Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Data & Information Overview

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• Rankings
• Admission and Acceptance
• Faculty
• Retention and Graduation Rates
• Diversity
• Cost
• Student Debt
• Average Earnings
• Location
• Majors
• Online Learning
• Related Schools

How Well Is Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Ranked?

2021 Rankings

College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania was awarded 41 badges in the 2021 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is education.

Overall Quality

College Factual ranked Kutztown University as #729 out of 1,715 colleges and universities in the country on its 2021 Best Colleges list.

Kutztown University also holds the #65 spot on the Best Colleges in Pennsylvania ranking.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Kutztown University?

Acceptance Rate

When it comes to admittance, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 83%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.

Average Test Scores

About 94% of students accepted to Kutztown University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 580. Math scores were between 480 and 560.

Kutztown University received ACT scores from 16% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 18 and 24.

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Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Faculty

Student to Faculty Ratio

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 Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, this rate is 19 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania is 88%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Retention and Graduation Rates at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Freshmen Retention Rate

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania has a freshmen retention rate of 74%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.

Graduation Rate

When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from Kutztown University have a four-year graduation rate of 35%. This is comparable to the national average of 33.3%

Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania.

Good Overall Diversity at Kutztown University

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 7,200 undergraduates at Kutztown University with 6,458 being full-time and 742 being part-time.

Kutztown University Diversity Score

When calculating the overall diversity score for a school, College Factual does not just look at the percentage of women and racial-ethnic minorities*. Instead, it looks to see how good of a mixture a school has with regard to gender, ethnicity, age, and location of origin.

The overall diversity score for Kutztown University is 68.74 out of 100, meaning that is is more diverse than most schools in the country.

Get more detailed information on diversity and student demographics at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania.

How Much Does Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Cost?

The overall average net price of Kutztown University is $22,282. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Kutztown University

$0-30 K	$30K-48K	$48-75	$75-110K	$110K +
$17,820	$18,555	$21,391	$25,000	$25,975

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 Kutztown University, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Kutztown University, approximately 79% of students took out student loans averaging $7,532 a year. That adds up to $30,128 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Kutztown University is 6.9%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

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How Much Money Do Kutztown University Graduates Make?

Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from Kutztown University make around $41,600 per year during the early years of their employment. This is in the same neighborhood of the average college graduate's salary of $39,802 per year. However, certain majors may produce higher-paying graduates.

See which majors at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania make the most money.

Location of Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania is a public institution located in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Kutztown draws many to the area.

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Contact details for Kutztown University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	15200 Kutztown Rd, Kutztown, PA 19530-0730
Phone:	610-683-4000
Website:	https://www.kutztown.edu/
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/KutztownU
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/KutztownU

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Majors

During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 43 majors graduated from Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. Of these students, 1,651 received undergraduate degrees and 270 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors	Bachelor’s Degrees	Average Salary of Graduates
Business Administration & Management	361	$39,800
Teacher Education Grade Specific	126	$32,900
Communication & Media Studies	121	NA
General Psychology	112	$27,000
Criminal Justice & Corrections	104	$31,000
Design & Applied Arts	78	$37,400
Social Work	75	$29,600
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	73	$30,500
Computer Information Systems	71	$51,600
Special Education	67	$38,300

Learn more about the majors offered at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Kutztown University

Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.

In 2017-2018, 1,580 students took at least one online class at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. This is an increase from the 1,508 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2017-2018	1,580	287
2016-2017	1,508	204
2015-2016	1,334	193
2014-2015	1,176	129
2013-2014	927	86

Learn more about online learning at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania.

Related Schools

If you’re considering Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, here are some more schools you may be interested in knowing more about.

• East Tennessee State University
• Morehead State University
• Northern Kentucky University
• Rhode Island College
• The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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Notes and References

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.

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• Image Credit: By User:Dough4872 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.