Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg
Middletown, Pennsylvania · Also known as Penn State · Website
$63,435
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$63,435
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg is a public 4-year college in Middletown, Pennsylvania with 4,031 undergraduates and 431 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $23,330 a year (tuition and fees $15,972 in-state, $26,958 out-of-state). It admits 98% of applicants and 26% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $63,435 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$23,330
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$15,972
Out-of-state $26,958
Admission rate
98%
US median 78%
Completion rate
26%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,000
About $265 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$63,435
Rank 590 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
- $23,330
- Tuition in-state
- $15,972
- Tuition out-of-state
- $26,958
- Cost of attendance
- $32,521
- Students with a need-based grant
- 26%
- Students with federal loans
- 41%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $16,219
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $16,221
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $21,176
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $25,103
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $29,834
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 $14,610 in 2015-16 to $15,972 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
- 98%
- Average SAT
- 1,227
- Undergraduates
- 4,031
- Graduate students
- 431
- Part-time students
- 5.8%
- Women
- 40%
- Students per teacher
- 15
- Completion rate
- 26%
- Retention rate
- 82%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 77
- Endowment
- $85.5M
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 590 of 5,094 US colleges and 53 of 270 in Pennsylvania (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | PA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $23,330 | $19,970 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $15,972 | $19,182 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 98% | 81% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 26% | 66% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 82% | 78% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,000 | $17,500 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $55,620 | $42,275 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $63,435 | $49,700 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 68% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 80% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
77 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 78 | $26,723 | $69,772 | $87,997 | $92,135 |
| Civil EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 72 | $26,000 | $67,966 | $81,403 | $86,517 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 54 | $23,250 | $77,955 | $91,032 | $88,910 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's | Master's | 51 | $21,500 | $110,689 | $139,676 | $124,807 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 47 | $25,000 | $84,050 | $120,729 | $92,374 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 47 | $26,000 | $74,958 | $93,277 | $100,647 |
| Information Science/StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 40 | $25,950 | $66,209 | $91,671 | $85,294 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 38 | $25,000 | $68,552 | $96,714 | $83,343 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 37 | $25,717 | $33,417 | $64,910 | $57,214 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | $26,000 | $32,408 | $49,543 | $50,706 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | $26,940 | $30,133 | $67,399 | $54,562 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | $25,500 | $37,240 | $56,877 | $55,378 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $26,000 | $45,795 | $53,362 | $47,382 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $24,947 | $50,729 | $79,343 | $69,303 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $24,973 | $51,562 | $72,218 | $68,257 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 23 | $44,250 | $42,161 | $56,114 | $65,184 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $59,916 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $25,218 | $63,425 | $88,192 | $76,194 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $25,000 | $34,181 | $55,505 | $56,359 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | $25,000 | $58,140 | $73,308 | $86,176 |
| Curriculum and InstructionMaster's | Master's | 14 | $23,151 | $60,365 | $62,403 | $63,399 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $27,000 | $34,030 | $45,943 | $48,568 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 12 | $41,000 | $116,067 | $166,387 | $124,201 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | $26,000 | $73,941 | $98,637 | $85,063 |
| Biological and Physical SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | $25,887 | $35,639 | $69,102 | $58,891 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Middletown and Pennsylvania on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg cost?
$23,330 a year is the average net price at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $15,972 for in-state students and $26,958 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $32,521. Families earning under $30,000 pay $16,219 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg?
98% of applicants are admitted to Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,227. The median admission rate of colleges in Pennsylvania is 81%.
How much do Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg graduates earn?
$63,435 a year is the median pay of former Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg students who work, 10 years after they started ($55,620 after 6 years). That ranks 590 of 5,094 US colleges and 53 of 270 in Pennsylvania. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Information Science/Studies (Master's) at $128,867.
How much student debt do Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg graduates have?
$25,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg graduates, about $265 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 41% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg?
26% of first-time, full-time students at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg finish within 6 years. 82% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg?
Mechanical Engineering (78 bachelor's graduates), Civil Engineering (72 bachelor's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (54 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 77 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.