Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus – Institution Information

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General Information

UNITID Item Value order
214777 City University Park 1
214777 State PA 2
214777 Region Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA) 3
214777 Locale City: Small (population less than 100,000) 4
214777 Main Campus Yes 5
214777 Institution Type Public Institution 6
214777 Accreditation Middle States Commission on Higher Education 7
214777 Website https://www.psu.edu/ 8
214777 Highest Degree Offered Graduate degree 9
214777 Carnegie Classification Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity 10

Background Information

UNITID Item Value
214777 Number of graduate students 8,283
214777 Proportion of faculty that is full-time 99.9%
214777 Enrollment (undergraduate degree-seeking) 41,417
214777 Historically Black College and University No
214777 Predominantly Black Institution No
214777 Alaska Native Native Hawaiian serving institution No
214777 Tribal College and University No
214777 Asian American Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution No
214777 Hispanic-serving institution No
214777 Native American non-tribal institution No
214777 Men-only college No
214777 Women-only college No
214777 Online-only education No
214777 Open admissions policy No

Admissions

UNITID Item Value
214777 Admission rate 55%
214777 Average SAT score of students admitted 1308
214777 Midpoint of SAT scores (writing) 590
214777 Midpoint of the ACT writing score 9
214777 25th percentile of SAT scores (critical reading) 600
214777 75th percentile of SAT scores (critical reading) 680
214777 25th percentile of SAT scores (math) 610
214777 75th percentile of SAT scores (math) 710
214777 25th percentile of SAT scores (writing) 540
214777 75th percentile of SAT scores (writing) 640
214777 25th percentile of the ACT cumulative score 26
214777 75th percentile of the ACT cumulative score 31
214777 25th percentile of the ACT English score 25
214777 75th percentile of the ACT English score 33
214777 25th percentile of the ACT math score 25
214777 75th percentile of the ACT math score 31
214777 25th percentile of the ACT writing score 8
214777 75th percentile of the ACT writing score 9

Financials

UNITID Item Value
214777 University Tuition Information https://tuition.psu.edu/CostEstimate.aspx
214777 Pct of Undergrads Receiving Pell Grant 14%
214777 Pct of Undergrads Receiving a Federal Loan 40%
214777 Median Debt for Completing Students $25,000
214777 Median Debt For Students Who Withdrew $9,500
214777 Median Debt For Students with Family Income $0-30K $19,000
214777 Median Debt For Students with Family Income $30-75K $20,000
214777 Median Debt For Students with Family Income $75K+ $19,700
214777 Median Debt For First-Gen Students $19,500
214777 Median Monthly Debt Payment of Completers (10 yr payment plan) $265
214777 Average Annual Cost of Attendance $32,223
214777 Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($0-30k Family Income) $20,469
214777 Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($30-48k Family Income) $22,982
214777 Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($48-75k Family Income) $27,137
214777 Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($75-110k Family Income) $33,652
214777 Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($110k+ Family Income) $36,340

Outcomes

UNITID Item Value
214777 Med Earnings 10yr After Entry $61,185
214777 Completion Rate 83%
214777 Fed Loan Default Rate 05%

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