Cheyney University of Pennsylvania — All Rankings Are Wrong

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Basic Information

Type Public

Geographical Reach Regional

Location Cheyney, PA

Population 3,500,000

Website https://www.cheyney.edu/

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)

Sunshine Hours 2,540 (45%)

Days Without Precipitation 248 (53%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 582

Men / Women 33% / 67%

From State 79%

From Region 19%

Athletes 10.4%

Racial/Ethnic

Black 88%

Hispanic 6%

Mixed 4%

Asian 1%

White 1%

Native American 0%

International 0%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania	73	30% / 70%	0%	$45,897	36	97%
Computer Science	— —	—	—	$72,285	85	—
Mathematics	— —	—	—	$57,118	65	—
Biology	20 —	10% / 90%	0%	$48,700	44	—
Business Administration	14 —	50% / 50%	0%	$49,166	45	94%
Hospitality Administration	— —	—	—	$43,602	29	—
Recreation Management	2 —	100% / 0%	0%	—	—	—
Communication	5 —	40% / 60%	0%	$41,837	24	—
Psychology	13 —	31% / 69%	0%	$42,427	25	—
Sociology	11 —	18% / 82%	0%	$42,639	26	100%
Early Childhood Education	2 —	50% / 50%	0%	$46,184	36	—
General Education	3 —	67% / 33%	0%	$44,587	32	—
Special Education	3 —	0% / 100%	0%	$46,828	38	—
Graphic Design	— —	—	—	$41,084	22	—
Visual and Performing Arts	— —	—	—	$35,891	11	—

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $11,456

Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $20,075

Est. In-State Cost $14,819

Est. Out-of-State Cost $25,969

ROI Percentile 36th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 68%

4-Year Graduation Rate 32%

6-Year Graduation Rate 41%

Transfer-Out Rate 25%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

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/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences	39.7%	29	28% / 72%	0%	$42,406	25	100%
Life & Natural Sciences	27.4%	20	10% / 90%	0%	$48,700	44	—
Business & Economics	21.9%	16	56% / 44%	0%	$49,166	45	94%
Education	11.0%	8	38% / 62%	0%	$45,827	35	—

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes

Acceptance Rate 80%

Yield (Unbound) 12%

Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

	In-State	Out-of-State	International
Regular Decision	80%	80%	80%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional

Rankings

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