by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Pennsylvania College of Technology was awarded 22 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is mechanic & repair technologies.
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Penn College landed the #838 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Penn College held the #948 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Penn College also holds the #48 spot on the Best Colleges in Pennsylvania ranking.
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Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Pennsylvania College of Technology has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
The student to faculty ratio at Pennsylvania College of Technology is about average at 14 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Pennsylvania College of Technology is 53%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 77% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Pennsylvania College of Technology enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Penn College the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 42%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Pennsylvania College of Technology.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,565 undergraduates at Penn College with 3,701 being full-time and 864 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $19,399 | $20,272 | $24,043 | $26,712 | $29,254 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Penn College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Penn College, approximately 67% of students took out student loans averaging $11,700 a year. That adds up to $46,800 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Penn College is 1.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Penn College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | One College Ave, Williamsport, PA 17701-5799 |
| Phone: | 570-326-3761 |
| Website: | https://www.pct.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 115 | $78,080 |
| Vehicle Maintenance & Repair | 95 | NA |
| Industrial Production Technology | 77 | $60,468 |
| Computer Information Systems | 74 | $56,714 |
| Precision Metal Working | 74 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 73 | $44,538 |
| Building Management & Inspection | 72 | $64,231 |
| Allied Health Professions | 61 | NA |
| Dental Support Services | 59 | $57,043 |
| Architectural Sciences & Technology | 45 | $45,584 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 1,851 students took at least one online class at Pennsylvania College of Technology. This is a decrease from the 1,990 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,851 | 369 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,990 | 353 |
| 2020-2021 | 2,194 | 400 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,752 | 390 |
Learn more about online learning at Pennsylvania College of Technology.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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