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Susquehanna University

Susquehanna University is based in the town of Selinsgrove, PA — a private campus in a small-town setting. The school reports a Evangelical Lutheran Church affiliation in its federal filings.

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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

$20,251

family income
under $30k

$17,536

$30–48k

$24,048

$48–75k

$25,432

$75–110k

$30,833

over $110k

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

Average net price

$28,8192023–24Skip 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 Susquehanna University rose from $25,910 (2008) to $28,819 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$25,910
2009	$24,533
2010	$22,949
2011	$24,095
2012	$24,954
2013	$24,848
2014	$25,506
2015	$25,045
2016	$25,492
2017	$25,521
2018	$25,724
2019	$25,396
2020	$26,829
2021	$27,370
2022	$26,539
2023	$28,819

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$75,4102024–25Skip 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 Susquehanna University rose from $41,233 (2009) to $75,410 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$41,233
2010	$43,031
2011	$44,910
2012	$47,106
2013	$49,025
2014	$51,134
2015	$53,082
2016	$55,214
2017	$57,252
2018	$59,477
2019	$62,177
2020	$64,760
2021	$66,639
2022	$69,479
2023	$72,563
2024	$75,410

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	$20,440
2001	$21,270
2002	$22,230
2003	$23,480
2004	$24,500
2005	$26,265
2006	$27,620
2007	$28,320
2008	$31,080
2013	$38,780
2014	$40,350
2015	$42,040
2016	$43,720
2017	$45,470
2018	$47,290
2019	$49,180
2020	$51,140
2021	$53,060
2022	$55,160
2023	$57,400

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

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Susquehanna University reports published tuition of $59,850 in this record. Susquehanna University's $59,850 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Susquehanna University reports 2,163 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

81.7% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Susquehanna University 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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81.7%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 Susquehanna University rose from 63.6% (entered 1991) to 81.7% (entered 2018).

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	63.6%
1992 cohort	71.3%
1993 cohort	74.7%
1994 cohort	75.6%
1995 cohort	77.3%
1996 cohort	76.8%
1997 cohort	78.2%
1998 cohort	75.5%
1999 cohort	79.7%
2000 cohort	82.5%
2001 cohort	81.7%
2002 cohort	82.1%
2003 cohort	81.3%
2004 cohort	79%
2005 cohort	77.1%
2006 cohort	74.4%
2007 cohort	74.7%
2008 cohort	75.8%
2009 cohort	71.5%
2010 cohort	73.6%
2011 cohort	70.6%
2012 cohort	70.7%
2013 cohort	71.8%
2014 cohort	75.5%
2015 cohort	74.3%
2016 cohort	75.7%
2017 cohort	74.1%
2018 cohort	81.7%

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)	$17,125	$3,313
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$17,125	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$17,125	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$17,125	$3,844
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$17,125	$3,050
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$17,125	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$17,125	$2,750
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$17,125	$2,750
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$17,125	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,125	$2,750
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,125	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$4,875
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$18,047	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$19,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$22,452	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$25,860	$5,750
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$25,343	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$26,403	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$27,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$27,000	$5,566
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$27,000	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$27,000	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$27,000	$8,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$27,000	$8,750

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

$51,535

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$56,149

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$61,723

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

Susquehanna University admitted 4,489 of 5,513 applicants in Fall 2024. The 81.4% rate describes that application pool.

81.4%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $57,400 tuition · 2023–24 2,163 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1100–13001600

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Admissions

Susquehanna University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Susquehanna University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 560–660 and Math was 540–640 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1100–1300 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	560	630	660
SAT Math	540	600	640
ACT Composite	21	26	29

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).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Susquehanna University received 5,513 applications and admitted 4,489 (81.4%), with 610 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

