California University of Pennsylvania Computer Science Programs
Located in California, Pennsylvania, California University of Pennsylvania is a public institution. Cal U is located in a safe and convenient suburb.
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Where Is California University of Pennsylvania?
Contact details for Cal U are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 250 University Ave, California, PA 15419-1394 |
Phone: | 724-938-4400 |
Website: | www.calu.edu |
Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/CalUofPA |
Twitter: | http://twitter.com/CalUofPA |
How Do I Get Into Cal U?
You can apply to Cal U online at: www.calu.edu/admissions/apply/index.aspx
Admission Requirements for Cal U
Submission | Required? |
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High School GPA | required |
High School Rank | considered but not required |
High School Transcript | required |
College Prep Program | neither required nor recommended |
Recommendations | considered but not required |
SAT or ACT Scores | considered but not required |
TOEFL | considered but not required |
How Hard Is It To Get Into Cal U?
Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 94%, and the acceptance rate for women is 95%.
Average Test Scores
About 79% of students accepted to Cal U submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 470 and 570. Math scores were between 450 and 550.
Can I Afford California University of Pennsylvania?
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 Cal U, approximately 84% of students took out student loans averaging $7,160 a year. That adds up to $28,640 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Cal U is 5.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
California University of Pennsylvania Undergraduate Student Diversity
There are also 2,100 graduate students at the school.
Gender Diversity
Of the 3,863 full-time undergraduates at Cal U, 44% are male and 56% are female.
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of California University of Pennsylvania students is as follows.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 34 |
Black or African American | 448 |
Hispanic or Latino | 173 |
White | 2,938 |
International Students | 26 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 244 |
Geographic Diversity
Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at California University of Pennsylvania. At this time, 14 states are represented by the student population at the school.
Over 34 countries are represented at Cal U. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, Canada, and Turkey.
Online Learning at California University of Pennsylvania
The following chart shows how the online learning population at Cal U has changed over the last few years.
This school is the 13th 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 Cal U
During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at California University of Pennsylvania was $11,108 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $15,726. The following table shows how Cal U 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 |
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Computer & IS Security | #28 | #18 |
Information Technology | #37 | #21 |
General Computer & Information Sciences | #46 | #22 |
Online Growth Rankings of Cal U
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at California University of Pennsylvania was 1.6%. This is the #1,252 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Cal U regardless of major.
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Cal U 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 Cal U.
Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
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Computer & IS Security | #181 | |
Information Technology | #294 |
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%.
California University of Pennsylvania Computer Science Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
Major | Bachelor’s | Graduate Certificate | Master’s | TOTAL |
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General Computer & Information Sciences | 55 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
Computer & IS Security | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
TOTAL | 55 | 3 | 8 | 66 |
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 Wjmoore17 under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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