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Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
University Park, PA · Public · 42,284 students · mostly bachelor degrees
249th-cheapest of 264 Pennsylvania colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$32,875
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$39,694
Graduation rate
86%
Admission rate
61%
Median graduate earnings
$63,435
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$25,000
Average SAT
1337
Pell grant recipients
14%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
489 programsComputer and Information Sciences, General · Master's Degree18 grads/yr$166,387Information Science/Studies · Master's Degree0 grads/yr$158,815Physics, General · Master's Degree14 grads/yr$150,865Systems Engineering · Master's Degree$145,507Information Science/Studies · Post-baccalaureate Certificate$141,703Business Administration and Management, General · Post-baccalaureate Certificate$140,589Computer Engineering, General · Master's Degree$140,393Management Science · Master's Degree149 grads/yr$139,676Computational Science · Master's Degree$137,367Business/Commerce, General · Post-baccalaureate Certificate$134,050Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Master's Degree28 grads/yr$129,975Mathematics and Statistics · Master's Degree8 grads/yr$129,392Mathematics and Statistics · Post-baccalaureate Certificate$128,684Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree29 grads/yr$127,665Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree458 grads/yr$120,729Clinical Nurse Leader · Master's Degree56 grads/yr$117,728Environmental Chemistry · Doctoral Degree29 grads/yr$115,630Finance, General · Master's Degree$114,251Petroleum Engineering · Bachelor's Degree77 grads/yr$113,669Computer Engineering, General · Bachelor's Degree83 grads/yr$112,269Educational Leadership and Administration, General · Post-baccalaureate Certificate$111,979Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist · Master's Degree19 grads/yr$111,065Medicine · First Professional Degree150 grads/yr$110,814Accounting · Master's Degree139 grads/yr$110,498Medicine · Master's Degree$108,997
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.