Also known as

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
8,964
48.8% Female
51.2% Male

Institution Overview

System
The Pennsylvania State University
School Type
Public
Academic Calendar
Semester
Setting
City: Small

Academics

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Full Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Part Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Total # of Programs
428
Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)
Master's
115
Doctoral Research
94
Doctoral Professional
2
Degrees Offered
Master's
Doctor's (Research)
Doctor's (Professional)
Certificate Offered
Postbaccalaureate

Student Body

Demographics
0.04%
American Indian or Alaska Native
4.61%
Asian
3.68%
Black or African American
5.57%
Hispanic or Latino
0.06%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
38.39%
White
2.30%
Two or more races
4.72%
Unknown
40.64%
Non-resident Alien

Admissions

Application Fee
$65
Admissions Office Web Address
https://admissions.psu.edu/

Tuition & Aid

Average In-State Tuition
$24,956
Average Out-Of-State Tuition
$43,266

Academics: Programs - Overview

Academic
Yes
Occupational
Yes
Continuing Professional
Yes
Recreational or avocational
No
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
115
Doctor's Degree Research
94
Doctor's Degree Professional
2
Postbaccalaureate Certificate
28
Program Area Program Type Program Format
Campus Distance
Accounting Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Acoustics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Agricultural and Extension Education Services Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Agricultural Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Agronomy and Crop Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Anatomy Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
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 and Building Sciences/Technology Master's Degree Yes No
Architectural Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Architecture Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Art History, Criticism and Conservation Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Art Teacher Education Doctoral – Research Yes No
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		 No
No
Biochemistry Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Bioinformatics 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
Biostatistics Doctoral – Research Yes No
Biotechnology Master's Degree Yes No
Business Administration and Management, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes 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
Communication Sciences and Disorders, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Comparative Literature Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance Master's Degree Yes No
Computer Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Conducting Master's Degree Yes No
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Criminology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Curriculum and Instruction Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Master's Degree Yes No
Ecology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Educational Evaluation and Research Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Educational Leadership and Administration, General Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Educational Psychology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Educational/Instructional Technology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Engineering Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Engineering, Other Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Engineering-Related Technologies, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes 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/Environmental Health Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Epidemiology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Financial Mathematics Master's Degree Yes No
Food Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Master's Degree Yes No
French Language and Literature Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Geographic Information Science and Cartography Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Geography Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Geology/Earth Science, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
German Language and Literature Doctoral – Research Yes 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
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Horticultural Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Hospitality Administration/Management, Other Doctoral – Research Yes No
Human Development and Family Studies, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Human Resources Management and Services, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General Master's Degree Yes No
Immunology Doctoral – Research Yes No
Industrial Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Informatics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Information Science/Studies Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
International Public Health/International Health Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
International Relations and Affairs Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
International/Global Studies Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
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 No
Landscape Architecture Master's Degree Yes No
Law Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Legal Professions and Studies, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Linguistics Doctoral – Research Yes No
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Management Science Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Manufacturing Engineering Master's Degree Yes No
Marketing Research Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Mass Communication/Media Studies Doctoral – Research Yes No
Materials Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Mathematics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Medical Scientist Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Medicine Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Music History, Literature, and Theory Master's Degree Yes No
Music Performance, General Master's Degree Yes No
Music Teacher Education Doctoral – Research Yes No
Music Theory and Composition Master's Degree Yes No
Nanotechnology Master's Degree Yes No
Natural Resources and Conservation, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Neuroscience Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Nuclear Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Nutrition Sciences Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Palliative Care Nursing Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
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
Physician Assistant Master's Degree 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 Sciences, General Master's Degree 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		 No
No
Programs for Foreign Lawyers Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Project Management Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Public Administration Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Public Health, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Public Policy Analysis, General Master's Degree Yes No
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursin Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 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
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
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		 No
No
No
Speech Communication and Rhetoric Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Statistics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Sustainability Studies Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Taxation Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Master's Degree Yes No
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No

Faculty

TotalInstructional StaffResearchPublic Service
Total 5,249 4,174 1,063 12
With faculty status 4,734 4,153 569 12
Tenured 1,525 1,525 0 0
On tenure track 583 582 0 1
Not on tenure track 2,626 2,046 569 11
Multi-year contract 2,456 1,961 485 10
Annual contract 143 81 61 1
Less-than annual contract 27 4 23 0
Without faculty status 515 21 494 0

Graduate Assistantships

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Graduate Assistantship
Teaching
Research

Additional Information

State-Approved Teacher Certification?
Yes
Medical Degree Offered?
Yes
Institution Has a Hospital?
Yes

Overview

Average In-State Tuition
$24,956
Average Out-Of-State Tuition
$43,266
Financial aid office web address
https://studentaid.psu.edu/
Tuition fee varies by residency status
Yes
Typical Room
$7,614
Typical Board
$5,416
Tuition & Fees
In-stateOut-of-State
Full time Average Tuition$24,956$43,266
Full time Fees$562$562
Part time, per credit hour$1,040$1,803

Tuition & Fees By Program

ProgramIn-state TuitionIn-state FeesOut-of-State TuitionOut-of-State Fees
Law $55,824 $612 $55,824 $612
Medicine $57,724 $72 $57,724 $72

Tuition Plan Options

Alternative Tuition Plans Offered
Yes
Tuition Guaranteed Plan
No
Prepaid Tuition Plan
No
Tuition Payment Plan
Yes
Other Alternative Tuition Plan
No

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
8,964
48.8% Female
51.2% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics
0.04%
American Indian or Alaska Native
4.61%
Asian
3.68%
Black or African American
5.57%
Hispanic or Latino
0.06%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
38.39%
White
2.30%
Two or more races
4.72%
Unknown
40.64%
Non-resident Alien

Gender
Race / Ethnicity Men Women
American Indian Or Alaska Native 3 1
Asian 181 232
Black Or African American 119 211
Hispanic Or Latino 216 283
Native Hawaiian OrOther Pacific Islander 4 1
Non-resident Alien 2,128 1,515
White 1,660 1,781
Two Or More Races 103 103
Unknown 178 245

Services offered

Service Offered
Academic Career Counseling ServiceYes
Employment Services For StudentsYes
Placement Services For CompletersNo

Advanced Awards/ Degrees Conferred Statistics

Award: Master's degree
Total
1,609
50.2% Male
49.8% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
Total
701
51.9% Male
48.1% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - professional practice
Total
338
43.2% Male
56.8% Female

Award: Postbaccalaureate certificate
Total
71
52.1% Male
47.9% Female

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution
No
On-Campus Housing Available?
Yes

Services offered

Service Offered
Remedial services
On-campus day care for student's childrenNo
None of the above services are offeredYes

Admissions Office Contact

Address
201 Old Main
University Park, PA 16802-1503
Phone
814-865-4700
Fax
Email
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Provisional Release as of January 2025. Surveys: Institutional Characteristics (2023), Data File: [HD2023], [IC2023], [IC2023_AY]; Surveys: Completions (2023), Data File: [C2023_A],[C2023DEP]; Surveys: 12-Month Enrollment (2023), Data File: [EFFY2023]; Surveys: Employees by Assigned Position (2023), Data File: [EAP2023]


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