Mansfield University of Pennsylvania merged into Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania in 2022 (U.S. Department of Education IPEDS). The data on this page is historical and kept for reference.
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
Acceptance rate
94.4%
2022
Peer median 80.5%
“Peers” are all 85 public baccalaureate colleges in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Public, 4-year
- Location
- Mansfield, Pennsylvania
- Website
- www.mansfield.edu
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Distant town
- Nearest major city
- Scranton, about 80 mi
- Nearest international airport
- Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC), about 100 mi
- Also known as
- Mansfield University
- President
- Dr. Bashar Hanna (President)
- Phone
- 5706624000
- City
- Mansfield, Pennsylvania
- Address
- 5 Swan Street, Mansfield, PA 16933
Rankings & Admission
Peer median 80.5% · all 85 public baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Acceptance rate by gender, 2022
In 2020: men 93.4%, women 97.4%.
Test Scores
2022 admitted students, 25th–75th percentile · 34% submitted SAT, 3% 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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Cornell UniversityIthaca · 53.6 mi
U.S. News #14
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Bucknell UniversityLewisburg · 59.7 mi
Liberal Arts #29
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Binghamton UniversityVestal · 60.1 mi
U.S. News #73
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Hobart and William Smith CollegesGeneva · 72.8 mi
Liberal Arts #60
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The Pennsylvania State UniversityUniversity Park · 80.9 mi
U.S. News #55
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Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester · 93.4 mi
U.S. News #95
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University of RochesterRochester · 95.5 mi
U.S. News #49
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Syracuse UniversitySyracuse · 97.6 mi
U.S. News #72
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Juniata CollegeHuntingdon · 102.7 mi
Liberal Arts #91
Peer median 4.9 · all 85 public baccalaureate colleges 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 Mansfield University of Pennsylvania include Keith Wayne (Actor, wrestler and singer in Night of the Living Dead), Hughie Jennings (Major League Baseball player and manager) and Ali Soufan (Former FBI agent, founder of the Soufan Center).
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Keith Wayne 1945–2010
Actor, wrestler and singer in Night of the Living Dead
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Hughie Jennings 1869–1928
Major League Baseball player and manager
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Ali Soufan 1971–
Former FBI agent, founder of the Soufan Center
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William A. Stone 1846–1920
22nd Governor of Pennsylvania
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Fred Churchill Leonard 1856–1921
Republican US Representative from Pennsylvania
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William David Blakeslee Ainey 1864–1932
Pennsylvania Republican US congressman
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Edwin J. Jorden 1863–1903
Republican U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
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Kenneth B. Lee 1922–2010
Former Speaker of the Pennsylvania House
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Wylie G. Woodruff 1866–1930
American football player and coach
More alumni (6, by field)
Politics and law
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Kenyatta Johnson 1973–
President of the Philadelphia City Council
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Herbert T. Ames 1844–1936
Former mayor of Williamsport, Pennsylvania
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Ron Miller 1951–
Pennsylvania state representative
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David Delloso 1965–
Pennsylvania House of Representatives member
Sports
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Tom Brookens 1953–
Former MLB third baseman with the Detroit Tigers
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Al Todd 1902–1985
MLB catcher, manager and scout
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.