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Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania is based in the town of Kutztown, PA — a public campus in a small-town setting.

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

$15,925

family income
under $30k

$16,284

$30–48k

$19,303

$48–75k

$23,642

$75–110k

$26,196

over $110k

Average net price

$21,3312023–24Skip 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 Kutztown University of Pennsylvania rose from $15,446 (2008) to $21,331 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$15,446
2009	$15,330
2010	$15,831
2011	$16,526
2012	$19,518
2013	$19,723
2014	$19,510
2015	$19,680
2016	$20,789
2017	$22,282
2018	$22,422
2019	$23,227
2020	$21,898
2021	$20,381
2022	$21,205
2023	$21,331

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$29,8662024–25Skip 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 Kutztown University of Pennsylvania rose from $18,047 (2009) to $29,866 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$18,047
2010	$18,618
2011	$19,361
2012	$20,089
2013	$23,130
2014	$23,383
2015	$23,813
2016	$24,401
2017	$25,274
2018	$27,031
2019	$27,890
2020	$28,414
2021	$28,612
2022	$27,730
2023	$28,876
2024	$29,866

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$4,655	$10,283
2001	$4,947	$10,971
2002	$5,477	$12,095
2003	$5,719	$12,583
2004	$6,256	$13,522
2005	$6,425	$13,848
2006	$6,619	$14,242
2007	$6,873	$14,729
2008	$7,126	$15,256
2013	$8,819	$18,943
2014	$9,099	$19,549
2015	$9,411	$20,229
2016	$9,618	$20,710
2017	$9,987	—
2018	$10,802	—
2019	$11,058	$15,166
2020	$11,156	$15,264
2021	$11,170	$15,278
2022	$11,230	$15,628
2023	$11,230	$16,434

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

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania reports tuition of $11,314 for in-state students and $16,068 for out-of-state students. Check Kutztown University of Pennsylvania’s residency rules, attendance budget and aid offer. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 6,180 undergrads, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

53.8% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania 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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53.8%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 Kutztown University of Pennsylvania has held near 53.8% from Fall 1991 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts.

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
1991 cohort	49%
1992 cohort	47.6%
1993 cohort	47.2%
1994 cohort	47.3%
1995 cohort	50%
1996 cohort	46.4%
1997 cohort	47.9%
1998 cohort	50.2%
1999 cohort	51.3%
2000 cohort	52.1%
2001 cohort	54.6%
2002 cohort	52.8%
2003 cohort	50.8%
2004 cohort	54.1%
2005 cohort	54.2%
2006 cohort	54.4%
2007 cohort	54.8%
2008 cohort	55.3%
2009 cohort	54.1%
2010 cohort	54.8%
2011 cohort	53%
2012 cohort	54.6%
2013 cohort	54.1%
2014 cohort	52.1%
2015 cohort	53.9%
2016 cohort	56.4%
2017 cohort	54.1%
2018 cohort	53.8%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

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 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$13,625	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$13,163	$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$14,200	$3,625
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$14,336	$2,750
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$14,250	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$14,375	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$15,111	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$15,125	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$15,125	$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$15,125	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$15,125	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$16,500	$6,100
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$18,250	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$20,985	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$23,250	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$25,000	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$25,611	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$26,000	$8,251
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$26,000	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$26,000	$8,250
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	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$26,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$26,000	$9,500

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

$43,309

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$49,150

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$53,775

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

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania admitted 6,839 of 7,536 applicants in Fall 2024. The 90.8% rate describes that application pool.

90.8%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $11,230 in-state tuition · 2023–24 6,180 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1120–13101600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania received 7,536 applications and admitted 6,839 (90.8%), with 1,258 enrolling.

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Kutztown University of Pennsylvania’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 570–670 and Math was 550–640 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1120–1310 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	570	620	670
SAT Math	550	590	640

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

90.8%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	68.8%
Fall 2002	65.5%
Fall 2003	69.8%
Fall 2004	66.2%
Fall 2005	66%
Fall 2006	64.9%
Fall 2007	65%
Fall 2008	61.4%
Fall 2009	66%
Fall 2010	65.2%
Fall 2011	67.7%
Fall 2012	67.6%
Fall 2013	81.8%
Fall 2014	79.7%
Fall 2015	82.3%
Fall 2016	79.8%
Fall 2017	83.1%
Fall 2018	83.1%
Fall 2019	89.9%
Fall 2020	93.2%
Fall 2021	97.3%
Fall 2022	96.1%
Fall 2023	94.8%
Fall 2024	90.8%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1120–1310Fall 2024 · 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	890	1070
Fall 2002	890	1080
Fall 2003	900	1080
Fall 2004	900	1080
Fall 2005	910	1080
Fall 2006	890	1080
Fall 2007	880	1070
Fall 2008	900	1090
Fall 2009	870	1060
Fall 2010	880	1070
Fall 2011	860	1060
Fall 2012	860	1040
Fall 2013	870	1050
Fall 2014	870	1060
Fall 2015	860	1050
Fall 2016	880	1080
Fall 2017	970	1140
Fall 2018	970	1140
Fall 2019	970	1140
Fall 2020	950	1120
Fall 2021	990	1200
Fall 2022	1040	1260
Fall 2023	1070	1270
Fall 2024	1120	1310

