Basic Information

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

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,021 (3% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 213 (9% ☔)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 6,764
Men / Women 40% / 60%
From State 88%
From Region 9%
Athletes 20.3%

Racial/Ethnic

White 71%
Black 9%
Hispanic 4%
Mixed 3%
International 2%
Asian 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business, Information, and Social Sciences 386 58% / 42% 3% $61,717 75 96%
Computer Information Systems $79,543 91 99%
Computer Science 43 91% / 9% 2% $80,747 92
Information Technology 28 71% / 29% 0% $71,408 85 100%
Accounting 23 +1 48% / 52% 0% $65,174 79 93%
Applied Economics 3 33% / 67% 0% $65,526 80
Business Economics 1 100% / 0% 0% $65,394 80
Economics 1 100% / 0% 0% $69,545 84 100%
Finance 19 +2 68% / 32% 0% $63,157 77 89%
General Business 15 +1 80% / 20% 7% $58,538 70
Human Resource Management 2 50% / 50% 0% $57,727 68 98%
Human Resources Management $57,727 68
Management 84 +2 58% / 42% 6% $56,491 66 97%
Marketing 24 42% / 58% 0% $64,064 78 98%
Operations and Supply Chain Management 7 100% / 0% 0% $56,491 66 97%
Real Estate $66,109 80
Political Science 14 +1 57% / 43% 0% $49,853 50 97%
Criminal Justice 91 +2 37% / 63% 0% $51,700 55 96%
Criminology $51,925 56
Legal Studies $54,590 62 100%
Paralegal Studies $55,252 63
Police Science $51,700 55 96%
Pre-Law 13 +2 15% / 85% 0% $65,639 80 96%
Robotics Engineering Technology 18 89% / 11% 17% $77,397 90
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education and Social Work 273 18% / 82% 0% $45,607 38 93%
Social Work 51 8% / 92% 0% $47,496 44 92%
Early Childhood Education 130 8% / 92% 0% $45,064 36 94%
Education of Gifted and Talented $48,559 47
Education of Hearing Impaired $48,559 47
Middle Level Education 17 12% / 88% 0% $45,064 36 94%
PreK-4 Education 2 0% / 100% 0% $45,064 36 94%
Secondary Education 66 48% / 52% 0% $45,064 36 94%
Special Education 7 14% / 86% 0% $48,559 47 99%
Technology Teacher Education $49,059 48
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Health Sciences and Nursing 248 12% / 88% 0% $71,280 85 98%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 56 2% / 98% 2% $52,758 58 98%
Health Sciences 18 28% / 72% 0% $83,073 93 100%
Medical Laboratory Science 5 20% / 80% 0% $63,998 78 100%
Nuclear Medicine Technology 21 0% / 100% 0% $57,995 69 98%
Nursing 130 15% / 85% 0% $82,671 93 97%
Rehabilitation Services 10 10% / 90% 0% $43,747 32 98%
Speech-Language Pathology $52,758 58
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist 4 50% / 50% 0%
Art Therapy 4 +1 0% / 100% 0% $55,032 63
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Liberal Arts 597 42% / 58% 2% $42,003 27 94%
Exercise Science 74 51% / 49% 1% $46,047 39 96%
Fitness and Wellness Technology $46,047 39 96%
Recreation and Leisure Services $44,638 35
Sport Management 49 +1 84% / 16% 4% $46,047 39 96%
Anthropology 3 0% / 100% 0% $39,274 20 91%
Arabic 15 47% / 53% 7% $48,497 46
Communication 25 16% / 84% 0% $44,827 36 95%
Communication Studies 6 33% / 67% 0% $44,827 36 95%
Digital Media and Multimedia $44,827 36 95%
English 15 33% / 67% 0% $42,378 28 92%
Experimental Psychology 98 +1 18% / 82% 2% $42,218 28 94%
General Studies 60 60% / 40% 3% $42,056 27 92%
