California University of Pennsylvania Trade Programs

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.

California University of Pennsylvania Rankings

Cal U is ranked #230 out of 1,440 schools in the nation for overall quality on our 2023 Best Colleges list.

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
#65	Best Associate Degree Trade 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
#2	Most Popular Online Electromechanical Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#3	Best Value Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#8	Best Value Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#10	Best Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#11	Best Electromechanical Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#28	Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#36	Most Popular Electromechanical Engineering Associate Degree Trade 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
#1	Best General Health & Wellness Doctor’s Degree Schools	College Factual
#1	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Engineering Technology	College Factual
#3	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Engineering Technology	College Factual
#17	Best Electronics Engineering Technology Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#66	Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#237	Best Nursing Schools	Nursing Degree Search

Where Is 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

Can I Afford Cal U?

For the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time Cal U students paid $322 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $482 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$7,716	$11,574
Fees	$3,392	$4,152
Books and Supplies	$1,000	$1,000
On Campus Room and Board	$10,416	$10,416
On Campus Other Expenses	$5,002	$5,002

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Cal U, approximately 84% of students took out student loans averaging $7,160 a year. That adds up to $28,640 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Cal U is 5.9%. 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.

California University of Pennsylvania Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,785 undergraduate students at Cal U, with 3,863 being full-time and 922 being part-time.

There are also 2,100 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,863 full-time undergraduates at Cal U, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	34
Black or African American	448
Hispanic or Latino	173
White	2,938
International Students	26
Other Races/Ethnicities	244

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

In 2019-2020, 4,979 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.

This school is the 8th most popular in Pennsylvania for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Cal U

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at California University of Pennsylvania was $11,108 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $15,726. The following table shows how Cal U is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Other Industrial Production Technologies	#13	#4
Industrial Production Technology	#54	#33

Online Growth Rankings of Cal U

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at California University of Pennsylvania was 1.6%. This is the #1,461 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
Electromechanical Engineering Technology	23%
Engineering Technologies	25%
Industrial Production Technology	62%
Other Electromechanical & Instrumentation & Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	23%
Other Industrial Production Technologies	62%

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
Other Electromechanical & Instrumentation & Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	#1
Electromechanical Engineering Technology	#13
Other Industrial Production Technologies	#18
Industrial Production Technology	#55
Health Sciences & Services	#157
Engineering Technologies	#286

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 Trade School Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Other Electromechanical & Instrumentation & Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	0	26	0	26
Physical Therapy Assistant	0	21	0	21
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	18	0	0	18
Other Industrial Production Technologies	0	2	11	13
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	0	0	11	11
Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology	0	1	8	9
Computer Engineering Technology	0	0	7	7
General Drafting & Design Technology	0	1	0	1
Occupational Safety & Health Technology	0	0	0	0
Athletic Training	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	18	51	37	106

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
• Image Credit: By Wjmoore17 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.