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Penn State

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201 Old Main, University Park, PA 16802-1503
Penn State is a public institution located in University Park, PA. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 73,189 students, and follows a semester based system. Admissions at Penn State is less competitive with an acceptance rate of 78%, while the annual tuition including fees is $15,025 per year.
Undergraduate Enrollment
73,189
Acceptance Rate
78%
SAT Range
1,070 – 1,300
ACT Range
24 – 29

Admissions

Applicants95,321
Application Fee$65
Admitted74,604
Acceptance Rate78%
Enrolled15,614
Enrollment Rate21%

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Cost & Tuition

Total cost (in-state)$37,396
In-state tuition$15,025
Total cost (out-of-state)$54,460
Out-of-state tuition$24,413
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Financial Aid & Scholarship

Students receiving grant aid
60%
Students receiving financial aid
75%
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Student Body

In-state
63%
Out-of-state
29%
International
8%

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Academics

Graduation rate

91%

Retention rate

72%

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Total full-time faculty
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Student-to-Faculty ratio
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Evening/weekend degree programs
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Majors

Top Majors
Social Sciences: 10%
Biological and Biomedical Sciences: 10%
Mathematics and Statistics: 10%
Computer and Information Sciences: 10%
History: 10%
Physical Sciences: 10%
Engineering: 10%
Psychology: 10%
English Language and Literature: 10%

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After College

Average (median) Annual Salary

6 years after graduation

$

8 years after graduation

$

10 years after graduation

$

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Athletics

Men's Varsity Sports

All Track Combined, Baseball, Basketball, Fencing, Football, Golf, Ice Hockey, Lacrosse, Rowing, Sailing, Soccer, Squash, Swimming and Diving, Tennis, Track and Field: Indoor, Track and Field: Outdoor, Track and Field: X-Country

Women's Varsity Sports

All Track Combined, Basketball, Fencing, Field Hockey, Golf, Gymnastics, IceHockey, Lacrosse, Sailing, Skiing, Soccer, Softball, Squash, Swimming and Diving, Tennis, Track and Field: Indoor, Track and Field: Outdoor, Track and Field: X-Country, Volleyball

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Rankings

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#229

National rank

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#15 in PA

Colleges in Connecticut

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