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East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania·Public, 4-year or above·Mid East·esu.edu
6-yr Graduation
43%
—
Total enrollment
5,633
peer median 5,755
Avg net price
$18,134
+$4.0k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
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About

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, located in East Stroudsburg, PA, is one of ten institutions within the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. Founded in 1893, it focuses on providing affordable, high-quality education and fosters innovation while supporting regional development and community service.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
7,953
7,953 candidates competed
Admitted
7,321
92.1% acceptance rate
Enrolled
1,387
18.9% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
43%
4-year graduation
29%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
43%
Full-time retention
72%

Pell equity

16.7pp gap
Pell recipients
35%202 of 579
Non-Pell (all)
52%287 of 555
Subsidized loan, no Pell
53%138 of 258
No Federal Aid
50%149 of 297

Non-Pell students graduate at a 16.7-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 98 Title IV programs, 29 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 2 fail. 67 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
98
Passing
29
29.6% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
2
2.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
2.0%
+1.4pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

98programs
  • Passing29 · 29.6%
  • No Data67 · 68.4%
  • Failing2 · 2.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
2
At Risk
2
Watch
4
Safe
23
No data
67

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

31
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-1.7%
$34,674 vs $35,274
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-0.6%
$58,423 vs $58,761
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Master's Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+3.0%
$53,081 vs $51,545
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+8.5%
$63,727 vs $58,761
Communications Technologies/Technicians
Bachelor Degree · Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services
+11.3%
$39,273 vs $35,274
Hospitality Administration/Management
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+15.7%
$67,976 vs $58,761
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+16.4%
$68,377 vs $58,761
Political Science and Government
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+20.3%
$42,428 vs $35,274

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

3
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-1.7%
−$600
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-0.6%
−$338
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Master's Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+3.0%
+$1,536

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

30
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
64%
$41,000 debt · $63,727 earn
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
58%
$20,250 debt · $34,674 earn
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
56%
$26,250 debt · $47,162 earn
Communications Technologies/Technicians
Bachelor Degree · Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services
55%
$21,500 debt · $39,273 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
53%
$25,000 debt · $46,912 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
52%
$26,000 debt · $49,724 earn
Political Science and Government
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
52%
$22,000 debt · $42,428 earn
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
50%
$21,650 debt · $43,005 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1950Next review Jan 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 4

Action history · 9

  1. Apr 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
  2. Jul 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs
  3. Mar 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
  4. Mar 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Education for Public Health · Public Health Programs (PHPBG) - Baccalaureate and Graduate level programs offered outside a school of public health
  5. Apr 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Education for Public Health · Public Health Programs (PHPBG) - Baccalaureate and Graduate level programs offered outside a school of public health

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$15,365
$30–48k$14,511
$48–75k$17,382
$75–110k$21,135
$110k+$22,892

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$18,134
+$4,025vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $14,109
Federal loans
57.1%
In-state tuition
$11,536
Out-of-state
$19,502

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 2,460 students received $14.7M in Pell grants, alongside $28.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,460
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$14.7M
$14,651,535 total
Direct Loans
$28.7M
5,742 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
’20
2k
’21
2k
’22
2k
’23
2k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$8.8M
2,319 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$9.7M
2,662 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$3.7M
234 loan awards
Parent PLUS$6.0M
491 loan awards
Grad PLUS$504K
36 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 1,920 borrowers who entered repayment, 56 (2.9%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.9%
+0.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,920
Defaulted
56
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
8.1%
2017
9.4%
2018
7.9%
2019
2.9%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at ESU

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs78
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

952 total completions
01Education
22023.1%
02Business
16517.3%
03Health Professions
14715.4%
04Parks/Recreation
13414.1%
05Biological Sciences
9510.0%
06Psychology
747.8%
07Computer Sciences
323.4%
08Security/Protective
313.3%
09Visual/Performing Arts
272.8%
10Comm. Technologies
272.8%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
5,633
12-mo unduplicated
6,297
Undergraduate
5,337
Graduate
960

