- The Inkwell
- Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton
Hazleton, PASuburb: smallZIP 18202Founded 1934
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1934
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Campuses
- 21
- Website
- hazleton.psu.edu
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Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton is a public university in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, with 501 undergraduates. It admits 96% of applicants, graduates 23% within six years and costs $14,209 a year after aid.
23%graduate
Admission rate96%
Retention75%
4-year graduation12%
Pell Grant share49%
Federal loans58%
$14,209net price / year
96%admission rate
1200average SAT
23%graduate in 6 years
$71,762median earnings, 10 yrs
$24,500median debt
#346 of 1,704 for earnings#447 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,631 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,397 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
- $28,255tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $15,240
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $25,672
- Average net price
- $14,209national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$10,525
$30,001–48,000$9,241
$48,001–75,000$11,803
$75,001–110,000$16,801
$110,001+$22,207
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 96%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1200
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 550–660
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 540–630
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college96%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college75%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college23%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college49%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 23%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 12%
- First-year retention
- 75%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 26%
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 Hazleton$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
- 501
- Part-time
- 4.6%
- Women / men
- 44% / 56%
- Average age at entry
- 21.8
- First-generation students
- 29%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 49%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 68%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,943 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $4,953
- Endowment, end of year
- $13,300,089
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White56%
Hispanic25%
Black8.6%
Asian4.0%
Two or more races3.2%
U.S. nonresident1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown1.0%
7 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions34%
Psychology23%
Business & management16%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting13%
Computer & information sciences7.6%
Engineering3.8%
Liberal arts & humanities2.5%
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|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver Monaca, PA | $16,063 | 25% | $71,762 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 214768. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7163256.