Students
There are 10,091 students enrolled at the university (8877 undergraduates, 259 non-degree and 955 graduates), an increase of more than 100% over the past 20 years. A majority of the students live off-campus within the town limits, with a similar number of students who commute. About 88% of the students are Caucasian and 12% are of other heritage. The ratio of women to men is 60:40.
Academically, students are slightly above average, with median SAT scores of 1044. Most incoming freshmen are within the upper 29% of their graduating high school class.
The annual average tuition for a student at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania in 2011 was about $7,498 for a student living in PA. Approximately 79% of the students receive at least some form of financial aid.
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