- The Inkwell
- Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks
Reading, PASuburb: largeZIP 19610Founded 1927
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1927
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Campuses
- 21
- Website
- berks.psu.edu
PennsylvaniaPublic
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks is a public university in Reading, Pennsylvania, with 1,872 undergraduates. It admits 99% of applicants, graduates 29% within six years and costs $19,570 a year after aid.
29%graduate
Admission rate99%
Retention77%
4-year graduation22%
Pell Grant share35%
Federal loans54%
$19,570net price / year
99%admission rate
1174average SAT
29%graduate in 6 years
$71,762median earnings, 10 yrs
$24,500median debt
#339 of 1,704 for earnings#834 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,561 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,467 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
- $28,258tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $16,004
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $27,254
- Average net price
- $19,570national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$13,445
$30,001–48,000$12,569
$48,001–75,000$13,617
$75,001–110,000$20,472
$110,001+$27,366
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 99%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1174
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 550–640
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 540–635
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 18–27
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college99%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college77%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college29%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college35%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 29%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 22%
- First-year retention
- 77%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 29%
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 Berks$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
- 1,872
- Part-time
- 5.9%
- Women / men
- 41% / 59%
- Average age at entry
- 21.8
- First-generation students
- 29%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 35%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 70%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,158 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $3,318
- Endowment, end of year
- $32,775,220
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White58%
Hispanic16%
Black8.6%
Asian8.9%
Two or more races3.5%
U.S. nonresident3.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown1.7%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management20%
Computer & information sciences16%
Biological & biomedical sciences11%
Engineering10%
Psychology7.8%
Engineering technologies6.6%
Parks, recreation & fitness6.0%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies5.0%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 214704. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q15265894.