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Penn State Greater Allegheny 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 88%, some consider Penn State Greater Allegheny 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 25% of students accepted to Penn State Greater Allegheny submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 640. Math scores were between 540 and 660.
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At Penn State Greater Allegheny, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 8 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
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 - Greater Allegheny is 71%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Pennsylvania State University - Greater Allegheny is 66%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
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 Greater Allegheny is 13%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $12,324 | $16,976 | $20,673 | $22,524 | $25,720 |
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 Greater Allegheny, 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 Greater Allegheny, approximately 71% of students took out student loans averaging $7,568 a year. That adds up to $30,272 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Penn State Greater Allegheny are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 4000 University Drive, McKeesport, PA 15132-7644 |
| Phone: | 412-675-9000 |
| Website: | https://greaterallegheny.psu.edu/ |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/PennStateGA |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Business/Commerce | 21 | NA |
| General Psychology | 13 | NA |
| Communication & Media Studies | 9 | NA |
| Information Science | 9 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 9 | NA |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) | 3 | NA |
| Management Information Systems | 3 | NA |
| Information Technology | 2 | NA |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 1 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 1 | 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, 147 students took at least one online class at Pennsylvania State University - Greater Allegheny. 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 | 147 | 5 |
| 2018-2019 | 184 | 2 |
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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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