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Pennsylvania Western University
California, PA · Public · 7,451 students · mostly bachelor degrees
104th-cheapest of 264 Pennsylvania colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$18,256
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$26,916
Graduation rate
52%
Admission rate
94%
Median graduate earnings
$47,295
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$23,725
Average SAT
1063
Pell grant recipients
38%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
201 programsEngineering Technologies/Technicians, General · Associate's Degree23 grads/yr$156,707Clinical Nurse Leader · Doctoral Degree$127,594Clinical Nurse Leader · Master's Degree60 grads/yr$113,607Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation · Master's Degree0 grads/yr$95,801Educational Leadership and Administration, General · Graduate/Professional Certificate50 grads/yr$88,001Health and Wellness, General · Bachelor's Degree44 grads/yr$83,194Clinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree210 grads/yr$82,099Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree131 grads/yr$78,426Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree14 grads/yr$77,401Accounting · Master's Degree18 grads/yr$76,807Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree45 grads/yr$73,164Clinical Nurse Leader · Associate's Degree48 grads/yr$73,025Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology/Technician · Associate's Degree4 grads/yr$72,111Systems Science and Theory · Bachelor's Degree14 grads/yr$70,820Information Science/Studies · Bachelor's Degree3 grads/yr$70,608Finance, General · Bachelor's Degree20 grads/yr$68,289Educational Leadership and Administration, General · Master's Degree33 grads/yr$66,008Survey Research/Methodology · Master's Degree0 grads/yr$65,444Environmental Chemistry · Bachelor's Degree15 grads/yr$65,224Instrumentation Technology/Technician · Associate's Degree21 grads/yr$64,684Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions, Other · Bachelor's Degree2 grads/yr$64,092Accounting · Bachelor's Degree44 grads/yr$63,781Communication, General · Master's Degree0 grads/yr$63,323Radiologist Assistant · Associate's Degree41 grads/yr$62,740Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Bachelor's Degree46 grads/yr$60,617
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.