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Harcum College: cost, admission and results

Harcum College is a private nonprofit college in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. It has about 876 undergraduate students. The average net price for students with federal aid is $23,680 a year.

At a glance

  • $23,680Net price a year
  • 48%Graduation rate
  • $47,809Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania 19010
Type
Private nonprofit
Degrees
Mostly associate degrees (two-year)
Setting
Suburb of a large city
Undergraduate students
876
Students per teacher
6 to 1
Accredited by
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Website
harcum.edu/s/1044/edu/start.aspx

Getting in

Harcum College has an open admission policy: it does not turn applicants away on grades or test scores, though some courses can have their own requirements.

What it costs

Tuition and fees for a year$33,620
Room and meals on campus$12,600
Books and supplies$1,500
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$44,781
Average net price after grants and scholarships$23,680

The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off. It is 10% above the median net price of colleges in Pennsylvania on this site ($21,445). International students normally pay the published tuition and do not receive US federal aid.

Net price by family income

Family income a yearAverage net price
Up to $30,000$22,265
$30,001 to $48,000$20,186
$48,001 to $75,000$23,046
$75,001 to $110,000$30,936
Above $110,000$31,969

For students who received federal aid. A negative figure means grants were larger than the cost counted.

For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.

Results

MeasureThis collegePA medianUS median
Students who come back for a second year50%78%73%
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)48%57%49%
Median earnings 10 years after starting$47,809$62,618$53,132
Median federal loan debt of those who finish$18,500$24,500$19,994

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in Pennsylvania and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.

The students

58% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 61% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 81% women and 19% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 102 of the 154 colleges in Pennsylvania on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 1,488.

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Common questions

How much is tuition at Harcum College?

Published tuition and fees are $33,620 a year. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of Harcum College?

48% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.

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