Pennsylvania Western University
Basic Information
Type
Public
Geographical Reach
Regional
Location
California, PA
Population
500,000
Website
https://www.pennwest.edu/
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
8,134
Men / Women
39% / 61%
White
80%
Black
9%
Hispanic
5%
Mixed
3%
Asian
1%
International
1%
Native American
0%
From State
88%
From Region
9%
Academics
Undergraduate Degrees
Health Sciences
21%
Business & Economics
15%
Education
12%
Arts
7%
Life & Natural Sciences
7%
Computer Science
3%
Physical Sciences & Math
2%
Professional
1%
Financial
In-State Tuition & Fees
$11,436
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees
$16,054
Est. In-State Cost
$14,794
Est. Out-of-State Cost
$20,767
10-Year ROI
$128,000
ROI Percentile
38th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
72%
4-Year Graduation Rate
38%
6-Year Graduation Rate
52%
Transfer-Out Rate
20%
Weather
Comfortable Days
115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours
2,021 (3% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation
213 (9% ☔)
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
94%
Yield (Unbound)
26%
Regular Decision
Jan 1
Research
Research Level
—
Graduate Degrees
| Humanities & Social Sciences | 51 | #248 |
| Engineering, Computing & Math | 0 | #258 |
| Life & Natural Sciences | 8 | #481 |
Honors College
Standardized Tests
Test Scores
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
24%
SAT Range
970
–
1110
SAT Math Range
460
–
560
SAT RW Range
480
–
580
ACT Range
17
–
25
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).
Schools & Majors
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Business, Information, and Social Sciences | 452 | 60% / 40% | 2% | $59,982 | 96% | ||
| Computer Information Systems | 1 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $78,932 | 91 | 99% | |
| Computer Science | 45 — | 91% / 9% | 0% | $76,861 | 90 | — | |
| Information Technology | 14 — | 64% / 36% | 0% | $70,860 | 86 | 100% | |
| Accounting | 32 +5 | 56% / 44% | 0% | $64,588 | 80 | 93% | |
| Applied Economics | 3 +1 | 67% / 33% | 0% | $62,592 | 77 | — | |
| Business Economics | 1 +1 | 0% / 100% | 0% | $62,350 | 77 | — | |
| Economics | 1 +1 | 100% / 0% | 0% | $68,920 | 84 | 100% | |
| Finance | 35 +3 | 57% / 43% | 0% | $62,589 | 77 | 89% | |
| General Business | 8 — | 25% / 75% | 0% | $59,657 | 73 | — | |
| Human Resource Management | 4 +2 | 100% / 0% | 0% | $57,208 | 69 | 98% | |
| Human Resources Management | — — | — | — | $60,116 | 74 | — | |
| Management | 106 +3 | 64% / 36% | 4% | $55,983 | 66 | 97% | |
| Marketing | 28 +3 | 46% / 54% | 0% | $63,488 | 79 | 98% | |
| Operations and Supply Chain Management | 3 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $55,983 | 66 | 97% | |
| Real Estate | 2 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $65,154 | 81 | — | |
| Criminal Justice | 27 +2 | 44% / 56% | 7% | $50,948 | 56 | 96% | |
| Criminology | 89 — | 44% / 56% | 0% | $51,808 | 58 | — | |
| Legal Studies | 3 — | 67% / 33% | 0% | $54,604 | 64 | 100% | |
| Paralegal Studies | 3 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $54,653 | 64 | — | |
| Police Science | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $50,948 | 56 | 96% | |
| Political Science | 17 — | 71% / 29% | 0% | $49,799 | 52 | 97% | |
| Pre-Law | 12 — | 33% / 67% | 0% | $65,656 | 81 | 96% | |
| Robotics Engineering Technology | 17 — | 100% / 0% | 6% | $75,889 | 89 | — |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Education and Social Work | 279 | 19% / 81% | 0% | $44,926 | 94% | ||
| Social Work | 56 — | 4% / 96% | 0% | $46,697 | 44 | 92% | |
| Early Childhood Education | 134 — | 12% / 88% | 0% | $44,236 | 37 | 94% | |
| Education of Gifted and Talented | — — | — | — | $46,536 | 43 | — | |
| Education of Hearing Impaired | — — | — | — | $46,856 | 44 | — | |
| Middle Level Education | 14 — | 21% / 79% | 0% | $44,236 | 37 | 94% | |
| PreK-4 Education | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $44,236 | 37 | 94% | |
| Secondary Education | 58 +1 | 52% / 48% | 0% | $44,236 | 37 | 94% | |
| Special Education | 16 — | 12% / 88% | 0% | $47,667 | 47 | 99% | |
| Technology Teacher Education | — — | — | — | $46,492 | 43 | — |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Health Sciences and Nursing | 326 | 10% / 90% | 0% | $71,877 | 98% | ||
| Communication Sciences and Disorders | 71 — | 1% / 99% | 0% | $51,778 | 58 | 98% | |
| Health Sciences | 33 — | 24% / 76% | 0% | $81,530 | 93 | 100% | |
| Medical Laboratory Science | 6 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $62,810 | 78 | 100% | |
