- The Inkwell
- Pennsylvania
- Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania
Bloomsburg, PATown: distantZIP 17815Founded 2022
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 2022
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.commonwealthu.edu
PennsylvaniaPublic
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania is a public university in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, with 9,210 undergraduates. It admits 93% of applicants, graduates 54% within six years and costs $17,468 a year after aid.
54%graduate
Admission rate93%
Retention78%
4-year graduation41%
Pell Grant share37%
Federal loans59%
$17,468net price / year
93%admission rate
1090average SAT
54%graduate in 6 years
$56,416median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,500median debt
#967 of 1,704 for earnings#671 of 1,739 for lowest net price#891 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,296 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $26,335tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $11,610
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $23,976
- Average net price
- $17,468national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$12,459
$30,001–48,000$12,446
$48,001–75,000$13,453
$75,001–110,000$18,364
$110,001+$22,472
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 93%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1090
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 500–600
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 490–590
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college93%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college78%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college54%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college37%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 54%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 41%
- First-year retention
- 78%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 55%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $48,167
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $56,416middle 50%: $39,631–$78,817
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$78,817
Median, Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania$56,416
Lower quarter$39,631
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 9,210
- Part-time
- 5.5%
- Women / men
- 60% / 40%
- Average age at entry
- 20.3
- First-generation students
- 34%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 37%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 19 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 83%
- Average faculty salary
- $11,730 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,722
- Endowment, end of year
- $85,141,554
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White80%
Hispanic7.3%
Black5.1%
Asian1.1%
Two or more races1.9%
U.S. nonresident0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown3.8%
21 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions21%
Business & management19%
Education13%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting9.4%
Psychology5.5%
Parks, recreation & fitness4.3%
Communication & journalism3.6%
Biological & biomedical sciences3.3%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania State University-World Campus University Park, PA | $12,651 | 51% | $71,762 |
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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| University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, CT | $14,226 | 55% | $82,098 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 498562. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q127163001.