California University of Pennsylvania: Statistics

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#1229 of 14,131 In the World
#343 of 2,597 In North America
#308 of 2,496 In the United States
#14 of 155 In Pennsylvania
#70 of 1,013 For Law Enforcement
Top50% For 173 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 25,629 scientific papers published and 674,966 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Computer Science, Political Science, Law, Biology, Philosophy, Sociology, Medicine, Environmental Science, and Engineering.

Publications
25,629
Citations
674,966

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
17,450 / 498,809
Computer Science
10,929 / 377,818
Political Science
10,387 / 315,675
Law
9,285 / 304,414
Biology
8,953 / 268,236
Philosophy
8,781 / 287,534
Sociology
8,548 / 268,009
Medicine
8,499 / 245,635
Environmental Science
7,959 / 239,292
Engineering
7,654 / 244,277
History
7,243 / 143,595
Psychology
7,161 / 295,695
Physics
6,876 / 221,066
Mathematics
5,411 / 266,198
Geography and Cartography
5,400 / 154,644
Business
5,205 / 254,446
Chemistry
5,107 / 163,355
Economics
4,856 / 240,557
Art & Design
4,276 / 88,626
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
4,274 / 140,592
Quantum and Particle physics
4,194 / 133,737
Linguistics
3,994 / 141,683
Archaeology
3,902 / 120,951
Statistics
3,555 / 191,142
Genetics
3,403 / 75,382
Geology
3,180 / 98,357
Pathology
2,995 / 87,105
Psychiatry
2,943 / 107,512
Biochemistry
2,874 / 75,807
Social Psychology
2,727 / 165,972
Neuroscience
2,325 / 83,790
Ecology
2,253 / 85,742
Materials Science
2,214 / 69,106
Management
2,188 / 131,742
Paleontology
2,180 / 80,087
Development Studies
2,021 / 78,934
Library and Information science
2,008 / 36,219
Optical Engineering
1,853 / 44,240
Machine Learning
1,830 / 89,943
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies
1,792 / 35,529

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 206 2205
1992 204 2471
1993 212 2626
1994 236 2936
1995 265 3177
1996 261 3580
1997 260 3623
1998 327 4445
1999 315 5260
2000 318 5913
2001 353 7198
2002 369 9088
2003 403 9989
2004 418 11049
2005 469 12958
2006 467 13915
2007 524 16907
2008 501 19334
2009 572 21157
2010 585 23032
2011 601 25384
2012 690 27109
2013 623 29641
2014 653 31601
2015 750 31832
2016 755 32315
2017 837 32530
2018 873 35943
2019 888 39468
2020 1230 44579
2021 1193 44919
2022 1174 41093
2023 1287 40073
Academic rankings

California University of Pennsylvania alumni

  1. Shaka Smart

    Shaka Smart
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1977-.. (age 47)
    Occupations
    basketball coachbasketball player
    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 35)
    Occupations
    player of American football
    Biography

    Eric Kush is an American football guard who is a free agent. He played college football at California University of Pennsylvania. Kush was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the sixth round with the 170th overall pick of the 2013 NFL Draft.

  3. Paul K. Van Riper

    Paul K. Van Riper
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1938-.. (age 86)
    Occupations
    military officer
    Biography

    Paul K. Van Riper is a retired United States Marine lieutenant general. Van Riper was a combat veteran—twice receiving the Silver Star Medal 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. He is currently the Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation.

  4. Erik Harris

    Erik Harris
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1990-.. (age 34)
    Occupations
    player of American footballCanadian football player
    Biography

    Erik Harris is an American football safety for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at California (PA). He has also been a member of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL), and the New Orleans Saints, Oakland / Las Vegas Raiders, and Atlanta Falcons 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 26 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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