- The Inkwell
- Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington
New Kensington, PARural: fringeZIP 15068Founded 1958
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1958
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Campuses
- 21
- Website
- newkensington.psu.edu
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Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington is a public university in New Kensington, Pennsylvania, with 416 undergraduates. It admits 95% of applicants, graduates 26% within six years and costs $10,866 a year after aid.
26%graduate
Admission rate95%
Retention85%
4-year graduation18%
Pell Grant share41%
Federal loans54%
$10,866net price / year
95%admission rate
1190average SAT
26%graduate in 6 years
$71,762median earnings, 10 yrs
$24,500median debt
#349 of 1,704 for earnings#219 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,600 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,366 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
- $20,628tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $14,440
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $24,402
- Average net price
- $10,866national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$4,503
$30,001–48,000$5,022
$48,001–75,000$7,807
$75,001–110,000$13,155
$110,001+$16,916
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 95%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1190
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 580–625
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 530–640
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college95%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college85%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college26%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college41%
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
- 18%
- First-year retention
- 85%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 35%
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 New Kensington$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
- 416
- Part-time
- 8.2%
- Women / men
- 35% / 65%
- Average age at entry
- 21.8
- First-generation students
- 29%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 41%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 66%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,403 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $6,101
- Endowment, end of year
- $13,300,089
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White77%
Hispanic8.2%
Black6.7%
Asian2.6%
Two or more races3.9%
U.S. nonresident1.0%
Unknown1.0%
9 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management30%
Engineering technologies16%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting11%
Health professions10%
Communication & journalism8.9%
Biological & biomedical sciences7.6%
Psychology7.6%
Liberal arts & humanities5.1%
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|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly Lemont Furnace, PA | $11,957 | 36% | $71,762 |
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 214625. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7163264.