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East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania was awarded 82 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health & physical education.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, East Stroudsburg University is ranked #1,051 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when East Stroudsburg University held the #1,109 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
East Stroudsburg University also holds the #58 spot on the Best Colleges in Pennsylvania ranking.
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With an acceptance rate of 94%, East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania is easier to get into than many other schools. But that doesn't mean you can slack off on your application. Make sure to treat this school like any other when submitting requested materials and documents.
About 23% of students accepted to East Stroudsburg University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 590. Math scores were between 460 and 570.
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The student to faculty ratio is often used as a measure to gauge how much access students will have to their professors - the lower the number, the better. At East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, this rate is 20 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania is 73%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 74% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from East Stroudsburg University have a four-year graduation rate of 37%. This is comparable to the national average of 33.3%
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,988 undergraduates at East Stroudsburg University with 4,494 being full-time and 494 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $15,459 | $16,184 | $18,579 | $22,402 | $23,680 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of East Stroudsburg University, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At East Stroudsburg University, approximately 66% of students took out student loans averaging $6,790 a year. That adds up to $27,160 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for East Stroudsburg University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 200 Prospect Street, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301-2999 |
| Phone: | 570-422-3117 |
| Website: | https://www.esu.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Health & Physical Education | 115 | $31,622 |
| Business Administration & Management | 109 | $39,651 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 85 | $35,557 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 82 | $42,566 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 76 | $35,206 |
| Special Education | 73 | $50,327 |
| General Psychology | 67 | $28,982 |
| Allied Health Professions | 65 | $20,195 |
| General Biology | 61 | $43,182 |
| Nursing | 54 | $80,020 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 2,152 students took at least one online class at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. This is an increase from the 1,693 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 2,152 | 287 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,693 | 182 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,722 | 302 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,005 | 186 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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