California University of Pennsylvania: Statistics

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#1805 of 14,131 In the World
#498 of 2,597 In North America
#451 of 2,496 In the United States
#22 of 155 In Pennsylvania
#114 of 2,195 For Art History
Top50% For 164 other topics
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Acceptance rate
83%
Aid receiving
95%
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
calu.edu

California University of Pennsylvania Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

We've calculated the 83% acceptance rate for California University of Pennsylvania based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Average aid awarded
$6,250
Students receiving aid
95%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $7,716$9,288
Tuition in-state $7,716$9,288
Tuition out-of-state $11,574$13,932
Fee in-district $3,392$3,631
Fee in-state $3,392$3,631
Fee out-of-state $4,152$4,576

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 2,075
Combined charge for room and board $10,722
Room charge $6,822
Meal charge $3,900

Publications & Citations

California University of Pennsylvania is a world-class research university with 29,728 scientific papers published and 697,085 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Computer Science, Biology, Political Science, Medicine, Law, Philosophy, Environmental Science, Engineering, and Sociology.

Publications
29,728
Citations
697,085

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
17,976 / 471,251
Computer Science
11,522 / 348,002
Biology
10,806 / 306,796
Political Science
10,296 / 290,561
Medicine
9,666 / 268,694
Law
9,074 / 278,155
Philosophy
8,799 / 291,358
Environmental Science
8,640 / 240,441
Engineering
8,204 / 238,997
Sociology
8,136 / 213,083
Physics
7,553 / 220,727
History
7,355 / 153,518
Psychology
7,343 / 262,498
Chemistry
6,503 / 197,104
Geography and Cartography
5,737 / 156,406
Mathematics
5,114 / 232,460
Business
5,020 / 231,851
Genetics
4,812 / 118,796
Economics
4,759 / 219,193
Quantum and Particle physics
4,647 / 128,021
Art & Design
4,216 / 91,857
Biochemistry
4,097 / 109,712
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
4,096 / 135,163
Archaeology
4,000 / 122,292
Linguistics
3,966 / 137,926
Geology
3,576 / 96,890
Pathology
3,551 / 105,470
Statistics
3,360 / 167,554
Psychiatry
3,173 / 100,203
Neuroscience
2,580 / 81,279
Ecology
2,435 / 93,344
Social Psychology
2,416 / 121,103
Materials Science
2,405 / 77,764
Paleontology
2,329 / 79,129
Management
1,994 / 107,422
Organic Chemistry
1,966 / 47,850
Development Studies
1,956 / 69,200
Machine Learning
1,873 / 69,164
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies
1,830 / 40,253
Library and Information science
1,761 / 33,299

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1993 194 2128
1994 198 2449
1995 217 2450
1996 223 3002
1997 210 2990
1998 261 3502
1999 268 4236
2000 263 5081
2001 340 5755
2002 274 6892
2003 310 7880
2004 370 8575
2005 447 10588
2006 424 11510
2007 409 13229
2008 394 15030
2009 482 16777
2010 512 18688
2011 515 21341
2012 650 23059
2013 655 25112
2014 648 26860
2015 801 27862
2016 1130 28619
2017 1026 30712
2018 1164 34282
2019 1215 39468
2020 1788 46583
2021 1547 49292
2022 1719 45898
2023 1786 47953
2024 1516 45475
2025 1444 41380
Academic rankings

California University of Pennsylvania alumni

  1. Shaka Smart

    Shaka Smart
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1977-.. (age 49)
    Occupations
    basketball playerbasketball coach
    Biography

    Shaka Dingani Smart is an American men's college basketball coach and former college basketball player. He is the current head men's basketball coach at Marquette University.

  2. Eric Kush

    Eric Kush
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1989-.. (age 37)
    Occupations
    American football player
    Biography

    Eric Kush is an American former professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the California Vulcans. Kush was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the sixth round of the 2013 NFL draft.

  3. Paul K. Van Riper

    Paul K. Van Riper
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1938-.. (age 88)
    Occupations
    military officer
    Biography

    Paul K. Van Riper is a retired United States Marine lieutenant general. Van Riper was a combat veteran, who was twice awarded the Silver Star for his heroic actions during the Vietnam War. At the time of his retirement, Van Riper was serving as the Commanding General, 2nd Marine Division and Marine Corps Combat Development Command, Quantico, Virginia. Since his retirement, Van Riper has served on several advisory boards and panels.

  4. Erik Harris

    Erik Harris
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1990-.. (age 36)
    Occupations
    Canadian football playerAmerican football player
    Biography

    Erik Harris is an American professional football safety. He played college football at California (PA). He has been a member of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL), and the New Orleans Saints, Oakland / Las Vegas Raiders, Atlanta Falcons, and San Francisco 49ers of the NFL. Harris is known for playing many positions, including free and strong safety, halfback (which has an entirely different meaning than the American football halfback), cornerback, weakside linebacker and strong-side linebacker.

All 28 notable alumni

General info

Alternative names CUP
Founded 1852
Motto Integrity, Civility, Responsibility
Colors red, black
Academic calendar September to May. Also Summer Session (June - August)
Carnegie classification Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs

Location and contacts

Address 250 University Ave
California, Pennsylvania, 15419-1394
United States
City population 5,000
Phone 7249384400

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