Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango

Student body

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment

256

Student–faculty ratio

7 : 1

Pell Grant recipients

39%

First-generation students

29%

Students over 25

17%

Median family income

$61,924

Avg faculty salary (academic year)

$81,324

Endowment

$8,550,057

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate

92.2%

Test scores

Considered but not required

SAT range (25th–75th %)

—

SAT average

—

SAT reading

—

SAT math

—

ACT composite

—

Cost

In-state tuition

$14,024

Out-of-state tuition

$23,560

Room & board

—

Books & supplies

$1,200

Total cost of attendance

$26,821

Average net price

$18,095

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)

42%

Graduated on time (4 years)

27%

First-year retention

66%

Transferred to another college

15%

Median earnings, 6 years after entry

$55,620

Median earnings, 10 years after entry

$63,435

Median debt at graduation

$25,000

Students with federal loans

44%

Paying down their loans (1 year in)

64%

About 15% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing

No

Application fee

$65

Athletics

USCAA

Varsity athletes

81 (47 men · 34 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (5)

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

$14,896/year × about 4.5 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.