| Year last surveyed | 2007 |
Address | 400 East Second Street
Bloomsburg PA 17815-1301 |
Phone | (570) 389-4000 |
Carnegie Classification | Master's Colleges and Universities I |
Type | comprehensive higher education institution [awards bachelor's and may also award associate degrees, offers graduate programs primarily at the master's, specialist's, or professional level, but not more than two doctoral programs] |
Student Body | Coeducational |
Established | 1839 |
Institutional Control | Public – State |
Academic Calendar | Semesters |
| Currency type for cost data. | US dollars |
| Number of applicants as degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students. | 8,943 |
| Number of applicants admitted as degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students. | 5,386 |
| Number of men applicants as degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students. | 3,387 |
| Number of women applicants as degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students. | 5,556 |
| Number of men applicants admitted as degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students. | 1,967 |
| Number of women applicants admitted as degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students. | 3,419 |
| Does institution have policy of placing students on a waiting list? | yes |
| Does institution have an open admissions policy? | no |
| Does institution have a preferential admission policy? | yes |
| Basis of preferential admissions | state residents |
| Does the institution have Early Admission? | yes |
| Does the institution have an Early Action plan. | no |
| Does the institution have an Early Decision plan. | yes |
| Does the institution has a Deferred Admission option? | yes |
| High school completion requirement degree seeking entering students. | required, GED accepted. |
| Fall freshmen application deadline type indicator. | continuous. |
| Fall freshmen notification deadline. | October 1 |
| Fall freshmen notification deadline type indicator (may be continuous up to a specific date). | specific deadline date. |
| Early Decision application deadline. | November 15 |
| Early Decision application deadline type indicator. | specific deadline date. |
| Fall transfers application deadline type indicator. | continuous. |
| Early Decision notification deadline. | December 1 |
| Early Decision notification deadline type indicator. | specific deadline date. |
| Early Action application deadline. | October 31 |
| Fall transfers notification deadline type indicator (may be continuous up to a specific date). | continuous. |
| Application fee. | $30 |
| Number of Early Decision applicants. | 249 |
| Number of Early Decision applicants who were admitted. | 249 |
| Does the institution accept electronic applications. | yes |
| Does the institution have an admission video available to prospective students. | no |
| Does the institution have an electronic viewbook available to prospective students. | no |
| Entrance difficulty level for all or most students. | moderately difficult |
| Entrance difficulty level for transfer students. | moderately difficult |
| Entrance difficulty level for a specific group or program. | very difficult |
| Entrance difficulty level specific group or program. | nursing, audiology, computer science programs |
| Spring transfers notification deadline type indicator (may be continuous up to a specific date). | continuous. |
| Summer transfers notification deadline type indicator (may be continuous up to a specific date). | continuous. |
| Latest date by which SATI or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission. | January 31 |
| Accepts CLEP subject for transfers. | yes |
| Accepts CLEP general for transfers. | yes |
Data Source: Peterson's Undergraduate Dataset, © 2007. All rights reserved.