81.4%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	76.4%
Fall 2002	65.8%
Fall 2003	70%
Fall 2004	69.6%
Fall 2005	81.3%
Fall 2006	78.9%
Fall 2007	86.1%
Fall 2008	72.7%
Fall 2009	73%
Fall 2010	70.4%
Fall 2011	73.2%
Fall 2012	75.5%
Fall 2013	72.3%
Fall 2014	78.2%
Fall 2015	76%
Fall 2016	67.7%
Fall 2017	69.5%
Fall 2018	72.4%
Fall 2019	72%
Fall 2020	73%
Fall 2021	76.6%
Fall 2022	76.7%
Fall 2023	78.7%
Fall 2024	81.4%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1100–1300Fall 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	1040	1230
Fall 2002	1060	1250
Fall 2003	1060	1230
Fall 2004	1050	1250
Fall 2005	1050	1230
Fall 2006	1010	1200
Fall 2007	1050	1220
Fall 2008	1020	1210
Fall 2009	1010	1210
Fall 2010	1020	1220
Fall 2011	1020	1220
Fall 2012	1020	1210
Fall 2013	1020	1230
Fall 2022	1088	1280
Fall 2023	1090	1290
Fall 2024	1100	1300

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

21–29Fall 2024 · 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 2007	22	27
Fall 2008	21	26
Fall 2009	23	28
Fall 2010	22	26
Fall 2011	23	28
Fall 2012	23	28
Fall 2013	23	27
Fall 2022	23	30
Fall 2023	22	31
Fall 2024	21	29

IPEDS Fall 2007–2024, 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

2,163Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at Susquehanna University rose from 1,907 (Fall 2002) to 2,163 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,907
Fall 2003	1,933
Fall 2004	1,968
Fall 2005	1,898
Fall 2006	1,928
Fall 2007	1,976
Fall 2008	2,066
Fall 2009	2,170
Fall 2010	2,222
Fall 2011	2,190
Fall 2012	2,151
Fall 2013	2,138
Fall 2014	2,022
Fall 2015	2,122
Fall 2016	2,138
Fall 2017	2,283
Fall 2018	2,310
Fall 2019	2,198
Fall 2020	2,225
Fall 2021	2,112
Fall 2022	2,139
Fall 2023	2,120
Fall 2024	2,163

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

86%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 Susquehanna University has held near 86% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	88%
Fall 2003 cohort	89%
Fall 2004 cohort	84%
Fall 2005 cohort	86%
Fall 2006 cohort	84%
Fall 2007 cohort	85%
Fall 2008 cohort	87%
Fall 2009 cohort	83%
Fall 2010 cohort	84%
Fall 2011 cohort	84%
Fall 2012 cohort	84%
Fall 2013 cohort	83%
Fall 2014 cohort	86%
Fall 2015 cohort	83%
Fall 2016 cohort	87%
Fall 2017 cohort	80%
Fall 2018 cohort	87%
Fall 2019 cohort	88%
Fall 2020 cohort	87%
Fall 2021 cohort	85%
Fall 2022 cohort	73%
Fall 2023 cohort	86%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Susquehanna University

Faculty pay at Susquehanna University averages $110,988 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Susquehanna University as a primarily residential campus of 2,163 undergraduates — and 86.3% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Susquehanna University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1100–1300 — their midpoint is near the PA four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Susquehanna University'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 Susquehanna University 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

Susquehanna University81.4%

Pennsylvania median81.7%

National median76.8%

Tuition

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

Susquehanna University$59,850

Pennsylvania median$33,730

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

Susquehanna University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Susquehanna University$61,723

Pennsylvania median$62,101

National median$53,781

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Susquehanna University, Pennsylvania and national reference values
Metric & basis	Susquehanna University	Pennsylvania median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	81.4%	81.7%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$59,850	$33,730	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$61,723	$62,101	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

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

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

View 16 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Accounting and Related Services	$92,279
Economics	$82,999
Marketing	$82,070
Finance and Financial Management Services	$79,899
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$73,494
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$67,304
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	$63,729
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$61,423
Design and Applied Arts	$59,551
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$58,349
Biology, General	$55,271
Political Science and Government	$52,221
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$51,105
Psychology, General	$47,367
International Relations and National Security Studies	$44,784
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$40,989

These 16 fields listed for Susquehanna University measure earnings after completion. The $61,723 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 36 additional Susquehanna University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Susquehanna University report?

Susquehanna University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1100–1300 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Susquehanna University's acceptance rate?

81.4% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 4,489 admitted from 5,513 applicants.

How much does Susquehanna University cost?

At Susquehanna University, tuition is $59,850. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Susquehanna University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $61,723. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Pennsylvania

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology — 71.2% admitted
Temple University — 80.4% admitted
Thiel College — 71.5% admitted
Thomas Jefferson University — 81% 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.