Fast Facts

Called one of the best colleges in the Northeast by The Princeton Review, California University of Pennsylvania offers private school amenities at a public school cost.

Here's everything you need to know about Cal U.

Location: California Borough (pop. about 6,000), in rural southwestern Pennsylvania; about 35 miles from Pittsburgh

Founded: 1852

Description: Mid-size, state-owned university; one of 14 schools in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE)

Total enrollment: 9,400 (7,419 undergraduates, 1,981 graduate students)

Campus size: 294 acres (98 acres, main campus; 196 acres, south campus)

Buildings: 40

Colleges: The College of Education and Human Services, the College of Liberal Arts, the Eberly College of Science and Technology (all undergraduate), and the College of Graduate Studies and Research

Accredited programs: 32 eligible for accreditation or approval; of those, 25 have been accredited

Academic offerings: 150 undergraduate majors/concentrations, 50 graduate programs

Average class size: 19 (undergraduate, face-to-face classes only)

Average SAT score: 1026 (for incoming freshmen 2010-11)

Undergraduate tuition: $3,120 per semester (2011-12, Pennsylvania resident)

Room and board: $4,330 to $6,191 per semester (main campus residence halls, depending on room size and meal plan, 2011-12)

Total faculty/staff: 291 full-time, 105 part-time faculty; 463 full-time, 22 part-time staff; nearly 80 percent of faculty have doctorate or other terminal degree

Athletics: Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC), NCAA Division II

Varsity teams: 16 (7 men's, 9 women's)

Mascot: The Vulcan

School colors: Red and black

Clubs/organizations: More than 250 (Including 16 NCAA Division II Teams)