Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

Also known as

Penn State

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment

7,280

45.2% Female

54.8% Male

Institution Overview

System

The Pennsylvania State University

School Type

Public

Region

Mid East DE DC MD NJ NY PA

Academic Calendar

Semester

Setting

City: Small

Academics

Graduate Assistantships

Yes

Full Time Graduate Enrolled

Yes

Part Time Graduate Enrolled

Yes

Total # of Programs

390

Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)

Master's

121

Doctoral Research

Doctoral Professional

Distance

Degrees Offered

Master's

Doctor's (Research)

Doctor's (Professional)

Certificate Offered

Postbaccalaureate

Student Body

Demographics

0.08%

American Indian or Alaska Native

3.12%

Asian

3.05%

Black or African American

3.56%

Hispanic or Latino

0.04%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

46.06%

White

1.25%

Two or more races

2.82%

Unknown

40.03%

Non-resident Alien

Admissions

Application Fee

$65

Admissions Office Web Address

admissions.psu.edu/

Tuition & Aid

Average In-State Tuition

$19,328

Average Out-Of-State Tuition

$33,142

Academics: Programs - Overview

Academic

Yes

Occupational

Yes

Continuing Professional

Yes

Recreational or avocational

Highest Degree offered

Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice

Distance Learning Options

Grad programs or courses

Yes

Degree Programs Offered (in Category Selected Above)

Master's

121

Master's (Distance)

Doctor's Degree Research

Doctor's Degree Research (Distance)

Doctor's Degree Professional

Doctor's Degree Professional (Distance)

Postbaccalaureate Certificate

Postbaccalaureate Certificate (Distance)

Program Area	Program Type	Program Format
Program Area	Program Type	Campus	Distance
Accounting	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Acoustics	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Adult and Continuing Education Administration	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	Yes Yes
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Agricultural Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Agricultural Teacher Education	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences, Other	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Agronomy and Crop Science	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No Yes
Animal Physiology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Animal Sciences, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Anthropology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Architectural Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Architecture	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Art Teacher Education	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	Yes Yes
Art/Art Studies, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Astronomy	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	Yes Yes
Biochemistry	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Biology/Biological Sciences, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Biomedical Sciences, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Biotechnology	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Business Administration and Management, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	Yes Yes
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Chemical Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Chemistry, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Civil Engineering, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Communication Sciences and Disorders, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Community Organization and Advocacy	Master's Degree	Yes	Yes
Comparative Literature	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Computer Science	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Conducting	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Criminology	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	Yes Yes
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Ecology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Economics, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	Yes Yes
Educational Evaluation and Research	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Educational Leadership and Administration, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	Yes Yes
Educational Psychology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Educational/Instructional Technology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	Yes Yes
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Engineering Mechanics	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Engineering Science	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
English Language and Literature, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Entomology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Food Science	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Foreign Language Teacher Education	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Forensic Science and Technology	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Forest Management/Forest Resources Management	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
French Language and Literature	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Genetics, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Geography	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	Yes Yes
Geology/Earth Science, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
German Language and Literature	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
History, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Horticultural Science	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Hospitality Administration/Management, Other	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Human Development and Family Studies, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	Yes Yes
Human Nutrition	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Human Resources Management and Services, Other	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Immunology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Industrial Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	Yes Yes
Information Science/Studies	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	Yes Yes
International/Global Studies	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Keyboard Instruments	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Labor and Industrial Relations	Master's Degree	Yes	Yes
Landscape Architecture	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Law	Doctoral – Professional	Yes	Yes
Linguistics	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Mass Communication/Media Studies	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Materials Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Materials Science	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Mathematics, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Molecular Toxicology	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Music History, Literature, and Theory	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Music Performance, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Music Teacher Education	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Music Theory and Composition	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Musicology and Ethnomusicology	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Natural Resource Economics	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Natural Resources and Conservation, Other	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Neuroscience	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Nuclear Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	Yes Yes
Nursing Administration	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Pathology/Experimental Pathology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Petroleum Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Philosophy	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Physical Sciences, Other	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Physics, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Plant Physiology	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Plant Sciences, Other	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Political Science and Government, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	Yes Yes
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Pre-Veterinary Studies	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Programs for Foreign Lawyers	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Psychology, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	Yes Yes
Public Administration	Master's Degree	Yes	Yes
Public Health, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursin	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Russian Language and Literature	Master's Degree	Yes	No
School Psychology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Social Sciences, Other	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	Yes No
Sociology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Soil Science and Agronomy, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Spanish Language and Literature	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Special Education and Teaching, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	Yes Yes Yes
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Statistics, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	Master's Degree	Yes	Yes
Voice and Opera	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Youth Services/Administration	Master's Degree	Yes	No

