Reading, Pennsylvania · ★ — / 5 Overall

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Private not-for-profit · 4-year · Doctoral
Alvernia University is a private Franciscan university in Reading, Pennsylvania. Founded as Alvernia College in 1958 by the Bernardine Sisters of St. Francis, it became a university in 2008.
Value rank
Ranked #1007 on Washington Monthly Best Bang for the Buck. Source: WM Best Value ↗
25th–75th percentile
SAT total: 1066–1253
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400 Saint Bernardine St, Reading, Pennsylvania, 19607-1799
Visit University SiteSAT ERW: 528–620
SAT math: 538–633
Total: 2,485
Undergrad: 2,050
Undergrad full-time: 1,716
Graduate: 435
Part-time: 539
In-state
Tuition: $42,810
Total cost on campus: $61,900
Out-of-state
Tuition: $42,810
Total cost on campus: $61,900
Room & board: $15,090
Books & supplies: $1,500
Receive aid: 100%
Avg grant aid: $28,611
Pell grant recipients: 41%
Rent: $720 / mo
Average city asking rent, as a roommate share. Zillow Observed Rent Index.
Coffee: $5.00
State average cafe price. Numbeo, 2024.
Gas: $4.54 / gal
State average price. AAA.
Average meal: $12.32
Published board plan, per meal. IPEDS.