Mansfield University of Pennsylvania Overview

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

What Is Mansfield University of Pennsylvania Known For?

• The highest award offered at Mansfield University is the master's degree.
• In 2017-2018, 71% of the faculty were full-time.

Mansfield 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 Mansfield University.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#15	Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#27	Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#46	Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#47	Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#49	Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#53	Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#57	Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#59	Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#93	Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#119	Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

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

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#50	Best Health Professions Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#54	Best Value Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation	College Factual
#67	Best Value Colleges for History	College Factual
#110	Best Value Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences	College Factual
#131	Best Value Colleges for Psychology	College Factual
#166	Best Nursing Schools	Nursing Degree Search

Where Is Mansfield University of Pennsylvania?

Contact details for Mansfield University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	5 Swan Street, Mansfield, PA 16933
Phone:	570-662-4000
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/MansfieldU
Twitter:	http://www.twitter.com/MansfieldU

How Do I Get Into Mansfield University?

You can apply to Mansfield University online at: https://www.mansfield.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for Mansfield University

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into Mansfield University?

Mansfield University has the high acceptance rate of 96%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 32% of accepted students are men and 68% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 94%, and the acceptance rate for women is 97%.

Average Test Scores

About 87% of students accepted to Mansfield 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 480 and 560.

Mansfield University received ACT scores from 12% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 14 and 22. Math scores were between 16 and 22. Composite scores were between 16 and 22.

Can I Afford Mansfield University of Pennsylvania?

The overall average net price of Mansfield University is $20,869. 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 Mansfield University, approximately 80% of students took out student loans averaging $6,841 a year. That adds up to $27,364 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Mansfield University is 9.9%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

Mansfield University of Pennsylvania Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,776 undergraduate students at Mansfield University, with 1,489 being full-time and 287 being part-time.

There are also 8 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,489 full-time undergraduates at Mansfield University, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	8
Black or African American	176
Hispanic or Latino	67
White	1,143
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	87

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Mansfield University of Pennsylvania. At this time, 12 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 6 countries are represented at Mansfield University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Greece, South Korea, and Kenya.

Online Learning at Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

There are 4 bachelor’s degree and 3 master’s degree programs available online at Mansfield University. In 2019-2020, 1,721 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 65th 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 Mansfield University

The following table shows how Mansfield 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
Fine & Studio Arts	#4	#4
Visual & Performing Arts	#25	#35
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	#34	#4
Music	#37	#34

Online Affordability Rankings of Mansfield University Rankings

The following table shows how Mansfield University 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
Fine & Studio Arts	#4	#7
Visual & Performing Arts	#15	#19
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	#16	#4
Sociology	#39	#36
Special Education	#44	#23
Social Sciences	#45	#36
Education	#55	#34
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	#66	#58
Liberal Arts General Studies	#66	#58
Nursing	#66	#60

Online Growth Rankings of Mansfield University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Mansfield University of Pennsylvania was 223.0%. This is the #262 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Mansfield University regardless of major.

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

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Business Administration & Management	17%
Business, Management & Marketing	17%
Education	22%
Quality Control Technology	60%
Special Education	25%

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

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Sociology	#1
Quality Control Technology	#1
Fine & Studio Arts	#4
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	#10
Engineering Technologies	#10
Visual & Performing Arts	#16
Social Sciences	#25
Criminal Justice & Corrections	#36
Special Education	#43
Nursing	#50
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	#51
Liberal Arts General Studies	#54
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	#54
Education	#106
Business Administration & Management	#115
Health Professions	#130
Business, Management & Marketing	#166

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%.

Mansfield University of Pennsylvania Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	4	31	0	35
Nursing	0	35	0	35
Liberal Arts General Studies	9	24	0	33
Criminal Justice & Corrections	6	25	0	31
General Psychology	0	28	0	28
Music	0	26	0	26
General Biology	0	25	0	25
Natural Resources Conservation	0	19	0	19
Social Work	0	16	0	16
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	14	0	14
Allied Health Professions	13	0	0	13
Computer Information Systems	0	12	0	12
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	0	9	3	12
Chemistry	0	8	0	8
Design & Applied Arts	0	7	0	7
Communication & Media Studies	0	6	0	6
General English Literature	0	6	0	6
Public Health	0	6	0	6
History	0	6	0	6
Quality Control Technology	0	5	0	5
Special Education	0	0	4	4
Mathematics	0	4	0	4
Fine & Studio Arts	0	2	0	2
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	0	1	0	1
Mental & Social Health Services	1	0	0	1
Political Science & Government	0	1	0	1
General Education	0	0	0	0
Environmental Control Technology	0	0	0	0
Philosophy	0	0	0	0
Geological & Earth Sciences	0	0	0	0
Physical Science Technicians	0	0	0	0
Geography & Cartography	0	0	0	0
Sociology	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	33	316	7	356

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
• Image Credit: By Johnmaslar under License

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