Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Outcomes & value

Median earnings (10 yr)

$53,775

Value (earnings ÷ net price)

2.5×

Median debt at graduation

$26,000

Graduation rate

54%

First-year retention

78%

Reducing loan balance (3 yr)

69%

Pell (lower-income) share

47%

First-generation share

35%

Endowment / student

$7,287

Earnings = median of students working ~10 years after entry; debt = median of graduates. Value divides 10-yr earnings by average annual net price (higher = more earnings per dollar of cost). Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. Figures lag ~2 years and reflect all students, not your intended major.

Top-earning majors

Median earnings by field of study (highest credential), ~2 years after completion.

• Computer and Information Sciences, General$52,941
• Business Administration, Management and Operations$52,941
• Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$52,107
• Public Administration$49,644
• Chemistry$49,019
• Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

Economic mobility

Mobility rate

0.9%

Bottom → top quintile

20%

From bottom quintile

4%

Mobility rate = the share of students who both start in the bottom household-income quintile and reach the top quintile; bottom → top is that chance conditional on starting at the bottom. Source: Opportunity Insights Mobility Report Cards (Chetty, Friedman, Saez, Turner & Yagan). Reflects 1980–82 birth cohorts, so it’s directional, not current.

Campus safety

On-campus violent crimes (2024)

8

Per 1,000 students

1.29

On-campus criminal offenses classed as violent (murder/non-negligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, aggravated assault) for the most recent reported year. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education Campus Safety and Security (Clery Act). Counts reflect what’s reported to the school; interpret alongside campus size and setting.

Climate

Pleasant days / yr

90

Summer high

82°F

Winter low

26°F

Annual rain

49.9"

Annual snow

20.7"

Natural-hazard risk

Relatively Moderate

Pleasant days counts days per year with a mean temperature of 55–75°F, a high at or below 90°F, a low at or above 45°F, and little precipitation — a transparent comfort measure, not a weighting we invented. Computed from Open-Meteo ERA5 daily history (2019–2023). Natural-hazard risk is the county’s composite rating from the FEMA National Risk Index.