| Nuclear Medicine Technology | 19 — | 16% / 84% | 0% | $56,918 | 68 | 98% | |
| Nursing | 187 — | 11% / 89% | 0% | $81,136 | 93 | 97% | |
| Rehabilitation Services | 9 — | 11% / 89% | 0% | $42,935 | 33 | 98% | |
| Speech-Language Pathology | — — | — | — | $51,675 | 57 | — | |
| Art Therapy | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $48,214 | 48 | — |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Liberal Arts | 708 | 40% / 60% | 1% | $42,543 | 94% | ||
| Exercise Science | 81 +1 | 62% / 38% | 2% | $45,496 | 40 | 96% | |
| Fitness and Wellness Technology | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $45,496 | 40 | 96% | |
| Recreation and Leisure Services | 2 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $43,712 | 35 | — | |
| Sport Management | 49 — | 80% / 20% | 0% | $45,496 | 40 | 96% | |
| Anthropology | 10 — | 10% / 90% | 0% | $39,232 | 22 | 91% | |
| Arabic | 30 — | 63% / 37% | 0% | $46,938 | 45 | — | |
| Communication | 24 — | 33% / 67% | 0% | $44,781 | 38 | 95% | |
| Communication Studies | 17 — | 59% / 41% | 0% | $44,781 | 38 | 95% | |
| Digital Media and Multimedia | 1 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $44,781 | 38 | 95% | |
| English | 22 — | 27% / 73% | 0% | $41,946 | 30 | 92% | |
| Experimental Psychology | 94 +1 | 20% / 80% | 2% | $41,660 | 29 | 94% | |
| General Studies | 32 — | 34% / 66% | 0% | $41,585 | 29 | 92% | |
| Geographic Information Science | — — | — | — | $53,111 | 61 | — | |
| Geography | 10 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $56,840 | 68 | 96% | |
| Gerontology | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $47,421 | 46 | 100% | |
| History | 14 — | 71% / 29% | 0% | $38,312 | 20 | 91% | |
| Journalism | 7 — | 43% / 57% | 0% | $41,348 | 28 | 95% | |
| Liberal Studies | 89 +1 | 33% / 67% | 1% | $41,585 | 29 | 92% | |
| Psychology | 9 — | 22% / 78% | 0% | $40,380 | 25 | 94% | |
| Public Relations and Advertising | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $51,399 | 57 | — | |
| Science, Technology, and Society | 10 +1 | 50% / 50% | 0% | $69,404 | 85 | 98% | |
| Social Psychology | 12 — | 8% / 92% | 0% | $41,660 | 29 | 94% | |
| Social Sciences | 8 +1 | 25% / 75% | 0% | $40,098 | 25 | 88% | |
| Social Sciences | — — | — | — | $42,843 | 32 | — | |
| Sociology | 41 — | 24% / 76% | 0% | $46,240 | 42 | 97% | |
| Physical Education | 5 +1 | 60% / 40% | 20% | $45,496 | 40 | 96% | |
| Art | 8 +1 | 0% / 100% | 0% | $35,098 | 13 | 92% | |
| Art History | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $35,098 | 13 | 92% | |
| Commercial and Advertising Art | 5 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $42,455 | 31 | 98% | |
| Film and Video | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $36,325 | 15 | — | |
| Graphic Design | 13 — | 38% / 62% | 0% | $42,455 | 31 | 98% | |
| Music Technology | 8 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $40,715 | 26 | 100% | |
| Studio Art | 91 +1 | 32% / 68% | 0% | $35,098 | 13 | 92% | |
| Theatre | 11 — | 45% / 55% | 0% | $35,547 | 14 | 91% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Science and Mathematics | 204 | 43% / 57% | 2% | $54,554 | 95% | ||
| Chemistry | 16 — | 31% / 69% | 0% | $62,370 | 77 | 94% | |
| Geological/Earth Sciences | — — | — | — | $53,475 | 61 | — | |
| Mathematics | 21 — | 67% / 33% | 0% | $56,401 | 67 | 97% | |
| Physics | 5 +2 | 40% / 60% | 20% | $66,244 | 82 | — | |
| Statistics | 2 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $71,856 | 87 | — | |
| Statistics | — — | — | — | $71,732 | 87 | — | |
| Biology | 68 +4 | 19% / 81% | 3% | $54,994 | 64 | 95% | |
| Environmental Biology | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $45,896 | 41 | — | |
| Environmental Science | 18 — | 50% / 50% | 11% | $46,478 | 43 | 95% | |
| Environmental Studies | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $46,478 | 43 | 95% | |
| Molecular Biology | — — | — | — | $56,245 | 67 | — | |
| Natural Sciences | 13 — | 54% / 46% | 0% | $44,367 | 37 | 100% | |
| Veterinary Technology | 13 — | 8% / 92% | 0% | $45,650 | 41 | — | |
| Wildlife and Fisheries | 28 — | 68% / 32% | 0% | $45,134 | 39 | — | |
| Industrial Technology Management | 13 — | 85% / 15% | 0% | $75,853 | 89 | 96% | |
| Computer Engineering Technology | — — | — | — | $73,896 | 88 | — | |
| Electrical Engineering Technology | 4 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $76,861 | 90 | 93% | |
| Industrial Technology | 1 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $75,853 | 89 | 96% |