Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

About

Type: Public, 4-year
Location: Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Website: www.commonwealthu.edu
Undergraduates: 9,847
Student-faculty ratio: 19 : 1

This collegeRanked colleges nearby

Setting: Distant town
Nearest major city: Scranton, about 50 mi
Nearest international airport: Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), about 100 mi

Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania

Academic calendar: Semester
Religious affiliation: Not applicable
President: Dr. Jeffrey Osgood (President)
Phone: 5703894000
City: Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Address: 400 East Second Street, Bloomsburg, PA 17815

Rankings & Admission

Acceptance rate (%)

94.0 2023

94.7 2024

93.1 2025

Acceptance rate by gender, 2025

Men

93.3%

Women

92.9%

In 2023: men 92.6%, women 94.8%.

School and Program Rankings

U.S. News school and program rankings · Click a school to see its programs, and a program for its full ranking

Undergraduate Rankings · 2027 edition

Nursing School#135▲292 Computer Science#396▲74

Social Sciences and Humanities1 programs—

Graduate Rankings · 2026 edition

Health Specialty2 programs—

Ranks in blue are top 10 · ▲▼ change from the previous edition · “—” means no overall ranking for that school · Medical schools are ranked in tiers since the 2025 edition

Test Scores

2025 admitted students, 25th–75th percentile · 30% submitted SAT, 0% submitted ACT · SAT/ACT optional: considered if submitted

SAT total990–1190

SAT Reading

500–600

600700800

SAT Math

490–590

600700800

How Hard Is It to Get In

about 9 in 10

8,891 applicants in 2025, 93.1% admitted

8,277 admitted 614 not admitted Yield 29.2%

Degrees & Majors

Graduates in 2025 (first major)

Associate710 international (0.0%)

Bachelor's2,0226 international (0.3%)

Master's4145 international (1.2%)

Doctoral250 international (0.0%)

Top 10 Bachelor's majors by graduates

Business Administration and Management, General

282

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse

173

Early Childhood Education and Teaching

132

Psychology, General

117

Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other

115

Special Education and Teaching, General

72

Biology/Biological Sciences, General

70

Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

68

Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

62

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, Other

62

U.S. studentsInternational

Popular graduate programs

Mental Health Counseling/Counselor · Master's60 (2% international)
Physician Assistant · Master's54 (0% international)
Business Administration and Management, General · Master's48 (2% international)
Educational Leadership and Administration, General · Master's34 (0% international)
Educational/Instructional Technology · Master's24 (0% international)
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist · Master's24 (4% international)

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

Health professionshas 618 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate	Under	Master	Doctor
Audiology/Audiologist.	$58,909-$83,326
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist.	$58,909-$83,326
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist.	$58,909-$83,326
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist.	$72,520-$106,065
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist.	$72,520-$106,065
Physician Assistant.	$72,520-$106,065
Athletic Training/Trainer.	$72,520-$106,065
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other.	$42,463
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor.	$47,916
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist.	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse.	$73,746-$121,967
Nursing Practice.	$73,746-$121,967
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other.	-

Businesshas 486 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate	Under	Master	Doctor
Business/Commerce, General.	-
Business Administration and Management, General.	$49,546-$72,283
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management.	$49,546-$72,283
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other.	$49,546-$72,283
Accounting.	$54,943
International Business/Trade/Commerce.	$45,066
Selling Skills and Sales Operations.	$59,447

Educationhas 366 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate	Under	Master	Doctor
Curriculum and Instruction.	$55,866
Educational Leadership and Administration, General.	$47,959
Educational/Instructional Technology.	$69,073-$70,249
Special Education and Teaching, General.	$50,030-$53,148
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching.	$44,454-$48,575
Secondary Education and Teaching.	$44,454-$48,575
Early Childhood Education and Teaching.	$44,454-$48,575
Reading Teacher Education.	$54,560

Homeland security has 199 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate	Under	Master	Doctor
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration.	$31,776-$41,595
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies.	$31,776-$41,595
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism.	$56,620

Psychology has 117 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate	Under	Master	Doctor
Psychology, General.	$36,348

Parks, recreation, leisure has 116 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate	Under	Master	Doctor
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General.	$37,694
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General.	$38,411-$49,994
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management.	$38,411-$49,994
Exercise Science and Kinesiology.	$38,411-$49,994
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, Other.	$38,411-$49,994

Biologyhas 78 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate	Under	Master	Doctor
Biology/Biological Sciences, General.	$39,225

Communication has 77 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate	Under	Master	Doctor
Communication, General.	$38,280
Mass Communication/Media Studies.	$38,280

Public administrationhas 75 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate	Under	Master	Doctor
Social Work.	$40,449

Visual and Performing artshas 65 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate	Under	Master	Doctor
Graphic Design.	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General.	-
Art/Art Studies, General.	$29,759
Fine/Studio Arts, General.	$29,759
Art History, Criticism and Conservation.	$29,759
Music, General.	$37,363
Music Performance, General.	$37,363

Computer and information sciencehas 63 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate	Under	Master	Doctor
Computer and Information Sciences, General.	$81,041
Information Technology.	$81,041
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other.	$55,652

