by our College Data Analytics TeamPenn State University Park was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
When it comes to admittance, Pennsylvania State University - University Park is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 78%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
About 77% of students accepted to Penn State University Park submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 530 and 640. Math scores were between 540 and 660.
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The student to faculty ratio at Pennsylvania State University - University Park is about average at 15 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.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Pennsylvania State University - University Park is 83%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Pennsylvania State University - University Park has a freshmen retention rate of 87%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Penn State University Park for first-time, full-time students is 52%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 74,446 undergraduates at Penn State University Park with 64,607 being full-time and 9,839 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $20,391 | $21,699 | $26,010 | $30,103 | $32,193 |
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 State University Park, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Penn State University Park, approximately 53% of students took out student loans averaging $10,641 a year. That adds up to $42,564 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Penn State University Park is 4.0%. 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 State University Park are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 201 Old Main, University Park, PA 16802-1503 |
| Phone: | 814-865-4700 |
| Website: | https://www.psu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/pennstate |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/penn_state |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2019-2020, 84,437 students took at least one online class at Pennsylvania State University - University Park. This is an increase from the 0 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | 84,437 | 33,037 |
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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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