Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania · Public · Predominantly bachelor's · Town: Distant

Official websiteNet price calculatorAccreditor: Middle States Commission on Higher Education

The average annual net price for first-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal aid (in-state) is $17,468. 54% of first-time, full-time students completed within 150% of normal time. Students who received federal aid had median earnings of $56,416 ten years after entering. The median federal loan debt of graduates is $19,500.

Average net price
$17,468
per year Verified data
Completion rate
54%
within 150% of normal time Verified data
Median earnings
$56,416
10 years after entry Verified data
Median debt
$19,500
graduates, federal loans Verified data

Cost and net price

In-state tuition and fees$11,610
Out-of-state tuition and fees$23,976
Average cost of attendance$26,335
Books and supplies$1,200
Room and board, on campus$12,202
Average net price, all aided students$17,468
Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000$12,459
Average net price, family income over $110,000$22,472

Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, at in-state rates. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.

Admissions and enrollment

Admission rate
93%
SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
990 to 1190
ACT composite range, middle 50%
Data unavailable
Undergraduate enrollment
9,210
Graduate enrollment
1,245
Students receiving Pell grants
37%
Student to faculty ratio
19 to 1

Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.

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Graduation, earnings, and debt

Completion within 150% of normal time54%
Completion within normal time41%
First-year retention (full-time)78%
Median federal debt, graduates$19,500
Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years)$222
Median Parent PLUS debt, completers$27,253
Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry73%
1 year after completion$46,266
4 years after completion$58,676
6 years after entry$48,167
8 years after entry$53,315
10 years after entry$56,416
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled. Ten years after entry the median is $56,416; the middle half earned $39,631 to $78,817. Cohorts differ by measure; see definitions below.
Measure definitions and cohorts
  • Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
  • Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
  • Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.

Programs and program-level outcomes

Highest early earnings among programs at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled one year after completing, by program. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed for privacy and not shown.

134 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.

Undergraduate certificate (16)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Area Studies
CIP 05.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
CIP 52.07 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Geography and Cartography
CIP 45.07 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
CIP 51.11 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
CIP 51.15 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Museology/Museum Studies
CIP 30.14 · No credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
CIP 09.09 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.07 · Some credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
CIP 09.07 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
CIP 23.13 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Security Science and Technology
CIP 43.04 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Associate's degree (13)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · Some credentials fully online
14Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · Some credentials fully online
12$31,776Suppressed for privacy
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.05 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
CIP 51.99 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
CIP 51.15 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Nanotechnology
CIP 15.16 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians
CIP 41.03 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Health
CIP 51.22 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
42$73,746$30,895
Sustainability Studies
CIP 30.33 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Bachelor's degree (65)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
37$54,943$26,000
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online
31$72,520$27,000
American Sign Language
CIP 16.16 · No credentials fully online
14$40,819$25,000
Anthropology
CIP 45.02 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Applied Mathematics
CIP 27.03
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
77$39,225$25,000
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
333$49,546$25,000
Business/Commerce, General
CIP 52.01 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences
CIP 26.04
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacy$27,000
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28
Suppressed for privacy$26,000
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
CIP 51.10
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
CIP 51.02 · No credentials fully online
55Suppressed for privacy$25,000
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online
103$38,280$26,250
Computer Science
CIP 11.07 · No credentials fully online
0$72,194$22,170
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
31Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
CIP 11.10 · Some credentials fully online
21$55,652$24,750
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · No credentials fully online
117$41,595$25,111
Design and Applied Arts
CIP 50.04 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
CIP 51.31 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
CIP 50.05 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology
CIP 26.13
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Economics
CIP 45.06 · No credentials fully online
21Suppressed for privacy$21,250
Education, General
CIP 13.01
$41,469Suppressed for privacy
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
CIP 14.10 · No credentials fully online
2$70,388Suppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
39$32,020$27,000
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08 · Some credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · Some credentials fully online
27$29,759$26,237
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations
CIP 52.18 · No credentials fully online
23$59,447$25,500
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
CIP 40.06 · No credentials fully online
43$48,259$22,625
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.05 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
CIP 51.99 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
CIP 51.11 · No credentials fully online
131$42,463$23,500
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
23$33,437$26,932
International Business
CIP 52.11 · No credentials fully online
15$45,066$25,000
International Relations and National Security Studies
CIP 45.09 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · Some credentials fully online
38$35,668$28,250
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
CIP 16.01 · No credentials fully online
16$28,587$22,000
Marketing
CIP 52.14
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
15$44,678$26,000
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
CIP 30.00 · Some credentials fully online
28$42,947$27,500
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
25$37,363$27,000
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CIP 03.01 · No credentials fully online
0$43,615Suppressed for privacy
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management
CIP 31.03 · No credentials fully online
7$37,694Suppressed for privacy
Philosophy
CIP 38.01 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physics
CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences
CIP 26.09
Suppressed for privacy$25,000
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online
26$38,341$23,250
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
140$36,348$26,000
Public Health
CIP 51.22 · No credentials fully online
1$41,985$27,000
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
CIP 09.09 · No credentials fully online
0$43,233$24,500
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.07 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · Some credentials fully online
192$90,544$27,000
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
CIP 51.23 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.09 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Security Science and Technology
CIP 43.04 · No credentials fully online
61$56,620$25,000
Social Sciences, General
CIP 45.01 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Sciences, Other
CIP 45.99 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · Some credentials fully online
65$40,449$27,000
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · Some credentials fully online
10$37,834$24,500
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online
73$50,030$26,000
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
76$38,411$27,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
179$44,454$26,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13
Suppressed for privacy$26,000
Visual and Performing Arts, General
CIP 50.01
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Post-baccalaureate certificate (4)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Design and Applied Arts
CIP 50.04
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational/Instructional Media Design
CIP 13.05
$69,073$26,188
Neurobiology and Neurosciences
CIP 26.15
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Master's degree (23)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · Some credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online
63$106,065Suppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · Some credentials fully online
53$72,283Suppressed for privacy
Business/Commerce, General
CIP 52.01 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
CIP 51.02 · No credentials fully online
28$58,909Suppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · All credentials fully online
19$81,041Suppressed for privacy
Curriculum and Instruction
CIP 13.03 · Some credentials fully online
16$55,866Suppressed for privacy
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
CIP 51.31 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Education, General
CIP 13.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · Some credentials fully online
26$47,959Suppressed for privacy
Educational/Instructional Media Design
CIP 13.05 · All credentials fully online
36$70,249Suppressed for privacy
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
CIP 52.13 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
CIP 51.15 · All credentials fully online
57$47,916Suppressed for privacy
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences
CIP 26.09
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Health
CIP 51.22 · All credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · Some credentials fully online
22$121,967Suppressed for privacy
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · No credentials fully online
15Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · Some credentials fully online
16$53,148Suppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
37$49,994Suppressed for privacy
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
CIP 13.11
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
6$48,575Suppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · Some credentials fully online
6$54,560Suppressed for privacy
Graduate certificate (9)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Design and Applied Arts
CIP 50.04 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational/Instructional Media Design
CIP 13.05 · All credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations
CIP 52.18 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
CIP 51.15 · All credentials fully online
15Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Neurobiology and Neurosciences
CIP 26.15 · Some credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Doctoral degree (2)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
CIP 51.02
$83,326Suppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Professional degree (JD, MD, and similar) (2)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
CIP 51.02 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · Some credentials fully online
16Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
UNITID 498562, OPEID 003315. Data unavailable means the Department of Education did not publish the figure or suppressed it for privacy. Report a data issue.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.