Gannon University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Population 280,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 1,900 (1% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 209 (6% ☔)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,450
Men / Women 43% / 57%
From State 56%
From Region 17%
Athletes 651 (28.2%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 59%
International 20%
Black 6%
Hispanic 5%
Asian 3%
Mixed 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Gannon University 510 43% 72% 3% 5% 4% 10% $70,069 44 -0.48 65 98% 5.2%
Biomedical Engineering 11 — 36% 82% 0% 0% 0% 18% $89,425 22 -0.80 88 — — — — —
Computer Engineering 1 — 100% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $93,905 3 -1.09 90 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 4 — 100% 75% 0% 0% 0% 25% $93,346 2 -1.12 90 — — — — —
Environmental Engineering 6 — 83% 83% 0% 0% 0% 17% $87,046 56 +0.23 86 — — — — —
Industrial Engineering 5 — 40% 20% 0% 0% 0% 60% $90,551 3 -1.49 88 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 13 — 92% 77% 0% 0% 0% 15% $89,767 7 -1.19 88 97% — — — —
Computer Programming — — — — — — — — $76,869 3 -1.41 76 — — — — —
Computer Science 9 — 78% 0% 0% 22% 0% 78% $76,533 3 -1.42 75 — — — — —
Computer Software Engineering 4 — 100% 25% 0% 0% 0% 75% $76,541 3 -1.42 75 — — — — —
Cybersecurity 14 — 79% 50% 7% 7% 0% 29% $76,520 16 -0.91 75 — — — — —
Information Technology 3 — 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% 67% $76,402 11 -1.06 75 — — — — —
Chemistry 4 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 25% $70,379 48 -0.12 65 — — — — —
Mathematics 4 — 75% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,962 23 -0.69 59 — — — — —
Biochemistry 4 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $70,730 48 -0.07 66 — — — — —
Biology 42 — 36% 71% 14% 5% 5% 0% $66,610 53 +0.02 58 100% — — — —
Aquatic Biology/Limnology 5 — 40% 80% 0% 0% 0% 20% $50,327 32 -0.48 16 — — — — —
Environmental Science 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,945 25 -0.59 24 — — — — —
Natural Sciences 6 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,231 27 -0.56 25 — — — — —
Nutrition Sciences 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $54,595 14 -0.89 26 — — — — —
Clinical Laboratory Science 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $73,639 32 -0.36 71 — — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,258 53 +0.02 47 — — — — —
Exercise Science 15 — 67% 80% 0% 7% 7% 0% $62,054 51 +0.03 46 91% — — — —
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science 5 — 0% 60% 0% 0% 0% 0% $72,146 67 +0.25 69 — — — — —
Health Sciences 15 — 27% 87% 0% 7% 0% 0% $74,238 73 +0.40 72 — — — — —
Nursing 64 — 12% 75% 5% 6% 2% 5% $89,605 46 -0.26 88 97% 5.2% — — —
Pre-Health Studies 63 — 8% 92% 5% 0% 2% 0% $71,963 66 +0.24 68 — — — — —
Pre-Physical Therapy Studies 13 — 15% 92% 0% 0% 8% 0% $78,616 70 +0.52 78 — — — — —
Public Health 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $69,543 73 +0.41 64 — — — — —
Respiratory Care 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $111,529 100 +2.59 97 96% — — — —
Accounting 7 +5 71% 57% 0% 0% 14% 14% $82,309 39 -0.31 82 100% — — — —
Advertising and Public Relations 3 — 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% 67% $65,919 16 -0.91 56 — — — — —
Business Administration 9 — 67% 78% 0% 11% 0% 11% $54,234 2 -1.22 25 100% — — — —
Business Economics 3 — 100% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,013 10 -1.01 67 — — — — —
Business Management 5 — 20% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,234 2 -1.22 25 100% — — — —
Business Studies 7 — 86% 57% 0% 0% 29% 14% $61,891 12 -0.82 46 — — — — —
Business and Managerial Economics — — — — — — — — $60,414 10 -0.89 42 — — — — —
Business/Commerce 3 +1 67% 33% 0% 67% 0% 0% $60,447 10 -0.89 42 — — — — —
Entrepreneurship 4 +2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,727 25 -0.62 45 — — — — —
Finance 30 +4 87% 70% 0% 10% 3% 13% $81,030 24 -0.62 80 100% — — — —
Health Services Administration — — — — — — — — $69,077 71 +0.14 63 — — — — —
International Business 4 +3 50% 0% 0% 0% 25% 75% $71,214 37 -0.55 67 — — — — —
Logistics 6 +1 67% 83% 0% 0% 0% 17% $54,234 0 -2.19 25 100% — — — —
Marketing 9 +3 44% 44% 0% 11% 0% 33% $63,539 11 -1.09 50 100% — — — —
Risk Management and Insurance 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $78,731 8 -1.49 78 — — — — —
Sport and Fitness Management — — — — — — — — $62,054 55 +0.08 46 91% — — — —
English Language and Literature 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,760 17 -0.81 9 — — — — —
English Literature — — — — — — — — $45,935 17 -0.79 9 — — — — —
Foreign Languages — — — — — — — — $46,592 12 -1.02 10 — — — — —
History 6 — 67% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,811 6 -1.09 9 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies — — — — — — — — $45,977 6 -1.09 9 — — — — —
Philosophy 1 +2 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,565 16 -0.89 15 — — — — —
