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Keystone College

Keystone College is a private campus in suburban La Plume, PA.

What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$21,257

family income
under $30k

$21,196

$30–48k

$22,731

$48–75k

$22,623

$75–110k

$30,181

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$22,0512023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Keystone College rose from $14,951 (2008) to $22,051 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$14,951
2009	$12,612
2010	$13,475
2011	$12,762
2012	$14,554
2013	$16,938
2014	$19,629
2015	$22,033
2016	$19,609
2017	$22,493
2018	$25,895
2019	$25,268
2020	$18,666
2021	$15,559
2022	$21,461
2023	$22,051

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$32,0712024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Keystone College rose from $26,362 (2009) to $32,071 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$26,362
2010	$26,160
2011	$28,108
2012	$27,822
2013	$31,012
2014	$32,907
2015	$33,764
2016	$37,089
2017	$38,116
2018	$39,511
2019	$39,522
2020	$39,200
2021	$30,519
2022	$30,927
2023	$31,742
2024	$32,071

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$12,106
2001	$12,666
2002	$13,140
2003	$13,880
2004	$14,370
2005	$15,950
2006	$16,796
2007	$18,340
2008	$18,975
2013	$21,300
2014	$21,900
2015	$24,300
2016	$25,798
2017	$26,670
2018	$26,720
2019	$26,720
2020	$17,000
2021	$17,300
2022	$17,450
2023	$17,850

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $18,300 before grants and other attendance costs. At Keystone College, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Enrollment sits at 771 — Keystone College is one of the smaller campuses on this site.

35.9% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Keystone College within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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35.9%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Keystone College has wandered from Fall 1993 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts — up to 46.9% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 35.9%.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1993 cohort	37%
1994 cohort	41.3%
1995 cohort	37.2%
1996 cohort	35.8%
1997 cohort	42.3%
1998 cohort	45.6%
1999 cohort	39.4%
2000 cohort	38.2%
2001 cohort	39.6%
2002 cohort	39.8%
2003 cohort	46.3%
2004 cohort	44.4%
2005 cohort	44.5%
2006 cohort	40.8%
2007 cohort	42.2%
2008 cohort	42.4%
2009 cohort	42.2%
2010 cohort	42.4%
2011 cohort	38.8%
2012 cohort	45.9%
2013 cohort	46.9%
2014 cohort	44.6%
2015 cohort	46.1%
2016 cohort	43.1%
2017 cohort	41.2%
2018 cohort	35.9%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1993–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$14,125	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$14,500	$3,959
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$15,625	$4,000
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$16,687	$4,000
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,125	$3,750
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,153	$5,000
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$19,175	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$22,125	$6,479
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$25,000	$7,600
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$26,457	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$25,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$25,750	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$26,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$27,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$26,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$26,000	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$25,990	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$26,000	$8,250

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$36,653

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$38,176

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$44,976

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Keystone College admitted 1,674 of 1,974 applicants in Fall 2024. The 84.8% rate describes that application pool.

84.8%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $17,850 tuition · 2023–24 771 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Keystone College received 1,974 applications and admitted 1,674 (84.8%), with 180 enrolling.

Keystone College: scores were considered but optional in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle.

Check current requirements with admissions.

Acceptance rate

84.8%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	79.8%
Fall 2002	79.2%
Fall 2003	78.3%
Fall 2004	92.5%
Fall 2005	92.7%
Fall 2006	92.6%
Fall 2007	94.4%
Fall 2008	92.7%
Fall 2009	95.2%
Fall 2010	93.8%
Fall 2011	91.3%
Fall 2012	91.3%
Fall 2013	72%
Fall 2014	92%
Fall 2015	97.8%
Fall 2016	97.6%
Fall 2017	94.4%
Fall 2018	70.6%
Fall 2019	78.7%
Fall 2020	78.7%
Fall 2021	82.2%
Fall 2022	80.7%
Fall 2023	79.6%
Fall 2024	84.8%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

