- The Inkwell
- Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango
Sharon, PATown: fringeZIP 16146Founded 1965
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1965
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Campuses
- 21
- Website
- shenango.psu.edu
PennsylvaniaPublic
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango is a public university in Sharon, Pennsylvania, with 256 undergraduates. It admits 92% of applicants, graduates 31% within six years and costs $10,802 a year after aid.
31%graduate
Admission rate92%
Retention66%
4-year graduation21%
Pell Grant share46%
Federal loans51%
$10,802net price / year
92%admission rate
—average SAT
31%graduate in 6 years
$71,762median earnings, 10 yrs
$24,500median debt
#352 of 1,704 for earnings#215 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,535 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,269 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
- $20,244tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $14,052
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $23,820
- Average net price
- $10,802national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$5,166
$30,001–48,000$5,984
$48,001–75,000$7,286
$75,001–110,000$13,949
$110,001+$16,652
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 92%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college92%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college66%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college31%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college46%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 31%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 21%
- First-year retention
- 66%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 44%
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 Shenango$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
- 256
- Part-time
- 20%
- Women / men
- 59% / 41%
- Average age at entry
- 21.8
- First-generation students
- 29%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 46%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 7 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 53%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,036 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $6,344
- Endowment, end of year
- $8,550,057
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White77%
Hispanic5.1%
Black11%
Asian0.8%
Two or more races5.1%
Unknown0.4%
9 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions43%
Business & management26%
Computer & information sciences10%
Family & consumer sciences5.2%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies5.2%
Liberal arts & humanities3.5%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting3.5%
Foreign languages & linguistics1.7%
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|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre Dallas, PA | $10,521 | 12% | $71,762 |
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| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington New Kensington, PA | $10,866 | 26% | $71,762 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver Monaca, PA | $16,063 | 25% | $71,762 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Yeshivas Sanz Klauzenburg Brooklyn, NY | $9,193 | 40% | — |
| Yeshiva of Kasho Brooklyn, NY | $9,021 | 16% | — |
| University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT | $11,184 | 50% | $82,098 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 214634. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7163296.