Spanish 1 — 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $46,772 12 -1.00 10 — — — — —
Writing 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,826 17 -0.80 9 — — — — —
Digital Communication 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $49,238 9 -1.18 14 — — — — —
Experimental Psychology 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,860 5 -1.48 12 — — — — —
International Studies 1 +1 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,134 13 -0.76 36 — — — — —
Journalism 5 — 20% 60% 0% 0% 0% 20% $51,475 9 -1.21 19 — — — — —
Political Science 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,428 20 -0.79 45 — — — — —
Psychology 23 +1 35% 78% 0% 4% 4% 4% $43,113 1 -1.81 6 96% — — — —
Public Relations — — — — — — — — $61,110 18 -0.96 44 — — — — —
Research & Experimental Psychology — — — — — — — — $47,487 5 -1.52 11 — — — — —
Social Work 4 — 25% 0% 0% 75% 0% 0% $45,867 12 -0.88 9 100% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 7 — 14% 71% 0% 0% 14% 0% $50,599 39 -0.25 17 100% — — — —
General Education 4 — 50% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,617 14 -0.87 11 — — — — —
Middle School Education 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $50,599 27 -0.52 17 100% — — — —
Social Studies Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $51,077 18 -0.74 18 — — — — —
Teacher Education 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,599 27 -0.52 17 100% — — — —
Theatre Design and Technology — — — — — — — — $44,702 65 +0.22 8 — — — — —
Visual and Performing Arts 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $48,064 84 +0.67 12 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 17 — 59% 82% 0% 6% 12% 0% $54,221 18 -0.78 25 97% — — — —
Intelligence 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,067 32 -0.37 70 — — — — —
Legal Research — — — — — — — — $55,022 23 -0.67 27 — — — — —
Legal Studies 9 — 44% 56% 0% 0% 0% 11% $55,467 25 -0.61 28 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $44,317
ROI Percentile 65th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 76%
4-Year Graduation Rate 53%
6-Year Graduation Rate 66%
Transfer-Out Rate 19%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 35.7% 182 16% 82% 3% 3% 3% 3% $78,351 56 +0.10 78 96% 5.2%
Business & Economics 17.8% 91 73% 64% 0% 8% 5% 18% $69,225 23 -0.89 63 100% —
Life & Natural Sciences 9.0% 46 35% 72% 13% 4% 7% 0% $66,968 45 +0.01 59 100% —
Engineering 7.8% 40 70% 70% 2% 0% 0% 22% $89,824 5 -0.90 88 97% —
Social Sciences 7.8% 40 40% 68% 0% 10% 5% 5% $46,761 2 -1.49 10 96% —
Computer Science 5.9% 30 80% 30% 3% 10% 0% 53% $76,515 4 -1.14 75 — —
Professional 5.3% 27 56% 74% 0% 4% 7% 4% $55,334 10 -0.71 28 97% —
Agriculture & Food Science 3.1% 16 44% 88% 0% 6% 0% 6% $52,962 17 -0.56 22 — —
Education 3.1% 16 25% 75% 0% 0% 6% 6% $49,854 24 -0.49 15 100% —
Humanities 2.5% 13 54% 77% 8% 0% 0% 0% $46,159 6 -0.96 9 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.6% 8 62% 75% 0% 0% 0% 12% $68,671 21 -0.41 62 — —
Arts 0.2% 1 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $48,064 33 +0.67 12 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $0.4M #334 18% — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.0M #609 41% — — — — —
Computer Science $0.0M #497 0% — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — 11 #118 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Total $0.4M #587 18% — 11 #460 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 109 $2.3M $2.3M $10K
Wrestling 51 $498K $498K $0
Soccer 47 $613K $613K $0
Baseball 46 $539K $539K $0
Swimming 26 $268K $268K $0
Water Polo 20 $243K $243K $0
Basketball 14 $1.0M $978K $58K
Cross Country 13 $153K $153K $0
Golf 12 $249K $249K $0
Other Sports 3 $27K $27K $0
Total 340 $5.9M $5.9M $69K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Other Sports 44 $404K $404K $0
Gymnastics 43 $411K $411K $0
Soccer 42 $600K $600K $0
Lacrosse 31 $475K $475K $0
Softball 31 $443K $443K $0
Wrestling 27 $472K $354K $117K
Swimming 24 $286K $286K $0
Volleyball 17 $540K $540K $0
Basketball 15 $983K $983K $0
Water Polo 14 $206K $206K $0
Cross Country 13 $76K $76K $0
Golf 11 $198K $198K $0
Total 311 $5.1M $5.0M $117K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 109 $2.3M $2.3M $10K
Soccer 89 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Wrestling 78 $970K $852K $117K
Swimming 50 $554K $554K $0
Other Sports 47 $431K $431K $0
Baseball 46 $539K $539K $0
Gymnastics 43 $411K $411K $0
Water Polo 34 $450K $450K $0
Lacrosse 31 $475K $475K $0
Softball 31 $443K $443K $0
Basketball 29 $2.0M $2.0M $58K
Cross Country 26 $229K $229K $0
Golf 23 $447K $447K $0
Volleyball 17 $540K $540K $0
Total 651 $12.6M $12.4M $214K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 84%
Yield (non-ED) 11%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 84% 84% 84%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

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