Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 70,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,293 (15%)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (26%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 8,992
Men / Women 41% / 59%
From State 92%
From Region 7%
Athletes 1,364 (15.7%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 80%
Hispanic 7%
Black 5%
Mixed 2%
Asian 1%
Native American 0%
International 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences 595 41% 79% 1% 5% 8% 0% $56,234 4 -0.45 51 97% 9.0%
Digital Forensics 57 — 88% 81% 2% 2% 9% 0% $84,590 29 -0.48 89 97% — — — —
Economics 13 — 85% 54% 0% 0% 15% 8% $57,004 1 -1.54 53 100% — — — —
American Sign Language/English Interpreting 18 — 11% 78% 6% 6% 6% 0% $51,216 47 -0.15 38 100% — — — —
English 26 +1 12% 81% 4% 4% 8% 0% $51,115 47 -0.16 38 92% — — — —
History 30 +1 70% 97% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,703 35 -0.41 42 94% — — — —
Languages and Cultures 13 +1 38% 62% 0% 0% 31% 0% $55,803 46 -0.20 50 79% — — — —
Philosophy — +1 — — — — — — $47,603 9 -1.04 28 90% — — — —
Spanish 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $54,383 37 -0.33 46 — — — — —
Anthropology 9 +1 44% 78% 11% 11% 0% 0% $47,910 9 -0.81 29 91% — — — —
Communication Studies 49 +1 35% 73% 0% 14% 12% 0% $56,894 35 -0.46 53 97% — — — —
Digital Journalism 28 +2 36% 82% 0% 11% 0% 0% $56,894 28 -0.61 53 97% — — — —
General Social Sciences — — — — — — — — $51,701 34 -0.47 39 — — — — —
International Relations 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,590 17 -0.69 59 — — — — —
Political Science 16 +1 50% 88% 0% 0% 6% 0% $60,653 19 -0.85 62 98% — — — —
Psychology 117 +2 16% 80% 0% 5% 8% 0% $53,592 45 -0.22 44 98% — — — —
Public Relations — — — — — — — — $60,600 18 -1.01 62 97% — — — —
Social Sciences 10 — 70% 90% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,502 19 -0.67 33 100% — — — —
Sociology 11 +5 45% 73% 0% 9% 9% 0% $54,356 47 -0.23 46 100% 9.2% — — —
Art 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $37,788 10 -0.97 9 93% 8.9% — — —
Art History 4 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $37,788 8 -1.09 9 93% 8.9% — — —
Graphic Design 6 — 33% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $46,174 9 -1.08 24 100% — — — —
Music 25 +1 36% 76% 8% 0% 8% 0% $42,495 32 -0.46 16 98% — — — —
Music Performance 6 +2 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,495 32 -0.46 16 98% — — — —
Studio Art 15 — 40% 87% 0% 7% 0% 0% $37,788 10 -0.97 9 93% 8.9% — — —
Theatre 7 — 29% 71% 0% 0% 29% 0% $42,536 46 -0.07 16 89% — — — —
Criminal Justice 68 +5 38% 78% 0% 4% 10% 0% $56,459 31 -0.47 52 97% — — — —
Criminal Justice and Law 62 — 53% 81% 0% 5% 5% 0% $56,459 31 -0.47 52 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business 395 62% 79% 2% 5% 6% 1% $70,128 44 -0.50 77 98%
Accounting 38 +1 53% 87% 3% 0% 11% 0% $75,381 25 -0.75 82 98% — — — —
Business Administration 4 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,421 54 -0.22 81 — — — — —
International Business 16 — 56% 56% 6% 6% 12% 0% $65,904 22 -0.79 71 — — — — —
Management 282 +2 63% 79% 1% 6% 6% 1% $68,085 32 -0.50 74 97% — — — —
Professional Sales 30 — 57% 93% 3% 0% 3% 0% $86,198 75 +0.67 90 — — — — —
Supply Chain Management 25 — 84% 72% 0% 4% 4% 0% $68,085 4 -1.39 74 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education 402 31% 86% 1% 5% 4% 0% $54,692 3 -0.14 47 94%
Exercise Science 62 — 66% 84% 2% 5% 5% 0% $59,736 43 -0.24 60 97% — — — —
Recreation Management 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,593 29 -0.45 50 100% — — — —
Sport Management 27 — 59% 74% 0% 11% 4% 0% $59,736 45 -0.16 60 97% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 10 — 60% 40% 0% 40% 0% 0% $43,347 3 -1.34 18 94% — — — —
Multidisciplinary Studies 34 — 50% 74% 0% 12% 6% 0% $54,854 39 -0.24 48 — — — — —
Early Childhood Education 132 — 8% 90% 1% 3% 4% 0% $52,139 54 -0.02 40 93% — — — —
Education of Gifted and Talented — — — — — — — — $56,894 57 +0.15 53 95% — — — —
Middle Level Education 21 — 33% 86% 0% 5% 5% 0% $52,139 34 -0.34 40 93% — — — —
Secondary Education 43 — 42% 86% 2% 0% 5% 0% $52,139 34 -0.34 40 93% — — — —
Special Education 72 — 14% 96% 1% 0% 1% 0% $56,894 57 +0.15 53 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Health Sciences and Social Work 432 18% 86% 2% 2% 3% 0% $81,537 76 +0.49 87 99% 4.3%
Nutrition and Dietetics 9 — 44% 78% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,539 43 -0.14 65 96% — — — —
Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology 42 — 5% 81% 2% 5% 5% 0% $75,142 97 +1.70 82 97% — — — —
Community Health — — — — — — — — $77,490 82 +0.62 84 98% — — — —