Physical scienceshas 60 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate	Under	Master	Doctor
Chemistry, General.	-
Geology/Earth Science, General.	$48,259
Physics, General.	-
Physics, Other.	-

Social sciencehas 60 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate	Under	Master	Doctor
Anthropology, General.	-
Economics, General.	-
International Relations and Affairs.	-
Political Science and Government, General.	$38,341
Sociology, General.	$37,834
Social Sciences, Other.	-

Multi/inerdisciplinary studies has 34 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate	Under	Master	Doctor
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General.	$42,947

Foreign languages has 33 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate	Under	Master	Doctor
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General.	$28,587
Spanish Language and Literature.	-
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation.	$40,819

History has 30 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate	Under	Master	Doctor
History, General.	$33,437

English has 26 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate	Under	Master	Doctor
English Language and Literature, General.	$32,020

Mathmatics and statistics has 13 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate	Under	Master	Doctor
Mathematics, General.	$44,678

Liberal arts has 10 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate	Under	Master	Doctor
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies.	$35,668

Engineeringhas 5 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate	Under	Master	Doctor
Electrical and Electronics Engineering.	$70,388

Philosophy has 1 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate	Under	Master	Doctor
Philosophy.	-

Engineering technologieshas 1 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate	Under	Master	Doctor
Environmental/Environmental Engineering Technology/Technician.	-

Students

11,092 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 40:60 · Freshman retention 77.6%

Continuing undergraduates 6,363
First-year undergraduates 2,404
Graduate students 1,245
Transfers and others 1,080

Undergraduate race and ethnicity (9,847)

White

7,899 · 80.2%

Hispanic

697 · 7.1%

Black

485 · 4.9%

Unknown

382 · 3.9%

Two or more races

180 · 1.8%

Asian

113 · 1.1%

International

53 · 0.5%

Age distribution

Bachelor's

Under 18

5.7%

18–19

42.6%

20–21

34.4%

22–24

11.4%

25 and over

5.9%

Graduate students

Under 22

3.2%

22–24

37.1%

25–29

24.7%

30–34

11.9%

35 and over

23.1%

International Students

International share over the last 10 years

Undergraduates0.5%

53 in 2025 · 0.4% in 2023

20232025

Graduate students1.1%

14 in 2025 · 0.7% in 2023

20232025

Cost

2025 cost per year (out-of-state)

$34,738

Undergrad tuition (out-of-state): $22,870
Undergraduate tuition (in-state): $11,046
Room and board: $11,868
Graduate tuition: $17,000

Out-of-state tuition and room and board over time

30.6K 2023

34.0K 2024

34.7K 2025

Tuition rose 21% from 2023 to 2025; room and board rose 2%.

Finances · fiscal year 2024

Revenue$284M

Government grants and contracts

$139M49.0%

Tuition and fees

$69.6M24.5%

Auxiliary enterprises

$53.7M18.9%

Investment return

$6.5M2.3%

Gifts and private grants

$5.1M1.8%

Sales and services of educational activities

$3.1M1.1%

Other

$7.0M2.5%

Expenses$272M

Instruction

$111M40.9%

Institutional support

$59.5M21.9%

Auxiliary enterprises

$42.4M15.6%

Student services

$36.8M13.5%

Academic support

$28.7M10.5%

Scholarships

$10.1M3.7%

Public service

$3.3M1.2%

Research

$458K0.2%

Other

-$20.4M-7.5%

Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)

All faculty

$105,664

Professor

$124,527

Associate professor

$99,779

Assistant professor

$82,964

Instructor

$63,054

Campus Life

Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference

Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference: football, basketball, baseball, cross country

2025
NCAA Division II with football	MEN	WOMEN
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)	343	242
Football	236	-
Soccer	71	82
Baseball	119	-
Basketball	46	43
Wrestling	66	22
Field Hockey	-	85
Swimming	23	41
Softball	-	63
Lacrosse	-	59
Other Sports	58	-
Volleyball	-	40
Golf	10	23
Tennis	11	21

2024
NCAA Division II with football	MEN	WOMEN
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)	297	231
Football	222	-
Soccer	74	97
Baseball	122	-
Basketball	49	48
Wrestling	71	23
Field Hockey	-	86
Softball	-	67
Lacrosse	-	62
Swimming	25	32
Other Sports	54	-
Volleyball	-	41
Tennis	11	25
Golf	10	23

2023
NCCAA Division I	MEN	WOMEN
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)	243	236
Football	218	-
Soccer	66	94
Baseball	117	-
Basketball	51	48
Field Hockey	-	81
Wrestling	60	13
Lacrosse	-	66
Other Sports	65	-
Softball	-	63
Swimming	23	34
Volleyball	-	37
Tennis	12	21
Golf	13	19

Nearby & Safety

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Recent News at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

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0Updates in the past 12 months

May 2024Latest update

Gifts & partnershipsMost common topic

May 2024 Gifts & funding

Alumni Rev. Dr. David Snyder and Susan Snyder made a cash donation and included Lock Haven University Foundation's Haven Fund in their estate plan.
Source: commonwealthu.edu

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.