COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 498571PUBLIC

CALIFORNIA, PA

Pennsylvania Western University

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$18,256Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate51.4%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$54,553working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$23,725completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$54,553
Median earnings 5 years after completion$51,625

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$13,944
$30,001–48,000$14,171
$48,001–75,000$16,517
$75,001–110,000$20,633
$110,001+$23,272

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion51.4%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention71.0%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients38.3%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share59.8%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid25.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort2,080federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates7,451IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate94.3%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$23,725

1,681 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

13 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · 345 working graduates$82,099 earnings · $35,187 debt →Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 99 working graduates$73,164 earnings · $27,660 debt →Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree · 374 working graduates$64,684 earnings · $27,000 debt →Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's Degree · 84 working graduates$60,617 earnings · $27,000 debt →Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's Degree · 197 working graduates$56,316 earnings · $24,450 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 350 working graduates$55,515 earnings · $26,782 debt →Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 88 working graduates$53,619 earnings · $27,500 debt →Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree · 151 working graduates$49,817 earnings · $26,966 debt →Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree · 259 working graduates$47,952 earnings · $27,000 debt →Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree · 250 working graduates$47,468 earnings · $32,252 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree · 189 working graduates$47,295 earnings · $27,000 debt →Social WorkBachelor's Degree · 108 working graduates$45,436 earnings · $27,000 debt →Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree · 248 working graduates$44,180 earnings · $33,280 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

Compare the cohort, the cost, and the fit.

Scorecard measures cover different student groups and years. Recheck the live College Scorecard, request the institution's current aid offer and completion information, and do not treat historical earnings as a promise.