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CUP

Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania Public 4-year Town

Overview

Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania is a public four-year institution in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. Its campus is in a town setting. Fall 2024 enrollment was 11,092, made up of 9,847 undergraduates and 1,245 graduate students. It is part of Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.

Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and professional doctorates across 106 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Registered Nursing, and Early Childhood Education and Teaching. It awarded 2,581 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 20 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

78% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 19 to 1.

Key figures

11,092
Students enrolled
78%
First-year retention
2,581
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
106
Programs and majors
19:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterProfessional

Programs and majors offered 106

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 20
Business, Management and Marketing 12
Education 14
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 3
Psychology 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 5
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
Communication and Journalism 5
Public Administration and Social Services 1
  • Social Work BachelorMaster Online option 75 graduates
Visual and Performing Arts 7
Social Sciences 8
Computer and Information Sciences 3
Physical Sciences 4
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 5
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 3
History 1
English Language and Literature 2
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Engineering 1
Engineering Technologies 4
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 1
Science Technologies 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
78%
First-year retention, part-time students
37%
Student-to-faculty ratio
19:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
2,022
Associate degrees
71
Master's degrees
414
Professional doctorates
25
Certificates under 1 year
6
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
8
Postbaccalaureate certificates
35

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
11,092
Undergraduates, fall 2024
9,847
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,245
Full-time, fall 2024
85%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
12,309
Undergraduates, 2024-25
10,676
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,633
Full-time, 2024-25
80%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
62%
Men
38%
White
80%
Hispanic or Latino
7%
Black or African American
5%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
20
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
16%
Students taking some online courses
73%

Campus and services

Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
President
Dr. Jeffrey Osgood
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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