California University of Pennsylvania merged into Pennsylvania Western University in 2022 (U.S. Department of Education IPEDS). The data on this page is historical and kept for reference.
California University of Pennsylvania
Acceptance rate
97.1%
2022
Peer median 85.8%
“Peers” are all 238 public master's colleges and universities in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Public, 4-year
- Location
- California, Pennsylvania
- Website
- www.calu.edu
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Suburb of a small city
- Nearest major city
- Pittsburgh, about 25 mi
- Nearest international airport
- Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT), about 35 mi
- President
- Dale-Elizabeth Pehrsson (President, California University of PA)
- Phone
- 7249384400
- City
- California, Pennsylvania
- Address
- 250 University Ave, California, PA 15419-1394
Rankings & Admission
Peer median 85.8% · all 238 public master's colleges and universities in the U.S.
Acceptance rate by gender, 2022
In 2020: men 96.5%, women 97.6%.
Test Scores
2022 admitted students, 25th–75th percentile · 38% submitted SAT, 6% submitted ACT · SAT/ACT optional: considered if submitted
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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Washington and Jefferson CollegeWashington · 20.1 mi
Liberal Arts #91
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Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh · 26.2 mi
U.S. News #156
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Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh · 26.3 mi
U.S. News #14
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University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh · 26.4 mi
U.S. News #59
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Chatham UniversityPittsburgh · 26.6 mi
U.S. News #236
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West Virginia UniversityMorgantown · 30.0 mi
U.S. News #227
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Robert Morris UniversityMoon Township · 35.8 mi
U.S. News #219
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Juniata CollegeHuntingdon · 103.0 mi
Liberal Arts #91
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Kent State University at KentKent · 106.8 mi
U.S. News #236
Peer median 4.7 · all 238 public master's colleges and universities in the U.S.
Incidents, 2018–2020
From the Clery Act campus safety reports schools file, covering on-campus, non-campus and public property.
Notable Alumni
Notable alumni of California University of Pennsylvania include Matthew Antoine (American skeleton racer), Julia Cohen (Former professional tennis player) and Nicholas Addlery (Former Jamaican football player).
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Matthew Antoine 1985–
American skeleton racer
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Julia Cohen 1989–
Former professional tennis player
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Nicholas Addlery 1981–
Former Jamaican football player
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Frank Mascara 1930–2011
US Representative from Pennsylvania, 1995 to 2003
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Don Asmonga 1928–2014
Basketball and baseball player for the Baltimore Bullets
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Del Beshore 1956–
Former NBA player and coach
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Natalie Wideman 1992–
Canadian softball player
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Jazmine Fenlator-Victorian 1985–
American-Jamaican bobsledder
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Bruce Foster Sterling 1870–1945
Democratic US Representative from Pennsylvania
More alumni (14, by field)
Politics and law
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Paul K. Van Riper 1938–
Retired US Marine Corps lieutenant general
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Allen Foster Cooper 1862–1917
US Representative from Pennsylvania
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Donna Feigley Barbisch 1947–
Retired U.S. Army major general
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Grant Furlong 1886–1973
Physician and former Pennsylvania congressman
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Mary Beth Buchanan 1963–
Former U.S. Attorney for Western District of Pennsylvania
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Alan R. Lynn
U.S. Army lieutenant general, Defense Information Systems Agency director
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R. Steven Whitcomb 1948–
Retired United States Army lieutenant general
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Greg Lucas 1960–
Pennsylvania state representative
Business
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Garrett Kelleher
Irish real estate developer
Science and academia
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Dennis E. Wisnosky 1947–
Former chief technical officer of US DoD business transformation
Sports
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Rick Krivda 1970–
Baseball pitcher, 2000 Olympic gold medalist
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Jack Zduriencik 1951–
Former baseball executive and radio host
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Shaka Smart 1977–
Head men's basketball coach at Marquette University
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Dewey McDonald 1990–
Former NFL linebacker
From Wikidata “educated at” records (including people who attended without graduating), ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions. Degrees and years follow Wikidata and are left out where it has none.
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.