Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

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

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania operates as a public institution located in Kutztown, Pennsylvania (town: fringe), with a total reported enrollment of 6,180 students of which 6,854 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. Kutztown 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 90.8%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,210 and an ACT midpoint of 21. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $21,331, with published in-state tuition of $11,314 and a Pell grant recipient share of 32.7%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $26,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 54.0%, and the first-year retention rate is 77.8%. Graduates earn a median of $53,775 ten years after enrolling, compared with $43,309 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 489100.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 65.1% 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.