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Located in California, Pennsylvania, California University of Pennsylvania is a public institution. California is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

896 Master's Degrees
57 Doctor's Degrees

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California University of Pennsylvania Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Cal U.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Best Value Other Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Most Popular Middle Eastern Semitic Languages Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#2 Best Other Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#3 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#4 Best Value Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#5 Best Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#5 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#5 Best Value Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#12 Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#17 Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Cal U has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Master’s Degree Schools College Factual
#1 Best American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Bachelor’s Degree Schools College Factual
#22 Best Health & Physical Education Graduate Degree Schools College Factual
#28 Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Graduate Degree Schools College Factual
#35 Best Legal Professions Schools College Factual
#131 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools College Factual

Where Is California University of Pennsylvania?

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Contact details for Cal U are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 250 University Ave, California, PA 15419-1394
Phone: 724-938-4400
Website: www.calu.edu
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CalUofPA
Twitter: http://twitter.com/CalUofPA

California University of Pennsylvania Graduate Student Diversity

2,100 Graduate Students
68% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,100 graduate students at Cal U, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of California University of Pennsylvania graduate students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 25
Black or African American 179
Hispanic or Latino 94
White 1,654
International Students 22
Other Races/Ethnicities 126

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at California University of Pennsylvania. At this time, 14 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 34 countries are represented at Cal U. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, Canada, and Turkey.

Online Learning at California University of Pennsylvania

2,869 Took All Classes Online
4,979 Took At Least One Class Online
1.6% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 4,979 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Cal U has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 2nd most popular in Pennsylvania for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Cal U

The following table shows how Cal U is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages #1 #1
General Social Sciences #4 #1
Foreign Languages & Linguistics #7 #4
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution #7 #1
Applied Mathematics #10 #7
Legal Professions (Other) #13 #4
Economics #16 #4
Legal Professions #22 #16
Mathematics & Statistics #64 #43
Computer & Information Sciences #66 #43

Online Growth Rankings of Cal U

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at California University of Pennsylvania was 1.6%. This is the #941 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Cal U regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Cal U majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Applied Mathematics 25%
Educational Administration 32%
Legal Professions (Other) 5%
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution 35%
Special Education 19%
Student Counseling 24%
Teaching English or French 43%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Cal U ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Cal U.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Applied Mathematics #2
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages #4
General Social Sciences #10
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution #11
Dispute Resolution #18
Legal Professions (Other) #22
Statistics #22
Public Policy #28
Food, Nutrition & Related Services #40
Criminology #46
Economics #49
Foreign Languages & Linguistics #58
Health Sciences & Services #58
Homeland Security #61
Mathematics & Statistics #74
Other Education #85
Legal Professions #85
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions #92
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods #111
Teaching English or French #113
Mental & Social Health Services #119
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences #123
Student Counseling #128
Information Technology #130
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology #158
Health & Physical Education #179
Accounting #187
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies #194
Social Sciences #251
Instructional Media Design #266
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies #266
Psychology #276
Criminal Justice & Corrections #280
Public Administration & Social Service #308
Computer & Information Sciences #339
Teacher Education Subject Specific #339
Special Education #348
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting #366
Teacher Education Grade Specific #430

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

California University of Pennsylvania Graduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Health & Physical Education 5 275 0 280
Educational Administration 16 50 37 103
Special Education 6 78 0 84
Business Administration & Management 0 70 0 70
Mental & Social Health Services 34 36 0 70
Nursing 0 68 0 68
General Education 0 63 0 63
Criminal Justice & Corrections 8 32 13 53
Teacher Education Subject Specific 25 22 0 47
Legal Professions (Other) 2 39 0 41
Student Counseling 21 16 0 37
Communication Sciences 0 32 0 32
Social Work 0 30 0 30
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 0 23 0 23
Criminology 23 0 0 23
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution 0 20 0 20
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 18 0 18
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 9 4 0 13
Information Technology 3 8 0 11
Applied Mathematics 0 8 0 8
Public Policy 8 0 0 8
Teaching English or French 7 0 0 7
Health Sciences & Services 0 0 7 7
Other Education 4 0 0 4
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 3 0 0 3
Homeland Security 3 0 0 3
General Social Sciences 0 3 0 3
Statistics 2 0 0 2
Accounting 0 1 0 1
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 1 0 0 1
Instructional Media Design 0 0 0 0
Allied Health Professions 0 0 0 0
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 0 0
Dispute Resolution 0 0 0 0
Economics 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 180 896 57 1,133

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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