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Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

University Park, PA · University · Public

Locale

City: Small

Yield

17%

Most Popular Majors

  1. 1. Business & Management1,790
  2. 2. Engineering1,620
  3. 3. Computer & Information Sciences1,219
  4. 4. Communication & Journalism807
  5. 5. Biological & Biomedical Sciences742

Enrollment

Admissions

SAT scores (50th percentile)

ACT Composite (50th percentile)

Tuition & fees (in-state)

Graduation rate

Degrees conferred

Finance: core revenue & expense

No data available

Financial aid: % receiving any aid

Academic peers

This institution and its closest academic peers — same institution type, ranked by overlap in subjects and degree levels offered and by how many students earn those degrees — leaving out any that are 10 or more points below it on yield or graduation rate. Select a column heading to sort.

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
This institution
17%86%61% admitted
SAT 1,350
42,604
  1. Business & Management
  2. Engineering
  3. Computer & Information Sciences
  4. Communication & Journalism
  5. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
$49,869
University of South Florida
FL · Public
23%77%43% admitted
SAT 1,230
38,525
  1. Health Professions
  2. Business & Management
  3. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
  4. Social Sciences
  5. Psychology
$31,082
Michigan State University
MI · Public
18%81%85% admitted
SAT 1,285
41,234
  1. Business & Management
  2. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
  3. Communication & Journalism
  4. Engineering
  5. Social Sciences
$46,360
University of California-San Diego
CA · Public
20%86%27% admitted
No test scores
34,955
  1. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
  2. Interdisciplinary Studies
  3. Engineering
  4. Social Sciences
  5. Psychology
$53,894
Ohio State University-Main Campus
OH · Public
22%88%61% admitted
SAT 1,385
46,815
  1. Business & Management
  2. Engineering
  3. Health Professions
  4. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
  5. Social Sciences
$43,984
Florida State University
FL · Public
31%86%24% admitted
SAT 1,360
32,720
  1. Business & Management
  2. Social Sciences
  3. Psychology
  4. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
  5. Health Professions
$32,517
University of Georgia
GA · Public
38%90%38% admitted
SAT 1,400
32,399
  1. Business & Management
  2. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
  3. Communication & Journalism
  4. Social Sciences
  5. Psychology
$37,626
Purdue University-Main Campus
IN · Public
29%83%50% admitted
SAT 1,375
44,819
  1. Engineering
  2. Business & Management
  3. Computer & Information Sciences
  4. Engineering Technology
  5. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
$34,283
University of California-Irvine
CA · Public
19%87%29% admitted
No test scores
30,204
  1. Social Sciences
  2. Psychology
  3. Business & Management
  4. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
  5. Engineering
$54,440
The University of Texas at Austin
TX · Public
47%89%27% admitted
SAT 1,395
43,165
  1. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
  2. Engineering
  3. Business & Management
  4. Communication & Journalism
  5. Social Sciences
$47,122
University of Maryland-College Park
MD · Public
22%89%45% admitted
SAT 1,483
31,133
  1. Computer & Information Sciences
  2. Business & Management
  3. Social Sciences
  4. Engineering
  5. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
$45,286
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
VA · Public
25%86%55% admitted
SAT 1,365
31,035
  1. Business & Management
  2. Engineering
  3. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
  4. Social Sciences
  5. Computer & Information Sciences
$47,860
University of California-Davis
CA · Public
16%86%42% admitted
No test scores
32,273
  1. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
  2. Social Sciences
  3. Psychology
  4. Engineering
  5. Business & Management
$56,444

Selectivity sorts on admit rate and test score together, relative to this institution; the test score is the SAT total, or the ACT converted to it. Majors are subject areas by bachelor's degrees conferred. Average cost is the published annual cost of attendance, averaged over in-state and out-of-state students.