Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Church of the Brethren
Location Huntingdon, PA
Population 50,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,293 (15%)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (27%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,221
Men / Women 48% / 52%
From State 69%
From Region 16%
Athletes 45.5%

Racial/Ethnic

White 69%
Hispanic 9%
International 8%
Black 5%
Mixed 3%
Asian 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Juniata College 261 45% / 55% 7% $59,691 31 93%
Environmental Engineering 2 50% / 50% 0% $80,371 78
Pre-Engineering 4 75% / 25% 0% $89,061 86
Computer Science 7 86% / 14% 0% $89,751 87
Data Science 4 +2 100% / 0% 25% $79,645 77
Information Technology 4 100% / 0% 0% $80,988 78
Chemistry 7 43% / 57% 0% $65,195 47
Environmental Chemistry 1 0% / 100% 0%
Geosciences 4 50% / 50% 0% $61,286 35
Mathematics 2 50% / 50% 0% $69,895 59
Physics 6 50% / 50% 50% $72,282 64
Biochemistry 11 27% / 73% 27% $61,467 36
Biology 44 34% / 66% 2% $67,560 53 96%
Neuroscience 2 0% / 100% 0% $61,469 36
Environmental Geosciences +1 $53,198 14
Environmental Science 8 50% / 50% 12% $38,982 2 93%
Environmental Studies 2 50% / 50% 0% $38,982 2 93%
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management 2 50% / 50% 0% $42,621 4
Wildlife Management 16 38% / 62% 0% $42,850 4
Public Health 1 100% / 0% 0%
Accounting 4 75% / 25% 0% $74,515 69
Applied Economics $76,539 72
Business Administration 9 +1 67% / 33% 0% $68,837 57
Business Analytics 3 33% / 67% 0% $75,730 71
Economics 3 67% / 33% 33% $73,155 66
Entrepreneurship 2 0% / 100% 0% $67,848 54
Finance 4 50% / 50% 0% $77,923 75
Health Administration 3 33% / 67% 0%
Human Resources Management $68,416 56
Information Resources Management 1 100% / 0% 0% $74,321 68
International Business 2 100% / 0% 0% $73,204 66
Marketing 4 25% / 75% 0% $67,323 53
Communication $63,607 42 95%
English 4 25% / 75% 0% $46,036 6
French $50,349 10
General Studies 2 0% / 100% 100% $46,786 6 82%
Health Communication $57,666 25
History 3 33% / 67% 0% $48,238 7
International Affairs 2 50% / 50% 0% $53,511 15
International/Global Studies 1 100% / 0% 0% $54,115 16
Media Studies 5 60% / 40% 0% $63,607 42 95%
Museology/Museum Studies 3 33% / 67% 0% $48,743 8
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 1 0% / 100% 0% $54,229 16
Philosophy 1 +1 100% / 0% 0%
Political Communication 1 0% / 100% 0%
Political Science 6 67% / 33% 0% $57,004 23
Professional/Technical Writing $46,700 6
Psychology 22 41% / 59% 5% $46,166 6 89%
Religious Studies 1 100% / 0% 0% $49,923 9
Russian $50,658 10
Social Work 6 33% / 67% 17% $48,751 8
Sociology $48,451 8
Spanish 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $50,359 10
Strategic Communication 1 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Biology Teacher Education 2 50% / 50% 0% $52,604 13
Chemistry Teacher Education $52,647 13
English Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $53,087 14
French Language Teacher Education 2 0% / 100% 0%
Mathematics Education 1 100% / 0% 0% $52,553 13
Social Studies Teacher Education 3 100% / 0% 0% $52,821 14
Teacher Education 15 27% / 73% 0% $52,199 12
Studio Art +2 $39,418 2
Visual Communication Design 12 42% / 58% 25% $43,166 4
Criminal Justice 2 0% / 100% 0% $54,267 16
Dispute Resolution 1 100% / 0% 0% $54,485 17

Financial

Tuition & Fees $62,578
ROI Percentile 31th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 83%
4-Year Graduation Rate 70%
6-Year Graduation Rate 74%
Transfer-Out Rate 15%

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 23.0% 60 42% / 58% 7% $50,044 9 89%
Life & Natural Sciences 21.8% 57 32% / 68% 7% $66,170 50 96%
Business & Economics 13.4% 35 54% / 46% 3% $71,927 64
Agriculture & Food Science 10.7% 28 43% / 57% 4% $41,452 3 93%
Education 9.2% 24 38% / 62% 0% $52,377 13
Physical Sciences & Math 7.7% 20 45% / 55% 15% $67,105 52
Computer Science 5.7% 15 93% / 7% 7% $84,719 82
Arts 4.6% 12 42% / 58% 25% $43,166 4
Engineering 2.3% 6 67% / 33% 0% $86,164 84
Professional 1.1% 3 33% / 67% 0% $54,340 16
Health Sciences 0.4% 1 100% / 0% 0%

Research

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Life & Natural Sciences $0.8M #356 97% $0
Physical Sciences & Math $0.3M #487 54% $0
Agriculture & Food Science $0.0M #270 0% $0
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.0M #518 60% $0
Business & Economics $0 #456 $0
Computer Science $0 #525 $0
Education $0 #457 $0
Engineering $0 #449 $0
Health Sciences $0 #441 $0
Total $1.1M #553 81% $0

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.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 71%
Yield (Unbound) 17%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 71% 71% 71%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 32%
SAT Range 1130 – 1320
SAT Math Range 560 – 650
SAT RW Range 570 – 670