Gender split

Men
42%2,670
Women
58%3,627

Race / ethnicity composition

White
51.7%
Black
20.7%
Hispanic
18.9%
Two or more
4.2%
Unknown
1.9%
Asian
1.6%
Non-resident
0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
640
323 M · 317 W
Women athletes
49.5%
Athletic aid
$2.0M
Total student aid
Budget
$11.4M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$1.0M
$945K
Recruiting expense
$21K
$37K
Head-coach salaries
$78K
$62K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 14

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
139 M · 120 W
$736K
Football
132 M · —
$1.5M
Wrestling
48 M · 49 W
$499K
Soccer
43 M · 40 W
$620K
Baseball
50 M · —
$665K
Basketball
17 M · 20 W
$1.3M

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.83
10 offenses · 5,460 students

3-year trend

2.142 yrs ago3.311 yr ago1.83Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
38
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
45
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
2

Criminal offenses by type

Fondling
4
Rape
3
Arson
1
Robbery
1
Aggravated assault
1

By location

10total
  • On campus10

Includes 10 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

2
Domestic violence
18
Dating violence
3
Stalking
23 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Sexual orientation1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs2483
Liquor1139

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
21.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
223

ESU vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions ESU selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectEast Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
43%—5,633$18,134Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Alabama A & M University
24%58.0%7,295$17,621Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Auburn University at Montgomery
33%91.6%5,217$13,224Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Bowie State University
38%72.4%6,353$19,298Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt
49%98.2%6,237$13,171Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Emporia State University
56%97.7%4,557$16,261Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Fitchburg State University
55%86.9%5,892$14,262Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Grambling State University
36%44.9%5,150$19,809Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
McNeese State University
46%78.3%6,241$12,493Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Midwestern State University
43%93.5%5,324$11,656Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
New Jersey City University
34%98.4%5,429$16,053Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Northeastern Illinois University
22%74.6%5,734$14,109Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Northeastern State University
35%99.6%6,751$12,710Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Pittsburg State University
51%89.4%5,755$15,784Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Ramapo College of New Jersey
70%70.6%5,981$18,173Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Rhode Island College
48%91.8%6,155$9,478Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Salem State University
50%95.9%6,230$15,996Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
56%86.5%5,161$23,726Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
32%76.4%5,851$8,039Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
41%100.0%5,186$14,459Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Texas A&M University-San Antonio
40%92.8%7,956$11,196Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
The University of Texas Permian Basin
40%94.9%5,585$12,723Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
University of Arkansas Grantham
17%—5,646$8,370Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
University of Nebraska at Kearney
57%89.5%5,881$16,242Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
University of Washington-Bothell Campus
65%90.6%6,058$12,319Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus
63%82.5%4,965$10,163Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
University of West Alabama
28%42.7%6,820$12,684Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Winthrop University
57%79.3%4,894$15,343Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Worcester State University
61%88.0%5,745$13,381Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Peer group median43%89.4%5,755$14,109

Institutions like ESU

Explore the federal data for institutions in ESU's comparison group.

IPEDS

ESU Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research
Email
jkraemer [at] esu.edu
Phone
570-422-3906
Address
Hoeffner Science & Technology Center 234

The goal is to provide an interactive compilation of frequently requested official information about the institution, using definitions developed and set by ESU’s data governance process.

Visit IR office page
Team
2 members
  • Joseline Kraemer
    Executive Director of Institutional Research
  • Mary E. Amador-Rosario
    Student Success System Coordinator

Common Data Set

ESU's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

Source publications

Reports & documents (5)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Grants & funding (5)

Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.

USA Spending

Notable alumni of ESU (33)

A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

  • Steve Axman
  • Joe Bernard
    American football
  • Bob Bessoir
  • Fred Catona
  • Kristin Corrado
  • Christine Donohue
  • John Dunne
    basketball
  • Vic Fangio
  • Kathy Flores
  • Eric Frein
  • Joseph Garrera
  • Deborah Gebhardt
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Frequently asked questions about East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about ESU.

What is the graduation rate at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania?

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania reports a 6-year graduation rate of 43% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania?

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania reports a total enrollment of 5,633 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania?

The average net price at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania is $18,134 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania?

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania's yield rate is 18.9%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania located?

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania is located in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania 18301-2999.

Who runs Institutional Research at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania?

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
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