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Pennsylvania State University—University Park

University Park, PA

Pennsylvania State University—University Park

University Park, PA

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Tuition & Fees

$25,664

$46,810

not including housing and food

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Test Scores

Average freshman score by percentile.

75th
700
25th
620
75th
720
25th
620
75th
33
25th
26
75th
31
25th
26
75th
32
25th
27
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undergraduateRatios

53%

male

47%

female

16

students

1

faculty

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Admit Rate

60%

acceptance rate

Accepted 53,579
Declined 34,899
Total Received 88,478
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Enrollment

42,604

undergraduate students

8,133

graduate students

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Location

School Facts

Founded in 1855, Pennsylvania State University—University Park is a public four-year land-grant university that is known for its extensive research activities and its wide range of academic programs, including its highly-ranked programs in Engineering, Business, and the Sciences. It is located on a 7,958-acre campus in University Park, Pennsylvania—70 miles northwest of Harrisburg.

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Application link Apply online
Public/private Public
Campus enrollment 50,737
Established in 1855
Coeducational Coeducational
Religious affiliation Other

7,264-acre campus at University Park near State College (population: 42,430), 90 miles northwest of Harrisburg; branch campuses in 23 locations. Served by air and bus; major airport serves Harrisburg; train serves Lewistown (35 miles). Public transportation serves campus.

  • Campus Setting: Small-medium city

Pennsylvania State University—University Park
201 Old Main
University Park, PA
16802-1503

Campus Life

no
Housing available
35%
of undergraduates that live in campus-owned housing
no
Students are not required to live in school housing
no
Students may not have cars on campus
yes
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age

Fun Facts

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% freshman classHigh School Class Rank

Top 1/10
43%
Top 1/4
76%
Top 1/2
96%
Bottom 1/2
4%
Bottom 1/4
0%

Test Scores

Average freshman score by percentile.

75th
700
25th
620
75th
720
25th
620
75th
33
25th
26
75th
31
25th
26
75th
32
25th
27

Admissions Facts

Application fee $65
Admissions interview (required or recommended) Required of some
Application deadline (priority deadline) November 30
School has early action program Yes
Early action program application deadline November 1
SAT/ACT requirements SAT or ACT Required

Admit Rate

60%

acceptance rate

Accepted 53,579
Declined 34,899
Total Received 88,478

Admissions Factors

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Counseling services

  • Academic
  • Birth control
  • Career
  • Military
  • Minority student
  • Older student
  • Personal
  • Psychological
  • Religious
  • Veteran student

Remedial services offered

  • Math
  • Other
  • Reading
  • Study skills
  • Writing

Career placement services

  • Alumni network
  • Career/job search classes
  • Co-op education
  • Interest inventory
  • Internships
  • Interview training
  • On-campus job interviews
  • Other
  • Resume assistance

Percent of the campus accessible to physically disabled students

95%

Additional services

  • Day care
  • Health insurance
  • Health service
  • Nonremedial tutoring
  • Placement service
  • Women's Center
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Financial Aid

67%

Of undergraduate students
receiving financial aid

$14,013

Average financial aid

Cost

in-state out-of-state
Tuition $20,644
Housing $9,006
Food $6,038
Additional fees $5,020
Books & supplies $1,200
Total $41,908
Average Financial Aid - $14,013
Total with Avg. Aid $27,895

Scholarships & Grants

Need-based

Federal $29,028,868
State $17,798,798
Institutional $55,398,300
Other external $11,148,162
Total $113,374,128

Non-need-based

Federal $90,210
State $101,590
Institutional $15,119,511
Other external $18,835,251
Total $34,146,562
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Financial Facts

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Financial Aid Office


P: 814 865-6301
F: 814 863-0322

Varsity Sports

M W
All track combined yes yes
Baseball yes
Basketball yes yes
Fencing yes yes
Field hockey yes
Football yes
Golf yes yes
Gymnastics yes yes
Ice hockey yes yes
Lacrosse yes yes
Soccer yes yes
Softball yes
Swimming and diving yes yes
Tennis yes yes
Volleyball yes yes
Wrestling yes

Club Sports - Men's

Alpine skiing, archery, badminton, baseball, basketball, bass fishing, bowling, boxing, cheerleading, crew, cricket, croquet, cross‐country, cycling, dodgeball, equestrian sports, fencing, field hockey, figure skating, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, indoor winter guard, lacrosse, Olympic weight lifting, paintball, power lifting, quidditch, racquetball, riflery, roller hockey, rugby, sailing, soccer, squash, swimming, synchronized swimming, table tennis, tae kwon do, tennis, track and field, triathlon, twirling, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo, wrestling

Club Sports - Women's

Alpine skiiing, archery, badminton, baseball, basketball, bass fishing, bowling, boxing, cheerleading, crew, cricket, croquet, cross‐country, cycling, dodgeball, equestrian sports, fencing, field hockey, figure skating, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, indoor winter guard, lacrosse, Olympic weight lifting, paintball, power lifting, qudditch, racquetball, riflery, roller hockey, rugby, sailing, soccer, softball, squash, swimming, synchronized swimming, table tennis, tae kwon do, tennis, track and field, triathlon, twirling, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo, wrestling

Intramural/Recreational Sports

capoeria, curling, dance, disc golf, floor hockey, grappling, karate, kickball, skiing, snowboarding, spikeball, trap and skeet, volleyball, weight lifting, yoga

