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Penn State New Kensington 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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With an acceptance rate of 91%, Penn State New Kensington has a fairly liberal admissions policy. However, don't just assume you'll get in! Put together a good application and make sure you include all requested documents and materials.
About 22% of students accepted to Penn State New Kensington submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 600. Math scores were between 540 and 610.
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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 New Kensington it is much better at 8 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
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 - New Kensington is 57%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Pennsylvania State University - New Kensington has a freshmen retention rate of 76%. 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 is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 13% for first-time, full-time students at Penn State New Kensington, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $14,921 | $13,382 | $20,569 | $22,266 | $23,581 |
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 New Kensington, 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 New Kensington, approximately 60% of students took out student loans averaging $8,679 a year. That adds up to $34,716 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Penn State New Kensington are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3550 Seventh Street Road, New Kensington, PA 15068-1765 |
| Phone: | 724-334-5466 |
| Website: | https://newkensington.psu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://facebook.com/pennstatenewkensington |
| Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/psnkadmissions |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Information Science | 16 | NA |
| Electromechanical Engineering Technology | 14 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 10 | NA |
| General Business/Commerce | 9 | NA |
| Nursing | 8 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 8 | NA |
| General Psychology | 8 | NA |
| Communication & Media Studies | 6 | NA |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) | 5 | NA |
| Management Information Systems | 4 | NA |
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 2022-2023, 165 students took at least one online class at Pennsylvania State University - New Kensington. 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 | 165 | 3 |
| 2018-2019 | 198 | 5 |
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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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