Geographic Information Science $56,901 67
Geography 1 0% / 100% 0% $56,901 67 96%
Gerontology $47,837 45 100%
History 9 67% / 33% 0% $38,785 19 91%
Journalism 4 75% / 25% 0% $41,390 25 95%
Liberal Studies 26 19% / 81% 0% $42,056 27 92%
Philosophy 1 100% / 0% 0%
Psychology 3 0% / 100% 0% $40,920 24 94%
Public Relations and Advertising $53,709 60
Science, Technology, and Society 3 67% / 33% 0% $70,013 84 98%
Social Psychology 9 0% / 100% 0% $42,218 28 94%
Social Sciences $42,867 30
Social Sciences 1 0% / 100% 0% $40,141 22 88%
Sociology 27 33% / 67% 0% $46,290 40 97%
Physical Education 8 75% / 25% 0% $46,047 39 96%
Art 13 38% / 62% 0% $34,984 11 92%
Art History $34,984 11 92%
Commercial and Advertising Art 7 43% / 57% 14% $42,317 28 98%
Film and Video 13 38% / 62% 0% $36,189 13
Graphic Design 13 23% / 77% 0% $42,317 28 98%
Music Technology 7 86% / 14% 0% $40,583 23 100%
Studio Art 98 +1 40% / 60% 0% $34,984 11 92%
Theatre 9 56% / 44% 0% $35,432 12 91%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Science and Mathematics 187 45% / 55% 2% $53,891 60 95%
Chemistry 12 75% / 25% 0% $62,738 76 94%
Geological/Earth Sciences $55,774 64
Mathematics 12 58% / 42% 0% $56,683 66 96%
Physics 4 50% / 50% 0% $68,600 83
Statistics 1 0% / 100% 0% $70,071 84
Statistics $70,165 84
Biology 63 +1 25% / 75% 3% $55,590 64 95%
Environmental Biology $44,981 36
Molecular Biology $58,208 69
Environmental Science 20 60% / 40% 0% $47,232 43 95%
Environmental Studies 3 33% / 67% 0% $47,232 43 95%
Natural Sciences 11 82% / 18% 0% $44,756 35 100%
Veterinary Technology 17 6% / 94% 0% $45,862 39
Wildlife and Fisheries 23 39% / 61% 0% $46,223 40
Engineering Management 11 82% / 18% 0%
Industrial Technology Management $77,341 89 96%
Computer Engineering Technology $77,058 89
Electrical Engineering Technology 10 100% / 0% 10% $78,369 90 93%
Industrial Technology $77,341 89 96%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $12,015
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $17,079
Est. In-State Cost $15,543
Est. Out-of-State Cost $22,093
ROI Percentile 58th

Retention & Graduation

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

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 21.9% 371 30% / 70% 1% $44,106 33 93%
Health Sciences 18.6% 314 21% / 79% 1% $65,541 80 97%
Business & Economics 14.4% 243 65% / 35% 3% $56,836 66 96%
Education 13.6% 230 22% / 78% 0% $45,205 37 94%
Arts 9.7% 164 40% / 60% 1% $36,726 14 93%
Professional 7.8% 132 47% / 53% 3% $58,597 70 96%
Agriculture & Food Science 4.4% 74 43% / 57% 0% $46,236 40 97%
Computer Science 4.2% 71 83% / 17% 1% $77,064 89 100%
Life & Natural Sciences 3.7% 63 25% / 75% 3% $55,590 64 95%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.7% 29 62% / 38% 0% $61,294 74 95%

Research

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.2M #525 93%
Computer Science $0.0M #516 0%
Engineering $0 #449
Agriculture & Food Science
Business & Economics
Education
Health Sciences
Humanities & Social Sciences 26
Life & Natural Sciences
Total $0.2M #606 92% 26

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 94%
Yield (Unbound) 26%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 94% 94% 94%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 24%
SAT Range 940 – 1140
SAT Math Range 460 – 560
SAT RW Range 480 – 580