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

19–23Fall 2021 · 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 2006	18	21
Fall 2007	18	22
Fall 2008	18	22
Fall 2009	17	22
Fall 2010	18	22
Fall 2011	17	21
Fall 2012	17	22
Fall 2013	18	22
Fall 2014	17	22
Fall 2015	17	22
Fall 2016	18	22
Fall 2017	18	24
Fall 2018	18	24
Fall 2019	18	24
Fall 2020	17	24
Fall 2021	19	23

IPEDS Fall 2006–2021, 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

6,180Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania fell from 7,494 (Fall 2002) to 6,180 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	7,494
Fall 2003	7,961
Fall 2004	8,141
Fall 2005	8,267
Fall 2006	8,616
Fall 2007	8,768
Fall 2008	8,970
Fall 2009	9,181
Fall 2010	9,325
Fall 2011	9,147
Fall 2012	8,916
Fall 2013	8,538
Fall 2014	8,516
Fall 2015	8,244
Fall 2016	7,683
Fall 2017	7,443
Fall 2018	7,335
Fall 2019	6,858
Fall 2020	6,735
Fall 2021	6,484
Fall 2022	6,334
Fall 2023	6,348
Fall 2024	6,180

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

78%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 Kutztown University of Pennsylvania has held near 78% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	78%
Fall 2003 cohort	76%
Fall 2004 cohort	76%
Fall 2005 cohort	77%
Fall 2006 cohort	77%
Fall 2007 cohort	78%
Fall 2008 cohort	78%
Fall 2009 cohort	77%
Fall 2010 cohort	77%
Fall 2011 cohort	71%
Fall 2012 cohort	73%
Fall 2013 cohort	73%
Fall 2014 cohort	73%
Fall 2015 cohort	73%
Fall 2016 cohort	74%
Fall 2017 cohort	74%
Fall 2018 cohort	74%
Fall 2019 cohort	77%
Fall 2020 cohort	78%
Fall 2021 cohort	79%
Fall 2022 cohort	75%
Fall 2023 cohort	78%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

32.7% of Kutztown University of Pennsylvania's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Kutztown University of Pennsylvania as a primarily residential campus of 6,180 undergraduates — and 77.8% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania's SAT section-percentile sums are 1120–1310 — their midpoint is above the PA four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Kutztown University of Pennsylvania's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

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 Kutztown University of Pennsylvania 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

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania90.8%

Pennsylvania median81.7%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

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

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania$11,314

Pennsylvania median$33,730

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania$53,775

Pennsylvania median$62,101

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania and national reference values
Metric & basis	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	90.8%	81.7%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$11,314	$33,730	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$53,775	$62,101	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

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

View 21 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Physics	$74,813
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$74,677
Biology, General	$65,948
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$65,407
Political Science and Government	$58,347
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$56,959
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	$56,525
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$55,068
Special Education and Teaching	$54,845
Communication and Media Studies	$54,173
Design and Applied Arts	$53,312
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$52,378
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$51,346
English Language and Literature, General	$50,300
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$49,665
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$49,132
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$47,530
Social Work	$47,221
Psychology, General	$46,253
Music	$39,549
Fine and Studio Arts	$34,337

These 21 fields listed for Kutztown University of Pennsylvania measure earnings after completion. The $53,775 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 19 additional Kutztown University of Pennsylvania fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Kutztown University of Pennsylvania report?

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1120–1310 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Kutztown University of Pennsylvania's acceptance rate?

90.8% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 6,839 admitted from 7,536 applicants.

How much does Kutztown University of Pennsylvania cost?

In-state tuition is $11,314; out-of-state students pay $16,068. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does Kutztown University of Pennsylvania report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $53,775. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Pennsylvania

La Salle University — 96.6% admitted
King's College — 93.1% admitted
Johnson College — 97.9% admitted
UPMC Jameson School of Nursing — 99.6% 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.