Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania · Public · 9,210 undergraduates · commonwealthu.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
91%
of 8,055 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
980 to 1190
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$31,460Est.Estimate
$44,920 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
91% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$44,920
a year in 2027-28, from a $44,920 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1090
Send your score
About 75% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 900, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: First-Year College Students - Commonwealth University · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov15Priority deadline · November 15, 2026Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
- Dec15Priority deadline · December 15, 2026Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
Who gets in
91%
of applicants were admitted: 7,346 of 8,055 for fall 2025.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 24% of them sent SAT scores and 0.7% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 980 to 1190
Reading and Writing 500 to 610
Math 470 to 590
ACT composite 21 to 26
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16001.2%
- 1200 to 139922%
- 1000 to 119949%
- 800 to 99924%
- 600 to 7993.2%
- 400 to 5990.2%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.43
- 4.012%
- 3.75 to 3.9921%
- 3.50 to 3.7424%
- 3.25 to 3.4911%
- 3.00 to 3.2412%
- 2.50 to 2.9914%
- Below 2.505.6%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$31,460
a year, in state
$44,920
a year, out of state (tuition $22,290)
- Tuition (in state)$8,830
- Fees$4,480
- Food and housing$13,280
- Books and supplies$1,270
- Transportation and other$3,600
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania published $29,703 in state for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$12,459
- $30,001 to $48,000$12,446
- $48,001 to $75,000$13,453
- $75,001 to $110,000$18,364
- Over $110,000$22,472
Financial aid
56%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$6,356
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
27%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $5,092 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
After college
Graduate within 6 years
54%
Come back for a second year
78%
Typical earnings
$56,416
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania$66,935
- All colleges$71,390
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 44 majors here have earnings data.
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