Private nonprofit, 4-year

Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook

Ambler, Pennsylvania · www.scs.edu

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Acceptance rate

100.0%

2025

Peer median 81.8%

Tuition per year

$25,774

$42,372 with room and board

Peer median $11,500

Undergraduates

Student-faculty ratio 4:1

Peer median 12 : 1

Graduation rate

35.3%

4-year; 6-year rate 58.8%

Peer median 5.7%

“Peers” are all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).

About

Type: Private nonprofit, 4-year
Location: Ambler, Pennsylvania
Website: www.scs.edu
Undergraduates: 38
Student-faculty ratio: 4 : 1

This collegeRanked colleges nearby

Setting: Suburb of a large city
Nearest major city: Philadelphia, about 15 mi
Nearest international airport: Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), about 25 mi

Ambler, Pennsylvania

Academic calendar: Semester
Religious affiliation: Roman Catholic
President: Rev. Christopher Redcay (Rector President)
Phone: 6106673394
City: Ambler, Pennsylvania
Address: 1400 Evans Road, Ambler, PA 19002

Rankings & Admission

Acceptance rate (%)

100.0 2020

100.0 2021

100.0 2022

75.0 2023

100.0 2024

100.0 2025

Peer median 81.8% · all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S.

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 10 in 10

10 applicants in 2025, 100.0% admitted

10 admitted 0 not admitted Yield 100.0%

Degrees & Majors

Graduates in 2025 (first major)

Bachelor's60 international (0.0%)

Master's447 international (15.9%)

Top 1 Bachelor's majors by graduates

Philosophy

U.S. studentsInternational

Popular graduate programs

Divinity/Ministry · Master's21 (24% international)
Theology/Theological Studies · Master's20 (10% international)
Philosophy · Master's3 (0% international)

All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard

*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
**Move mouse on can check deitaled graudates number, click for major detailed information
***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes

Theology has 41 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Under	Master
Theology/Theological Studies.	-
Divinity/Ministry.	-

Philosophy has 9 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Under	Master
Philosophy.	-

Students

170 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 100:0 · Freshman retention 58.3%

Continuing undergraduates 28
First-year undergraduates 7
Graduate students 132
Transfers and others 3

Undergraduate race and ethnicity (38)

White

28 · 73.7%

Hispanic

8 · 21.1%

Black

1 · 2.6%

Two or more races

1 · 2.6%

Age distribution

Bachelor's

Under 18

0.0%

18–19

21.1%

20–21

26.3%

22–24

31.6%

25 and over

21.1%

Graduate students

Under 22

0.0%

22–24

15.9%

25–29

34.8%

30–34

14.4%

35 and over

34.8%

International Students

International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S.

Undergraduates0.0%

0 in 2025 · 0.0% in 2016

2016Peer median 0.9%2025

Graduate students12.1%

16 in 2025 · 2.8% in 2016

2016Peer median 3.2%2025

Cost

2025 cost per year

$42,372

Undergraduate tuition: $25,774
Room and board: $16,598
Graduate tuition: $28,274

Tuition and room and board over time

33.0K 2016

34.0K 2017

34.0K 2018

34.0K 2019

36.0K 2020

37.1K 2021

38.0K 2022

39.6K 2023

41.1K 2024

42.4K 2025

Peer median tuition + room and board $18,400 · all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S.

Tuition rose 29% from 2016 to 2025; room and board rose 28%.

Finances · fiscal year 2024

Revenue$23.1M

Gifts and private grants

$12.4M53.8%

Investment return

$4.0M17.2%

Tuition and fees

$3.4M14.7%

Auxiliary enterprises

$3.1M13.5%

Government grants and contracts

$25K0.1%

Other

$143K0.6%

Expenses$11.9M

Institutional support

$4.9M41.1%

Academic support

$2.4M20.1%

Instruction

$2.2M18.8%

Student services

$1.3M10.8%

Auxiliary enterprises

$1.0M8.6%

Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)

Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S.

All faculty

$47,077peers $51,151

Professor

$54,286peers $65,885

Associate professor

$41,190peers $62,250

Assistant professor

$62,528peers $57,312

Instructor

$28,267peers $41,066

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

Campus safety · incidents per 1,000 students

0.0 2016

0.0 2017

0.0 2018

0.0 2019

0.0 2020

0.0 2021

0.0 2022

0.0 2023

0.0 2024

0.0 2025

Peer median 0.0 · all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S.

Notable Alumni

All 24

Notable alumni of Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook include William Henry Keeler (Catholic cardinal, former Archbishop of Baltimore), John Joseph O'Connor (Cardinal and Archbishop of New York) and John Folda (Catholic Bishop of Fargo, North Dakota).

William Henry Keeler 1931–2017

Catholic cardinal, former Archbishop of Baltimore

Also attended: Elizabethtown College
John Joseph O'Connor 1920–2000

Cardinal and Archbishop of New York

Also attended: Georgetown University, Villanova University
John Folda 1961–

Catholic Bishop of Fargo, North Dakota
Francis Brennan 1894–1968

Catholic cardinal, dean of the Roman Rota
Nelson J. Perez 1961–

Catholic Archbishop of Philadelphia

Also attended: Montclair State University
Timothy C. Senior 1960–

Catholic bishop of Harrisburg
Michael Joseph Bransfield 1943–2026

Former Catholic bishop of Wheeling-Charleston

Also attended: Catholic University of America
Daniel Edward Thomas 1959–

Catholic Bishop of Toledo, Ohio
Edwin Byrne 1891–1963

Archbishop of Santa Fe from 1943 to 1963

See all 24 notable alumni of Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook →

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.