Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania · Website
$52,374
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$52,374
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania with 615 undergraduates and 2,944 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $15,376 a year (tuition and fees $24,400). It admits 87% of applicants and 34% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $52,374 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $27,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$15,376
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$24,400
US median $11,837
Admission rate
87%
US median 78%
Completion rate
34%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$27,000
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$52,374
Rank 1,287 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $15,376
- Tuition and fees
- $24,400
- Cost of attendance
- $35,893
- Students with a need-based grant
- 47%
- Students with federal loans
- 56%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $12,637
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $11,292
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $15,063
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $19,420
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $20,871
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $23,900 in 2015-16 to $24,400 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 87%
- Undergraduates
- 615
- Graduate students
- 2,944
- Part-time students
- 14%
- Women
- 29%
- Students per teacher
- 18
- Completion rate
- 34%
- Retention rate
- 74%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 39
- Endowment
- $1.53M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,287 of 5,094 US colleges and 122 of 270 in Pennsylvania (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | PA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $15,376 | $19,970 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $24,400 | $19,182 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 87% | 81% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 34% | 66% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 74% | 78% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $17,500 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $34,365 | $42,275 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $52,374 | $49,700 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 43% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 58% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
39 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's | Master's | 272 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Applied MathematicsMaster's | Master's | 183 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansMaster's | Master's | 90 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer ScienceMaster's | Master's | 87 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $28,250 | $47,944 | $74,043 | $92,374 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,490 |
| Natural SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | $26,000 | $22,252 | $38,323 | $57,935 |
| Human Computer InteractionMaster's | Master's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Educational/Instructional Media DesignMaster's | Master's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $70,644 |
| Medical Illustration and InformaticsMaster's | Master's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $68,257 |
| BiotechnologyMaster's | Master's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| BiotechnologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $67,097 |
| StatisticsDoctoral | Doctoral | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationMaster's | Master's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Data AnalyticsMaster's | Master's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $60,190 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Intelligence, Command Control and Information OperationsMaster's | Master's | 3 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Applied MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $91,532 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Harrisburg and Pennsylvania on Local Economy
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- Homes: Homes for sale in Pennsylvania
Questions and answers
How much does Harrisburg University of Science and Technology cost?
$15,376 a year is the average net price at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $24,400, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $35,893. Families earning under $30,000 pay $12,637 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology?
87% of applicants are admitted to Harrisburg University of Science and Technology. The median admission rate of colleges in Pennsylvania is 81%.
How much do Harrisburg University of Science and Technology graduates earn?
$52,374 a year is the median pay of former Harrisburg University of Science and Technology students who work, 10 years after they started ($34,365 after 6 years). That ranks 1,287 of 5,094 US colleges and 122 of 270 in Pennsylvania. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's) at $47,944.
How much student debt do Harrisburg University of Science and Technology graduates have?
$27,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Harrisburg University of Science and Technology graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 56% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology?
34% of first-time, full-time students at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology finish within 6 years. 74% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology?
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (272 master's graduates), Applied Mathematics (183 master's graduates), Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians (90 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 39 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.