Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences
Acceptance rate
29.2%
2025
Tuition per year
$14,516
$24,764 with room and board
Undergraduates
294
Student-faculty ratio 7:1
Graduation rate
27.6%
Within 150% of normal time; 200%: 34.5%
About
- Type
- Private nonprofit, 2-year
- Location
- Reading, Pennsylvania
- Website
- reading.towerhealth.org/academics/health-sciences
- Undergraduates
- 294
- Student-faculty ratio
- 7 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Small city
- Nearest major city
- Lancaster, about 25 mi
- Nearest international airport
- Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), about 50 mi
- Also known as
- RHSHS
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Not applicable
- President
- Dr. Charles F. Barbera (CEO/President)
- Phone
- 4846280100
- City
- Reading, Pennsylvania
- Address
- 1025 Old Wyomissing Road, Reading, PA 19611
Rankings & Admission
Acceptance rate by gender, 2025
In 2020: men 46.7%, women 18.9%.
Test Scores
SAT/ACT not considered, even if submitted IPEDS (US Department of Education) has no recent SAT/ACT data for admitted students here. GPA, course rigor, essays and activities matter more.
How Hard Is It to Get In
about 3 in 10
106 applicants in 2025, 29.2% admitted
31 admitted 75 not admitted Yield 100.0%
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
Students
294 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 17:83 · Freshman retention 64.7%
- Continuing undergraduates 263
- First-year undergraduates 23
- Transfers and others 8
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (294)
International Students
International share over the last 10 years
0 in 2025 · 0.0% in 2016
Cost
2025 cost per year
$24,764
- Undergraduate tuition
- $14,516
- Room and board
- $10,248
Tuition rose -14% from 2016 to 2025; room and board rose 48%.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$3.5M
Expenses$8.4M
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
-
Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster · 27.3 mi
Liberal Arts #34
-
Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown · 29.8 mi
Liberal Arts #62
-
Lehigh UniversityBethlehem · 35.7 mi
U.S. News #44
-
Villanova UniversityVillanova · 37.9 mi
U.S. News #42
-
Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr · 39.5 mi
Liberal Arts #31
-
Haverford CollegeHaverford · 40.6 mi
Liberal Arts #26
-
Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore · 42.9 mi
Liberal Arts #3
-
Lafayette CollegeEaston · 46.7 mi
Liberal Arts #30
-
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia · 47.6 mi
U.S. News #7
Incidents, 2023–2025
From the Clery Act campus safety reports schools file, covering on-campus, non-campus and public property.
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.