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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Location La Plume, PA
Population 560,000
Website https://www.keystone.edu/
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Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 682
Men / Women 56% / 44%
From State 52%
From Region 39%
Athletes 44.8%

Racial/Ethnic

White 66%
Black 20%
Mixed 5%
Native American 2%
Hispanic 2%
International 2%
Asian 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 41.4% 41.4% 2012 Men: 40.5% 40.5% 2013 Men: 38.6% 38.6% 2014 Men: 42.0% 42.0% 2015 Men: 35.8% 35.8% 2016 Men: 35.4% 35.4% 2017 Men: 38.4% 38.4% 2018 Men: 42.1% 42.1% 2019 Men: 55.1% 55.1% 2020 Men: 57.3% 57.3% 2021 Men: 60.6% 60.6% 2022 Men: 62.3% 62.3% 2023 Men: 61.3% 61.3% 2024 Men: 55.0% 55.0%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2013 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2014 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2015 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2016 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2017 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2018 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2019 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2020 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2021 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2022 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2023 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2024 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2011 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2012 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2013 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2014 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2015 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2016 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2017 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2018 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2019 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2020 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2021 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2023 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2024 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2011 Black: 3.1% 3.1% 2012 Black: 3.2% 3.2% 2013 Black: 3.4% 3.4% 2014 Black: 3.4% 3.4% 2015 Black: 5.1% 5.1% 2016 Black: 7.3% 7.3% 2017 Black: 8.1% 8.1% 2018 Black: 6.4% 6.4% 2019 Black: 12.2% 12.2% 2020 Black: 9.4% 9.4% 2021 Black: 8.9% 8.9% 2022 Black: 15.6% 15.6% 2023 Black: 16.4% 16.4% 2024 Black: 14.0% 14.0% 2011 Hispanic: 2.3% 2.3% 2012 Hispanic: 2.9% 2.9% 2013 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7% 2015 Hispanic: 4.2% 4.2% 2016 Hispanic: 2.0% 2.0% 2017 Hispanic: 4.6% 4.6% 2018 Hispanic: 4.1% 4.1% 2019 Hispanic: 7.4% 7.4% 2020 Hispanic: 8.1% 8.1% 2021 Hispanic: 6.1% 6.1% 2022 Hispanic: 5.4% 5.4% 2023 Hispanic: 2.3% 2.3% 2024 Hispanic: 2.4% 2.4% 2011 White: 82.4% 82.4% 2012 White: 59.2% 59.2% 2013 White: 51.3% 51.3% 2014 White: 51.4% 51.4% 2015 White: 69.3% 69.3% 2016 White: 54.4% 54.4% 2017 White: 54.2% 54.2% 2018 White: 73.8% 73.8% 2019 White: 73.0% 73.0% 2020 White: 71.7% 71.7% 2021 White: 73.2% 73.2% 2022 White: 67.8% 67.8% 2023 White: 70.1% 70.1% 2024 White: 69.3% 69.3% 2011 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2012 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2013 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2014 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2015 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2017 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2018 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2019 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2021 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 International: 0.0% 0.0%

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
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2021 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2022 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2023 Native: 1.2% 1.2% 2024 Native: 1.2% 1.2% 2025 Native: 1.8% 1.8% 2020 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2021 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2022 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2023 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2024 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2025 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 Black: 14.1% 14.1% 2021 Black: 15.0% 15.0% 2022 Black: 14.7% 14.7% 2023 Black: 15.8% 15.8% 2024 Black: 18.1% 18.1% 2025 Black: 19.9% 19.9% 2020 Hispanic: 5.0% 5.0% 2021 Hispanic: 6.0% 6.0% 2022 Hispanic: 4.9% 4.9% 2023 Hispanic: 5.7% 5.7% 2024 Hispanic: 3.2% 3.2% 2025 Hispanic: 1.8% 1.8% 2020 White: 63.7% 63.7% 2021 White: 65.8% 65.8% 2022 White: 65.8% 65.8% 2023 White: 66.5% 66.5% 2024 White: 66.7% 66.7% 2025 White: 66.1% 66.1% 2020 International: 0.1% 0.1% 2021 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2022 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2023 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2024 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2025 International: 1.9% 1.9%

