by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Susquehanna University was awarded 1 badge in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is communication & journalism.
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Susquehanna landed the #943 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Susquehanna held the #1,509 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Susquehanna also holds the #55 spot on the Best Colleges in Pennsylvania ranking.
The acceptance rate at Susquehanna University is 77%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that Susquehanna is a good fit for you.
About 52% of students accepted to Susquehanna submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 650. Math scores were between 538 and 630.
With a student to faculty ratio of 13 to 1, Susquehanna University is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Susquehanna University is 66%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 85% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Susquehanna University 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.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Susquehanna for first-time, full-time students is 72%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Susquehanna University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,239 undergraduates at Susquehanna with 2,214 being full-time and 25 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $22,556 | $19,788 | $22,479 | $27,014 | $31,764 |
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 Susquehanna, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Susquehanna, approximately 68% of students took out student loans averaging $9,772 a year. That adds up to $39,088 over four years for those students.
See which majors at Susquehanna University make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Susquehanna University.
Contact details for Susquehanna are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 514 University Ave, Selinsgrove, PA 17870-1025 |
| Phone: | 570-374-0101 |
| Website: | www.susqu.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Psychology | 51 | $28,186 |
| General Biology | 49 | $36,174 |
| Writing Studies | 38 | $19,753 |
| Marketing | 35 | $52,085 |
| Business Administration & Management | 31 | $51,350 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 28 | $57,855 |
| Public Relations & Advertising | 26 | $36,632 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 23 | $44,685 |
| Political Science & Government | 23 | $46,266 |
| Accounting | 19 | $65,209 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 1 students took at least one online class at Susquehanna University. This is an increase from the 0 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021-2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-2021 | 14 | 14 |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 0 |
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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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