- The Inkwell
- Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny
McKeesport, PASuburb: largeZIP 15132Founded 1952
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1952
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Campuses
- 21
- Website
- greaterallegheny.psu.edu
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Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny is a public university in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, with 349 undergraduates. It admits 96% of applicants, graduates 26% within six years and costs $14,194 a year after aid.
26%graduate
Admission rate96%
Retention78%
4-year graduation16%
Pell Grant share50%
Federal loans62%
$14,194net price / year
96%admission rate
1160average SAT
26%graduate in 6 years
$71,762median earnings, 10 yrs
$24,500median debt
#344 of 1,704 for earnings#445 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,592 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,404 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
- $25,082tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $14,440
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $24,402
- Average net price
- $14,194national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$7,628
$30,001–48,000$7,114
$48,001–75,000$11,148
$75,001–110,000$15,732
$110,001+$22,301
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 96%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1160
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 560–620
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 520–660
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college96%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college78%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college26%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college50%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 26%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 16%
- First-year retention
- 78%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 32%
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 Greater Allegheny$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
- 349
- Part-time
- 3.7%
- Women / men
- 38% / 62%
- Average age at entry
- 21.8
- First-generation students
- 29%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 50%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 67%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,177 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $6,757
- Endowment, end of year
- $12,350,083
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White57%
Hispanic6.9%
Black20%
Asian8.6%
Two or more races5.4%
U.S. nonresident1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Unknown0.6%
7 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management43%
Computer & information sciences17%
Biological & biomedical sciences11%
Parks, recreation & fitness8.6%
Psychology8.6%
Communication & journalism5.7%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting5.7%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 214786. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q12065536.