Pennsylvania Western University Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Distant town
In a smaller urban cluster away from a large metro area.
- City
- Suburb
- Town (this campus)
- Rural
7,451 students
Larger than 89% of colleges
National median 921 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 44.5%
- TypePublic
- ClassMaster's university
Nearby college towns
- Monessen6.7 mi
- Uniontown14.1 mi
- Lemont Furnace14.6 mi
- Waynesburg19.5 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
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Did you know? Pennsylvania Western University
- $51,161median annual earnings of former students who received federal aid.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, latest data
- 51.4%of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time (six years for a bachelor's).Source: U.S. College Scorecard, latest data
- 71.7%of first-year students come back for a second year.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, latest data
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