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

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Keystone College 156 52% / 48% 1% $46,127 37 94%
Computer Science 5 — 80% / 20% 0% $71,012 84 —
Information Technology 5 — 100% / 0% 0% $53,998 59 100%
Chemistry 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $50,942 51 —
Biology 6 — 17% / 83% 17% $53,094 57 89%
Environmental Biology 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $42,808 27 —
Microbiology 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $51,076 51 —
Environmental Science 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $44,437 32 —
Wildlife Biology 10 — 70% / 30% 0% $42,505 26 —
Health Sciences 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $49,982 48 —
Pre-Podiatry 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $50,571 50 —
Public Health 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $49,420 47 —
Accounting 8 — 50% / 50% 0% $55,755 63 95%
Business Administration 28 — 71% / 29% 0% $49,664 47 89%
Financial Planning 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $60,993 72 —
Hospitality Management 6 +4 17% / 83% 0% $42,255 25 —
Logistics 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Sports Management 19 — 79% / 21% 0% $41,012 22 94%
Applied Psychology 4 +1 0% / 100% 0% $38,968 17 98%
Communication 9 — 56% / 44% 0% $37,894 15 100%
Industrial and Organizational Psychology 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $38,968 17 98%
Public Administration 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Social Sciences 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $41,240 23 100%
Early Childhood Education 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $44,546 32 —
Early Childhood Special Education 7 — 0% / 100% 0% $44,690 32 —
Education 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $44,029 30 —
English/Language Arts Teacher Education 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $45,821 36 —
Mathematics Teacher Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $45,439 35 —
Social Studies Teacher Education 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $45,742 36 —
Special Education — — — — $44,810 33 —
Teacher Assistant/Aide 5 — 0% / 100% 0% $44,503 32 —
Art History and Criticism — — — — $36,826 13 —
Art Teacher Education — — — — $44,335 31 —
Digital Arts 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $38,537 16 —
Criminal Justice 10 — 60% / 40% 0% $42,208 25 94%
Forensic Science and Technology 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $42,334 26 —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $19,549
ROI Percentile 37th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 57%
4-Year Graduation Rate 27%
6-Year Graduation Rate 36%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 44.5% 44.5% 2012 Graduated: 40.8% 40.8% 2013 Graduated: 42.2% 42.2% 2014 Graduated: 42.4% 42.4% 2015 Graduated: 42.2% 42.2% 2016 Graduated: 42.4% 42.4% 2017 Graduated: 38.8% 38.8% 2018 Graduated: 45.9% 45.9% 2019 Graduated: 46.9% 46.9% 2020 Graduated: 44.6% 44.6% 2021 Graduated: 46.1% 46.1% 2022 Graduated: 43.1% 43.1% 2023 Graduated: 41.2% 41.2% 2024 Graduated: 35.9% 35.9%

