Juniata College: Statistics

Updated: June 13, 2026 EliteDegrees

Position	Category
# 3301 of 12,502	In the World
# 926 of 452	In North America
# 857 of 452	In the United States
# 54 of 1	In Huntingdon
# 1667 of 12,502	For Petrology and Geochemistry
Top 1-3	For 9 other topics

Subject rankings

Quick Review

Acceptance rate

79%

Enrollment

12,029

Average SAT

1,225

Average ACT

Avg. cost to attend

$24,580 /y

Aid receiving

100%

Undergraduates

1,242

Graduates

Male:Female Ratio

47:53

Type

Privatenot-for-profit

Highest Degree

Master's degree

Website

more.juniata.edu

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Juniata College has an acceptance rate of 79% and is among the top 1% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

	Total	Men	Women
Acceptance Rate	79%	79%	79%
Applicants	2,779	1,268	1,511
Admissions	2,193	959	1,234
Freshmen enrolled full time	367	179	188

Admissions requirements

College-preparatory program	Required
Recommendations	Required
Secondary school GPA	Required
Secondary school record	Required
TOEFL	Required
SAT/ACT	Considered but not required
Formal demonstration of competencies	Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests	Neither required nor recommended
Secondary school rank	Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

■ White	67%
■ Nonresident Alien	9%
■ Asian	2%
■ Hispanic	9%
■ Black or African American	5%
■ Two or more races	3%
■ Unknown	5%

Juniata College majors

Juniata College has granted 273 bachelor's degrees across 51 programs, and 27 master's across 5 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Juniata College.

Major	Bachelor	Master
Biology & Biological Sciences, General	41	-
Business Administration and Management, General	14	10
Psychology, General	16	-
Environmental Science	15	-
Accounting	12	2
Chemistry, General	14	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	12	-
Computer Science	10	-
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management	10	-
Design and Visual Communications, General	9	-
Political Science and Government, General	9	-
Finance, General	8	-
Biochemistry	7	-
Bioinformatics	-	7
Museology & Museum Studies	7	-
Organizational Leadership	-	7
History, General	6	-
Marketing & Marketing Management, General	6	-
English Language and Literature, General	5	-
Neuroscience	5	-
Social Work	5	-
Business Analytics	4	-
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management	4	-
Data Science, General	3	-
Economics, General	3	-
Engineering Physics & Applied Physics	3	-
Environmental Studies	3	-
Information Technology	3	-
International Business & Trade & Commerce	3	-
Mathematics, General	3	-
Communication, General	2	-
Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies	2	-
Environmental Geosciences	2	-
French Language and Literature	2	-
General Studies	2	-
Human Resources Management & Personnel Administration, General	2	-
Information Resources Management	2	-
International Relations and Affairs	2	-
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	2	-
Social Studies Teacher Education	2	-
Chemistry Teacher Education	1	-
Criminal Justice and Corrections, General	1	-
Dispute Resolution	1	-
English & Language Arts Teacher Education	1	-
Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering	1	-
Fine & Studio Arts, General	1	-
Geology & Earth Science, General	1	-
Health Communication	1	-
Mass Communication & Media Studies	1	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	1	-
Physics, General	1	-
Religion & Religious Studies	1	-
Spanish Language and Literature	1	-
Special Education and Teaching, General	-	1
Grand Total	273	27

Publications & Citations

Juniata College has published 1,187 scientific papers with 27,685 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Environmental Science, Chemistry, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Engineering, Physics, Geology, Paleontology, Ecology, and Computer Science.

Publications

1,187

Citations

27,685

Publication / Citation count by topic

Biology	707 / 22,312
Environmental Science	690 / 21,198
Chemistry	593 / 17,256
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	580 / 12,165
Engineering	493 / 11,622
Physics	473 / 13,028
Geology	470 / 17,256
Paleontology	377 / 12,823
Ecology	373 / 13,326
Computer Science	368 / 8,136
Medicine	342 / 8,994
Organic chemistry	338 / 9,055
Political Science	306 / 6,194
Quantum and Particle physics	294 / 6,630
Materials Science	286 / 8,533
Genetics	283 / 8,206
Sociology	281 / 6,674
Law	278 / 6,137
Philosophy	275 / 4,015
Biochemistry	272 / 9,571
Geography and Cartography	268 / 7,155
History	226 / 2,825
Metallurgy	217 / 5,336
Psychology	213 / 3,516
Petrology and Geochemistry	175 / 4,938
Archaeology	164 / 2,603
Earth science and Geoscience	163 / 6,892
Mathematics	148 / 2,424
Linguistics	139 / 2,868
Nuclear Physics	135 / 3,342
Economics	124 / 1,800
Art & Design	121 / 1,832
Botany	114 / 4,292
Artificial Intelligence (AI)	105 / 2,025
Business	101 / 1,445
Chemical Engineering	101 / 4,096
Wildlife and Fisheries Management	87 / 3,113
Statistics	85 / 1,523
Zoology	85 / 4,368
Demography	82 / 2,588

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Academic rankings

6 Notable alumni

1. Donald C. White

1950-. (aged 76)

politician

Donald C. "Don" White is an American former Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, representing the 41st District from 2001 to 2019.

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2. Eleanor Vadala

1923-2023 (aged 100)

researcher engineer balloonist chemist

Eleanor Vadala was an American chemist, materials engineer and balloonist. She became director of research and development at the Naval Air Development Center in Pennsylvania, where she helped to develop light synthetic materials for use in aircraft. One of her jobs was the testing of fabric in existing balloons to ensure they could be used safely.

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3. Claire Kelly Schultz

1924-2015 (aged 91)

documentalist computer scientist

Claire Kelly Schultz was an American computer consultant and academic. She was a leading figure in the early development of automated information retrieval systems and information science. A "documentalist", she was particularly known for her work in thesaurus construction and machine-aided indexing, innovating techniques for punch card information retrieval.

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