910–1130Fall 2023 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	770	970
Fall 2002	770	960
Fall 2003	770	940
Fall 2004	770	960
Fall 2005	800	1000
Fall 2006	760	960
Fall 2007	770	983
Fall 2008	790	990
Fall 2009	760	950
Fall 2010	800	1000
Fall 2011	790	980
Fall 2012	800	1000
Fall 2013	800	1000
Fall 2014	810	1030
Fall 2015	800	1010
Fall 2016	780	970
Fall 2019	880	1070
Fall 2020	880	1090
Fall 2021	920	1170
Fall 2022	885	1160
Fall 2023	910	1130

IPEDS Fall 2001–2023, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

20–27Fall 2020 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2004	17	19
Fall 2005	15	21
Fall 2006	16	19
Fall 2007	16	19
Fall 2008	15	20
Fall 2009	17	18
Fall 2010	16	21
Fall 2011	15	20
Fall 2012	17	22
Fall 2013	17	21
Fall 2014	17	22
Fall 2015	16	22
Fall 2016	16	21
Fall 2019	14	22
Fall 2020	20	27

IPEDS Fall 2004–2020, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

771Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Keystone College fell from 1,388 (Fall 2002) to 771 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,388
Fall 2003	1,457
Fall 2004	1,615
Fall 2005	1,570
Fall 2006	1,644
Fall 2007	1,724
Fall 2008	1,647
Fall 2009	1,612
Fall 2010	1,684
Fall 2011	1,689
Fall 2012	1,649
Fall 2013	1,550
Fall 2014	1,431
Fall 2015	1,325
Fall 2016	1,311
Fall 2017	1,274
Fall 2018	1,190
Fall 2019	1,192
Fall 2020	1,178
Fall 2021	1,055
Fall 2022	1,009
Fall 2023	870
Fall 2024	771

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

57%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Keystone College has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023 — up to 72% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 57%.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	62%
Fall 2003 cohort	72%
Fall 2004 cohort	66%
Fall 2005 cohort	66%
Fall 2006 cohort	70%
Fall 2007 cohort	61%
Fall 2008 cohort	61%
Fall 2009 cohort	65%
Fall 2010 cohort	70%
Fall 2011 cohort	66%
Fall 2012 cohort	71%
Fall 2013 cohort	65%
Fall 2014 cohort	68%
Fall 2015 cohort	66%
Fall 2016 cohort	72%
Fall 2017 cohort	62%
Fall 2018 cohort	58%
Fall 2019 cohort	67%
Fall 2020 cohort	64%
Fall 2021 cohort	64%
Fall 2022 cohort	61%
Fall 2023 cohort	57%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Keystone College

41.8% of Keystone College's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Keystone College as a primarily residential campus of 771 undergraduates — and 57.2% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Keystone College's Fall 2024 filing has no usable score range. Keystone College considered scores then; check today’s requirements.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Keystone College compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Keystone College84.8%

Pennsylvania median81.7%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Keystone College$18,300

Pennsylvania median$33,730

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Keystone College's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Keystone College$44,976

Pennsylvania median$62,101

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Keystone College, Pennsylvania and national reference values
Metric & basis	Keystone College	Pennsylvania median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	84.8%	81.7%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$18,300	$33,730	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$44,976	$62,101	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Keystone College, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Keystone College federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 8 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$63,148
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$57,447
Accounting and Related Services	$54,695
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$52,747
Social Sciences, Other	$46,452
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$41,695
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$41,571
Fine and Studio Arts	$27,094

These 8 fields listed for Keystone College measure earnings after completion. The $44,976 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 26 additional Keystone College fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What is Keystone College's acceptance rate?

84.8% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 1,674 admitted from 1,974 applicants.

How much does Keystone College cost?

At Keystone College, tuition is $18,300. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Keystone College report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $44,976. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Pennsylvania

Juniata College — 78.9% admitted
La Roche University — 75.8% admitted
Lebanon Valley College — 83.8% admitted
Lincoln University — 65.7% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.