by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview covers the essential stats on Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
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Penn State New Kensington was not ranked in College Factual’s 2026 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
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With an acceptance rate of 95%, Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington is easier to get into than many other schools. But that doesn’t mean you can slack off on your application. Make sure to treat this school like any other when submitting requested materials and documents.
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 580 and 625. Math scores were between 530 and 640.
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At Penn State New Kensington, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 9 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 opportunities to work closely with their professors and classmates.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington is 63%. 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 New Kensington 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 New Kensington is 24%. That’s lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
The current enrollment includes 423 undergraduates at Penn State New Kensington.
The overall average net price of Penn State New Kensington 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 New Kensington
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $12,821 | $15,580 | $18,165 | $22,096 | $24,058 |
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 New Kensington, 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 New Kensington, approximately 48% of students took out student loans averaging $5,960 a year. That adds up to $23,840 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 New Kensington.
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor’s degree recipients from Pennsylvania State U-Penn State New Kensington make around $63,435 per year during the early years of their employment. This is good news for future Pennsylvania State U-Penn State New Kensington 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 New Kensington make the most money.
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington is a public institution found in New Kensington, Pennsylvania. Students who love country life may enjoy the rural location of Penn State New Kensington. Get more details about the location of Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington.
Contact details for Pennsylvania State U-Penn State New Kensington can be found below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3550 Seventh Street Road, New Kensington, PA 15068-1765 |
| Phone: | 7243345466 |
| Website: | newkensington.psu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | facebook.com/pennstatenewkensington |
| Twitter: | www.twitter.com/psnkadmissions |
In the latest year of available data, students from 9 majors graduated from Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington. 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 | 76 | NA |
| Business & Commerce | 19 | NA |
| Electromechanical Engineering | 11 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 8 | NA |
| Nursing | 7 | NA |
| Other Biological Sciences | 6 | NA |
| Management Sciences & Methods | 5 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 5 | NA |
| Communication & Media Studies | 4 | NA |
| Information Science | 4 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
Learn more about online learning at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington.
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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