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
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 44.0% 44.0% 2012 Men: 40.5% 40.5% 2013 Men: 38.5% 38.5% 2014 Men: 45.7% 45.7% 2015 Men: 44.2% 44.2% 2016 Men: 37.7% 37.7% 2017 Men: 42.8% 42.8% 2018 Men: 38.8% 38.8% 2019 Men: 45.1% 45.1% 2020 Men: 36.6% 36.6% 2021 Men: 47.5% 47.5% 2022 Men: 33.9% 33.9% 2023 Men: 43.2% 43.2% 2024 Men: 29.3% 29.3% 2011 Women: 44.9% 44.9% 2012 Women: 41.0% 41.0% 2013 Women: 44.9% 44.9% 2014 Women: 39.4% 39.4% 2015 Women: 40.6% 40.6% 2016 Women: 46.0% 46.0% 2017 Women: 36.0% 36.0% 2018 Women: 50.7% 50.7% 2019 Women: 48.1% 48.1% 2020 Women: 50.6% 50.6% 2021 Women: 45.3% 45.3% 2022 Women: 49.1% 49.1% 2023 Women: 39.8% 39.8% 2024 Women: 40.7% 40.7%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic White
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 36.4% 36.4% 2012 Black: 50.0% 50.0% 2013 Black: 41.7% 41.7% 2014 Black: 54.5% 54.5% 2015 Black: 6.2% 6.2% 2016 Black: 24.0% 24.0% 2017 Black: 10.7% 10.7% 2018 Black: 34.8% 34.8% 2019 Black: 23.7% 23.7% 2020 Black: 44.8% 44.8% 2021 Black: 32.0% 32.0% 2022 Black: 30.2% 30.2% 2023 Black: 19.6% 19.6% 2024 Black: 21.7% 21.7% 2011 Hispanic: 62.5% 62.5% 2012 Hispanic: 22.2% 22.2% 2014 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2015 Hispanic: 53.8% 53.8% 2016 Hispanic: 28.6% 28.6% 2017 Hispanic: 31.2% 31.2% 2018 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2019 Hispanic: 39.1% 39.1% 2020 Hispanic: 32.0% 32.0% 2021 Hispanic: 41.2% 41.2% 2022 Hispanic: 46.7% 46.7% 2023 Hispanic: 57.1% 57.1% 2024 Hispanic: 37.5% 37.5% 2011 White: 44.3% 44.3% 2012 White: 52.5% 52.5% 2013 White: 63.5% 63.5% 2014 White: 62.4% 62.4% 2015 White: 44.7% 44.7% 2016 White: 46.0% 46.0% 2017 White: 46.5% 46.5% 2018 White: 49.8% 49.8% 2019 White: 53.7% 53.7% 2020 White: 45.9% 45.9% 2021 White: 50.7% 50.7% 2022 White: 47.1% 47.1% 2023 White: 45.0% 45.0% 2024 White: 39.0% 39.0%

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
Business & Economics 40.4% 63 67% / 33% 0% $47,264 40 91%
Education 13.5% 21 10% / 90% 0% $44,812 33 —
Humanities & Social Sciences 13.5% 21 33% / 67% 0% $38,939 17 99%
Professional 9.0% 14 50% / 50% 0% $42,244 25 94%
Agriculture & Food Science 7.1% 11 73% / 27% 0% $42,681 27 —
Computer Science 6.4% 10 90% / 10% 0% $62,505 75 100%
Life & Natural Sciences 5.1% 8 25% / 75% 12% $51,556 53 89%
Arts 2.6% 4 50% / 50% 0% $38,537 16 —
Health Sciences 1.9% 3 33% / 67% 0% $49,991 48 —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.6% 1 100% / 0% 0% $50,942 51 —

