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Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania Private nonprofit 4-year Town

Overview

Located in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, Susquehanna University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. The campus sits in a town setting. Fall 2024 enrollment was 2,255, made up of 2,246 undergraduates and 9 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Susquehanna University offers bachelor's degrees and master's degrees across 66 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Creative Writing, and Psychology, General. It awarded 501 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

86% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.

Key figures

2,255
Students enrolled
86%
First-year retention
501
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
66
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

BachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 66

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

Business, Management and Marketing 10
Communication and Journalism 11
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 5
English Language and Literature 2
Education 5
Visual and Performing Arts 7
Psychology 1
Physical Sciences 5
Social Sciences 5
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 4
History 1
Mathematics and Statistics 2
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Public Administration and Social Services 2
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students
86%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
496
Master's degrees
5

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,255
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,246
Graduate students, fall 2024
9
Full-time, fall 2024
96%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,342
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,327
Graduate students, 2024-25
15
Full-time, 2024-25
94%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

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

Women
57%
Men
43%
White
74%
Hispanic or Latino
7%
Black or African American
7%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
6%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
1%

Campus and services

Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Centennial Conference; Landmark Conference
President
Jonathan D. Green
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
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Dedicated veterans contact

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