Kutztown, PA · Public · 6,180 undergraduates · town
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Less selective
Kutztown combines a traditional Pennsylvania public-university campus with visible strengths in the visual arts, education, business and liberal arts.
Institutional profile
Regionally focused Strongest in student experience and mobility.- Admission
- 94.8% admitted
- Price by income
- Resident and nonresident prices differ
- Completion
- 57.9%
8,170 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$53,775 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets Kutztown University of Pennsylvania apart
Academic design
Undergraduates study through colleges of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Visual and Performing Arts, Business and Education, with internships and faculty-student research across fields.
Campus pattern
The campus blends historic brick buildings, residence halls, arts spaces and student organizations in a walkable small-town setting.
Career & value signal
The Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center gives Kutztown a distinctive academic connection to the region's history and culture.
Can I get in?
94.8% admitted
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Recent applicant pool
8,170About 95 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Academic range
Of admitted students, 13% submitted an SAT, and 0% submitted an ACT. Almost nobody admitted here sent a score, which leaves the SAT and ACT ranges standing on a handful of files.
In the season card
Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
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What Kutztown University of Pennsylvania weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
Undergraduates study through colleges of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Visual and Performing Arts, Business and Education, with internships and faculty-student research across fields.
Make institutional fit specific
Kutztown combines a traditional Pennsylvania public-university campus with visible strengths in the visual arts, education, business and liberal arts.
Use the application route carefully
Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.
Fee waiver: accepted
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.
In the season card
Average annual cost by household income at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
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.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
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.
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Admits separately
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
Psychology, General
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies
What is campus life like?
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania beyond the classroom
The campus blends historic brick buildings, residence halls, arts spaces and student organizations in a walkable small-town setting.
A defining academic feature
Undergraduates study through colleges of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Visual and Performing Arts, Business and Education, with internships and faculty-student research across fields.
What shapes an ordinary week
The campus blends historic brick buildings, residence halls, arts spaces and student organizations in a walkable small-town setting.
Where the degree can lead
The Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center gives Kutztown a distinctive academic connection to the region's history and culture.