Health Professions — — — — — — — — $78,043 83 +0.66 85 100% — — — —
Health Sciences 115 — 28% 89% 4% 2% 3% 1% $79,408 84 +0.75 86 100% — — — —
Health Services Research — — — — — — — — $77,490 82 +0.62 84 98% — — — —
Medical Imaging 33 — 24% 91% 0% 0% 0% 0% $72,775 26 -0.55 80 99% — — — —
Nursing 173 — 10% 87% 1% 2% 3% 0% $97,523 76 +0.53 95 100% 4.3% — — —
Rehabilitation Services — — — — — — — — $41,487 0 -1.82 14 100% — — — —
Respiratory Therapy 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $72,775 26 -0.55 80 99% — — — —
Social Work 58 — 22% 79% 0% 5% 5% 0% $50,945 33 -0.27 37 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Science and Technology 198 55% 86% 3% 2% 5% 1% $65,411 29 -0.59 70 97%
Computer Science — — — — — — — — $116,023 44 -0.26 99 100% — — — —
Computer Science 42 — 88% 83% 2% 0% 10% 2% $71,929 2 -1.55 79 96% — — — —
Information Technology 8 — 50% 75% 12% 0% 0% 0% $79,572 16 -0.91 86 95% — — — —
Chemistry 17 — 29% 94% 0% 0% 6% 0% $63,165 14 -0.81 66 100% — — — —
Mathematics 13 — 85% 85% 8% 0% 0% 0% $69,284 30 -0.61 76 97% — — — —
Physics 3 — 100% 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% $72,254 16 -0.82 79 91% — — — —
Physics & Applied Physics 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $72,254 16 -0.82 79 91% — — — —
Environmental, Geographical, and Geological Sciences 38 +1 63% 89% 0% 3% 0% 0% $65,774 86 +0.89 71 99% — — — —
Biological and Allied Health Sciences 70 — 27% 87% 3% 4% 4% 0% $57,113 15 -0.78 54 96% — — — —
Electrical Engineering Technology 5 — 100% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $92,141 61 +0.28 93 — — — — —
Safety Studies — — — — — — — — $74,303 48 -0.07 81 — — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $11,605
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $24,330
Est. In-State Cost $15,012
Est. Out-of-State Cost $31,473
ROI Percentile 70th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 78%
4-Year Graduation Rate 42%
6-Year Graduation Rate 55%
Transfer-Out Rate 24%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 24.6% 497 24% 87% 2% 3% 3% 0% $79,292 60 +0.32 86 99% 4.3%
Business & Economics 21.6% 436 63% 78% 1% 5% 6% 1% $69,060 22 -0.51 76 98% —
Social Sciences 14.8% 299 28% 80% 0% 7% 7% 0% $54,047 29 -0.38 46 97% 9.2%
Education 13.3% 268 17% 91% 1% 2% 3% 0% $53,416 49 -0.05 44 94% —
Professional 6.7% 135 47% 79% 0% 4% 8% 0% $57,781 18 -0.45 55 97% —
Humanities 6.6% 133 41% 77% 2% 8% 8% 0% $52,366 33 -0.33 41 93% —
Computer Science 5.3% 107 85% 81% 3% 1% 8% 1% $79,245 6 -0.93 86 96% —
Arts 3.2% 65 38% 78% 3% 5% 9% 0% $41,318 11 -0.65 14 95% 8.9%
Agriculture & Food Science 2.3% 47 60% 87% 0% 2% 0% 0% $65,155 73 +0.70 70 98% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.7% 35 57% 89% 6% 0% 3% 0% $66,736 17 -0.74 72 98% —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.1M #562 52% — — — — —
Computer Science $0.0M #472 78% — — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — — — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Total $0.1M #622 57% — — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 343 $727K $720K $7K
Football 236 $2.0M $2.0M $40K
Baseball 119 $1.0M $1.0M $12K
Soccer 71 $517K $511K $5K
Wrestling 66 $1.4M $1.3M $79K
Other Sports 58 $192K $191K $541
Basketball 46 $994K $979K $14K
Swimming 23 $178K $188K -$9K
Tennis 11 $152K $148K $3K
Golf 10 $112K $117K -$4K
Total 787 $7.3M $7.2M $149K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 242 $812K $799K $12K
Field Hockey 85 $1.2M $1.2M $15K
Soccer 82 $624K $628K -$3K
Softball 63 $1.2M $1.2M $8K
Lacrosse 59 $615K $609K $6K
Basketball 43 $1.0M $1.0M $1K
Swimming 41 $364K $356K $8K
Volleyball 40 $374K $373K $637
Golf 23 $183K $181K $1K
Wrestling 22 $279K $250K $28K
Tennis 21 $163K $159K $4K
Total 577 $6.8M $6.7M $84K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 585 $1.5M $1.5M $19K
Football 236 $2.0M $2.0M $40K
Soccer 153 $1.1M $1.1M $1K
Baseball 119 $1.0M $1.0M $12K
Basketball 89 $2.0M $2.0M $16K
Wrestling 88 $1.7M $1.6M $108K
Field Hockey 85 $1.2M $1.2M $15K
Swimming 64 $543K $544K -$1K
Softball 63 $1.2M $1.2M $8K
Lacrosse 59 $615K $609K $6K
Other Sports 58 $192K $191K $541
Volleyball 40 $374K $373K $637
Golf 33 $296K $299K -$2K
Tennis 32 $315K $307K $7K
Total 1,364 $19.8M $19.5M $334K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 91%
Yield (non-ED) 28%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 91% 93% 100%
Unhooked Early Decision 0% 0% —

Hooked: legacy, recruited athletes, and faculty-related

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 25%
SAT Range 980 – 1190
SAT Math Range 470 – 590
SAT RW Range 500 – 610