Juniata College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Church of the Brethren
Population 50,000

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 487 (40.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 69%
Hispanic 9%
International 8%
Black 5%
Mixed 3%
Asian 2%
Native American 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
Juniata College 261 45% 73% 2% 4% 7% 7% $63,423 20 -0.27 31 95%
Environmental Engineering 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $83,189 33 -0.30 75 — — — — —
Pre-Engineering 4 — 75% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $84,709 8 -1.05 77 — — — — —
Computer Science 7 — 86% 71% 14% 0% 0% 0% $87,949 9 -1.08 80 — — — — —
Data Science 4 +2 100% 75% 0% 0% 0% 25% $80,301 9 -1.40 70 — — — — —
Information Technology 4 — 100% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $83,527 21 -0.72 75 — — — — —
Chemistry 7 — 43% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,331 21 -0.60 36 — — — — —
Environmental Chemistry 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,947 25 -0.54 38 — — — — —
Geosciences 4 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,692 50 -0.12 31 — — — — —
Mathematics 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,565 40 -0.44 57 — — — — —
Physics 6 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $76,556 26 -0.51 64 — — — — —
Biochemistry 11 — 27% 55% 0% 0% 18% 27% $62,905 14 -0.76 29 — — — — —
Biology 44 — 34% 84% 2% 2% 2% 2% $63,941 37 -0.29 32 95% — — — —
Neuroscience 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,413 22 -0.40 28 — — — — —
Environmental Geosciences — +1 — — — — — — $56,079 38 -0.32 14 — — — — —
Environmental Science 8 — 50% 62% 0% 0% 0% 12% $59,679 59 +0.13 21 96% — — — —
Environmental Studies 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,679 59 +0.13 21 96% — — — —
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $57,869 64 +0.34 17 — — — — —
Wildlife Management 16 — 38% 81% 0% 6% 12% 0% $57,320 58 +0.28 16 — — — — —
Public Health 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,761 65 +0.24 43 — — — — —
Accounting 4 — 75% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $81,168 37 -0.38 72 — — — — —
Applied Economics — — — — — — — — $76,342 19 -0.81 63 — — — — —
Business Administration 9 +1 67% 67% 0% 0% 11% 0% $71,248 45 -0.33 52 — — — — —
Business Analytics 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $76,326 17 -0.92 63 — — — — —
Economics 3 — 67% 0% 0% 0% 67% 33% $75,170 17 -0.86 61 — — — — —
Entrepreneurship 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,124 53 -0.21 51 — — — — —
Finance 4 — 50% 50% 25% 0% 0% 0% $82,665 26 -0.57 74 — — — — —
Health Administration 3 — 33% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $66,827 66 +0.02 40 — — — — —
Human Resources Management — — — — — — — — $68,613 29 -0.53 45 — — — — —
Information Resources Management 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $79,951 24 -0.71 70 — — — — —
International Business 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $76,686 45 -0.31 64 — — — — —
Marketing 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,775 21 -0.68 45 — — — — —
English 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,832 41 -0.31 6 — — — — —
French — — — — — — — — $56,504 49 -0.14 14 — — — — —
General Studies 2 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $46,806 7 -1.01 4 82% — — — —
History 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,003 37 -0.38 9 — — — — —
Museology/Museum Studies 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,987 43 -0.29 10 — — — — —
Philosophy 1 +1 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $54,654 34 -0.51 11 — — — — —
Professional/Technical Writing — — — — — — — — $49,976 42 -0.30 6 — — — — —
Religious Studies 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,869 76 +0.37 10 — — — — —
Russian — — — — — — — — $56,756 50 -0.11 15 — — — — —
Spanish 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $56,319 48 -0.15 14 — — — — —
Communication — — — — — — — — $54,164 23 -0.72 11 92% — — — —
Health Communication — — — — — — — — $58,906 13 -1.16 19 — — — — —
International Affairs 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,933 14 -0.72 19 — — — — —
International/Global Studies 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,590 14 -0.74 19 — — — — —
Media Studies 5 — 60% 40% 0% 20% 40% 0% $54,164 23 -0.72 11 92% — — — —
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,699 14 -0.73 19 — — — — —
Political Communication 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,612 10 -1.19 19 — — — — —
Political Science 6 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,231 17 -0.88 22 — — — — —
Psychology 22 — 41% 68% 9% 5% 14% 5% $54,208 48 -0.13 11 95% — — — —
Social Work 6 — 33% 33% 0% 17% 17% 17% $53,789 50 +0.06 10 — — — — —
Sociology — — — — — — — — $53,849 43 -0.28 10 — — — — —
Strategic Communication 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,622 10 -1.19 19 — — — — —
Biology Teacher Education 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,807 69 +0.10 19 — — — — —
Chemistry Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $58,807 69 +0.10 19 — — — — —
English Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,807 74 +0.47 19 — — — — —
French Language Teacher Education 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,807 74 +0.47 19 — — — — —
Mathematics Education 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,807 69 +0.10 19 — — — — —
Social Studies Teacher Education 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,807 78 +0.54 19 — — — — —
Teacher Education 15 — 27% 80% 0% 0% 7% 0% $56,984 62 +0.22 15 — — — — —
Studio Art — +2 — — — — — — $47,158 54 +0.04 4 — — — — —
Visual Communication Design 12 — 42% 58% 0% 8% 8% 25% $51,935 77 +0.55 8 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,917 48 -0.13 19 — — — — —
Dispute Resolution 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $59,363 50 -0.07 20 — — — — —

