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East Stroudsburg, PA · Public · 4,814 undergraduates · town

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

Less selective

East Stroudsburg pairs a broad public-university curriculum with hands-on learning facilities and a Poconos setting.

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Institutional profile

Regionally focused Strongest in mobility and affordability.
Academic Emerging Affordability Steady Career Steady Mobility Steady Experience Emerging
Academic standing Emerging
Affordability Steady
Career outcomes Steady
Mobility Steady
Student experience Emerging
Admission
92.9% admitted

7,398 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
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Completion
52.1%

$56,148 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania apart

Academic design

Undergraduates can study across arts and sciences, business, education, health and related professional fields.

Campus pattern

Campus life combines student organizations and recreation with nearby Poconos outdoor access and university activities at Stony Acres.

Career & value signal

Science learning extends into the Schisler Museum of Wildlife and Natural History and the McMunn Planetarium.

Can I get in?

92.9% admitted

Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.

Recent applicant pool

7,398

About 93 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 92.9%
Entering class

Academic range

SAT middle 50%970–1170
8401300
ACT middle 50%20–25
1728

Of admitted students, 17% submitted an SAT, and 2% submitted an ACT. Very few of the admitted class reported a score at all, so the SAT and ACT ranges describe those students rather than the class.

Entered with a 4.0 GPA15%

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Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

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What East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania weighs when it reads a file

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  • Course rigor  
  • GPA  
  • Test scores  
  • Essay  
  • Recommendations  
  • Extracurriculars  
  • Demonstrated interest  
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What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

Show preparation for this curriculum

Undergraduates can study across arts and sciences, business, education, health and related professional fields.

02

Make institutional fit specific

East Stroudsburg pairs a broad public-university curriculum with hands-on learning facilities and a Poconos setting.

03

Use the application route carefully

Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

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Regular Decisionrolling
Fee and waiver$25 application fee

Fee waiver: accepted

Major and program admission

Some fields have their own entry path.

The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.

Teacher preparationAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

NursingAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Can I afford it?

Compare annual cost by household income.

Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.

Published annual cost$29,639
Average annual cost after aid, in-state$18,000
Affordability profileSteady

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Average annual cost by household income at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

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  • $0–30k 
  • $30–48k 
  • $48–75k 
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  • $110k+ 
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Is it worth it?

Completion, debt, and earnings

Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.

Complete within 8 years52.1%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one71.6%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$56,148

Reported 10 years after enrollment

Academic portfolio

Largest bachelor’s fields

How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

Recent graduates86
Median earnings$55,237

Business Administration, Management and Operations

Recent graduates78
Median earnings$58,287

Admits separately

Psychology, General

Recent graduates75
Median earnings$46,912

Criminal Justice and Corrections

Recent graduates66
Median earnings$57,494

Biology, General

Recent graduates60
Median earnings$63,320

What is campus life like?

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania beyond the classroom

Campus life combines student organizations and recreation with nearby Poconos outdoor access and university activities at Stony Acres.

Academics

A defining academic feature

Undergraduates can study across arts and sciences, business, education, health and related professional fields.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

Campus life combines student organizations and recreation with nearby Poconos outdoor access and university activities at Stony Acres.

Career & value

Where the degree can lead

Science learning extends into the Schisler Museum of Wildlife and Natural History and the McMunn Planetarium.

4,814 undergraduatesMid-Atlantictown settingCampus housing available