Pennsylvania Western University
California, Pennsylvania
- Public
- Town
- 7,451 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 94%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $17,839per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 52%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $51,16110 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Formed in July 2022 through the merger of California, Clarion, and Edinboro universities, PennWest operates three physical residential campuses and a Global Online campus.
Source: About PennWest
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 94%About 9 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 940–1140Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 17–25Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $17,839full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $26,786sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $12,075Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $17,006Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 52%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 72%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $51,16110 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $17,250federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 7,451Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 45%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 37%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, PA — admits 91%
- Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, PA — admits 93%
- Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA — admits 86%
- Pennsylvania State University-World Campus University Park, PA — admits 91%
- Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA — admits 91%
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg Middletown, PA — admits 98%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Pennsylvania Western University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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