Susquehanna University

Susquehanna University is a private nonprofit college in Selinsgrove, PA. Its average net price is $28,585 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$18,572
$30,001 to $48,000$19,687
$48,001 to $75,000$19,822
$75,001 to $110,000$24,672
$110,001 and up$31,933
$62,200Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$62,200Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$28,585Average Net Price
$16,800Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,200Books and Supplies
$1,900Other Expenses
29.7%Students on Pell Grants
67.0%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

81.4%Acceptance Rate
560 to 660SAT Reading, Middle Half
540 to 640SAT Math, Middle Half
21 to 29ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$50,850
8 years after entry$60,479
10 years after entry$67,676
78.5%Graduation Rate
86.3%Retention Rate
$27,000Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Selinsgrove, PALocation
Distant townSetting
2,163Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

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$69,863 Small program - rough guide n=33$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=38
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$37,037 Small program - rough guide n=59$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=58
Business Administration, Management and Operations$52,040 Small program - rough guide n=36$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=56
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other$54,462 National median for this major n=3,522Not published
Business/Corporate Communications$50,777 National median for this major n=985Not published
Business/Managerial Economics$56,982 National median for this major n=4,348Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not 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
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$47,020 National median for this major n=3,614Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$67,368 Small program - rough guide n=48$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=42
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$39,364 National median for this major n=755Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
International Business$56,014 National median for this major n=5,265Not published
International Relations and National Security Studies$45,779 National median for this major n=7,065Not published
Journalism$41,953 National median for this major n=11,629Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$68,249 National median for this major n=9,765Not published
Marketing$55,416 Small program - rough guide n=51$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=33
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$37,389 National median for this major n=7,500Not published
Non-Professional Legal Studies$44,728 National median for this major n=2,888Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physical Sciences, Other$51,413 National median for this major n=242Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$37,314 Small program - rough guide n=54$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=66
Public Policy Analysis$53,031 National median for this major n=1,940Not published
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$44,106 Small program - rough guide n=34$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=49
Publishing$34,293 National median for this major n=103$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=32
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$37,545 National median for this major n=12,384Not published
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$30,175 Small program - rough guide n=46$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=46
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$46,290 Small program - rough guide n=31$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=34

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