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East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania Public 4-year Town

Overview

Located in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania is a public four-year institution. The campus sits in a town setting. It enrolled 5,633 students in fall 2024, including 4,891 undergraduates and 742 graduate students. It is part of Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and professional doctorates across 78 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Exercise Science and Kinesiology, and Psychology, General. It awarded 1,145 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 10 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

72% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 21 to 1.

Key figures

5,633
Students enrolled
72%
First-year retention
1,145
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
78
Programs and majors
21:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterProfessional

Programs and majors offered 78

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

Education 15
Health Professions 15
Business, Management and Marketing 5
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 3
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 5
Psychology 1
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Visual and Performing Arts 6
Communications Technologies 1
English Language and Literature 2
Social Sciences 4
Public Administration and Social Services 1
History 2
Communication and Journalism 2
Physical Sciences 4
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 4
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students
72%
First-year retention, part-time students
57%
Student-to-faculty ratio
21:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
793
Master's degrees
246
Professional doctorates
8
Certificates under 1 year
90
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
4
Postbaccalaureate certificates
4

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
5,633
Undergraduates, fall 2024
4,891
Graduate students, fall 2024
742
Full-time, fall 2024
85%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
6,297
Undergraduates, 2024-25
5,337
Graduate students, 2024-25
960
Full-time, 2024-25
80%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

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

Women
58%
Men
42%
White
55%
Hispanic or Latino
18%
Black or African American
18%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
10
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
4%
Students taking some online courses
58%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Research designation
Research Colleges and Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
President
Kenneth Long
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, 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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