East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania Overview

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania is a public institution situated in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania Known For?

• The highest award offered at East Stroudsburg University is the doctor's degree.
• For the 2019-2020 academic year, 77% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from East Stroudsburg University with a bachelor's degree make about $51,124 a year. That's 25% more than those who graduate from other schools.

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania 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 East Stroudsburg University.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Value Communications Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#1	Best Communications Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#2	Best Value Communications Technology/Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#3	Best Communications Technology/Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#16	Best Value Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#17	Best Value Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#19	Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#28	Best Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#31	Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#34	Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards East Stroudsburg University has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Communications Technology Schools	College Factual
#1	Best Communications Technology/Technician Schools	College Factual
#1	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communications Technology	College Factual
#4	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communications Technologies & Support	College Factual
#12	Best Communications Technologies & Support Schools	College Factual
#72	Best Value Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	College Factual

Where Is East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania?

Contact details for East Stroudsburg University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	200 Prospect Street, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301-2999
Phone:	570-422-3117
Website:	www4.esu.edu/
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/eaststroudsburguniversity
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/esuniversity

How Do I Get Into East Stroudsburg University?

You can apply to East Stroudsburg University online at: https://www.esu.edu/admissions/undergraduate/apply_to_esu.cfm

Admission Requirements for East Stroudsburg University

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into East Stroudsburg University?

With an acceptance rate of 91%, East Stroudsburg University is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 89%, and the acceptance rate for women is 92%.

Average Test Scores

About 80% of students accepted to East Stroudsburg University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 460 and 560. Math scores were between 440 and 550.

East Stroudsburg University received ACT scores from 9% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 22. Math scores were between 16 and 21. Composite scores were between 16 and 23.

Can I Afford East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania?

The overall average net price of East Stroudsburg University is $29,270. 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 East Stroudsburg University, approximately 75% of students took out student loans averaging $8,866 a year. That adds up to $35,464 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at East Stroudsburg University is 7.9%. 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.

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,988 undergraduate students at East Stroudsburg University, with 4,494 being full-time and 494 being part-time.

There are also 847 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,494 full-time undergraduates at East Stroudsburg University, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	81
Black or African American	900
Hispanic or Latino	675
White	2,475
International Students	23
Other Races/Ethnicities	340

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. At this time, 11 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 27 countries are represented at East Stroudsburg University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Sweden, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

In 2019-2020, 1,722 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 58th 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 East Stroudsburg University

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania was $11,559 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $20,097. The following table shows how East Stroudsburg University 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
Writing Studies	#16	#22
Information Technology	#22	#36
Allied Health Professions	#25	#13
English Language & Literature	#67	#70

Online Growth Rankings of East Stroudsburg University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania was 19.9%. This is the #1,068 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at East Stroudsburg University regardless of major.

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

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Health Professions	1%
Information Technology	9%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at East Stroudsburg University 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 East Stroudsburg University.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Romance Languages	#25
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	#52
Writing Studies	#76
English Language & Literature	#125
Health & Physical Education	#135
Instructional Media Design	#136
Public Health	#139
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	#144
Information Technology	#162
Teacher Education Subject Specific	#205
Computer & Information Sciences	#479

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%.

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Health & Physical Education	0	93	31	0	124
General Psychology	0	83	0	0	83
Business Administration & Management	0	78	0	0	78
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	31	47	0	78
Allied Health Professions	0	43	33	0	76
General Biology	0	58	11	0	69
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	43	25	0	68
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	62	0	0	62
Special Education	0	36	25	0	61
Communication Sciences	0	26	31	0	57
Public Health	0	35	12	0	47
Mental & Social Health Services	45	0	0	0	45
Nursing	0	40	0	0	40
Hospitality Management	0	17	20	0	37
Communication & Media Studies	0	37	0	0	37
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	12	24	0	36
Social Work	0	33	0	0	33
Communications Technology	0	30	0	0	30
Accounting	0	19	8	0	27
Computer Information Systems	0	27	0	0	27
History	0	21	5	0	26
Sociology	0	25	0	0	25
Political Science & Government	0	19	4	0	23
Information Technology	0	21	1	0	22
General English Literature	0	18	0	0	18
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	0	15	0	0	15
Marketing	0	15	0	0	15
Chemistry	0	12	0	0	12
Mathematics	0	11	0	0	11
General Visual & Performing Arts	0	11	0	0	11
Drama & Theater Arts	0	10	0	0	10
Educational Administration	0	0	0	9	9
Biological & Physical Science	0	1	8	0	9
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	8	0	0	8
Biotechnology	0	8	0	0	8
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	8	0	0	0	8
Instructional Media Design	0	0	7	0	7
Romance Languages	0	7	0	0	7
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	7	0	0	7
Interdisciplinary Studies	0	7	0	0	7
Recreation Administration	0	7	0	0	7
Finance & Financial Management	0	6	0	0	6
Writing Studies	3	0	3	0	6
Physics	0	6	0	0	6
Public Relations & Advertising	0	0	5	0	5
Gerontology	5	0	0	0	5
Philosophy	0	5	0	0	5
Economics	0	5	0	0	5
Design & Applied Arts	0	5	0	0	5
Geological & Earth Sciences	0	1	0	0	1
Homeland Security	1	0	0	0	1
Geography & Cartography	1	0	0	0	1
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	0	0	0	0
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	0	0
Health Sciences & Services	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	63	1,054	300	9	1,426

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.