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At A Glance

Our Focus 

  • Serving working adults with academic excellence, flexibility and personalized support

Our Programs

  • Offered online and on-campus at the graduate and undergraduate levels

Our Accreditations and Approvals

Our Students 

  • Approximately 1,750 enrolled
  • Average age is 36 years-old
  • 97% are over the age of 21

Location

  • 69% live in Philadelphia
  • 89% live in Pennsylvania

Gender

  • 71.3% are female
  • 28.6% are male
  • 0.1% do not identify as either

Ethnicity

  • 60.6% are Black or African American
  • 17.4% are White
  • 8.4% are Hispanic/Latino
  • 7.5% are Unknown
  • 3.5% are Asian American
  • 1.3% are two or more races
  • 0.7% are non-citizens
  • 0.3% are Native American/Alaskan
  • 0.2% are Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

Financial

  • 60% are Pell eligible
  • 83% use some form of financial aid

*Please note that these statistics represents undergraduate and graduate students from the full 19/20 Academic Year. Other published statistics - including IPEDs enrollment figures - only include those who start in the fall.

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