Susquehanna University Overview

Susquehanna University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. The surrounding location of Selinsgrove is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

What Is Susquehanna University Known For?

• The highest award offered at Susquehanna is the master's degree.
• In a recent academic period66% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Susquehanna makes roughly $61,723 a year. This is 51% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• It takes the average Susquehanna student 4.1 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Susquehanna University?

Contact details for Susquehanna are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	514 University Ave, Selinsgrove, PA 17870-1025
Phone:	570-374-0101
Website:	www.susqu.edu

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How Do I Get Into Susquehanna?

You can apply to Susquehanna online at: www.susqu.edu/admission-and-aid/apply

Admission Requirements for Susquehanna

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Susquehanna?

Susquehanna has an acceptance rate of 77%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 75%, and the acceptance rate for women is 78%.

Average Test Scores

About 52% of students accepted to Susquehanna submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 650. Math scores were between 538 and 630.

Susquehanna received ACT scores from 6% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 24 and 32. Math scores were between 23 and 0. Composite scores were between 23 and 30.

Can I Afford Susquehanna University?

The overall average net price of Susquehanna is $35,401. 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 Susquehanna, approximately 68% of students took out student loans averaging $9,772 a year. That adds up to $39,088 over four years for those students.

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Susquehanna University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,239 undergraduate students at Susquehanna, with 2,214 being full-time and 25 being part-time.

There are also 2 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,214 full-time undergraduates at Susquehanna, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	45
Black or African American	124
Hispanic or Latino	164
White	1,752
International Students	28
Other Races/Ethnicities	101

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Susquehanna University. At this time, 21 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 12 countries are represented at Susquehanna. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, China, and Brazil.

Susquehanna University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Psychology	55	0	55
General Biology	42	0	42
Writing Studies	35	0	35
Finance & Financial Management	32	0	32
Business Administration & Management	30	0	30
Marketing	29	0	29
Public Relations & Advertising	29	0	29
Teacher Education Grade Specific	28	0	28
Publishing	26	0	26
Accounting	25	0	25
Romance Languages	22	0	22
Political Science & Government	19	0	19
Other Business, Management & Marketing	16	0	16
Design & Applied Arts	16	0	16
Teacher Education Subject Specific	15	0	15
Computer Information Systems	13	0	13
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	12	0	12
History	12	0	12
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	11	0	11
General English Literature	11	0	11
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	10	0	10
International Relations & National Security	10	0	10
Music	10	0	10
Natural Resources Conservation	9	0	9
Physics	9	0	9
Drama & Theater Arts	9	0	9
Communication & Media Studies	7	0	7
Mathematics	7	0	7
Fine & Studio Arts	7	0	7
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	6	0	6
Chemistry	6	0	6
Anthropology	6	0	6
Economics	6	0	6
International Business	5	0	5
Curriculum & Instruction	0	5	5
Germanic Languages	4	0	4
Philosophy	4	0	4
Geological & Earth Sciences	4	0	4
Sociology	4	0	4
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	3	0	3
Special Education	3	0	3
Non-Professional General Legal Studies	3	0	3
Religious Studies	3	0	3
Business/Managerial Economics	2	0	2
Public Policy	2	0	2
Journalism	1	0	1
General Education	1	0	1
Business/Corporate Communications	0	0	0
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	0	0
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	0
Other Physical Science	0	0	0
TOTAL	619	5	624

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 Janey Apfelbaum under License

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