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Pennsylvania Western University

Basic Information

Type Public
Location California, PA
Population 500,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 8,134
Men / Women 39% / 61%
White 80%
Black 9%
Hispanic 5%
Mixed 3%
Asian 1%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 33%
Life & Natural Sciences 29%
Business & Economics 15%
Education 11%
Arts 7%
Engineering, Computing & Math 4%
Professional 1%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $11,436
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $16,054
Est. In-State Cost $14,794
Est. Out-of-State Cost $20,767
10-Year ROI $128,000
ROI Percentile 38th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 72%
4-Year Graduation Rate 38%
6-Year Graduation Rate 52%
Transfer-Out Rate 20%

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,021 (3th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 213 (9th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 70%
Yield (Unbound) 26%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level
Graduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 51 #256
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #264
Life & Natural Sciences 8 #512

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 24%
SAT Range 940 – 1,140
ACT Range 17 – 25

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Business, Information, and Social Sciences 452 60% / 40% 2% $62,274
Computer Information Systems 1 100% / 0% 0% $80,543
Computer Science 45 91% / 9% 0%
Information Technology 14 64% / 36% 0% $72,306
Accounting 32 +5 56% / 44% 0% $65,906
Applied Economics 3 +1 67% / 33% 0%
Business Economics 1 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Economics 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $70,327
Finance 35 +3 57% / 43% 0% $63,866
General Business 8 25% / 75% 0%
Human Resource Management 4 +2 100% / 0% 0% $58,376
Human Resources Management
Management 106 +3 64% / 36% 4% $62,989
Marketing 28 +3 46% / 54% 0% $64,784
Operations and Supply Chain Management 3 100% / 0% 0% $62,989
Real Estate 2 50% / 50% 0%
Criminal Justice 27 +2 44% / 56% 7% $51,086
Criminology 89 44% / 56% 0%
Legal Studies 3 67% / 33% 0% $55,718
Paralegal Studies 3 0% / 100% 0%
Police Science 1 0% / 100% 0% $51,086
Political Science 17 71% / 29% 0% $50,815
Pre-Law 12 33% / 67% 0% $66,996
Robotics Engineering Technology 17 100% / 0% 6%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Education and Social Work 279 19% / 81% 0% $46,617
Social Work 56 4% / 96% 0% $52,139
Early Childhood Education 134 12% / 88% 0% $44,828
Education of Gifted and Talented
Education of Hearing Impaired
Middle Level Education 14 21% / 79% 0% $44,828
PreK-4 Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $44,828
Secondary Education 58 +1 52% / 48% 0% $44,828
Special Education 16 12% / 88% 0% $50,444
Technology Teacher Education
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Health Sciences and Nursing 326 10% / 90% 0% $74,758
Communication Sciences and Disorders 71 1% / 99% 0% $55,779
Health Sciences 33 24% / 76% 0%
Medical Laboratory Science 6 0% / 100% 0%
Nuclear Medicine Technology 19 16% / 84% 0% $52,856
Nursing 187 11% / 89% 0% $85,510
Rehabilitation Services 9 11% / 89% 0% $47,333
Speech-Language Pathology
Art Therapy 1 0% / 100% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Liberal Arts 708 40% / 60% 1% $45,256
Exercise Science 81 +1 62% / 38% 2% $53,186
Fitness and Wellness Technology 1 0% / 100% 0% $53,186
Physical Education 5 +1 60% / 40% 20% $53,186
Recreation and Leisure Services 2 0% / 100% 0%
Sport Management 49 80% / 20% 0% $53,186
Anthropology 10 10% / 90% 0% $40,033
Arabic 30 63% / 37% 0%
Communication 24 33% / 67% 0% $48,214
Communication Studies 17 59% / 41% 0% $48,214
Digital Media and Multimedia 1 100% / 0% 0% $48,214
English 22 27% / 73% 0% $42,802
Experimental Psychology 94 +1 20% / 80% 2% $42,510
General Studies 32 34% / 66% 0% $37,862
Geographic Information Science
Geography 10 50% / 50% 0% $58,000
Gerontology 1 0% / 100% 0% $48,389
History 14 71% / 29% 0% $39,094
Journalism 7 43% / 57% 0% $42,192
Liberal Studies 89 +1 33% / 67% 1% $37,862
Psychology 9 22% / 78% 0% $41,204
Public Relations and Advertising 1 0% / 100% 0%
Science, Technology, and Society 10 +1 50% / 50% 0%
Social Psychology 12 8% / 92% 0% $42,510
Social Sciences
Social Sciences 8 +1 25% / 75% 0% $45,833
Sociology 41 24% / 76% 0% $47,184
Art 8 +1 0% / 100% 0% $46,788
Art History 1 0% / 100% 0% $46,788
Commercial and Advertising Art 5 100% / 0% 0% $43,321
Film and Video 1 0% / 100% 0%
Graphic Design 13 38% / 62% 0% $43,321
Music Technology 8 100% / 0% 0%
Studio Art 91 +1 32% / 68% 0% $46,788
Theatre 11 45% / 55% 0% $36,272
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Science and Mathematics 204 43% / 57% 2% $57,464
Mathematics 21 67% / 33% 0% $57,552
Physics 5 +2 40% / 60% 20%
Statistics
Statistics 2 100% / 0% 0%
Biology 68 +4 19% / 81% 3% $56,116
Chemistry 16 31% / 69% 0% $63,643
Environmental Biology 1 0% / 100% 0%
Environmental Science 18 50% / 50% 11% $47,427
Environmental Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $47,427
Geological/Earth Sciences
Molecular Biology
Natural Sciences 13 54% / 46% 0%
Veterinary Technology 13 8% / 92% 0%
Wildlife and Fisheries 28 68% / 32% 0%
Industrial Technology Management 13 85% / 15% 0% $64,452
Computer Engineering Technology
Electrical Engineering Technology 4 100% / 0% 0% $78,430
Industrial Technology 1 100% / 0% 0% $64,452