Pennsylvania State University (StudentsReview) - Pennsylvania State University

Instate Tuition (2013-2014)
$16,992

Out-of-state Tuition (2013-2014)
$29,566

Penn State/PSU Address

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
201 OLD MAIN
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA 16802--1589
General info:(814) 865-4700
Financial aid office:(814) 865-6301
Admissions office:(814) 865-5471University Homepage

Tuition + Penn State/PSU Housing (2013-2014)

Undergrad Application Fee: $50
Grad Application Fee:$65

Tuition Prepaid:Yes
Tuition Payment Plan:Yes
Campus Housing Capacity:13,631
Freshman Must Live on Campus: No

University Makeup (2013-2014)

# of Undergrads: 41,535
# of Grad students: 7,326
# of Part time: 44
Total Students: 48,861

Male

53.9%

Female

46.1%

International

12%

African-American

American Indian

Asian

Hispanic

Pacific Islander

28%

Caucasian

69%

Unknown

Financial Aid

75% First time, full time students receive federal aid and the average amount is $3,666

14% of students receive State/Local grants and the average amount is $3,533

32% receive instiutional grants and the average institutional award is $6,301

49% receive student loans and the average amount is $8,767Net Price Calculator Financial Aid Website

Public 4 year or above Institution
Research Universities (very high research activity)
Doctoral/Research Universities--Extensive

Special Programs

Law Program
Teacher Certifications

Admissions Requirements

Secondary School Record Required
Secondary School GPA Required
Secondary School Rank N/A
Test Scores Required
Competencies N/A

Special Credits

HS College Credit: Yes
AP Credit: Yes
Life Experience Credit: Yes
Special Credits(other): No

Applicants Admitted

52% men vs 56% women admitted

Applicants vs Admissions (2013-2014)

Men Applicants:24,107
Women Applicants:23,445
Men Admitted:12,576
Women Admitted:13,196

Student Services

Library On Campus
Remedial Services
Counseling Services
Employment Services
Placement Services
Day Care On Campus

Majors

• Accounting
• Acoustics
• Acting
• Actuarial Science
• Adult and Continuing Education Administration
• Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
• Advertising
• Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering
• Aerospace
• African-American/Black Studies
• Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
• Agricultural Business and Management
• Agricultural Engineering
• Agricultural Mechanization
• Agricultural Teacher Education
• Agriculture
• Agronomy and Crop Science
• Animal Physiology
• Animal Sciences
• Anthropology
• Archeology
• Architectural Engineering
• Architecture
• Art History
• Art Teacher Education
• Art/Art Studies
• Asian Studies/Civilization
• Astronomy
• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology
• Biochemistry
• Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
• Biological and Biomedical Sciences
• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biomedical Sciences
• Biotechnology
• Business
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
• Chemical Engineering
• Chemistry
• Chinese Language and Literature
• Civil Engineering
• Classics and Classical Languages
• College Student Counseling and Personnel Services
• Communication
• Communication Sciences and Disorders
• Community Organization and Advocacy
• Comparative Literature
• Computer Engineering
• Computer Science
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Conducting
• Counseling Psychology
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
• Criticism and Conservation
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Design and Applied Arts
• Dietitian Assistant
• Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
• East Asian Studies
• Ecology
• Economics
• Educational Assessment
• Educational Evaluation and Research
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Educational Psychology
• Educational/Instructional Technology
• Electrical and Electronics Engineering
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Engineering
• Engineering Mechanics
• Engineering Science
• English Language and Literature
• Entomology
• Environmental Studies
• Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
• Evaluation
• Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
• Film/Cinema/Video Studies
• Finance
• Firefighting and Related Protective Services
• Food Science
• Foreign Language Teacher Education
• Forensic Science and Technology
• Forest Management/Forest Resources Management
• Forest Sciences and Biology
• Forest Technology/Technician
• French Language and Literature
• General
• Genetics
• Geography
• Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
• Geology/Earth Science
• German Language and Literature
• Graphic Design
• Health/Health Care Administration/Management
• Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
• History
• Homeland Security
• Horticultural Science
• Hospitality Administration/Management
• Human Development and Family Studies
• Human Nutrition
• Human Resources Management and Services
• Immunology
• Industrial Engineering
• Information Science/Studies
• Information Technology
• International Relations and Affairs
• International/Global Studies
• Italian Language and Literature
• Japanese Language and Literature
• Jewish/Judaic Studies
• Journalism
• Keyboard Instruments
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Labor and Industrial Relations
• Landscape Architecture
• Landscaping and Groundskeeping
• Latin American Studies
• Law
• Law Enforcement
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Linguistics
• Literature
• Literatures
• Management
• Management Information Systems
• Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
• Marketing
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Mass Communication/Media Studies
• Materials Engineering
• Materials Science
• Mathematics
• Mechanical Engineering
• Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
• Medieval and Renaissance Studies
• Mining and Mineral Engineering
• Molecular Toxicology
• Music
• Music History
• Music Performance
• Music Teacher Education
• Music Theory and Composition
• Musicology and Ethnomusicology
• Natural Resource Economics
• Natural Resources and Conservation
• Natural Resources/Conservation
• Neuroscience
• Nuclear Engineering
• Nursing Administration
• Nursing Research and Clinical Nursin
• Organizational Behavior Studies
• Other
• Parks
• Pathology/Experimental Pathology
• Petroleum Engineering
• Philosophy
• Physical Sciences
• Physics
• Plant Pathology/Phytopathology
• Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management
• Plant Sciences
• Political Science and Government
• Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
• Pre-Veterinary Studies
• Programs for Foreign Lawyers
• Psychology
• Public Health
• Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
• Recreation and Leisure Studies
• Registered Nursing
• Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
• Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
• Religion/Religious Studies
• Russian Language and Literature
• School Psychology
• Science
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Social Sciences
• Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
• Sociology
• Soil Science and Agronomy
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Special Education and Teaching
• Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Statistics
• Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling
• Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
• Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
• Technology and Society
• Toxicology
• Turf and Turfgrass Management
• Veterinary Microbiology and Immunobiology
• Visual and Performing Arts
• Voice and Opera
• Web Page
• Youth Services/Administration
• Linguistics
• Related Programs
• Related Support Services
• Research
• Theory