- The Inkwell
- Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona
Altoona, PACity: smallZIP 16601Founded 1939
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1939
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Campuses
- 21
- Website
- altoona.psu.edu
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Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona is a public university in Altoona, Pennsylvania, with 2,367 undergraduates. It admits 98% of applicants, graduates 16% within six years and costs $21,714 a year after aid.
16%graduate
Admission rate98%
Retention80%
4-year graduation11%
Pell Grant share34%
Federal loans59%
$21,714net price / year
98%admission rate
1187average SAT
16%graduate in 6 years
$71,762median earnings, 10 yrs
$24,500median debt
#337 of 1,704 for earnings#1,006 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,679 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,450 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $30,876tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $16,004
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $27,254
- Average net price
- $21,714national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$15,732
$30,001–48,000$16,221
$48,001–75,000$15,559
$75,001–110,000$19,953
$110,001+$29,007
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 98%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1187
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 530–650
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 540–640
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 22–28
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college98%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college80%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college16%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college34%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 16%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 11%
- First-year retention
- 80%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 20%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $60,829
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $71,762middle 50%: $46,681–$105,484
- Median debt at graduation
- $24,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$105,484
Median, Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona$71,762
Lower quarter$46,681
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 2,367
- Part-time
- 2.3%
- Women / men
- 46% / 54%
- Average age at entry
- 21.8
- First-generation students
- 29%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 34%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 77%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,491 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $3,624
- Endowment, end of year
- $46,075,310
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White68%
Hispanic9.5%
Black7.9%
Asian4.8%
Two or more races3.8%
U.S. nonresident4.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown0.9%
18 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions25%
Business & management16%
Education12%
Computer & information sciences8.5%
Engineering technologies7.9%
Engineering5.9%
Parks, recreation & fitness4.7%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting4.7%
keep comparing
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| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks Reading, PA | $19,570 | 29% | $71,762 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington Abington, PA | $14,429 | 22% | $71,762 |
| University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Johnstown, PA | $16,375 | 56% | $73,113 |
| Lincoln University Lincoln University, PA | $13,517 | 45% | $53,919 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College Erie, PA | $23,165 | 47% | $71,762 |
| University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg Greensburg, PA | $17,075 | 45% | $73,113 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona College of Nursing-Tampa Tampa, FL | $21,185 | — | $41,223 |
| Reach University Oakland, CA | $22,412 | — | — |
| Evangel University-College of Online Learning Springfield, MO | $17,753 | 10% | $47,597 |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Cleveland Beachwood, OH | $24,815 | — | $41,223 |
| Morris Brown College Atlanta, GA | $25,756 | — | — |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Salt Lake City Murray, UT | $17,182 | — | $41,223 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 214689. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7163226.