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University or college · Private nonprofit

Juniata College

Huntingdon, PA33 online only

Juniata College is a private nonprofit college in Huntingdon, PA, with about 1,259 students on campus.

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Students on campus
1,259
plus 33 studying only online
Admission rate
79%
higher than at 54% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$23,988
higher than at 68% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
74%
higher than at 83% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$56,918
higher than at 81% of U.S. colleges
In brief

What to know about Juniata College

Few families pay the sticker price

The full cost of a year is $71,850, but the average family on federal aid pays $23,988 after grants, about 67% less. What it costs ↓

Rent in Huntingdon is below the state median

Median rent in Huntingdon is $838 a month, 31% below the state median. Living in Huntingdon ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.

★ What stands out · What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $71,850 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $58,580Room & board $14,100Books & supplies $1,000

After grants, the average family on aid pays $23,988.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$16,997

About $67,988 over 4 years · 76% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Juniata College?

79%

of applicants admitted

About 16 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
570–670
SAT math
560–650
ACT
22–30

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1227.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
74%
within 6 years · Pell students 68%
Come back for year two
83%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$56,918
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$27,000
about $286 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

7.1%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$286 a month against about $4,048 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

81%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 96% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$52k
Middle income$30–75k
$56k
Higher incomeover $75k
$59k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Biology 21%Natural resources 10%Business 10%Education 9%Psychology 8%Physical sciences 7%Everything else 35%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Biology, General39 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$55k4 yrs out
Natural Resources Conservation and Research27 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$50k4 yrs out
Psychology, General22 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$25k1 yr out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas16 graduates a year
—not reported
Computer Science13 graduates a year
—not reported
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology13 graduates a year
—not reported
Design and Applied Arts13 graduates a year
—not reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods12 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

1,191 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 70%Hispanic 9%Black 5%Asian 2%Two or more 3%International 8%

Women and men

Women 52%Men 48%
11 : 1
students per teacher
29%
get Pell grants (lower income)
67%
take federal loans
1%
undergrads 25 or older
0%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Huntingdon

23% of Huntingdon’s 6,862 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Huntingdon pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Juniata College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AltoonaUniversity or college · Public · Altoona
20.8 mi2,418 students
Pennsylvania State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · State College
22 mi50,120 students
Pennsylvania State University-World CampusUniversity or college · Public · State College · mostly online
22 mi165 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.