East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania operates as a public institution located in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania (town: fringe), with a total reported enrollment of 4,814 students of which 5,161 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. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania is categorized as “18” 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 92.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,084 and an ACT midpoint of 23. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $18,134, with published in-state tuition of $11,536 and a Pell grant recipient share of 41.5%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $24,218, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 43.5%, and the first-year retention rate is 72.1%. Graduates earn a median of $56,148 ten years after enrolling, compared with $44,290 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 331300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 67.5% 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.