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Clarion University of Pennsylvania was awarded 413 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is education/teaching of individuals in early childhood special education programs.
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Clarion University is ranked #1,084 out of 2,238 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list.
Clarion University is also ranked #67 out of 117 schools in Pennsylvania.
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Because it has a high acceptance rate of 99%, some consider Clarion University 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.
With a student to faculty ratio of 17 to 1, Clarion University of Pennsylvania is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
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 Clarion University of Pennsylvania is 76%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Clarion University of Pennsylvania has a freshmen retention rate of 75%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Clarion University the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 39%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,587 undergraduates at Clarion University with 2,889 being full-time and 698 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $15,501 | $16,521 | $18,951 | $22,361 | $23,518 |
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 Clarion University, 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 Clarion University, approximately 60% of students took out student loans averaging $7,166 a year. That adds up to $28,664 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Clarion University is 6.6%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for Clarion University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 840 Wood Street, Clarion, PA 16214 |
| Phone: | 814-393-2000 |
| Website: | https://www.clarion.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/clarionu |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/clarionu |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 122 | $63,702 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 108 | $29,128 |
| Communication Sciences | 44 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 44 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 39 | $35,642 |
| Accounting | 37 | $40,736 |
| Allied Health Professions | 36 | $46,716 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 32 | $30,791 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 30 | $30,023 |
| General Biology | 27 | $28,826 |
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, 2,471 students took at least one online class at Clarion University of Pennsylvania. This is a decrease from the 3,586 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 2,471 | 1,236 |
| 2019-2020 | 3,586 | 1,387 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,615 | 1,440 |
| 2017-2018 | 2,698 | 1,503 |
| 2016-2017 | 2,550 | 1,480 |
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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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