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Contact Info
(814) 865-4700
Main Website: www.psu.edu/
Financial Aid: www.psu.edu/studentaid/
Application: admissions.psu.edu/apply/

Address
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
201 Old Main
University Park, PA

Quick Facts
Enrollment: 43,048 ( 36,815 undergraduate)
Type: Public, 4-year or above

Annual Costs
Tuition and fees: $13,706.00
Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $26,742.00
Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $37,976.00

 

Admissions	Total	Male	Female
Number of applicants	39,551	20,614	18,937
Percent admitted	51%	49%	53%
Percent admitted who enrolled	32%	33%	31%

 

Test Scoring	25th Percentile*	75th Percentile*
SAT Critical Reading	530	630
SAT Math	560	670
SAT Writing
ACT Composite	24	28
ACT English	23	29
ACT Math	24	29

*for an explanation of 25th and 75th Percentile scoring click here

Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving any financial aid	73%
Percentage of students receiving Federal Grants	15%
Average Federal Grant	$4,734.00
Percentage of students receiving state aid	18%
Average state aid	$3,624.00
Percentage of students receiving institutional aid	31%
Average institutional aid	$5,788.00
Percentage of students receiving a student loan	57%
Average student loan	$5,856.00

Degrees:

Less than one year certificate
One but less than two years certificate
Associate's degree
Two but less than 4 years certificate
Bachelor's degree
Postbaccalaureate certificate
Master's degree

Majors:
Accounting
Acoustics
Acting
Actuarial Science
Adult and Continuing Education Administration
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
Advertising
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
African Studies
African-American/Black Studies
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
Agricultural and Extension Education Services
Agricultural Business and Management, Other
Agricultural Economics
Agricultural Mechanics and Equipment/Machine Technology
Agricultural Mechanization, General
Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering
Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences.
Agriculture, General
Agronomy and Crop Science
American/United States Studies/Civilization
Animal Physiology
Animal Sciences, General
Animal Sciences, Other
Anthropology
Applied Economics
Archeology
Architectural Engineering
Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Art Teacher Education
Art/Art Studies, General
Astronomy
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General
Biochemistry
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
Biological and Physical Sciences
Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Biotechnology
Business Administration and Management, General
Business/Commerce, General
Business/Managerial Economics
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry, General
Chinese Language and Literature
Civil Engineering, General
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Communication Disorders, General
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
Community Organization and Advocacy
Comparative Literature
Computer and Information Sciences, General
Computer Engineering, General
Computer Science
Conducting
Counseling Psychology
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
Curriculum and Instruction
Dietitian Assistant
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
East Asian Studies
Ecology
Economics, General
Educational Evaluation and Research
Educational Leadership and Administration, General
Educational Psychology
Educational/Instructional Media Design
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
Elementary Education and Teaching
Engineering Mechanics
Engineering Science
Engineering, General
Engineering, Other
English Language and Literature, General
Entomology
Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
Film/Cinema Studies
Finance, General
Food Science
Foreign Language Teacher Education
Forensic Science and Technology
Forest Sciences and Biology
Forest Technology/Technician
Forestry, General
French Language and Literature
Genetics, General
Geography
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other
Geology/Earth Science, General
German Language and Literature
Graphic Design
Health/Health Care Administration/Management
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
History, General
Horticultural Science
Hospitality Administration/Management, Other
Human Development and Family Studies, General
Human Nutrition
Human Resources Management and Services, Other
Industrial Engineering
Information Science/Studies
Information Technology
International Relations and Affairs
International/Global Studies
Italian Language and Literature
Japanese Language and Literature
Jewish/Judaic Studies
Journalism
Kinesiology and Exercise Science
Labor and Industrial Relations
Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)
Landscaping and Groundskeeping
Latin American Studies
Law (LLB, JD)
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Linguistics
Logistics and Materials Management
Management Information Systems, General
Marketing/Marketing Management, General
Mass Communication/Media Studies
Materials Engineering
Materials Science
Mathematics, General
Mechanical Engineering
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Mining and Mineral Engineering
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Music History, Literature, and Theory
Music Performance, General
Music Teacher Education
Music Theory and Composition
Music, General
Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
Natural Resources/Conservation, General
Near and Middle Eastern Studies
Neuroscience
Nuclear Engineering
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical
Organizational Behavior Studies
Organizational Communication, General
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies
Pathology/Experimental Pathology
Petroleum Engineering
Philosophy
Physical Sciences, Other
Physics, General
Piano and Organ
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology
Plant Physiology
Plant Sciences, Other
Political Science and Government, General
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
Psychology, General
Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other
Religion/Religious Studies
Russian Language and Literature
School Psychology
Science, Technology and Society
Secondary Education and Teaching
Security and Protective Services, Other
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
Social Sciences, Other
Sociology
Soil Science and Agronomy, General
Spanish Language and Literature
Special Education and Teaching, General
Statistics, General
Surveying Engineering
Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Technical and Business Writing
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
Toxicology
Turf and Turfgrass Management
Visual and Performing Arts, General
Voice and Opera
Women's Studies