Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology
Acceptance rate
96.2%
2025
Undergraduates
171
Student-faculty ratio 10:1
Peer median 19 : 1
Graduation rate
89.3%
Within 150% of normal time; 200%: 89.3%
Peer median 66.8%
“Peers” are all 46 two-year technical schools in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Public, 2-year
- Location
- Pleasant Gap, Pennsylvania
- Website
- www.cpi.edu
- Undergraduates
- 171
- Student-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Rural, near a city
- Nearest major city
- Harrisburg, about 60 mi
- Nearest international airport
- Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), about 130 mi
- Academic calendar
- Differs by program
- Religious affiliation
- Not applicable
- President
- MaryAnn Volders (President)
- Phone
- 8143592793
- City
- Pleasant Gap, Pennsylvania
- Address
- 540 N Harrison Rd, Pleasant Gap, PA 16823
Rankings & Admission
Acceptance rate by gender, 2025
In 2020: men 89.7%, women 89.8%.
Test Scores
SAT/ACT not considered, even if submitted IPEDS (US Department of Education) has no recent SAT/ACT data for admitted students here. GPA, course rigor, essays and activities matter more.
How Hard Is It to Get In
about 10 in 10
184 applicants in 2025, 96.2% admitted
177 admitted 7 not admitted Yield 71.2%
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard
*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
**Move mouse on can check deitaled graudates number, click for major detailed information
***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate |
|---|---|---|
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician. | - |
Students
171 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 35:65 · Freshman retention 86.8%
- Continuing undergraduates 45
- First-year undergraduates 113
- Transfers and others 13
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (171)
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 46 two-year technical schools in the U.S.
2 in 2025 · 0.0% in 2016
Cost
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$3.5M
Expenses$4.2M
Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)
Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 46 two-year technical schools in the U.S.
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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The Pennsylvania State UniversityUniversity Park · 8.7 mi
U.S. News #55
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Juniata CollegeHuntingdon · 30.1 mi
Liberal Arts #91
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Bucknell UniversityLewisburg · 45.1 mi
Liberal Arts #29
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Dickinson CollegeCarlisle · 54.9 mi
Liberal Arts #54
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Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg · 77.0 mi
Liberal Arts #54
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Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster · 94.4 mi
Liberal Arts #34
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Chatham UniversityPittsburgh · 118.4 mi
U.S. News #236
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Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown · 118.5 mi
Liberal Arts #62
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Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh · 119.3 mi
U.S. News #14
Peer median 0.0 · all 46 two-year technical schools in the U.S.
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.