Central Penn College
Summerdale, PA · For-profit · Large suburb · CPC · Central Penn
For-profit institution in Summerdale, PA · 721 undergraduates · 26% acceptance rate · $45,370 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 6%Acceptance rate
- Top 10%Student-faculty ratio
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $19,2791,016th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $19,4041,105th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $19,404826th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $28,251869th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $23,1941,032nd lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $45,3701,342nd highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $40,7981,169th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 38.9%1,543rd highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 64.3%1,475th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 25.9%99th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 7211,549th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 8.0:1216th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 42.7%605th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 79 mi (BWI)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 11 of 11 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $39,549 | $46,673 |
| Computer Science | bachelors | $39,369 | — |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $39,009 | — |
| Legal Professions and Studies, OtherLegal Professions | bachelors | $37,208 | — |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $33,993 | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | — | — |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 5 sports
USCAA · Other
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitecentralpenn.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 211477)
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- Sports directoryAll 5 EADA programs at this school
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