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 85%
Yield (Unbound) 10%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 85% 85% 85%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 91.3% 91.3% 2012 Acceptance: 91.3% 91.3% 2013 Acceptance: 72.1% 72.1% 2014 Acceptance: 92.0% 92.0% 2015 Acceptance: 97.8% 97.8% 2016 Acceptance: 97.6% 97.6% 2017 Acceptance: 94.4% 94.4% 2018 Acceptance: 70.6% 70.6% 2019 Acceptance: 78.7% 78.7% 2020 Acceptance: 78.7% 78.7% 2021 Acceptance: 82.1% 82.1% 2022 Acceptance: 80.7% 80.7% 2023 Acceptance: 79.6% 79.6% 2024 Acceptance: 84.8% 84.8% 2011 Yield: 40.5% 40.5% 2012 Yield: 33.3% 33.3% 2013 Yield: 39.8% 39.8% 2014 Yield: 34.8% 34.8% 2015 Yield: 30.0% 30.0% 2016 Yield: 28.6% 28.6% 2017 Yield: 15.0% 15.0% 2018 Yield: 16.3% 16.3% 2019 Yield: 21.2% 21.2% 2020 Yield: 17.4% 17.4% 2021 Yield: 17.5% 17.5% 2022 Yield: 15.7% 15.7% 2023 Yield: 13.4% 13.4% 2024 Yield: 10.8% 10.8%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 941 941 2012 Applicants: 1,195 1,195 2013 Applicants: 1,120 1,120 2014 Applicants: 981 981 2015 Applicants: 999 999 2016 Applicants: 1,141 1,141 2017 Applicants: 2,338 2,338 2018 Applicants: 2,912 2,912 2019 Applicants: 2,051 2,051 2020 Applicants: 1,698 1,698 2021 Applicants: 1,501 1,501 2022 Applicants: 1,572 1,572 2023 Applicants: 1,789 1,789 2024 Applicants: 1,974 1,974 2011 Admitted: 859 859 2012 Admitted: 1,091 1,091 2013 Admitted: 807 807 2014 Admitted: 903 903 2015 Admitted: 977 977 2016 Admitted: 1,114 1,114 2017 Admitted: 2,207 2,207 2018 Admitted: 2,056 2,056 2019 Admitted: 1,615 1,615 2020 Admitted: 1,337 1,337 2021 Admitted: 1,233 1,233 2022 Admitted: 1,268 1,268 2023 Admitted: 1,424 1,424 2024 Admitted: 1,674 1,674 2011 Enrolled: 348 348 2012 Enrolled: 363 363 2013 Enrolled: 321 321 2014 Enrolled: 314 314 2015 Enrolled: 293 293 2016 Enrolled: 319 319 2017 Enrolled: 331 331 2018 Enrolled: 335 335 2019 Enrolled: 343 343 2020 Enrolled: 232 232 2021 Enrolled: 216 216 2022 Enrolled: 199 199 2023 Enrolled: 191 191 2024 Enrolled: 180 180

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

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional

SAT Composite

25th 75th
600 800 1000 1200 1400 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 790 790 2012 25th: 800 800 2013 25th: 800 800 2014 25th: 810 810 2015 25th: 800 800 2016 25th: 780 780 2019 25th: 880 880 2020 25th: 880 880 2021 25th: 920 920 2022 25th: 885 885 2023 25th: 910 910 2011 75th: 980 980 2012 75th: 1000 1000 2013 75th: 1000 1000 2014 75th: 1030 1030 2015 75th: 1010 1010 2016 75th: 970 970 2019 75th: 1070 1070 2020 75th: 1090 1090 2021 75th: 1170 1170 2022 75th: 1160 1160 2023 75th: 1130 1130

SAT Math

25th 75th
300 400 500 600 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 390 390 2012 25th: 400 400 2013 25th: 400 400 2014 25th: 400 400 2015 25th: 400 400 2016 25th: 380 380 2019 25th: 400 400 2020 25th: 440 440 2021 25th: 470 470 2022 25th: 430 430 2023 25th: 450 450 2011 75th: 490 490 2012 75th: 500 500 2013 75th: 500 500 2014 75th: 520 520 2015 75th: 500 500 2016 75th: 480 480 2019 75th: 510 510 2020 75th: 580 580 2021 75th: 580 580 2022 75th: 540 540 2023 75th: 560 560

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 400 400 2012 25th: 400 400 2013 25th: 400 400 2014 25th: 410 410 2015 25th: 400 400 2016 25th: 400 400 2019 25th: 480 480 2020 25th: 440 440 2021 25th: 450 450 2022 25th: 455 455 2023 25th: 460 460 2011 75th: 490 490 2012 75th: 500 500 2013 75th: 500 500 2014 75th: 510 510 2015 75th: 510 510 2016 75th: 490 490 2019 75th: 560 560 2020 75th: 510 510 2021 75th: 590 590 2022 75th: 620 620 2023 75th: 570 570

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 88.0% 88.0% 2018 Submitted: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Submitted: 48.0% 48.0% 2020 Submitted: 41.0% 41.0% 2021 Submitted: 13.0% 13.0% 2022 Submitted: 13.0% 13.0% 2023 Submitted: 6.0% 6.0% 2024 Submitted: 2.0% 2.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.