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Penn State Altoona was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
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Because it has a high acceptance rate of 96%, some consider Penn State Altoona to be a safety school. But don't just assume that admittance is in the bag. Make sure to spend enough time on your application so that it is in tip-top shape.
About 31% of students accepted to Penn State Altoona submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 530 and 630. Math scores were between 520 and 620.
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The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Penn State Altoona it is much better at 12 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Pennsylvania State University - Altoona is 75%. 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 State University - Altoona 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.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at Penn State Altoona is 9%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
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| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $16,976 | $18,794 | $22,436 | $25,603 | $29,347 |
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 Altoona, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Penn State Altoona, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $11,382 a year. That adds up to $45,528 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Penn State Altoona are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3000 Ivyside Park, Altoona, PA 16601-3777 |
| Phone: | 814-949-5000 |
| Website: | https://altoona.psu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.altoona.psu.edu/now/facebook.php |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/PSAltoona |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 73 | NA |
| Electromechanical Engineering Technology | 40 | NA |
| General Psychology | 34 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 31 | NA |
| Information Technology | 28 | NA |
| General Business/Commerce | 27 | NA |
| Political Science & Government | 27 | NA |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 15 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 14 | NA |
| General Biology | 11 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 264 students took at least one online class at Pennsylvania State University - Altoona. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 264 | 1 |
| 2018-2019 | 113 | 1 |
Learn more about online learning at Pennsylvania State University - Altoona.
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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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