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Located in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania, Clarks Summit University is a private not-for-profit institution. Clarks Summit is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

Where Is Clarks Summit University?

Contact details for CSU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	538 Venard Rd, Clarks Summit, PA 18411-1250
Phone:	570-586-2400
Website:	www.clarkssummitu.edu

Can I Afford CSU?

During the <nil> academic year, part-time students at CSU paid $990 per credit hour, whether they were in-state or out-of-state. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$29,700	$29,700
Books and Supplies	$1,000	$1,000
On Campus Room and Board	$7,300	$7,300
On Campus Other Expenses	$1,700	$1,700

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At CSU, approximately 57% of students took out student loans averaging $5,500 a year. That adds up to $22,000 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at CSU is 2.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Clarks Summit University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 467 undergraduate students at CSU, with 321 being full-time and 146 being part-time.

There are also 229 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 321 full-time undergraduates at CSU, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Clarks Summit University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	3
Black or African American	24
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	260
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Clarks Summit University. At this time, 20 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 11 countries are represented at CSU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, Bahamas, and Brazil.

Online Learning at Clarks Summit University

There are 12 bachelor’s degree and 18 master’s degree programs available online at CSU. In 2020-2021, 432 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

Online Growth Rankings of CSU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Clarks Summit University was 97.7%. This is the #344 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at CSU regardless of major.

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%.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.