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Located in California, Pennsylvania, California University of Pennsylvania is a public institution. California is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

887 Master's Degrees
23 Doctor's Degrees

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California University of Pennsylvania Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Cal U has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#58 Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Cal U.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Most Popular Online Criminology Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#2 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#2 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#2 Most Popular Online Foreign Languages & Linguistics Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#2 Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#4 Most Popular Online Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#4 Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#5 Most Popular Online Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#36 Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Cal U has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#18 Best Value Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies College Factual
#20 Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#24 Best Health & Physical Education Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#26 Best Value Colleges for Health & Physical Education College Factual
#35 Best Value Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting College Factual
#100 Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools Course Advisor

Where Is California University of Pennsylvania?

Location of California University of Pennsylvania

Contact details for Cal U are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 250 University Ave, California, PA 15419-1394
Phone: 724-938-4400
Website: www.calu.edu
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CalUofPA
Twitter: http://twitter.com/CalUofPA

California University of Pennsylvania Graduate Student Diversity

1,986 Graduate Students
66% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,986 graduate students at Cal U, 34% are male and 66% are female.

Gender Diversity at  Cal U

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of California University of Pennsylvania graduate students is as follows.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity of Cal U Graduate Students
Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 26
Black or African American 154
Hispanic or Latino 78
White 1,561
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 161

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at California University of Pennsylvania. At this time, 14 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 34 countries are represented at Cal U. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, Canada, and Turkey.

Online Learning at California University of Pennsylvania

2,965 Took All Classes Online
4,752 Took At Least One Class Online
7.0% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 9 bachelor’s degree and 13 master’s degree programs available online at Cal U. In 2017-2018, 4,752 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Cal U has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 7th most popular in Pennsylvania for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2017-2018.

Online Growth Rankings of Cal U

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at California University of Pennsylvania was 7.0%. This is the #878 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Cal U regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Cal U majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Applied Mathematics 25%
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 35%
Criminal Justice & Corrections 63%
Criminology 47%
Education 16%
General Social Sciences 27%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 45%
Mathematics & Statistics 53%
Nursing 13%
Psychology 35%
Public Administration & Social Service 2%
Social Sciences 34%
Special Education 44%
Statistics 73%
Student Counseling 14%
Teacher Education Subject Specific 32%
Teaching English or French 50%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Cal U ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Cal U.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Legal Professions (Other) #8
Applied Mathematics #8
Public Policy #10
General Social Sciences #11
Criminology #13
Homeland Security #21
Legal Professions #23
Mathematics & Statistics #27
Mental & Social Health Services #31
Information Technology #34
Student Counseling #36
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions #36
Teaching English or French #38
Health & Physical Education #58
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies #66
Social Sciences #80
Criminal Justice & Corrections #91
Computer & Information Sciences #101
Public Administration & Social Service #103
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting #112
Special Education #117
Teacher Education Subject Specific #117
Teacher Education Grade Specific #127
Educational Administration #176
Nursing #243
Business Administration & Management #337
Health Professions #358
Education #364
Business, Management & Marketing #394

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

California University of Pennsylvania Graduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Health & Physical Education 8 314 0 322
Teacher Education Subject Specific 65 31 0 96
Educational Administration 29 65 0 94
General Education 0 75 0 75
Business Administration & Management 0 72 0 72
General Social Sciences 0 62 0 62
Nursing 0 60 0 60
Mental & Social Health Services 21 31 0 52
Special Education 0 39 0 39
Social Work 0 35 0 35
Criminology 30 0 0 30
Student Counseling 3 25 0 28
Criminal Justice & Corrections 7 1 19 27
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 11 12 0 23
Communication Sciences 0 22 0 22
Information Technology 10 8 0 18
Legal Professions (Other) 0 16 0 16
Teacher Education Grade Specific 1 11 0 12
Statistics 11 0 0 11
Applied Mathematics 0 8 0 8
Homeland Security 6 0 0 6
Public Policy 5 0 0 5
Health Sciences & Services 0 0 4 4
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 3 0 0 3
Teaching English or French 2 0 0 2
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 2 0 0 2
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 1 0 0 1
Allied Health Professions 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 215 887 23 1,125

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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