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East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
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Information Summary
Ranks 476th overall and 38th in Pennsylvania
| Overall Score
On StateUniversity.com (about) |
84.0 |
|---|---|
| Total Cost
On-Campus Attendance |
$15,800 |
| Admission
Success rate |
64% |
| ACT / SAT
75 %ile scores |
/ 1060 |
| Student Ratio
Ratio of students to faculty |
20 : 1 |
| Retention
(Full-Time / Part-Time) |
78% / 30% |
| Enrollment
Total (all students) |
7,013 |
Demographics – Main Campus and Surrounding Areas
Reported area around or near East Stroudsburg, PA 18301-2999
| Surrounding community | Fringe town (less than 10 mi. from an urban cluster) |
|---|---|
| Total Population | 35,796 (20,928 urban / 14,868 rural) |
| Households | 12,221 (2.74 people per house) |
| Families | 8,837 (3.19 people per family) |
| Pop. — African American | 3,110 |
| Pop. — Asian | 653 |
| Pop. — Pacific Islander | 28 |
| Pop. — American Indian / Alaskan Native | 253 |
| Pop. — White (incl. Hispanic) | 31,212 |
| Pop. — Other | 1,476 |
Carnegie Foundation Classification
Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)
| Undergraduate | Balanced arts & sciences/professions, some graduate coexistence |
|---|---|
| Graduate | Postbaccalaureate comprehensive |
| Undergraduate Population | Full-time four-year, selective, higher transfer-in |
| Enrollment | High undergraduate |
| Size & Setting | Medium four-year, primarily residential |
General Characteristics
| Highest offering | Master's degree |
|---|---|
| Calendar System | Semester |
| Years of college work required | N/A |
| Variable Tuition |
Special Learning Opportunities
| Distance Learning | |
|---|---|
| ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force | |
| Study Abroad | |
| Weekend College | |
| Teacher Certification |
Campus Crime Statistics
Ranks 335th on StateUniversity.com‘s Safe School Index
| Incidents | per 1000 Students | |
|---|---|---|
| Aggravated assault | 5 | 0.71 |
| Forcible rape | N/A | N/A |
| Murder & Non-Negligent Manslaughter | N/A | N/A |
| Robbery | 2 | 0.28 |
| Violent crime | 7 | 0.99 |
| Arson | N/A | N/A |
| Burglary | 30 | 4.25 |
| Larceny-theft | 76 | 10.78 |
| Vehicle theft | N/A | N/A |
| Property crime | 106 | 15.03 |
Student Tuition Costs and Fees
What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania?
Ranks 1283rd for total cost of attendance
| In District | In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FT Undergraduate Tuition | $5,178 | $5,178 | $12,944 |
| FT Undergraduate Required Fees | $1,631 | $1,631 | $1,720 |
| PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour | $216 | $216 | $539 |
| FT Graduate Tuition | $6,214 | $6,214 | $9,944 |
| FT Graduate Required Fees | $1,441 | $1,441 | $1,530 |
| PT Graduate per Credit Hour | $345 | $345 | $552 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus | $15,800 | $15,800 | $23,655 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family | $7,809 | $7,809 | $15,664 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family | $7,809 | $7,809 | $15,664 |
Student Tuition Cost History and Trends
Three year history and trends on the cost of attending
| In District | In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published Tuition & Fees | $6,399 |
$6,399 |
$13,822 |
| Cost (regardless of residency) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Books & Supplies | $1,000 |
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| On-Campus – Room & Board | $4,794 |
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| On-Campus – Other Expenses | $2,327 |
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| Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board | N/A |
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| Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses | N/A |
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| Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board | N/A |
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Admission Details
| Application Fee Required | N/A |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate Application Fee | $35 |
| Graduate Application Fee | $50 |
| First Professional Application Fee | N/A |
| Applicants | 5,562 (2,363 male / 3,199 female) |
| Admitted | 3,547 (1,421 male / 2,126 female) |
| Admission rate | 64% |
| First-time Enrollment | 1,248 (526 male / 722 female) |
| FT Enrollment | 1,240 (523 male / 717 female) |
| PT Enrollment | 8 (3 male / 5 female) |
| Total Enrollment | 7,013 |
Admission Criteria
What criteria does East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania use for admissions?
| Open Admissions | |
|---|---|
| Secondary School GPA / Rank / Record | |
| College Prep. Completion | |
| Recommendations | N/A |
| Formal competency demo | N/A |
| Admission test scores | |
| TOEFL | |
| Other tests | N/A |
Admission Credits Accepted
What types of credits does East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania accept?
