Clarks Summit University Overview

Clarks Summit University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in South Abington Township, Pennsylvania. South Abington Township is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

What Is Clarks Summit University Known For?

• The highest award offered at CSU is the doctor's degree.
• For the 2017-2018 academic year, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
• It takes the average CSU student 4.2 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Clarks Summit University Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at CSU.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#2	Best Value Other Theology & Religion Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#5	Best Value Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#6	Most Popular Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#8	Best Value Theological & Ministerial Studies Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#10	Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#51	Most Popular Theology & Religious Vocations Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#54	Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#61	Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards CSU has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Counseling Psychology Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#2	Best Value Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Other)	College Factual
#6	Best Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools	College Factual
#6	Best Bible/Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools	College Factual
#14	Best Value Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations	College Factual
#114	Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools	College Factual

Where Is Clarks Summit University?

Contact details for CSU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	538 Venard Rd, South Abington Township, PA 18411-1250
Phone:	570-586-2400
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/BaptistBible?ref=ts
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/BaptistBibleCS

How Do I Get Into CSU?

You can apply to CSU online at: discover.clarkssummitu.edu/applynow/inquiryform

Admission Requirements for CSU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	recommended
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into CSU?

With an acceptance rate of 62%, CSU does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 58% of accepted students are men and 42% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 60%, and the acceptance rate for women is 65%.

Can I Afford Clarks Summit University?

The overall average net price of CSU is $25,771. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At CSU, approximately 68% of students took out student loans averaging $6,867 a year. That adds up to $27,468 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at CSU is 7.4%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Clarks Summit University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 507 undergraduate students at CSU, with 335 being full-time and 172 being part-time.

There are also 261 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 335 full-time undergraduates at CSU, 49% are male and 51% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Clarks Summit University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	5
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	270
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Clarks Summit University. At this time, 20 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 11 countries are represented at CSU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, Bahamas, and Brazil.

Online Learning at Clarks Summit University

There are 1 bachelor’s degree and 5 master’s degree programs available online at CSU. In 2019-2020, 462 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at CSU has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 62nd most popular in Pennsylvania for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of CSU

The following table shows how CSU is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Literature	#1	#1
Sacred Music	#1	#1
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other)	#18	#18
Missionary Studies	#25	#25
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	#37	#34
Mental & Social Health Services	#52	#43
Theological & Ministerial Studies	#62	#62
Biblical Studies	#64	#64

Online Affordability Rankings of CSU Rankings

The following table shows how CSU is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Literature	#1	#1
English Language & Literature	#7	#7
Teacher Education Grade Specific	#24	#24
Biblical Studies	#28	#28
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	#34	#34
Theology & Religious Vocations	#48	#48
Psychology	#54	#54

Online Growth Rankings of CSU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Clarks Summit University was 97.7%. This is the #422 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at CSU regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of CSU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Business Administration & Management	25%
Business, Management & Marketing	40%
English Language & Literature	50%
Health Professions	33%
Literature	50%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at CSU ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at CSU.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other)	#1
Literature	#1
Biblical Studies	#7
English Language & Literature	#16
Theological & Ministerial Studies	#20
Mental & Social Health Services	#29
Theology & Religious Vocations	#30
Business Administration & Management	#207
Business, Management & Marketing	#271
Health Professions	#296

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Clarks Summit University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Biblical Studies	2	29	22	1	54
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	1	24	14	0	39
Theological & Ministerial Studies	0	5	22	0	27
Teacher Education Grade Specific	2	9	5	0	16
Business Administration & Management	3	9	0	0	12
Communication & Media Studies	0	8	0	0	8
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	4	0	0	4
Literature	0	0	4	0	4
General Biology	0	3	0	0	3
Liberal Arts General Studies	3	0	0	0	3
Health & Physical Education	0	3	0	0	3
Missionary Studies	0	3	0	0	3
Sacred Music	0	3	0	0	3
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	2	0	0	2
Mental & Social Health Services	2	0	0	0	2
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	0	2	0	0	2
Accounting	0	1	0	0	1
Health/Medical Prep Programs	0	1	0	0	1
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other)	0	0	1	0	1
Allied Health Professions	0	0	0	0	0
Health Sciences & Services	0	0	0	0	0
Mathematics	0	0	0	0	0
Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	13	106	68	1	188

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.