Pennsylvania State University-World Campus

Student body

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment

7,877

Graduate enrollment

5,723

Student–faculty ratio

16 : 1

Pell Grant recipients

31%

First-generation students

29%

Students over 25

59%

Median family income

$61,924

Endowment

$71,250,480

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

Admissions

Admission rate

91.1%

Test scores

Considered but not required

SAT range (25th–75th %)

1090–1335

SAT average

1248

SAT reading

560–680

SAT math

530–655

ACT composite

26–32

Average GPA (estimated)

3.50

Cost

In-state tuition

$15,356

Room & board

—

Books & supplies

$1,200

Total cost of attendance

$27,678

Average net price

$19,550

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)

34%

Graduated on time (4 years)

20%

First-year retention

66%

Transferred to another college

1%

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

41%

Paying down their loans (1 year in)

64%

About 14% 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

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%.

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.

$19,337/year × about 4.6 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.