by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview covers the essential stats on Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
College 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.
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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Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona has an acceptance rate of 98%, so it is easier to gain admission to this school than some others. Still, the admissions staff will examine your application closely to make sure you’re a good fit for Penn State Altoona.
About 24% 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 650. Math scores were between 540 and 640.
Penn State Altoona received ACT scores from 3% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 22 and 28.
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With a student to faculty ratio of 13 to 1, Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it’s a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
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 on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona is 80%. 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-Penn State 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.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor’s degree in four years or less. This rate is 18% for first-time, full-time students at Penn State Altoona, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
During the most recent academic year, there were 2,412 undergraduates at Penn State Altoona.
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The typical net cost at Penn State Altoona is $16,772. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.### Net Price by Income Group for Penn State Altoona
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $17,269 | $17,288 | $21,857 | $26,446 | $28,543 |
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 price 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 54% of students took out student loans averaging $6,127 a year. That adds up to $24,508 over four years for those students. The student loan default rate is 6.4%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you’ll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans. Get more details about paying for Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona.
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor’s degree recipients from Pennsylvania State U-Penn State Altoona make around $63,435 per year during the early years of their employment. This is good news for future Pennsylvania State U-Penn State Altoona graduates since it is 29% more than the average college graduate’s salary of $49,219 per year.
See which majors at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona make the most money.
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona is an public institution situated in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Altoona is a great location for students who prefer city over country life. Get more details about the location of Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona.
Contact information for Pennsylvania State U-Penn State Altoona are listed below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3000 Ivyside Park, Altoona, PA 16601-3777 |
| Phone: | 8149495000 |
| Website: | altoona.psu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | www.altoona.psu.edu/now/facebook.php |
| Twitter: | twitter.com/PSAltoona |
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 21 majors graduated from Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.
| Most Popular Majors | Completions | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 307 | NA |
| Nursing | 59 | NA |
| Business & Commerce | 37 | NA |
| Electromechanical Engineering | 26 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 21 | NA |
| General Psychology | 21 | NA |
| Information Technology | 20 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 19 | NA |
| General Biology | 13 | NA |
| Child Development & Family Studies | 13 | NA |
Online courses are 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.
335 students took at least one online class at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona.
Learn more about online learning at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona.
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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