Private nonprofit · College

Keystone College

La Plume, Pennsylvania · Large suburb

84.8%
Admit rate
$22,051
Avg net price
36%
Graduation rate
$44,976
Median earnings

Keystone College is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in La Plume, Pennsylvania (large suburb setting), enrolling 771 undergraduates.

Private nonprofitSmall · 771 undergradsLarge suburbAccessible · 85% admitNCAA Division III with football · Landmark ConferenceCold wintersSnowy

About La Plume, Pennsylvania

La Plume is an unincorporated community in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 6 and Pennsylvania Route 438, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east-southeast of Factoryville. La Plume is located 11 miles northwest of Scranton, one of Pennsylvania's most populous cities. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
12 miles to Scranton, PA
To the ocean
95 miles
Nearest airport
16 miles to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AVP)

How Keystone College compares

Selectivity84.8%

More selective than 36% · #61 most selective of 111 in Pennsylvania

Graduation rate36%

Higher than 18% · #97 of 116 in Pennsylvania

First-year retention57%

Higher than 11%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$44,976

Higher than 24% · #105 of 116 in Pennsylvania

Average net price$22,051

Cheaper than 41% · #45 cheapest of 112 in Pennsylvania

Median debt at graduation$26,000

Lower than 24%

Student–faculty ratio12 : 1

Lower than 59%

Undergraduate enrollment771

Larger than 30%

Percentiles compare Keystone College with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Pennsylvania.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

829students
  • Undergraduate77193%
  • Graduate587%

Undergraduates by gender

771undergrads
  • Women45960%
  • Men31240%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White67%
  • Black17%
  • Hispanic6.1%
  • Other or multiracial10.0%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
771
Graduate enrollment
58
Student–faculty ratio
12 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
42%
First-generation students
48%
Students over 25
25%
Median family income
$43,829
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$48,807
Endowment
$6,153,853

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate
84.8%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$18,300
Room & board
$12,600
Books & supplies
$680
Total cost of attendance
$32,071
Average net price
$22,051

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
36%
Graduated on time (4 years)
27%
First-year retention
57%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$36,653
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$44,976
Median debt at graduation
$26,000
Students with federal loans
85%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
50%

About 9% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
27%
Low-income (Pell)
38%
First-generation
42%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
394
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
51%
Housing charge (year)
$6,000
Meal plan (year)
$6,200
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NCAA Division III with football
Football conference
Landmark Conference
Varsity athletes
277 (190 men · 87 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (9)

Football91
Baseball42
Basketball35
Soccer35
Field Hockey23
Volleyball18
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)12
Softball11
Wrestling10

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.7 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
2

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (952 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

0.7reported offenses a year
0 violent a year0.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
0.7

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$21,925
$30–48k
$24,335
$48–75k
$18,916
$75–110k
$28,291
$110k+
$30,271

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$82,419

$18,916/year × about 4.4 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

100%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$5,480
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 100% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $5,480. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 186 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$44,976
Typical debt at graduation
$26,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
58%
Out-earn a HS grad
48%

Typical debt would take roughly 5.8 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$40,800
Men
$51,216

Men out-earn women by $10,416 (26%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
85°F
Winter low
20°F
Annual rain
38.7″
Annual snow
45.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.14.2JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wilkes-Barre Intl AP, PA US station (15.8 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.