10-yr median earnings
$52,416
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania is a public institution in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.
- $15,699
- Avg net price / yr
- $52,416
- 10-yr median earnings
- 53.7%
- 150%-time completion
- 93.1%
- Acceptance rate
The verdict
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania pairs top-quartile former-student earnings with open admission.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 25%
- former-student earnings, US
- 93.1%
- acceptance rate
- 53.7%
- 150%-time completion
- +19%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Town: Distant
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class, and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
C
College Value Score
55/100
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings B
$52,416
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price C
$15,699
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate D
53.7%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$26,000
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment A
81.8%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention C-
77.6%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$15,699
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
53.7%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 53.7%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$52,416 Top 25% higher than 75% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $52,416 | #1284 of 5103 | 75th |
| Average net price | $15,699 | #2221 of 5020 | 56th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 53.7% | #2690 of 4858 | 45th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 9,210 | #385 of 5462 | 93rd |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
9,210
Undergraduate enrollment
93.1%
Acceptance rate
1,090
SAT average
53.7%
150%-time completion
$52,416
10-yr median earnings
77.6%
First-year retention
How Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania ranks in Pennsylvania
State rank among 270 reporting Pennsylvania colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $52,416 | #120 of 270 | 56th |
| Average net price | $15,699 | #60 of 264 | 77th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 53.7% | #178 of 259 | 31st |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 9,210 | #10 of 282 | 96th |
Highest former-student earnings in Pennsylvania
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine | $138,767 | - |
| 2 | Carnegie Mellon University | $114,862 | $31,944 |
| 3 | University of Pennsylvania | $111,371 | $28,699 |
| 4 | Lehigh University | $105,584 | $36,931 |
| 5 | Villanova University | $100,423 | $43,756 |
| 6 | Bucknell University | $93,807 | $40,766 |
| 7 | Lafayette College | $91,410 | $34,433 |
| 8 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | $86,881 | $29,689 |
| 9 | Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster | $86,881 | $42,478 |
| 10 | Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing | $86,138 | - |
| 11 | Drexel University | $84,648 | $38,509 |
| 12 | Swarthmore College | $80,257 | $23,149 |
| 120 | Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaThis school | $52,416 | $15,699 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 93.1% |
| SAT Average | 1,090 |
| SAT Math (25th-75th) | 490 – 590 |
| SAT Reading (25th-75th) | 500 – 600 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$11,374 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$11,370 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$13,877 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$20,099 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $11,046 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $22,870 |
| Average Net Price | $15,699 |
31.8%
Pell Grant Rate
53.9%
Federal Loan Rate
$26,000
Median Debt
$276/mo
Monthly Payment
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
57.2%
Female
34.0%
First Generation
Outcomes
77.6%
Retention Rate
$44,053
Median Earnings (6yr)
68.6%
Earning Over $25K
81.8%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 53.7% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 77.6% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $44,053 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $52,416 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 68.6% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 81.8% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $26,000 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $276/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's | 41 | 2,179 | $58,555 | $89,958 | $25,654 |
| Master's | 12 | 463 | $80,394 | $129,202 | $35,071 |
| Associate's | 3 | 75 | $67,416 | $76,001 | - |
| Doctoral | 1 | 0 | $86,041 | $86,041 | $82,000 |
Top programs at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$129,202 median earnings
- Allied Health Diagnostic, …
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
$123,385 median earnings
- Accounting and Related Ser…
Accounting and Related Services
$97,252 median earnings
- Business Administration, M…
Business Administration, Management and Operations
$92,190 median earnings
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$89,958 median earnings
- Communication Disorders Sc…
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
$86,041 median earnings
- Computer Science
Computer Science
$85,353 median earnings
- Educational/Instructional …
Educational/Instructional Media Design
$83,710 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania? ▼
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania is a public institution in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. The acceptance rate is 93.1%. The average SAT score is 1,090. Undergraduate enrollment is 9,210 students.
How much do Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $52,416 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $44,053.
How much does Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania cost? ▼
The average net price at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania is $15,699. In-state tuition is $11,046 and out-of-state tuition is $22,870. Median student debt at graduation is $26,000.
What is the graduation rate at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania? ▼
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania has a 53.7% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 77.6%.
Is Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania is $26,000, while former students earn a median of $52,416 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 50% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 81.8% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $276.
Sources & methodology
Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.
Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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