Clarks Summit University
Clarks Summit, PA · Private · Large suburb · BBC · BBC & S · BBC&S · BBS · Baptist Bible College · Baptist Bible College & Seminary · Baptist Bible College of PA · Baptist Bible College of Pennsylvania · Baptist Bible Seminary · CSU · SU of Pennsylvania · Summit U · Summit U of Pennsylvania · Summit University · Summit University of Pennsylvania
Private institution in Clarks Summit, PA · 331 undergraduates · 90% acceptance rate · $38,818 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 14%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 19%Pell Grant share
- Top 25%Median graduate debt
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
- $21,8731,259th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $32,4001,404th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $32,4001,336th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $41,0621,240th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $18,034470th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $38,8181,664th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $35,0091,546th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 54.2%994th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 62.9%1,522nd highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 90.1%1,243rd most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 3311,782nd largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 9.0:1304th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 48.5%412th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 96 mi (EWR)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 22 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $44,980 | — |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesTheology | bachelors | $28,960 | $25,709 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $25,580 | $26,353 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $24,035 | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyPsychology | bachelors | — | — |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | — | — |
| Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| LiteratureEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Baptistsource
- Founded in 1932source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- School colors: Royal Bluesource
- Athletic nickname: "Defenders"source
- Motto: "Preparing Christ-centered, Career-ready graduates"source
- Formerly known as "Baptist Bible Seminary" (1932–1971)source
- Formerly known as "Baptist Bible College of Pennsylvania" (1971–2015)source
- Formerly known as "Summit Univ." (2015–2016)source
Key links
- Official websiteclarkssummitu.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 211024)
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