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Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook

Ambler, PAQuad's selectivityAccessible
Known forIntimate campusVery small student-faculty ratio
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Admissions · Fall 2024

10 in 10 applicants admitted

Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook admits about 10 in 10 applicants (100%). That puts it in the "Accessible" tier, more selective than 1% of the 1,547 colleges that report admissions.

100%

100%

acceptance rateQuad's selectivityAccessible

Applied

10

Admitted

10

Yield

100%

of admits enroll

Applications 13 → 10 since fall 2014 · admit rate 100% → 100%Over time

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

Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 38 undergrads, where 7% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.

38

undergrads · larger than 2% of colleges

Diversity index

0.41

Pell Grant

7%

below the median

Large suburbStudy abroad
Undergrads −38% since fall 2014Over time

Students and campus life in detail

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Philosophy (100% of graduates). 4 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 98% of colleges. 94% of faculty are full-time. Spends $10,785 a year on instruction per student.

4 to 1

students per faculty member · fewer than at 98% of colleges

Most popular major

Philosophy

100% of 2024–25 graduates

Full-time faculty

94%

of faculty

Instruction spending

$10.8K

per student a year

All majors with search, earnings by major, and faculty

Cost & aid · 2023–24

What it costs

What students pay, price by family income, debt, and who gets grants.

Average cost

Not reported

$0$110K$400K+
Full price
$46,536 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
Federal loans

5%

of undergrads · national median 45%

Your price

Net price calculator

the college's own

Financial aid

Financial aid office

Prices, who gets aid, and borrowing in detail

Outcomes

What it pays

Former students earn a median $55,225 ten years after enrolling, more than at 55% of colleges; 56% graduate within six years.

56%

56%

graduate within six years · national median 59%

Median earnings

$55.2K

10 years after entry

Retention

58%

come back for year two

Graduation rate 83% → 42% 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 fell 5% after inflation.

  • Applications

    13 → 10

  • Selectivity

    100% → 100%

  • Diversity

    Reported

Every series, year by year

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IPEDS unit ID 216047 · 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