Â鶹´«Ã½ at a Glance
Â鶹´«Ã½ is a private Franciscan university in Reading, Pa. Founded as Â鶹´«Ã½ College in 1958 by the Bernardine Sisters of Saint Francis, the school gained university status in 2008. Â鶹´«Ã½ offers a blend of rigorous liberal arts core education for development of the mind, strong technical training in high demand majors, experiential learning and engagement with the community through our Franciscan-based community service model.
• Over 60 undergraduate majors and minors in nearly every field will prepare you for your career of choice.
• Create your comeback with Â鶹´«Ã½'s accelerated adult bachelor programs, which offer flexible scheduling for the busy learner.
• Reach your goals with graduate degree programs.
Why Choose Â鶹´«Ã½?
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Â鶹´«Ã½'s position in the Most Popular Colleges in Pennsylvania category in the Research.com 2026 Best Colleges Rankings.
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Locations
With sites in Reading and Pottsville, Pa., along with community-based partners in Philadelphia, Â鶹´«Ã½ continues to grow as a comprehensive regional university.
2025-26 Student Body
2,866 students
• 1,517 trad undergraduate
• 660 adult
• 593 graduate
• 96 doctoral
612 student-athletes
34% first-generation students
Over 64,000 hours of service completed by current Â鶹´«Ã½ students
Rankings and Facts
Â鶹´«Ã½ is a great place to get an education. But don't just take our word for it.
Helping Students Save
The Office of Student Financial Services is available to answer questions and guide you through any financial aid situation. Â鶹´«Ã½ 99% of our undergraduates receive some type of financial aid, including scholarships, grants, loans and work-study.
Community Engagement
Each generation of Â鶹´«Ã½ graduates perform more than 30,000 hours of service each year, engaging with the local community and beyond through a wide variety of curricular and co-curricular experiential learning opportunities.
Athletics
Â鶹´«Ã½'s Golden Wolves compete at the NCAA Division III level. Over 650 student-athletes competed in 29 team sports during the 2024-25 school year.
Alumni
Â鶹´«Ã½'s graduate network features tens of thousands of Golden Wolves doing well and doing good across the globe.
State-of-the-Art Spaces
John R. Post Center at Reading CollegeTowne
$20 million in renovations transformed Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s downtown Reading site into a 250,000-square-foot living and learning facility.
John and Karen Arnold School of Nursing
The interprofessional Healthcare Simulation Center features a 55,000-square-foot space with expanded classrooms and laboratories.
John R. Post School of Engineering
The school houses labs containing millions of dollars of hands-on, real-world equipment and a continuously expanding maker space.