by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
California University of Pennsylvania was awarded 422 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health & physical education.
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Cal U landed the #857 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,238 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
Out of the 117 colleges in Pennsylvania, Cal U is ranked at #53.
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With an acceptance rate of 97%, Cal U has a fairly liberal admissions policy. However, don't just assume you'll get in! Put together a good application and make sure you include all requested documents and materials.
About 38% of students accepted to Cal U submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 580. Math scores were between 460 and 570.
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The student to faculty ratio at California University of Pennsylvania is 19 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at California University of Pennsylvania is 70%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at California University of Pennsylvania is 67%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from Cal U have a four-year graduation rate of 36%. This is comparable to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,785 undergraduates at Cal U with 3,863 being full-time and 922 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $15,854 | $16,063 | $18,197 | $21,716 | $23,144 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Cal U, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Cal U, approximately 64% of students took out student loans averaging $6,078 a year. That adds up to $24,312 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Cal U is 5.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Cal U are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 250 University Ave, California, PA 15419-1394 |
| Phone: | 724-938-4400 |
| Website: | www.calu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/CalUofPA |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/CalUofPA |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 165 | $64,369 |
| Business Administration & Management | 97 | $36,191 |
| Health & Physical Education | 92 | $30,069 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 86 | $29,293 |
| General Psychology | 56 | $20,997 |
| Computer Information Systems | 55 | $44,734 |
| General Social Sciences | 55 | $28,609 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 54 | $29,191 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 45 | $29,535 |
| Middle Eastern Semitic Languages | 43 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 5,207 students took at least one online class at California University of Pennsylvania. This is an increase from the 4,979 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 5,207 | 2,821 |
| 2019-2020 | 4,979 | 2,869 |
| 2018-2019 | 4,367 | 2,733 |
| 2017-2018 | 4,752 | 2,965 |
| 2016-2017 | 5,463 | 3,208 |
Learn more about online learning at California University of Pennsylvania.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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