Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania is a public college in Bloomsburg, PA. Its average net price is $17,468 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$12,459
$30,001 to $48,000$12,446
$48,001 to $75,000$13,453
$75,001 to $110,000$18,364
$110,001 and up$22,472
$11,610Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$23,976Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$17,468Average Net Price
$12,202Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,200Books and Supplies
$3,400Other Expenses
36.9%Students on Pell Grants
58.8%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

93.1%Acceptance Rate
500 to 600SAT Reading, Middle Half
490 to 590SAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$48,167
8 years after entry$53,315
10 years after entry$56,416
53.9%Graduation Rate
77.6%Retention Rate
$19,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Bloomsburg, PALocation
Distant townSetting
9,210Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$54,943 Small program - rough guide n=45$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=53
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$72,520 Small program - rough guide n=74$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=51
American Sign Language$40,819 Small program - rough guide n=42Not published
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Applied Mathematics$66,131 National median for this major n=2,571Not published
Biology$39,225 Small program - rough guide n=87$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=96
Business Administration, Management and Operations$49,546 n=511$25,000 n=451
Business and Commerce$54,795 National median for this major n=25,511Not published
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences$41,457 National median for this major n=2,766Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$40,105 National median for this major n=4,106Not published
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$69,014 National median for this major n=5,201Not published
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$32,846 National median for this major n=5,303$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=92
Communications$38,280 n=138$26,250 n=106
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Computer Science$72,194 Small program - rough guide n=33Not published
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$55,652 Small program - rough guide n=46Not published
Criminal Justice$41,595 n=242$25,111 n=204
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$39,341 National median for this major n=2,106Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$34,501 National median for this major n=3,700Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Education$44,614 National median for this major n=9,571Not published
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$82,431 National median for this major n=15,396Not published
English Language and Literature, General$32,020 Small program - rough guide n=63$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=39
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988Not published
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations$59,447 Small program - rough guide n=35$25,500 Small program - rough guide n=41
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$48,259 Small program - rough guide n=78$22,625 Small program - rough guide n=52
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$39,364 National median for this major n=755Not published
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other$44,416 National median for this major n=2,767Not published
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs$42,463 Small program - rough guide n=50$23,500 n=139
History$33,437 Small program - rough guide n=31$26,932 Small program - rough guide n=43
International Business$56,014 National median for this major n=5,265$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=36
International Relations and National Security Studies$45,779 National median for this major n=7,065Not published
Languages and Linguistics$33,703 National median for this major n=4,034Not published
Liberal Arts$35,668 Small program - rough guide n=53$28,250 Small program - rough guide n=51
Marketing$52,121 National median for this major n=47,563Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$42,947 Small program - rough guide n=34Not published
Music$37,363 Small program - rough guide n=36$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=41
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$35,467 National median for this major n=4,169Not published
Political Science and Government$38,341 Small program - rough guide n=32$23,250 Small program - rough guide n=42
Psychology$36,348 n=153$26,000 n=210
Public Health$41,985 Small program - rough guide n=71Not published
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$43,233 n=102Not published
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians$73,581 National median for this major n=1,824Not published
Recreation Management$39,350 National median for this major n=2,661Not published
Registered Nursing$90,544 n=276$27,000 n=285
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$38,781 National median for this major n=3,059Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Security Science and Technology$56,620 n=125$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=98
Social Sciences$43,758 National median for this major n=5,239Not published
Social Sciences, Other$43,502 National median for this major n=1,547Not published
Social Work$40,449 n=109$27,000 n=104
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Special Education and Teaching$50,030 Small program - rough guide n=85$26,000 n=123
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$38,411 n=104$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=85
Studio Art$29,759 Small program - rough guide n=36$26,237 Small program - rough guide n=40
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$44,454 n=198$26,000 n=234
Visual and Performing Arts, General$30,671 National median for this major n=4,580Not published

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