Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania · ★ — / 5 Overall
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Private not-for-profit · 4-year · Master's
Susquehanna University is a private liberal arts college in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1858 as a missionary institute, it became a four-year liberal arts college in 1895. It is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Its name shows its location in the Susquehanna Valley, near the eponymous river for which its Lutheran Synod was named. In addition to an arts and sciences focus, Susquehanna has a business school, master's degrees in education, and joint-degree programs in engineering and for a master of business administration. The academic programs are within the four schools of the arts, humanities, natural and social sciences, and the AACSB International-accredited Sigmund Weis School of Business. Susquehanna University enrolls more than 2,200 undergraduate students from 33 states and 23 countries, and maintains a student-to-faculty ratio of 12 to one.
National Liberal Arts Colleges
Ranked #96 in National Liberal Arts Colleges (2026). Source: US News ↗
Liberal Arts Colleges
Ranked #139 in Liberal Arts Colleges (2025). Source: Washington Monthly ↗
National rank
Ranked #439 in Forbes Top Colleges (2026). Source: Forbes ↗
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514 University Ave, Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, 17870-1025
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Ranked #983 on Washington Monthly Best Bang for the Buck (2025). Source: WM Best Value ↗
25th–75th percentile
SAT total: 1090–1290
SAT ERW: 550–660
SAT math: 540–630
ACT composite: 22–31
Total: 2,247
Undergrad: 2,241
Undergrad full-time: 2,113
Graduate: 6
Part-time: 134
In-state
Tuition: $57,400
Total cost on campus: $76,000
Out-of-state
Tuition: $57,400
Total cost on campus: $76,000
Room & board: $15,700
Books & supplies: $1,200
Receive aid: 95%
Avg grant aid: $45,318
Pell grant recipients: 25%
Rent: $819 / mo
Typical state asking rent, as a roommate share. Zillow Observed Rent Index.
Coffee: $5.00
State average cafe price. Numbeo, 2024.
Gas: $4.54 / gal
State average price. AAA.
Average meal: $10.87
Published board plan, per meal. IPEDS.