Arcadia  is a coeducational, private, comprehensive university offering a wide array of liberal arts and professional programs in a personalized setting. Founded in 1853, Arcadia University is located in Glenside, Cheltenham Township, just 25 minutes from Center City Philadelphia on a 71-acre campus that features the national historic landmark Grey Towers Castle.

Fast Facts about the University

• Arcadia University serves a student body of more than 3,400 undergraduate and graduate students, both full-time and part-time.      

• Students enjoy personal attention from a caring, learned faculty, with a student-to-faculty ratio of 12:1.      

• More than 89 percent of Arcadia University's full-time assistant, associate and full professors have doctorate or terminal degrees in their field.      

• Students work closely with faculty for academic advising, research and publication activities.      

• Undergraduate and graduate degrees are offered in more than 75 majors and pre-professional programs.

• Pre-degree certificates, bachelor's degrees and certification are available through the evening programs of Continuing Education and Graduate Studies.      

• Varsity and intramural athletics include baseball, basketball, cross country, equestrian riding, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, and volleyball.      

• Clubs, cultural and social events, residence hall activities, religious life and student publications provide a multitude of opportunities for involvement and leadership.

• Arcadia University has become part of pop culture history after being included as a question in the 20th anniversary edition of Trivial Pursuit.

Arcadia University prepares students for life in a rapidly changing global society.  As a comprehensive, independent institution, Arcadia offers men and women a broad range of undergraduate and graduate programs on its suburban Philadelphia campus and through its Center for Education Abroad.

Arcadia University prides itself on meeting the changing educational, career, and developmental needs of students, alumni, and the local community while emphasizing the strengths of a liberal education. 

Non-sectarian, with strong ties to the Presbyterian Church, Arcadia University is committed to serving students of all ages and cultural backgrounds. A dedicated community of teacher/scholars, administrators, staff, trustees and students work in genuinely collegiality to create a climate for learning and personal growth based upon intellectual challenge and nurturing relationships. 

At Arcadia University, the following qualities define educational excellence:

• Skill in critical thinking and effective communication

• Mastery of a major field of knowledge

• Appreciation of multiple disciplinary perspectives and methods of understanding

• Proficiency in applying what is learned

• Ability to work productively in culturally heterogeneous groups

• Understanding of the integral relationships among the peoples of the world

• Commitment to ethical decision making and socially responsible community participation