by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Central Penn College was awarded 110 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is allied health & medical assisting services.
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Central Penn landed the #922 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Central Penn held the #1,593 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 109 colleges in Pennsylvania, Central Penn is ranked at #53.
Because it has a high acceptance rate of 89%, some consider Central Penn to be a safety school. But don't just assume that admittance is in the bag. Make sure to spend enough time on your application so that it is in tip-top shape.
At Central Penn, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 9 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Central Penn College is 43%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Central Penn College this rate is 51%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from Central Penn have a four-year graduation rate of 35%. This is comparable to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 941 undergraduates at Central Penn with 225 being full-time and 716 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $17,737 | $18,614 | $19,205 | $22,353 | $23,415 |
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 Central Penn, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Central Penn, approximately 84% of students took out student loans averaging $7,098 a year. That adds up to $28,392 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Central Penn is 10.8%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Contact details for Central Penn are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 600 Valley Road, Summerdale, PA 17093-0309 |
| Phone: | 800-759-2727 |
| Website: | https://www.centralpenn.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/centralpenn |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/#!/centralpenn |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 66 | $41,064 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 27 | $33,291 |
| Computer Science | 19 | $46,625 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 15 | NA |
| Legal Professions (Other) | 13 | $32,472 |
| Accounting | 12 | $38,515 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 9 | NA |
| Health Sciences & Services | 4 | NA |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 0 | NA |
| Marketing | 0 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 704 students took at least one online class at Central Penn College. This is a decrease from the 823 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 704 | 502 |
| 2019-2020 | 823 | 555 |
| 2018-2019 | 829 | 509 |
| 2017-2018 | 837 | 501 |
| 2016-2017 | 976 | 573 |
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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