College Viability Inspection Report

Rosemont College

Pennsylvania · Private, not-for-profit

Rosemont College is a private, nonprofit institution in Pennsylvania, enrolling 445 students as of 2024. It graduates 37% of students in four years, returns 82% of freshmen for a second year, and costs an average of $20,994 a year after grants and scholarships. Of the 9 inspection checks that could be evaluated, 7 are flagged: Graduation, Revenue to Expenses, Enrollment, Endowment, Cost vs. Completion, Tuition Allocation, and Price vs. Outcomes. This report benchmarks Rosemont College's most recent reported year (2024) against 2,000+ U.S. colleges across three dimensions: student outcomes, financial health, and value for money. All figures are drawn from federal IPEDS filings and are reported without editorial judgment.

Rosemont College Inspection Flags

Student Outcomes
Financial Health
Value for Your Money

Inspection flags are nine independent checks across student outcomes, financial health, and cost-to-value that surface areas of a college's reported numbers worth a closer look. A triggered flag means the college's data met a specific threshold that students and families may want to ask about — for example, graduation rates slipping below a level, or tuition rising while outcomes decline. A clear flag means the threshold was not met. Flags are signals for further conversation, not verdicts.

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Data Summary

Rosemont College — All Reported Indicators

Plain-text reference table of every metric and inspection flag for Rosemont College. Values reflect IPEDS-reported figures; percent changes reflect endpoint-to-endpoint 2020 → 2024 comparison; percentiles reflect 2024 national rank against four-year public and private nonprofit institutions. Cells marked "not reported" indicate the indicator was not present in IPEDS for this institution.

Student Outcomes

Metric2024 Value5-Yr % ChangeNational Percentile
Four-Year Graduation Rate37.0%-24.5%45th
Six-Year Graduation Rate42.0%-20.8%26th
Full-Time Retention Rate82.0%+13.9%66th
Pell Grant Six-Year Graduation Rate39.5%-17.9%33rd
Pell-to-Non-Pell Graduation Gap24.7pp+1820.2%94th
Pell Share of Cohort41.8%-34.5%56th

Financial Health

Metric2024 Value5-Yr % ChangeNational Percentile
Revenue-to-Expense Ratio0.84×-12.3%5th
Total FTE Enrollment445-12.8%20th
Endowment Value$11.6M-29.0%21st
Net Assets (End of Year)$29.6M-11.8%27th

Value for Money

Metric2024 Value5-Yr % ChangeNational Percentile
Instructional Spending %30.6%+36.1%38th
Student Support Spending %17.7%+8.8%69th
Administrative Spending %24.9%+0.1%73rd
Instruction+Support to Admin Ratio1.94×+24.5%28th
Average Net Price$20,994+19.9%57th
Net Price: $0-30K Income$10,124-35.8%29th
Net Price: $30K-48K Income$13,373-12.8%45th
Net Price: $48-75K Income$20,180+22.6%69th
Net Price: $75K-110K Income$24,825+8.3%72nd
Net Price: $110K+ Income$30,670+2.6%73rd

Inspection Flags

FlagSectionStatus
Retention Below 80%
Rosemont College's retention rate fell below 80% in 2 of 5 reported years — below the 3-of-5 trigger threshold.
Student OutcomesCleared
Four-Year Graduation Rate Below 50%
Rosemont College's 4-year graduation rate fell below 50% in 5 of 5 reported years — triggering the 3-of-5 threshold.
Student OutcomesTriggered
Pell Gap Exceeds 10 Points
Rosemont College's Pell graduation gap exceeded 10pp in 1 of 4 eligible years — below the 3-of-5 trigger threshold.
Student OutcomesCleared
Revenue-to-Expense Below 1.0
Rosemont College's revenue-to-expense ratio fell below 1.0 in 4 of 5 reported years — triggering the 3-of-5 threshold. 2024: 0.84×.
Financial HealthTriggered
Enrollment Declined 5% or More
Rosemont College's total enrollment fell from 510 to 445 students between 2020 and 2024 (-12.7%) — a decline of 5% or more.
Financial HealthTriggered
Endowment Under $50M or Growth Under 15%
Rosemont College's endowment is $11.6M — under $50 million — and grew -29.0% between 2020 and 2024, below the 15% growth threshold. Both conditions are met.
Financial HealthTriggered
High Cost, Low Completion
Rosemont College costs more than the national median AND graduates students at below-median rates — both conditions for this flag are met.
Value for MoneyTriggered
Spending on Students Below the National Median
Rosemont College spends $1.94 on instruction and student support per $1 of admin (2024) — below the national median of $2.75 in 5 of 5 reported years.
Value for MoneyTriggered
Rising Price, Falling Outcomes
Both conditions were met: Rosemont College's net price rose while the 6-year graduation rate declined between 2020 and 2024 — a prompt to ask whether tuition increases are translating into stronger student outcomes.
Value for MoneyTriggered