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 White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Life & Natural Sciences 21.8% 57 32% 79% 2% 2% 5% 7% $63,687 31 -0.39 31 95% —
Social Sciences 17.2% 45 44% 62% 4% 7% 13% 4% $55,553 38 -0.37 13 95% —
Business & Economics 13.4% 35 54% 74% 3% 3% 9% 3% $74,349 38 -0.47 59 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 10.7% 28 43% 71% 0% 4% 11% 4% $58,202 40 +0.23 18 96% —
Education 9.2% 24 38% 88% 0% 0% 4% 0% $57,668 74 +0.28 17 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 7.7% 20 45% 70% 0% 0% 0% 15% $69,225 23 -0.46 46 — —
Computer Science 5.7% 15 93% 73% 7% 7% 0% 7% $84,730 10 -1.07 77 — —
Humanities 5.7% 15 33% 73% 0% 13% 0% 13% $51,917 30 -0.37 8 82% —
Arts 4.6% 12 42% 58% 0% 8% 8% 25% $51,935 52 +0.55 8 — —
Engineering 2.3% 6 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $84,202 1 -0.80 76 — —
Professional 1.1% 3 33% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $59,066 23 -0.11 20 — —
Health Sciences 0.4% 1 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,761 15 +0.24 43 — —

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.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 75 $529K $502K $26K
Baseball 46 $242K $201K $40K
Track & Field (indoor) 31 $54K $51K $2K
Track & Field (outdoor) 31 $84K $74K $10K
Soccer 29 $200K $181K $18K
Volleyball 27 $266K $250K $15K
Lacrosse 23 $132K $119K $12K
Basketball 22 $281K $268K $13K
Golf 14 $115K $104K $10K
Swimming 9 $73K $70K $2K
Tennis 9 $45K $41K $3K
Cross Country 8 $46K $46K $274
Total 299 $2.1M $1.9M $156K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 32 $159K $153K $5K
Volleyball 25 $384K $357K $26K
Field Hockey 23 $175K $165K $9K
Softball 23 $190K $190K $262
Track & Field (indoor) 21 $44K $43K $761
Track & Field (outdoor) 21 $68K $67K $1K
Lacrosse 20 $158K $147K $11K
Basketball 15 $125K $123K $2K
Swimming 12 $93K $86K $6K
Tennis 11 $73K $67K $5K
Golf 8 $59K $52K $7K
Cross Country 6 $34K $34K $405
Total 188 $1.6M $1.5M $75K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 75 $529K $502K $26K
Soccer 61 $359K $335K $23K
Track & Field (indoor) 52 $98K $95K $3K
Track & Field (outdoor) 52 $152K $141K $11K
Volleyball 52 $650K $608K $42K
Baseball 46 $242K $201K $40K
Lacrosse 43 $290K $267K $23K
Basketball 37 $406K $391K $15K
Field Hockey 23 $175K $165K $9K
Softball 23 $190K $190K $262
Golf 22 $175K $157K $18K
Swimming 21 $166K $157K $8K
Tennis 20 $118K $109K $9K
Cross Country 14 $81K $80K $679
Total 487 $5.2M $4.9M $246K

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 Yes
Acceptance Rate 79%
Yield (non-ED) 12%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 82% 83% 64%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 27%
SAT Range 1150 – 1320
SAT Math Range 560 – 650
SAT RW Range 590 – 700