Colleges / Juniata College
College · Private nonprofit · Huntingdon, PA · Town
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Juniata College

Huntingdon, PA

Address1700 Moore St, Huntingdon, PA 16652-2196
Websitewww.juniata.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate79%
6-yr median pay$49k
Net price / yr$24k
Undergrad size1,191
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $24k/yr for a shot at a $49k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 79% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1227.

If you get in

1,191 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $72k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $24k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$287k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$96k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$191k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.0x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$58.6k
Room & board
$14.1k
Books & supplies
$1,000

How students pay for it.

Pell grants29%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans67%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention81%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr74%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$49k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$57k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out15%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,191
Location
Huntingdon, PA
Region
Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White70%
  • Hispanic9%
  • International8%
  • Black5%
  • Unknown4%
  • Two or more races3%
  • Asian2%
First-gen students20%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time0%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$81k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 68

What you can study.

Colleges / Juniata College
College · Private nonprofit · Huntingdon, PA · Town
JC

Juniata College

Huntingdon, PA

Address1700 Moore St, Huntingdon, PA 16652-2196
Websitewww.juniata.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate79%
6-yr median pay$49k
Net price / yr$24k
Undergrad size1,191
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $24k/yr for a shot at a $49k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 79% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1227.

If you get in

1,191 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $72k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $24k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$287k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$96k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$191k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.0x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$58.6k
Room & board
$14.1k
Books & supplies
$1,000

How students pay for it.

Pell grants29%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans67%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention81%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr74%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$49k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$57k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out15%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,191
Location
Huntingdon, PA
Region
Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White70%
  • Hispanic9%
  • International8%
  • Black5%
  • Unknown4%
  • Two or more races3%
  • Asian2%
First-gen students20%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time0%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$81k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 68

What you can study.