Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg, PA · Public · 9,210 undergrads (medium, town) · website ↗

Test-optional
$25 application fee

What you'll actually pay

Average net price per year — tuition, fees, room & board minus grant and scholarship aid — for in-state students by household income.

Household income	Avg net price / year
Under $30,000	$11,374
$30,000 – $48,000	$11,370
$48,000 – $75,000	$13,877
$75,000 – $110,000	$17,989
Over $110,000	$20,099
All incomes (average)	$15,699

Sticker tuition and fees: $11,046 in-state, $22,870 out-of-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

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Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus	$12,202
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)	$11,288
Books and supplies	$1,200
Other expenses, on campus	$3,400
Other expenses, off campus	$3,500

Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23

What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (2,155 of them) in 2022–23; 97% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.

Type of aid	Students awarded	Average amount
Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own	83%	$7,578
Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government	35%	$5,084
The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college	70%	$4,379
Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans	70%	$5,233

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.

Admissions & outcomes

Acceptance rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1090
Median ACT: —
Students with Pell grants: 32%
Graduation rate (6yr): 55%
Freshman retention: 78%
Median earnings @ 10yr: $52,416
Median debt at graduation: $26,000
International undergrads: 50 (0.5%)

For comparison, the median across all 1,596 four-year colleges on this site: graduation rate 56%, earnings ten years after entering $54,869, debt at graduation $23,250.

Admission policy, test scores and teaching

SAT/ACT policy: Test-optional
Application fee: $25
Students per faculty member: 19 to 1
Faculty who are full-time: 83%
Open admission: No

Middle 50% of test scores, fall 2024

25th to 75th percentile of enrolled first-year students who submitted scores. A quarter scored below the first figure and a quarter above the second. Section ranges can't be added together into a total-score range.

SAT Reading and Writing: 500–600
SAT Math: 490–590
ACT composite: —

What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023

How the college said it used each item when deciding on first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking applicants for fall 2023. For SAT and ACT scores, see the fall 2024 policy above.

High school GPA	Considered if submitted
High school class rank	Considered if submitted
High school record	Required
Completion of a college-preparatory program	Required
Recommendations	Considered if submitted
Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g. portfolio)	Not considered
English proficiency test (for applicable students)	Required
Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Not considered
Work experience	Considered if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Considered if submitted
Legacy status	Considered if submitted

First-time applicants: 7,733
Admitted: 7,327
Enrolled: 2,434

Counts of first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students, including early decision and early action. The acceptance rate higher up this page comes from a different College Scorecard release, so it may not match these counts.

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.

Most popular fields of study

Share of bachelor's degrees awarded.

Health & Nursing21%

Business19%

Education13%

Criminal Justice9%

Psychology6%

Kinesiology & Sports Science4%

Communications & Media4%

Biology & Life Sciences3%

Visual & Performing Arts3%

Physics & Chemistry3%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Bachelor's degrees (46)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations	333	$49,546	$64,030national $68,257	$24,012
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	192	$90,544	$89,958national $88,910	$26,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	179	$44,454	$48,662national $47,382	$25,000
Psychology, General	140	$36,348	$49,137national $50,706	$25,000
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	131	$42,463	$73,383national $61,911	$22,707
Criminal Justice and Corrections	117	$41,595	$55,909national $55,378	$25,000
Communication and Media Studies	103	$38,280	$52,825national $56,359	$26,000
Biology, General	77	$39,225	$53,988national $57,214	$24,250
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	76	$38,411	$53,736national $54,562	$25,250
Special Education and Teaching	73	$50,030	$51,949national $50,499	$24,646
Social Work	65	$40,449	$48,454national $51,790	$26,752
Security Science and Technology	61	$56,620	$73,289national $57,805	$24,798
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	55	—	$66,538national $58,928	$25,000
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	43	$48,259	$60,075national $60,190	$22,000
English Language and Literature, General	39	$32,020	$46,990national $48,590	$27,000
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	38	$35,668	$46,030national $53,072	$26,000
Accounting and Related Services	37	$54,943	$66,300national $76,194	$25,000
Computer and Information Sciences, General	31	—	$64,063national $92,374	—
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	31	$72,520	$70,181national $70,786	$27,000
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	28	$42,947	—national $50,532	$26,500
Fine and Studio Arts	27	$29,759	$33,682national $41,367	$22,875
Political Science and Government	26	$38,341	$56,161national $63,293	$23,250
Music	25	$37,363	$42,481national $42,892	$27,000
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	23	$59,447	—national $75,399	$25,000
History	23	$33,437	$46,133national $50,680	$25,000
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	21	$55,652	$69,048national $85,063	$14,500
Economics	21	—	$62,798national $82,686	$21,107
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	16	$28,587	$48,495national $49,984	$20,122
Mathematics	15	$44,678	$62,779national $69,562	$25,500
International Business	15	$45,066	—national $73,201	$25,000
American Sign Language	14	$40,819	$59,134national $45,044	$23,500
Anthropology	11	—	$53,927national $46,676	—
Sociology	10	$37,834	$50,984national $52,657	$21,500
Chemistry	9	—	$63,088national $65,120	$27,000
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	8	—	$50,836national $55,753	—
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management	7	$37,694	$52,571national $50,468	—
Physics	4	—	$73,703national $76,786	—
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	2	$70,388	—national $100,647	—
Public Health	1	$41,985	$75,679national $58,808	$27,000
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	0	$43,615	$56,107national $55,012	—
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	0	$43,233	$56,381national $63,560	$25,000
Computer Science	0	$72,194	$85,353national $107,009	$19,000
Education, General	—	$41,469	$48,795national $49,808	—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	—	—	—national $51,389	$26,000
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	—	—	—national $62,172	$25,000
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	—	—	—national $50,523	$23,250

Associate degrees (3)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	42	$73,746	$76,001national $80,813	$23,875
Criminal Justice and Corrections	12	$31,776	$54,803national $46,706	—
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	5	—	$71,444national $65,389	—

Master's degrees (15)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	63	$106,065	$123,385national $127,347	$61,500
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	57	$47,916	$57,554national $59,571	$67,060
Business Administration, Management and Operations	53	$72,283	$92,190national $103,485	$28,340
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	37	$49,994	$55,315national $62,033	$25,500
Educational/Instructional Media Design	36	$70,249	$83,710national $70,644	$28,950
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	28	$58,909	$73,986national $67,030	$41,000
Educational Administration and Supervision	26	$47,959	$55,584national $71,685	$24,256
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	22	$121,967	$129,202national $120,193	$49,735
Computer and Information Sciences, General	19	$81,041	—national $124,201	$20,500
Curriculum and Instruction	16	$55,866	$59,912national $63,399	—
Special Education and Teaching	16	$53,148	$56,241national $64,397	—
Social Work	15	—	—national $65,123	$30,342
Accounting and Related Services	8	—	$97,252national $95,833	—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	6	$48,575	—national $59,916	—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	6	$54,560	—national $63,707	—

Doctoral degrees (1)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	—	$83,326	$86,041national $88,343	—

Post-baccalaureate certificates (1)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Educational/Instructional Media Design	—	$69,073	—national $69,231	—

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 68 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed.

Contact and accreditation

Address: 400 East Second Street, Bloomsburg, PA 17815
Phone: (570) 389-4000
Institutional accreditor: Middle States Commission on Higher Education

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts) and IPEDS Fall Enrolment for international student counts. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Verify current costs and requirements with the school.

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