Faculty

	Total	Instructional Staff	Research	Public Service
Total	3,406	2,787	548	71
With faculty status	3,406	2,787	548	71
Tenured	1,409	1,247	136	26
On tenure track	374	361	13	0
Not on tenure track	1,623	1,179	399	45
Multi-year contract	674	494	166	14
Annual contract	892	650	211	31
Less-than annual contract	57	35	22	0
Without faculty status	0	0	0	0

Graduate Assistantships

Yes

Graduate Assistantship

Teaching

Research

Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media Occupations

Additional Information

State-Approved Teacher Certification?

Yes

Medical Degree Offered?

Institution Has a Hospital?

Yes

Overview

Average In-State Tuition

$19,328

Average Out-Of-State Tuition

$33,142

Financial aid office web address

studentaid.psu.edu/

Tuition fee varies by residency status

Yes

Typical Room

$5,720

Typical Board

$5,200

Tuition & Fees

	In-state	Out-of-State
Full time Average Tuition	$19,328	$33,142
Full time Fees	$942	$942
Part time, per credit hour	$805	$1,381

Tuition & Fees By Program

Program	In-state Tuition	In-state Fees	Out-of-State Tuition	Out-of-State Fees
Law	$44,400	$992	$44,400	$992

Tuition Plan Options

Alternative Tuition Plans Offered

Yes

Tuition Guaranteed Plan

Prepaid Tuition Plan

Yes

Tuition Payment Plan

Yes

Other Alternative Tuition Plan

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment

7,280

45.2% Female

54.8% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics

0.08%

American Indian or Alaska Native

3.12%

Asian

3.05%

Black or African American

3.56%

Hispanic or Latino

0.04%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

46.06%

White

1.25%

Two or more races

2.82%

Unknown

40.03%

Non-resident Alien

Gender

Race / Ethnicity	Men	Women
American Indian Or Alaska Native	2	4
Asian	115	112
Black Or African American	96	126
Hispanic Or Latino	132	127
Native Hawaiian OrOther Pacific Islander	1	2
Non-resident Alien	1,733	1,181
White	1,758	1,595
Two Or More Races	37	54
Unknown	118	87

Services offered

Service	Offered
Academic Career Counseling Service	Yes
Employment Services For Students	Yes
Placement Services For Completers	Yes

Advanced Awards/ Degrees Conferred Statistics

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution

Yes

On-Campus Housing Available?

Yes

Services offered

Service	Offered
Remedial services	Yes
On-campus day care for student's children	Yes

Admissions Office Contact

Address

201 Old Main
University Park, PA 16802-1503

Phone

814-865-4700

Fax

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Provisional Release as of October, 2016.
Surveys: Institutional Characteristics (2015), Data File: [HD2015], [IC2015], [IC2015_AY]; Surveys: Completions (2015), Data File: [C2015_A],[C2015DEP]; Surveys: 12-Month Enrollment (2015), Data File: [EFFY2015]; Surveys: Employees by Assigned Position (2014), Data File: [EAP2014]

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