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Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Overview

Located in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania is a public institution. The surrounding location of Kutztown is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

What Is Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Known For?

1,517 Undergraduate Awards
$27,506 Avg Cost After Aid
93% Acceptance Rate
  • The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Kutztown University.
  • For the 2017-2018 academic year, 86% of the faculty were full-time.

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Kutztown 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 Kutztown University.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Best Value Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#12 Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#18 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#29 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#36 Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#39 Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#49 Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#60 Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#115 Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#122 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

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

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best Commercial & Advertising Art Master’s Degree Schools College Factual
#47 Best Value Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences College Factual
#49 Best General Special Education Schools College Factual
#51 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#51 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#56 Best Special Education Schools College Factual

Where Is Kutztown University of Pennsylvania?

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Contact details for Kutztown University are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 15200 Kutztown Rd, Kutztown, PA 19530-0730
Phone: 610-683-4000
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/KutztownU
Twitter: http://twitter.com/KutztownU

How Do I Get Into Kutztown University?

You can apply to Kutztown University online at: https://www.kutztown.edu/admissions/apply.html

Admission Requirements for Kutztown University

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into Kutztown University?

93% Acceptance Rate
58% Of Accepted Are Women
93% Submit SAT Scores
Kutztown University has the high acceptance rate of 93%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 92%, and the acceptance rate for women is 94%.

Average Test Scores

About 93% of students accepted to Kutztown University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 570. Math scores were between 470 and 550.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Kutztown University of Pennsylvania  ( 480 to 570 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Kutztown University of Pennsylvania  ( 470 to 550 )
200
800
Kutztown University received ACT scores from 9% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 23. Math scores were between 16 and 23. Composite scores were between 17 and 24.

ACT English Scores for Kutztown University of Pennsylvania  ( 16 to 23 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Kutztown University of Pennsylvania  ( 16 to 23 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Kutztown University of Pennsylvania  ( 17 to 24 )
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36

Can I Afford Kutztown University of Pennsylvania?

$27,506 Net Price
78% Take Out Loans
7.4% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Kutztown University is $27,506. 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Kutztown University, approximately 78% of students took out student loans averaging $7,184 a year. That adds up to $28,736 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Kutztown University 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.

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Undergraduate Student Diversity

6,286 Full-Time Undergraduates
56% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 6,945 undergraduate students at Kutztown University, with 6,286 being full-time and 659 being part-time.

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There are also 945 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,286 full-time undergraduates at Kutztown University, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 119
Black or African American 498
Hispanic or Latino 593
White 4,642
International Students 51
Other Races/Ethnicities 383

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. At this time, 17 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 39 countries are represented at Kutztown University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Africa.

Online Learning at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

2,370 Took All Classes Online
7,589 Took At Least One Class Online
119.4% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 2 bachelor’s degree and 3 master’s degree programs available online at Kutztown University. In 2019-2020, 7,589 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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This school is the 91st 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 Kutztown University

The following table shows how Kutztown 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
Arts & Media Management #7 #1
Communication & Media Studies #45 #18
Visual & Performing Arts #49 #55
Communication & Journalism #51 #18
Library & Information Science #61 #4
Library Science #64 #4
Sociology #64 #19

Online Growth Rankings of Kutztown University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania was 119.4%. This is the #378 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Kutztown University regardless of major.

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

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Arts & Media Management 20%
Education 13%
Special Education 40%

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

Major Growth Rate Rank
Arts & Media Management #1
Sociology #10
Communication & Media Studies #13
Visual & Performing Arts #13
Communication & Journalism #37
Special Education #40
Social Sciences #42
Teacher Education Subject Specific #49
Education #169

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%.

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 266 0 13 0 279
Teacher Education Grade Specific 132 0 62 0 194
Special Education 111 0 0 0 111
Social Work 65 0 40 5 110
General Psychology 109 0 0 0 109
Criminal Justice & Corrections 104 0 0 0 104
Communication & Media Studies 99 0 0 0 99
Computer Information Systems 71 0 0 0 71
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 67 0 0 0 67
General Biology 59 0 0 0 59
Teacher Education Subject Specific 25 0 33 0 58
Design & Applied Arts 53 0 3 0 56
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 48 0 0 0 48
Fine & Studio Arts 46 0 0 0 46
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 41 0 41
Student Counseling 0 0 33 0 33
Instructional Media Design 0 0 25 0 25
Writing Studies 25 0 0 0 25
Sociology 23 0 0 0 23
History 22 0 0 0 22
Liberal Arts General Studies 21 0 0 0 21
Natural Resources Conservation 19 0 0 0 19
General Visual & Performing Arts 18 0 0 0 18
Political Science & Government 16 0 0 0 16
Library & Information Science 6 0 9 0 15
Music 15 0 0 0 15
Romance Languages 13 0 0 0 13
Public Administration 3 0 10 0 13
Geological & Earth Sciences 12 0 0 0 12
General English Literature 7 0 4 0 11
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 0 10 10
Mathematics 10 0 0 0 10
Geography & Cartography 9 0 0 0 9
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 8 0 0 0 8
Chemistry 8 0 0 0 8
Anthropology 8 0 0 0 8
Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry 8 0 0 0 8
Computer Science 0 0 6 0 6
Physics 5 0 0 0 5
Arts & Media Management 0 0 5 0 5
Philosophy 4 0 0 0 4
Area Studies 2 0 0 0 2
Data Analytics 0 1 0 0 1
Public Relations & Advertising 0 0 0 0 0
Computer Software & Applications 0 0 0 0 0
Educational Administration 0 0 0 0 0
Multilingual Education 0 0 0 0 0
Biological & Physical Science 0 0 0 0 0
General Social Sciences 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 1,517 1 284 15 1,817

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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