorecard
An estimate, not an official determination. Under a federal rule taking effect July 1, 2027, programs below this benchmark in official results may face limits on federal student loans; Pell Grants are not affected. The official test uses finer program categories, different graduating classes and the Department's own records; its first results are expected in 2027. Programs that train for tipped jobs, such as cosmetology and massage, won't be rated on 2025 earnings, and the Department decides which programs qualify. Earnings: College Scorecard field-of-study data (released Oct 15, 2026). Benchmark: Department of Education published thresholds (2024 notice).
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What this means for your family
Gannon is a private nonprofit four year school in Erie, 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 Gannon
The median net price at Gannon is $24,443 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
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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 →
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All students who received aid
$24,443a year, on average
Average for first-time, full-time students who received federal financial aid, 2024-25. It does not include transfer or part-time students, and it is an average rather than a quote — what you pay depends on your own circumstances and the aid this school offers you. Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS.
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