Susquehanna University

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Lutheran (ELCA)
Population 80,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,293 (15%)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (28%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,175
Men / Women 43% / 57%
From State 62%
From Region 34%
Athletes 566 (26.3%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 77%
Black 7%
Hispanic 7%
Mixed 3%
Asian 2%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Arts, Humanities and Communications 145 33% 83% 1% 1% 10% 0% $50,260 1 -0.72 6 95%
Advertising and Public Relations — — — — — — — — $63,966 12 -1.06 31 96% — — — —
Creative Writing 33 +3 18% 88% 3% 0% 9% 0% $45,526 16 -0.84 3 88% — — — —
English 6 — 17% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,069 31 -0.53 4 — — — — —
French 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,422 37 -0.32 10 96% — — — —
German — +2 — — — — — — $54,933 40 -0.28 11 — — — — —
History 11 — 91% 91% 0% 0% 9% 0% $49,137 17 -0.76 5 — — — — —
Philosophy 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,924 35 -0.49 11 — — — — —
Religion — +1 — — — — — — $52,788 71 +0.24 8 — — — — —
Spanish 3 +5 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,422 37 -0.32 10 96% — — — —
Communication Studies 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,333 23 -0.70 10 100% — — — —
Journalism 5 — 20% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,716 12 -1.07 8 — — — — —
Mass Communication 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,665 12 -1.05 6 — — — — —
Public Relations — — — — — — — — $63,966 27 -0.70 31 96% — — — —
Public Relations — — — — — — — — $63,966 27 -0.70 31 96% — — — —
Public Relations and Advertising 15 +3 13% 80% 0% 0% 13% 0% $63,966 27 -0.70 31 96% — — — —
Publishing 11 +7 9% 64% 0% 0% 36% 0% $25,671 0 -3.38 1 100% — — — —
Radio and Television 6 +1 33% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $45,312 4 -1.55 3 100% — — — —
Sports Communication 11 +1 82% 82% 0% 0% 18% 0% $63,966 62 +0.20 31 96% — — — —
Art History 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $47,438 37 -0.34 4 — — — — —
Graphic Design 15 +2 27% 80% 7% 7% 0% 0% $63,844 69 +0.29 30 96% — — — —
Music 5 — 20% 80% 0% 20% 0% 0% $48,365 57 +0.17 4 — — — — —
Music Education 7 — 57% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,609 96 +1.38 20 — — — — —
Music Performance 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,335 57 +0.17 4 — — — — —
Music Theory and Composition — — — — — — — — $48,495 58 +0.19 4 — — — — —
Studio Art 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $47,474 56 +0.07 4 — — — — —
Theatre 8 — 50% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $29,520 2 -1.81 1 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Natural and Social Sciences 201 31% 82% 1% 5% 3% 0% $64,813 25 +0.02 33 97%
Computer Science 18 — 89% 72% 6% 11% 0% 0% $73,102 2 -1.52 55 100% — — — —
Chemical Physics — — — — — — — — $79,626 39 -0.29 68 — — — — —
Chemistry 5 — 20% 80% 20% 0% 0% 0% $66,943 28 -0.45 39 — — — — —
Geosciences 12 — 58% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,621 49 -0.13 30 — — — — —
Mathematics 8 +2 38% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,633 40 -0.44 56 — — — — —
Physics 8 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $79,870 40 -0.27 69 — — — — —
Biochemistry 10 — 70% 40% 0% 20% 10% 0% $64,592 19 -0.61 32 — — — — —
Biology 19 +1 16% 84% 0% 11% 0% 0% $68,242 60 +0.21 42 96% — — — —
Biomedical Sciences 14 — 29% 64% 0% 0% 14% 0% $68,242 38 -0.12 42 96% — — — —
Ecology 8 — 12% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,179 52 -0.13 11 — — — — —
Neuroscience 8 — 12% 88% 0% 12% 0% 0% $68,402 52 +0.13 43 100% — — — —
Environmental Studies 6 +4 33% 67% 0% 17% 0% 0% $56,357 38 -0.29 13 — — — — —
Economics 1 +2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $89,162 45 -0.33 81 95% — — — —
Anthropology 4 — 25% 25% 0% 0% 25% 0% $50,800 27 -0.55 6 — — — — —
