Arcadia 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.
Arcadia University is a private master's university in Glenside, PA (suburb setting), with 1,890 undergraduates (67% women). It admitted 79% of 6,688 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1083–1310 on the SAT and 26–30 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $67,140 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $26,994 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 64% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in biological sciences, business, psychology. The campus reported 1.86 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower 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 Arcadia University ranks
0 top-ten finishes 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
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 64%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $48,290
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 18 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Arcadia 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.
Arcadia University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 37 | — | 7 | $189k | $5,095 | — | |
| Baseball | Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 41 | — | 1 | $270k | $6,596 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 20 | — | 1 | $207k | $10,327 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 16 | — | 1 | $160k | $10,024 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Middle Atlantic Conferences | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Middle Atlantic Conferences | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Field Hockey | Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 23 | — | 1 | $191k | $8,301 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 13 | — | 2 | $72k | $5,528 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Middle Atlantic Conferences | 8 | — | 2 | $44k | $5,535 | — | |
| Men's Ice Hockey | Middle Atlantic Conferences | 32 | — | 1 | $312k | $9,749 | — | |
| Women's Ice Hockey | Middle Atlantic Conferences | 28 | — | 4 | $307k | $10,964 | — | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 53 | — | 1 | $242k | $4,572 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 20 | — | 1 | $167k | $8,334 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 39 | — | 1 | $183k | $4,698 | — | |
| Softball | Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 19 | — | 1 | $182k | $9,564 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Middle Atlantic Conferences | 16 | — | 1 | $82k | $5,131 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Middle Atlantic Conferences | 19 | — | 1 | $97k | $5,130 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 13 | — | 3 | $45k | $3,462 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 13 | — | 3 | $45k | $3,477 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Middle Atlantic Conferences | 63 | — | 1 | $127k | $2,020 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Middle Atlantic Conferences | 82 | — | 1 | $166k | $2,019 | — | |
| Men's Volleyball | Middle Atlantic Conferences | 14 | — | 3 | $153k | $10,902 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 15 | — | 1 | $149k | $9,917 | — | |
| Men's Wrestling | Middle Atlantic Conferences | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Wrestling | Middle Atlantic Conferences | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.