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Athletic Facts

Athletic conference memberships
NCAA (Division I), Big Ten Conference

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Majors

Assc. Bach. Mast. Doct.
Accounting yes yes
Acoustics yes yes
Acting yes
Actuarial Science yes
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching yes yes
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General yes yes yes
Agricultural Engineering yes yes yes
Anatomy yes yes
Animal Physiology yes yes
Anthropology, General yes yes yes
Archeology yes
Architectural Engineering yes yes yes
Art History, Criticism and Conservation yes yes yes
Art Teacher Education yes yes yes
Art/Art Studies, General yes yes
Artificial Intelligence yes
Astronomy yes yes yes
Athletic Training/Trainer yes yes
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General yes yes yes
Biochemistry yes yes yes
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering yes yes yes
Bioinformatics yes yes
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other yes yes yes
Biological and Physical Sciences yes
Biology/Biological Sciences, General yes yes yes
Biology/Biotechnology Technology/Technician yes
Biomedical Sciences, General yes yes
Biostatistics yes
Biotechnology yes
Business Administration and Management, General yes yes
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other yes
Chemical Engineering yes yes yes
Chemistry, General yes yes yes
Chinese Language and Literature yes
Cinematography and Film/Video Production yes
Civil Engineering, General yes yes yes
Communication Sciences and Disorders, General yes yes yes
Comparative Literature yes yes yes
Computer and Information Sciences, Other yes
Computer and Information Sciences, General yes
Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance yes yes
Computer Engineering, General yes
Computer Science yes yes
Computer Software Engineering yes
Conducting yes
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services yes yes
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration yes
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies yes yes
Criminology yes yes
Curriculum and Instruction yes yes
Dance, General yes
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration yes
Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician yes
Data Science, General yes
Design and Applied Arts, Other yes
Development Economics and International Development yes
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General yes
Ecology yes yes
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics yes yes yes
Economics, General yes
Education, General yes
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research, Other yes
Educational Psychology yes yes
Educational/Instructional Technology yes yes
Electrical and Electronics Engineering yes yes yes
Engineering Science yes yes yes
Engineering, Other yes yes yes
English Language and Literature, General yes yes yes
Entomology yes yes
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations, Other yes
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering yes yes yes
Epidemiology yes yes
Exercise Science and Kinesiology yes yes yes
Finance, General yes
Financial Mathematics yes
Foreign Language Teacher Education yes
Forensic Science and Technology yes yes
French Language and Literature yes yes yes
Geography yes yes yes
Geography and Environmental Studies yes yes yes
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other yes
Geology/Earth Science, General yes yes yes
German Language and Literature yes yes yes
Graphic Design yes
Health/Health Care Administration/Management yes yes yes
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration yes yes
History, General yes yes yes
Hospitality Administration/Management, Other yes yes yes
Human Development and Family Studies, General yes yes yes
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General yes
Human-Centered Technology Design yes
Humanities/Humanistic Studies yes
Immunology yes
Industrial Engineering yes yes yes
Informatics yes yes yes
Information Science/Studies yes yes yes
International Relations and Affairs yes
International/Globalization Studies yes
Italian Language and Literature yes
Japanese Language and Literature yes
Jewish/Judaic Studies yes
Keyboard Instruments yes yes
Korean Language and Literature yes
Labor and Industrial Relations yes yes
Legal Professions and Studies, Other yes
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other yes
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies yes yes
Linguistics yes
Management Information Systems, General yes
Management Science yes
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other yes yes
Manufacturing Engineering yes
Marketing/Marketing Management, General yes
Materials Engineering yes yes
Materials Science yes
Mathematics, General yes yes yes
Mechanical Engineering yes yes yes
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology yes
Medieval and Renaissance Studies yes
Mining and Mineral Engineering yes
Music History, Literature, and Theory yes
Music Performance, General yes yes
Music Teacher Education yes yes yes
Music Theory and Composition yes
Music, General yes
Nanotechnology yes
Neuroscience yes yes
Nuclear Engineering yes yes yes
Nutrition Sciences yes yes yes
Organizational Behavior Studies yes
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General yes yes yes
Petroleum Engineering yes yes yes
Philosophy yes yes yes
Photography yes
Physician Associate/Assistant yes
Physics, General yes yes yes
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology yes yes
Political Science and Government, General yes yes yes
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies yes
Programs for Foreign Lawyers yes yes
Psychology, General yes
Public Health, General yes yes
Public Policy Analysis, General yes
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other yes yes yes
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other yes
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other yes yes
Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods yes
Russian Language and Literature yes yes
School Psychology yes yes
Science, Technology and Society yes
Secondary Education and Teaching yes
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education yes yes
Social Sciences, General yes
Social Sciences, Other yes yes
Sociology, General yes yes yes
Spanish Language and Literature yes yes yes
Special Education and Teaching, General yes yes yes
Statistics, General yes yes yes
Surveying Engineering yes
Sustainability Studies yes yes yes
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other yes
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels yes
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor yes
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology yes
Toxicology yes
Visual and Performing Arts, General yes
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Programs Offered

  • Accelerated study
  • Certificate programs
  • Distance Learning
  • Double majors
  • Dual degrees
  • External degree program
  • Honors program
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Pass/fail grading option
  • Phi Beta Kappa
  • Self-designed majors
  • Weekend College

Cooperative Education Programs

  • Business
  • Engineering
  • Other

50,737

total students

53%

in-state

47%

out-of-state

Undergraduate

84%

42,604
students

Female
47%
20,137

Male
53%
22,467

undergraduateFull-time

undergraduatePart-time

97%

41,500
students

Female
48%
19,754

Male
52%
21,746

3%

1,104
students

Female
35%
383

Male
65%
721

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