International Studies 4 — 0% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $44,388 1 -1.48 3 94% — — — —
Political Science 6 +3 17% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $75,217 64 +0.22 60 89% — — — —
Psychology 30 +2 13% 80% 3% 7% 3% 0% $62,625 88 +1.15 27 94% — — — —
Public Policy 5 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,635 35 -0.41 38 — — — — —
Sociology 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $51,409 31 -0.50 7 — — — — —
Early Childhood Education 21 — 5% 95% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,937 84 +0.69 14 100% — — — —
Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,084 85 +0.82 26 — — — — —
Special Education 7 — 14% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,256 84 +0.96 26 — — — — —
Legal Studies 3 +1 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,939 54 +0.01 20 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Sigmund Weis School of Business 150 70% 73% 1% 9% 7% 1% $82,353 78 +0.02 73 99%
Accounting 26 — 69% 69% 0% 12% 12% 4% $110,284 92 +1.50 95 100% — — — —
Business Administration 43 +1 70% 65% 2% 5% 12% 2% $67,091 30 -0.55 39 100% — — — —
Business Analytics 1 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $88,306 43 -0.24 80 — — — — —
Business Management 13 — 54% 69% 0% 15% 8% 0% $53,228 2 -1.27 9 95% — — — —
Finance 30 — 83% 77% 3% 13% 3% 0% $91,028 43 -0.28 83 98% — — — —
International Business 5 — 100% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $80,296 57 -0.15 70 — — — — —
Managerial Economics 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $85,841 36 -0.46 77 — — — — —
Marketing 30 — 57% 83% 0% 7% 3% 0% $83,883 72 +0.49 75 100% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $63,934
ROI Percentile 36th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 86%
4-Year Graduation Rate 75%
6-Year Graduation Rate 82%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 30.4% 151 70% 74% 1% 9% 7% 1% $82,399 59 +0.02 73 99% —
Social Sciences 20.8% 103 21% 79% 1% 3% 12% 0% $56,684 43 -0.37 14 96% —
Life & Natural Sciences 11.9% 59 27% 75% 0% 8% 5% 0% $65,874 40 -0.06 36 97% —
Humanities 11.1% 55 35% 87% 2% 0% 7% 0% $47,343 9 -0.75 4 89% —
Arts 7.9% 39 33% 82% 3% 5% 5% 0% $52,400 53 -0.00 8 98% —
Physical Sciences & Math 6.7% 33 58% 94% 3% 0% 0% 0% $70,491 27 -0.29 48 — —
Education 5.8% 29 7% 97% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,398 77 +0.76 17 100% —
Computer Science 3.6% 18 89% 72% 6% 11% 0% 0% $73,102 3 -1.52 55 100% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.2% 6 33% 67% 0% 17% 0% 0% $56,357 34 -0.29 13 — —
Professional 0.6% 3 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,939 26 +0.01 20 — —

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 128 $694K $694K $0
Track & Field (combined) 57 $219K $219K $0
Baseball 52 $314K $314K $0
Lacrosse 50 $168K $168K $0
Soccer 32 $137K $137K $0
Basketball 16 $238K $238K $0
Swimming & Diving 16 $78K $78K $0
Golf 14 $35K $35K $0
Tennis 9 $27K $27K $0
Total 353 $1.9M $1.9M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 54 $182K $182K $0
Field Hockey 34 $243K $243K $0
Soccer 34 $120K $120K $0
Softball 29 $198K $198K $0
Lacrosse 26 $140K $140K $0
Volleyball 21 $129K $129K $0
Basketball 14 $197K $197K $0
Swimming & Diving 13 $88K $88K $0
Tennis 8 $24K $24K $0
Golf 6 $32K $32K $0
Total 213 $1.4M $1.4M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 128 $694K $694K $0
Track & Field (combined) 111 $402K $402K $0
Lacrosse 76 $309K $309K $0
Soccer 66 $258K $258K $0
Baseball 52 $314K $314K $0
Field Hockey 34 $243K $243K $0
Basketball 30 $436K $436K $0
Softball 29 $198K $198K $0
Swimming & Diving 29 $166K $166K $0
Volleyball 21 $129K $129K $0
Golf 20 $68K $68K $0
Tennis 17 $51K $51K $0
Total 566 $4.5M $4.5M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 77%
Yield (non-ED) 14%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 77% 77% 77%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 47%
SAT Range 1100 – 1300
SAT Math Range 540 – 640
SAT RW Range 560 – 660