Alvernia University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Alvernia University is a private doctoral/professional university in Reading, PA (city setting), with 2,050 undergraduates (64% women), affiliated with the Roman Catholic. It admitted 62% of 5,491 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1066–1253 on the SAT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $61,900 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $26,166 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 58% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, business, criminal justice & protective services. The campus reported 0.83 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Alvernia University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division III schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 58%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $42,810
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 6 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Alvernia University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Alvernia University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 25 | — | 5 | $107k | $4,279 | — | |
| Baseball | Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 54 | — | 1 | $165k | $3,063 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 28 | — | 1 | $139k | $4,956 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 13 | — | 1 | $134k | $10,276 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Middle Atlantic Conferences | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Middle Atlantic Conferences | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Field Hockey | Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 21 | — | 1 | $111k | $5,274 | — | |
| Football | Middle Atlantic Conferences | 90 | — | 1 | $532k | $5,911 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 6 | — | 2 | $32k | $5,395 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Middle Atlantic Conferences | 8 | — | 4 | $37k | $4,586 | — | |
| Men's Ice Hockey | Middle Atlantic Conferences | 27 | — | 1 | $370k | $13,685 | — | |
| Women's Ice Hockey | Middle Atlantic Conferences | 26 | — | 5 | $309k | $11,878 | — | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 27 | — | 1 | $109k | $4,019 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 19 | — | 1 | $119k | $6,248 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 30 | — | 1 | $104k | $3,458 | — | |
| Softball | Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 22 | — | 1 | $103k | $4,671 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 5 | — | 2 | $14k | $2,743 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Middle Atlantic Conferences | 63 | — | 1 | $116k | $1,835 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Middle Atlantic Conferences | 56 | — | 1 | $112k | $1,996 | — | |
| Men's Volleyball | Middle Atlantic Conferences | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 18 | — | 1 | $42k | $2,341 | — | |
| Men's Wrestling | Middle Atlantic Conferences | 36 | — | 7 | $150k | $4,166 | — | |
| Women's Wrestling | Middle Atlantic Conferences | 13 | — | 1 | $100k | $7,715 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.