| Dual Credit | |
|---|---|
| Life Experience | |
| Advanced Placement (AP) |
Athletics - Association Memberships
| Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships | NCAA |
|---|---|
| NCAA Football Conference | Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference |
| NCAA Basketball Conference | Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference |
| NCAA Baseball Conference | Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference |
| NCAA Track & Field Conference | Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference |
ACT Test Admission
| Applicants submitting ACT results | 1% |
|---|---|
| Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) | / |
| Math scores (25/75 %ile) | / |
| Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) | / |
SAT Test Admission
Ranks 1027th for 75pctl scores
| Applicants submitting SAT results | 99% |
|---|---|
| Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) | 440 / 520 |
| Math scores (25/75 %ile) | 440 / 540 |
| Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) | 880 / 1060 |
Student Services
| Remedial Services | |
|---|---|
| Academic / Career Counseling | |
| PT Cost-defraying Employment | |
| Career Placement | |
| On-Campus Day Care | |
| Library Facility |
Student Living
| First-time Room / Board Required | |
|---|---|
| Dorm Capacity | 2,126 |
| Meals per Week | 19 |
| Room Fee | $3,788 |
| Board Fee | $1,898 |
Student Financial Aid Details
How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania Ranks 3612th for the average student loan amount.
| Average | Users | % of Attendees | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Grant Aid | $2,466 | 194 | |
| State & Local Grant Aid | $2,247 | 309 | |
| Institutional Grant Aid | $2,125 | 218 | |
| Student Loan Aid | $3,217 | 702 | |
| Any financial aid type | 831 |
Student Enrollment Demographics
How many students are enrolled at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania?
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Non Resident Alien | 19 | 24 | 43 |
Black Non-Hispanic | 138 | 140 | 278 |
Hispanic | 121 | 193 | 314 |
Asian / Pacific Islander | 40 | 54 | 94 |
American Indian / Alaskan Native | 3 | 9 | 12 |
White Non-Hispanic | 2,411 | 3,695 | 6,106 |
Race Unknown | 67 | 99 | 166 |
| Total | 2,799 | 4,214 | 7,013 |
Student Graduation Demographics
How many students graduated at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania?
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Non Resident Alien | 5 | 2 | 7 |
Black Non-Hispanic | 18 | 19 | 37 |
Hispanic | 19 | 13 | 32 |
Asian / Pacific Islander | 5 | 6 | 11 |
American Indian / Alaskan Native | N/A | N/A | N/A |
White Non-Hispanic | 309 | 482 | 791 |
Race Unknown | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Total | 356 | 522 | 878 |
Most Popular Fields of Study
The top 5 fields of study completed at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania.
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 118 | 136 | |
| 26 | 66 | 92 | |
| 53 | 32 | 85 | |
| 8 | 76 | 84 | |
| 48 | 26 | 74 |
Student Completion / Graduation Demographics
How many students are successful graduates?
Faculty Compensation / Salaries
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania Ranks 538th for the average full-time faculty salary.
| Tenure system | |
|---|---|
| Average FT Salary | $69,788 ($71,122 male / $68,036 female) |
| Number of FT Faculty | 280 (159 male / 121 female) |
| Number of PT Faculty | 75 |
| FT Faculty Ratio | 4 : 1 |
| Total Benefits | $5,220,355 |
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania Summary
The following paragraph provided courtesy of wikipedia.
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania is a public university located in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. East Stroudsburg University is situated in the borough of East Stroudsburg, located in the Pocono Mountains of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Pocono Medical Center, the areas primary state of the art medical facility, is also located on the edge of the campus. In addition to the academic facilities, nine residence halls, housing 2,200 students, and a 1,000-seat dining hall are located on campus. The DeNike Center for Human Resources houses many of the classrooms and laboratories for the Departments of Health, Nursing, Recreation and Leisure Services Management. Zimbar-Liljenstein Hall is home to the Student Services Center and houses offices, physical education classes and a small instructional gymnasium. The McGarry Communication Center is the campus base for the Instructional Resources Department including the audiovisual, graphics, and television services units. The Communication Center houses two television studios and is the distribution center of campus cable television as well as the community-wide ESU television telecasts. The Center for Hotel, Restaurant, Tourism, and Hospitality Management contains a full dining facility as well as kitchen facilities for the Hotel, Restaurant, Tourism, and Hospitality Management Program. The Fine and Performing Arts Center consists of two theaters, a gallery, concert hall, rehearsal areas, various art studios, and classrooms. The University Center includes a food court, commuter lounge, convenience store, state of the art computer lounge and the University Store. Flagler-Metzgar Center houses the University Health Services. The walk-in health center is staffed by a team of medical professionals and offers a range of health care services, which are covered under the general fee, including evaluation, treatment, referral and health education. The second floor is home of the Office of University Counseling and Psychological Services which offers a range of counseling services to facilitate and enhance the educational, psychological, interpersonal well-being of East Stroudsburg University students. 350 Normal Street , the former alumni center, is now the center for the East Stroudsburg University Police Department. The University Ridge, located on East Brown Street, is a townhouse apartment-style community off of the main campus where residents still enjoy the same accomodations of living on campus. At “the Ridge”, students can enjoy the Quad, a gym and fitness center, an entertainment center, apartments that contain wash-and-dry facilities and a shuttle to and from the main campus. In 2004, ESU opened its new recreation center, the “Rec Center.” The rec center was designed to encourage students to exercise more regularly to promote a healthier campus. Hawthorn Hall Hemlock Hall Laurel Hall Lenape Hall Linden Hall Minsi Hall Shawnee Hall University Apartments University Ridge Apartments East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania offers 71 undergraduate major programs, the largest of which (by enrollment) are Health and Physical Education K-12, Elementary Education, Biological Sciences, Business Management, Psychology, and Secondary Education.
