- The Inkwell
- Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York
York, PASuburb: midsizeZIP 17403Founded 1939
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1939
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Campuses
- 21
- Website
- york.psu.edu
PennsylvaniaPublic
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York is a public university in York, Pennsylvania, with 668 undergraduates. It admits 97% of applicants, graduates 18% within six years and costs $12,374 a year after aid.
18%graduate
Admission rate97%
Retention77%
4-year graduation11%
Pell Grant share35%
Federal loans52%
$12,374net price / year
97%admission rate
1140average SAT
18%graduate in 6 years
$71,762median earnings, 10 yrs
$24,500median debt
#354 of 1,704 for earnings#317 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,666 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,430 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
- $21,701tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $15,240
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $25,672
- Average net price
- $12,374national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$4,825
$30,001–48,000$5,495
$48,001–75,000$8,775
$75,001–110,000$13,431
$110,001+$19,244
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 97%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1140
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 530–620
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 520–625
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 22–28
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college97%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college77%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college18%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college35%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 18%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 11%
- First-year retention
- 77%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 18%
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 York$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
- 668
- Part-time
- 11%
- Women / men
- 38% / 62%
- Average age at entry
- 21.8
- First-generation students
- 29%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 35%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 55%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,236 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $4,532
- Endowment, end of year
- $15,200,102
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White64%
Hispanic12%
Black8.1%
Asian5.4%
Two or more races3.9%
U.S. nonresident5.4%
Unknown1.4%
7 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management39%
Family & consumer sciences15%
Psychology12%
Engineering technologies11%
Computer & information sciences9.5%
Biological & biomedical sciences8.6%
English language & literature3.8%
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|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill Schuylkill Haven, PA | $15,199 | 32% | $71,762 |
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| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto Mont Alto, PA | $16,748 | 40% | $71,762 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton Dunmore, PA | $12,204 | 31% | $71,762 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton Hazleton, PA | $14,209 | 23% | $71,762 |
| 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 214829. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7163306.