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Penn State University Park

State College, Pennsylvania
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  • State-related university, founded 1855, part of Pennsylvania State University
  • Calendar semesters
  • Degrees certificates, associate, bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and postbachelor's certificates
  • Small-town 6388-acre campus
  • Endowment $1.2 billion
  • Coed, 34,637 undergraduate students, 96% full-time, 45% women, 55% men
  • Very difficult entrance level, 62% of applicants were admitted
Costs (2006 - 07)
  • Tuition: state resident $11,646 full-time; nonresident $22,194 full-time
  • Required fees: $518 full-time
  • Room and board: $7400; room only: $3620
Financial Aid
  • Of all full-time matriculated undergraduates who enrolled in 2004,: 21,791 applied for aid, 16,516 were judged to have need, 1,998 had their need fully met. 1,799 Federal Work-Study jobs (averaging $1371). 296 state and other part-time jobs (averaging $4876)
  • In 2004,: 3584 non-need-based awards were made
  • Average percent of need met: 70%
  • Average financial aid package: $13,935
  • Average need-based loan: $4171
  • Average need-based gift aid: $4522
  • Average non-need-based aid: $4182
  • Average indebtedness upon graduation: $22,400
Freshmen
  • Admission 29,904 applied, 18,423 admitted, 6,496 enrolled, 3.54 average high school GPA
  • Average high school GPA 3.54
  • Test scores SAT verbal scores over 500 88%, SAT math scores over 500 94%, ACT scores over 18 N/R, SAT verbal scores over 600 44%, SAT math scores over 600 62%, ACT scores over 24 N/R, SAT verbal scores over 700 8%, SAT math scores over 700 15%, ACT scores over 30 N/R



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