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Pennsylvania Western University

California, PAQuad's selectivityOpen
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Admissions · Fall 2024

9 in 10 applicants admitted

Pennsylvania Western admits about 9 in 10 applicants (94%). That puts it in the "Open" tier, more selective than 13% of the 1,547 colleges that report admissions.

94%

94%

acceptance rateQuad's selectivityOpen

Applied

5,930

Admitted

5,594

Yield

27%

of admits enroll

SAT middle 50%

940–1140

8001600
ACT middle 50%

17–25

1236

Getting in, in detail: funnel, what they look at, your scores

Students

Who's on campus

A medium campus of 7,451 undergrads, where 38% receive Pell Grants, a typical share compared to other colleges.

7.5K

undergrads · larger than 85% of colleges

Diversity index

0.47

Pell Grant

38%

above the median

First generation

37%

above the median

Distant townNCAA D-II · Pennsylvania State Athletic ConferenceROTCStudy abroad

Students and campus life in detail

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Early Childhood Education and Teaching (8% of graduates). 18 students for every faculty member, more than at 83% of colleges. 81% of faculty are full-time. Spends $11,506 a year on instruction per student.

18 to 1

students per faculty member · more than at 83% of colleges

Most popular major

Early Childhood Education and Teaching

8% of 2024–25 graduates

Top-earning major

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General

$83.2K four years after completion

Full-time faculty

81%

of faculty

Instruction spending

$11.5K

per student a year

All majors with search, earnings by major, and faculty

Cost & aid · 2023–24

What it costs

In 2023–24, the average first-year paid an estimated $21,762 in total (tuition, housing, food, books and other costs, after grants), $2.5K less than the national median. The 93% who received grants paid $18,094 on average; the other 7% paid the full sticker price of $29,308 in-state / $33,926 out-of-state.

27%

$21.8K

average total cost per year, all first-years, after grants (est.) · $2.5K below the national median

$0$110K$400K+
Full price, in-state
$29,308 a year
tuition, housing, food, books, and other costs
Need-based aid
Published data end at $110K
use the college's net price calculator for higher incomes
Aid generosity

Moderate

grants cover 27% of full price

Federal loans

60%

of undergrads · national median 45%

Your price

Net price calculator

the college's own

Financial aid

Financial aid office Veterans' benefits

Prices, who gets aid, and borrowing in detail

Outcomes

What it pays

Former students earn a median $47,295 ten years after enrolling, more than at 30% of colleges; 54% graduate within six years. Four years of net price is about 1.8 years of that salary.

54%

54%

graduate within six years · national median 59%

Median earnings

$47.3K

10 years after entry

Median debt

$23.7K

≈ $252/month for 10 years

Retention

72%

come back for year two

Earnings, finishing, 8-year outcomes, by group

Over time · since 2013–14

How it's changed

  • Diversity

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Sources for this overviewEvery dataset and year behind the numbers on this profile; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

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IPEDS unit ID 498571 · Data retrieved 2026-10-12. Tap any ⓘ to see where that number came from and what year it describes. National ranks and medians include every 4-year college that reports the measure. How we source and calculate everything