Walnut Hill College
For-profit College in Philadelphia, PA. Six-year graduation rate 58%. Median 10-year earnings $36,689.
Students who entered Walnut Hill College reach a median of $36,689 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. Six-year completion sits at 58%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Graduates carry a median of $18,765 in debt — in line with the national norm.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
Selectivity is real here: only 43% of applicants are offered a place. Only 309 students applied, so treat these rates as directional — small pools swing sharply between cycles. A 52% yield rate puts this school in the upper range for admits who follow through.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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58% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. Retention is strong at 86%, and first-year attrition is where most degrees are lost. Retention runs well ahead of completion, which means students are not leaving immediately; they are leaving somewhere between the second year and the finish line. The student-faculty ratio is 20:1 — typical, which in practice means large lectures early and smaller classes in the major. This is a for-profit four-year institution. That is not disqualifying, but it does mean verifying accreditation, transferability of credits, and job-placement claims directly rather than trusting the category.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 127 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $26,675 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($35,504 versus $35,504), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. About 58% get grants averaging $12,922, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Most students borrow — 57% take federal loans to cover the gap.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 42 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $35,504 |
| $30–48k | $18,479 |
| $48–75k | $33,612 |
| $75–110k | $35,504 |
| $110k+ | $35,504 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 72 of these 127 students, totalling $683,668 — an average of $9,495 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Philadelphia County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)