- The Inkwell
- Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg
Middletown, PASuburb: largeZIP 17057Founded 1966
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1966
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Campuses
- 21
- Website
- harrisburg.psu.edu
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Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg is a public university in Middletown, Pennsylvania, with 4,031 undergraduates. It admits 98% of applicants, graduates 27% within six years and costs $16,753 a year after aid.
27%graduate
Admission rate98%
Retention82%
4-year graduation18%
Pell Grant share32%
Federal loans44%
$16,753net price / year
98%admission rate
1227average SAT
27%graduate in 6 years
$71,762median earnings, 10 yrs
$24,500median debt
#345 of 1,704 for earnings#616 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,580 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,436 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
- $27,186tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $16,004
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $27,254
- Average net price
- $16,753national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$13,038
$30,001–48,000$8,885
$48,001–75,000$11,750
$75,001–110,000$17,214
$110,001+$24,689
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 98%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1227
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 550–650
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 570–660
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 22–31
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college98%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college82%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college27%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college32%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 27%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 18%
- First-year retention
- 82%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 38%
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 Harrisburg$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
- 4,031
- Part-time
- 5.8%
- Women / men
- 40% / 60%
- Average age at entry
- 21.8
- First-generation students
- 29%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 32%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 60%
- Average faculty salary
- $11,107 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $3,651
- Endowment, end of year
- $85,500,576
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White46%
Hispanic9.6%
Black10%
Asian14%
Two or more races3.9%
U.S. nonresident14%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Unknown1.7%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Engineering20%
Computer & information sciences18%
Business & management17%
Biological & biomedical sciences7.9%
Psychology6.1%
Health professions6.1%
Education4.8%
Parks, recreation & fitness3.9%
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|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Evangel University-College of Online Learning Springfield, MO | $17,753 | 10% | $47,597 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 214713. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7163254.