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania Academics
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania is unique in its study options. Besides, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Minority Student Services, On-Campus Daycare, Personal Counseling, Placement Service, Veterans Counselor and Women’s Services can help. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Learning Center, Pre-Admission Summer Program, Reduced Course Load, Remedial Instruction, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. An instance of this, the university has a Accelerated Program, Cross-Registration, Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, ROTC, Air Force, ROTC, Army, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification, Urban Semester and Visiting/Exchange Student Program.
The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania.
- Business, Management, & Marketing:
- Business Administration/Management, Hospitality Administration/Management
- Communications & Journalism:
- Communications/Rhetoric
- Physical Sciences:
- Chemistry, Geology, Physical Sciences – General, Physics
- Psychology:
- Psychology – General
- History:
- History – General
- Social Sciences:
- Economics, Geography, Political Science/Government, Social Sciences – General, Sociology
- English Language and Literature:
- English Language & Literature – General
- Parks, Recreation, and Fitness:
- Exercise Sciences, Parks/Leisure Facilities Management
- Philosphy and Religion:
- Philosophy
- Mathematics:
- Mathematics – General
- Popular majors:
- twenty-four percent education, thirteen percent business per marketing, eleven percent social sciences, nine percent parks and recreation, nine percent psychology, eight percent health professions, six percent biology
- Computer Science:
- Computer/Information Sciences – General, Computer/Systems Security
- Education:
- Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Health Teacher Education, Physical Education, Special Education
- Foreign Language and Literature:
- French, Spanish
- School of Visual and Performing Arts:
- Arts – General, Drama/Theater Arts, Graphic Design
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences:
- Biochemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Ecology, Marine/Aquatic Biology
- Multiple or Interdisciplinary:
- Biological/Physical Sciences
- Health and Clinical Sciences:
- Athletic Training/Sports Medicine, Clinical Laboratory Science, Health Services Administration, Nursing (RN), Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology
Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 1st of March. Additionally, for international students, the application fee is 50. The cost per credit hour (overall) was $511 Cost & Savings Calculator Financial Aid International students eligible for need-based aid last fall.
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania Admissions
Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 64% and Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 78%. Remember that this can change at any time. Transfer student are not ignored. For one thing, there were eight hundred and fifty-eight total number of transfer students who applied and seven hundred and thirty-nine total number of transfer students who were admitted. This school requires an application fee consisting of thirty-five dollars regular application fee, thirty-five dollars out-of-state application fee, thirty-five dollars online application fee and point zero .
Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. The regular application is due the 1st of April. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 1st of April and For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 1st of March. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, and make sure they are in by the 1st of March.
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania Financial Aid
Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. In the same way, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Alumni Affiliation, Art, Athletics, Leadership, Minority Status, Music/Drama and Religious Affiliation. Financial aid forms are FAFSA.
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania Students
The school’s size is approximately five thousand, four hundred and forty-one degree-seeking undergrads, one thousand, one hundred and one first-time degree-seeking freshmen and one thousand, one hundred and ninety-seven graduate enrollment. Further, the student body consists of seventy-two percent in-state students, twenty-eight percent out-of-state students, one percent part-time students, fifty-eight percent women, forty-two percent men, less than one percent american indian per alaskan native, two percent asian per pacific islander, three percent black per non-hispanic, three percent hispanic, ninety-two percent white per non-hispanic, less than one percent non-resident alien, seven percent in top 10th of graduating class, twenty-six percent in top quarter of graduating class and seventy-one percent in top half of graduating class. Moreover, it is part of an Suburban setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Residential campus. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania offers Associate, Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. The university is a Public, University, Four-year, Coed, where 64 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member.
This school features the Suburban setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Residential campus. Moreover, the university has many unique facilites such as 30-acre ecological studies area, business accelerator. Naturally, the school is located 40 miles from Allentown and Scranton.
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania Athletics
The Warriors are a member of NCAA. The following sports can be found here:
- Men’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Baseball
- Men’s NCAA Division II, Women’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Basketball
- Men’s NCAA Division II, Women’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Cross_country
- Men’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Football
- Men’s Club and Women’s Club Golf
- Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Racquetball
- Men’s NCAA Division II, Women’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Soccer
- Women’s NCAA Division II, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Softball
- Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Track_and_field
- Men’s NCAA Division II and Women’s NCAA Division II Track_indoor
- Men’s NCAA Division II and Women’s NCAA Division II Track_outdoor
- Men’s NCAA Division II, Women’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Volleyball
- Men’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Wrestling















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