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Reinhardt University

Waleska, GAQuad's selectivityAccessible
Known forTest-optional heavy
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Admissions · Fall 2024

6 in 10 applicants admitted

Reinhardt admits about 6 in 10 applicants (62%). That puts it in the "Accessible" tier, more selective than 74% of the 1,547 colleges that report admissions.

62%

62%

acceptance rateQuad's selectivityAccessible

Applied

1,841

Admitted

1,133

Yield

29%

of admits enroll

Applications +57% since fall 2014 · admit rate 90% → 62%Over time

Getting in, in detail: funnel, what they look at, your scores

Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 1,066 undergrads, where 40% receive Pell Grants, a typical share compared to other colleges.

1.1K

undergrads · larger than 38% of colleges

Diversity index

0.62

Pell Grant

40%

above the median

First generation

37%

above the median

Rural, near a cityNAIA · Appalachian Athletic ConferenceStudy abroad
More diverse · index 0.48 → 0.62 since fall 2014Over time

Students and campus life in detail

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Sport and Fitness Administration/Management (19% of graduates). 11 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 68% of colleges. 52% of faculty are full-time. Spends $8,500 a year on instruction per student.

11 to 1

students per faculty member · fewer than at 68% of colleges

Most popular major

Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

19% of 2024–25 graduates

Top-earning major

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

$81.3K one year after completion

Full-time faculty

52%

of faculty

Instruction spending

$8.5K

per student a year

All majors with search, earnings by major, and faculty

Cost & aid · 2023–24

What it costs

In 2023–24, the average first-year paid an estimated $27,208 in total (tuition, housing, food, books and other costs, after grants), $2.9K more than the national median. The 100% who received grants paid $24,550 on average; the other 0% paid the full sticker price of $49,070.

45%

$27.2K

average total cost per year, all first-years, after grants (est.) · $2.9K above the national median

$0$110K$400K+
Full price
$49,070 a year
tuition, housing, food, books, and other costs
Need-based aid
Published data end at $110K
use the college's net price calculator for higher incomes
Merit aid
21% · avg $22K
of first-years got a grant without federal aid (a proxy: at most colleges that's merit aid)
Aid generosity

Generous

grants cover 45% of full price

Federal loans

56%

of undergrads · national median 45%

Your price

Net price calculator

the college's own

Financial aid

Financial aid office Veterans' benefits
Cost steady · −3% after inflation since 2013–14Over time

Prices, who gets aid, and borrowing in detail

Outcomes

What it pays

Former students earn a median $46,541 ten years after enrolling, more than at 28% of colleges; 39% graduate within six years. Four years of net price is about 2.3 years of that salary.

39%

39%

graduate within six years · national median 59%

Median earnings

$46.5K

10 years after entry

Median debt

$23.9K

≈ $253/month for 10 years

Retention

62%

come back for year two

Graduation rate 38% → 44% since the class that entered fall 2008Over time

Earnings, finishing, 8-year outcomes, by group

Over time · since 2013–14

How it's changed

Since 2013–14, the full price rose 14% after inflation, while what the average first-year paid fell 3%, because grants grew faster. Applications rose 57% since fall 2014, and the acceptance rate went from 90% to 62%.

  • Cost

    Steady

    −3% after inflation

  • Applications

    Growing

    +57%

  • Selectivity

    More selective

    admit rate 90% → 62%

  • Diversity

    More diverse

    index 0.48 → 0.62

Every series, year by year

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Sources for this overviewEvery dataset and year behind the numbers on this profile; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

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IPEDS unit ID 140872 · Data retrieved 2026-10-12. Tap any ⓘ to see where that number came from and what year it describes. National ranks and medians include every 4-year college that reports the measure. How we source and calculate everything