Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology

Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology operates as a public institution located in Pleasant Gap, Pennsylvania (rural: fringe), with a total reported enrollment of 171 students of which 215 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology is categorized as “11” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 96.2%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $9,857 and a Pell grant recipient share of 55.8%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $9,454, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. Four-year completion rate data is unavailable, rising to 91.9% at six years. Graduates earn a median of $41,677 ten years after enrolling, compared with $41,196 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 26900.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 67.4% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.