Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
Cheyney, PA · Public four-year · Rural: Fringe
724undergraduates
$8,460average net price per year
16%graduate in 6 years
68%return for year two
Admissions
Open admission: everyone with a high school diploma or equivalent is admitted.
Majors
11 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Education (2)
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching Bachelor's (15 awarded)
- Special Education and Teaching, General Bachelor's (17 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (1)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (15 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (14 awarded)
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (1)
- Business Administration and Management, General Bachelor's (12 awarded)
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities (1)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Bachelor's (9 awarded)
Social sciences (1)
- Sociology, General Bachelor's (9 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (1)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Communication, journalism, and related programs (1)
- Communication, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (1)
- Graphic Design Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $10,904
- Tuition and fees, out-of-state
- $18,870
- Housing and food on campus
- $11,016
- Books and supplies
- $100
- Other on-campus costs
- $4,832
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $26,852
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $34,818
- Total cost living at home
- $15,836
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $10,536 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $8,962 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $7,885 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $18,471 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23 and paid in-state tuition.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 97%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 97%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $15,981
- Got a grant from the college
- 56%
- Average grant from the college
- $9,064
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 41%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 32%
- Average amount borrowed
- $6,698
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 11%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 16%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 16%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 42%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 16%
- Transferred to another college
- 45%
- Came back for year two
- 68%
| Pell grant students | 18% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 9% |
| Neither | 15% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 95 | 23% |
| Men | 103 | 10% |
| Asian | 2 | 0% (small group) |
| Black | 158 | 16% |
| Hispanic | 8 | 0% (small group) |
| White | 7 | 0% (small group) |
| Two or more races | 4 | 75% (small group) |
| Race unknown | 19 | 16% (small group) |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 105 | 41% | 28% |
| Started here, part-time | 1 | 0% (small group) | 100% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 55 | 56% | 24% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 8 | 13% (small group) | 50% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 724
- Undergraduates
- 724
- Full-time undergraduates
- 663
- Part-time undergraduates
- 61
- Students per faculty member
- 15 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 86%
- From out of state
- 14%
- From other countries
- 0%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 8%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 4%
| Women | 66% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 1% |
| Black | 86% |
| Hispanic | 2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 1% |
| Two or more races | 7% |
| Race unknown | 2% |
| International | 0% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Rural: Fringe
- Address
- 1837 University Circle, Cheyney, PA, 19319-0200
- County
- Delaware County
- Part of
- Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education
- Type
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Historically Black college or university
- Yes
- Offers
- Online programs, Credit for AP exams
- Open admission
- Yes
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.