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Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona
Altoona, PA · Public · 2,367 students · mostly bachelor degrees
157th-cheapest of 264 Pennsylvania colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$22,213
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$32,559
Graduation rate
17%
Admission rate
98%
Median graduate earnings
$63,435
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$25,000
Average SAT
1187
Pell grant recipients
29%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
30 programsComputer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree5 grads/yr$120,729Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma12 grads/yr$102,874Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance · Bachelor's Degree9 grads/yr$98,637Clinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree72 grads/yr$91,032Accounting · Bachelor's Degree11 grads/yr$88,192Instrumentation Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree32 grads/yr$81,835Management Information Systems, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma1 grads/yr$81,794Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering · Bachelor's Degree8 grads/yr$81,403Mathematics, General · Bachelor's Degree1 grads/yr$77,336Political Economy · Bachelor's Degree3 grads/yr$68,918Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General · Bachelor's Degree12 grads/yr$67,399Business/Commerce, General · Bachelor's Degree27 grads/yr$65,292Biology/Biological Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree7 grads/yr$64,910Business/Commerce, General · Associate's Degree2 grads/yr$61,596Environmental Science · Bachelor's Degree8 grads/yr$60,193General Studies · Bachelor's Degree3 grads/yr$58,195Design and Visual Communications, General · Bachelor's Degree4 grads/yr$58,105Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician · Associate's Degree0 grads/yr$57,997Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Bachelor's Degree16 grads/yr$56,877Communication, General · Bachelor's Degree9 grads/yr$55,505General Studies · Associate's Degree1 grads/yr$54,654Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Bachelor's Degree25 grads/yr$53,362Public/Applied History · Bachelor's Degree5 grads/yr$52,871English Language and Literature, General · Bachelor's Degree3 grads/yr$50,299Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree14 grads/yr$49,543
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.