We are proud to offer an education that advances equity in education through our emphasis on experiential learning, community-focused projects, and close interactions with faculty.
U.S. News & World Report Rankings
Among all universities, we are ranked in Best Education Schools 2025 as:
#1
public in Pennsylvania
#26
public in the country
#35
in the country
#23
for Educational Psychology
School Facts
For Fall 2023
Class Profile
Geography
68% in-state and 32% out-of-state
34 different states represented
19 different countries outside of the United States
Gender
- Female/Woman: 70%
- Male/Man: 23%
- Self-Identify: 6%
- Additional Genders*: 1%
* Includes Agender, Genderqueer, Gender Non-Conforming, Non-Binary, Self-Identify, Undisclosed, Trans Woman/Female, and Gender Fluid
Race and Ethnicity:
- White: 66%
- Black: 10%
- International: 7%
- Hispanic/Latino: 6%
- Asian: 6%
- Multiracial: 4%
- American Indian or Alaskan Native: < 1%
- Pacific Islander: < 1%
- Unknown: < 1%
Total Student Enrollment
Undergraduate: 409
Graduate: 554
Total student headcount: 963
Faculty Profile
Full-time faculty: 77
- Tenure or tenure-stream faculty: 46
- Professors of Practice: 27
- Visiting full-time professors: 4
Full-time faculty with doctorates: 100 percent
Funded grant research:
- $14 million in new grants
- $18 million in active grants
Accredited Programs
Program | Accrediting Organization |
---|---|
Applied Behavior Analysis | Behavior Analyst Certification Board |
Clinical Exercise Physiology | Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) |
Exercise Science and Strength/Conditioning Add-on | Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) |
Teacher of the Visually Impaired | Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired |
Orientation and Mobility for the Visually Impaired | Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired |
Teacher Certification Programs | Pennsylvania Department of Education |
Employment & Test Outcomes
Pass Rates
Applied Behavior Analysis
- BCBA Examination (2021 data)
- 78% pass rate among 23 candidates
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Teacher Certification
- Pennsylvania Department of Education (2018 data)
- 89% pass rate among 116 candidates for state assessment to certify teachers
Teacher Certification Job Outcomes
97% employment rate within a year of graduation (2022)
Of these totals:
- 78% in K-12 teaching
- 19% in other education/employment role
- 3 % still seeking employment