- The Inkwell
- Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College
Erie, PASuburb: midsizeZIP 16563Founded 1948
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1948
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Campuses
- 21
- Website
- behrend.psu.edu
PennsylvaniaPublic
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College is a public university in Erie, Pennsylvania, with 3,240 undergraduates. It admits 97% of applicants, graduates 47% within six years and costs $23,165 a year after aid.
47%graduate
Admission rate97%
Retention83%
4-year graduation32%
Pell Grant share35%
Federal loans59%
$23,165net price / year
97%admission rate
1228average SAT
47%graduate in 6 years
$71,762median earnings, 10 yrs
$24,500median debt
#342 of 1,704 for earnings#1,108 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,150 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,413 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
- $31,913tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $16,004
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $27,254
- Average net price
- $23,165national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$16,269
$30,001–48,000$15,711
$48,001–75,000$17,168
$75,001–110,000$23,716
$110,001+$30,059
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 97%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1228
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 560–650
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 560–660
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 25–31
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college97%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college83%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college47%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college35%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 47%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 32%
- First-year retention
- 83%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 48%
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 Erie-Behrend College$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
- 3,240
- Part-time
- 3.1%
- Women / men
- 38% / 62%
- Average age at entry
- 21.8
- First-generation students
- 29%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 35%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 78%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,333 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $4,725
- Endowment, end of year
- $81,700,550
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White75%
Hispanic5.1%
Black4.0%
Asian5.2%
Two or more races3.9%
U.S. nonresident4.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.5%
21 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management30%
Engineering21%
Biological & biomedical sciences6.1%
Engineering technologies6.0%
Health professions5.8%
Psychology5.1%
Computer & information sciences4.7%
Communication & journalism4.0%
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|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington Abington, PA | $14,429 | 22% | $71,762 |
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| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona Altoona, PA | $21,714 | 16% | $71,762 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 214591. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7163248.