Pennsylvania State University - University Park Business Programs

Pennsylvania State University - University Park is a public institution situated in University Park, Pennsylvania. The location of Penn State University Park is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is Pennsylvania State University - University Park?

Contact details for Penn State University Park are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	201 Old Main, University Park, PA 16802-1503
Phone:	814-865-4700
Website:	www.psu.edu/
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/pennstate
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/penn_state

How Do I Get Into Penn State University Park?

You can apply to Penn State University Park online at: https://admissions.psu.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for Penn State University Park

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Penn State University Park?

Penn State University Park has an acceptance rate of 78%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 48% of accepted students are men and 52% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 79%, and the acceptance rate for women is 78%.

Average Test Scores

About 77% of students accepted to Penn State University Park submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 530 and 640. Math scores were between 540 and 660.

Penn State University Park received ACT scores from 14% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 23 and 30. Math scores were between 23 and 29. Composite scores were between 24 and 29.

Can I Afford Pennsylvania State University - University Park?

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Penn State University Park, approximately 53% of students took out student loans averaging $10,641 a year. That adds up to $42,564 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Penn State University Park is 4.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Pennsylvania State University - University Park Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 74,446 undergraduate students at Penn State University Park, with 64,607 being full-time and 9,839 being part-time.

There are also 15,370 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 64,607 full-time undergraduates at Penn State University Park, 54% are male and 46% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Pennsylvania State University - University Park students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	4,456
Black or African American	3,657
Hispanic or Latino	5,122
White	41,888
International Students	5,922
Other Races/Ethnicities	3,562

Online Learning at Pennsylvania State University - University Park

In 2019-2020, 84,437 students took at least one online class at the school.

This school is the 2nd most popular in Pennsylvania for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By George Chriss under License

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