Keystone College: Statistics

Updated: June 12, 2026 EliteDegrees

Position	Category
# 5948 of 12,502	In the World
# 1646 of 452	In North America
# 1560 of 452	In the United States
# 100 of 1	In La Plume
# 5617 of 5,272	For History
Top 1-3	For 2 other topics

Subject rankings

Quick Review

Acceptance rate

85%

Enrollment

4,202

Average SAT

1,090

Average ACT

Avg. cost to attend

$21,952 /y

Aid receiving

91%

Undergraduates

894

Graduates

Male:Female Ratio

42:58

Type

Privatenot-for-profit

Highest Degree

Master's degree

Website

keystone.edu

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Keystone College has an acceptance rate of 85% 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	85%	85%	85%
Applicants	1,974	1,097	873
Admissions	1,674	905	768
Freshmen enrolled full time	169	98	71

Admissions requirements

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

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

■ White	63%
■ Nonresident Alien	1%
■ Hispanic	9%
■ Black or African American	15%
■ Two or more races	4%
■ Unknown	7%

Keystone College majors

Keystone College has granted 24 associate degrees across 9 programs, 166 bachelor's degrees across 27 programs, and 49 master's across 7 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Keystone College.

Major	Associate	Bachelor	Master
Business Administration and Management, General	3	23	16
Sport and Fitness Administration & Management	-	27	10
Applied Psychology	-	14	-
Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other	-	14	-
Accounting	-	5	7
Child Care Provider & Assistant	12	-	-
Kindergarten & Preschool Education and Teaching	-	11	-
Social Sciences, Other	-	10	-
Information Technology	-	9	-
Criminal Justice & Safety Studies	2	-	6
Teacher Assistant & Aide	-	6	-
Accounting and Business & Management	-	-	5
Biology & Biological Sciences, General	-	5	-
Digital Arts	-	5	-
Education, Other	-	5	-
Educational Leadership and Administration, General	-	-	4
Hospitality Administration & Management, General	-	4	-
Wildlife Biology	1	3	-
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	1	2	-
Computer Science	-	3	-
Education & Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	-	3	-
Environmental Science	-	3	-
Forensic Science and Technology	-	3	-
Art Teacher Education	-	2	-
Environmental Biology	-	2	-
Health & Medical Preparatory Programs, Other	1	-	1
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	-	2	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies	2	-	-
Chemistry, General	-	1	-
Environmental Studies	1	-	-
Health Services & Allied Health & Health Sciences, General	-	1	-
Pre-Occupational Therapy Studies	1	-	-
Public Health, Other	-	1	-
Social Studies Teacher Education	-	1	-
Special Education and Teaching, General	-	1	-
Grand Total	24	166	49

Publications & Citations

Keystone College has published 239 scientific papers with 2,186 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Medicine, Political Science, Biology, Law, and Quantum and Particle physics.

Publications

239

Citations

2,186

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	127 / 1,549
Engineering	108 / 886
Physics	97 / 855
Computer Science	92 / 1,004
Environmental Science	89 / 1,377
Medicine	84 / 1,402
Political Science	77 / 760
Biology	74 / 1,441
Law	69 / 756
Quantum and Particle physics	67 / 269
Chemistry	64 / 995
Psychology	60 / 758
Sociology	56 / 609
Geography and Cartography	53 / 808
History	52 / 753
Mathematics	48 / 727
Philosophy	46 / 414
Business	45 / 634
Geology	41 / 908
Mechanical Engineering	40 / 71
Archaeology	39 / 695
Economics	35 / 613
Ecology	34 / 544
Materials Science	33 / 194
Social Psychology	29 / 340
Art & Design	28 / 207
Pathology	27 / 725
Paleontology	27 / 838
Statistics	26 / 585
Optics	24 / 507
Development Studies	24 / 437
Artificial Intelligence (AI)	24 / 109
Management	22 / 433
Education	22 / 283
Psychiatry	21 / 411
Child Psychology	19 / 268
Organic chemistry	19 / 218
Biochemistry	19 / 691
Mathematics Education	17 / 125
Genetics	17 / 586

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5 Notable alumni

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1918-1977 (aged 59)

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2. Christy Mathewson

1880-1925 (aged 45)

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1923-2001 (aged 78)

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4. Josh Balk

1979-. (aged 47)

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