Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg

Middletown, Pennsylvania · Public · Predominantly bachelor's · Suburb: Large

Official websiteNet price calculatorAccreditor: Middle States Commission on Higher Education

The average annual net price for first-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal aid (in-state) is $16,753. 27% of first-time, full-time students completed within 150% of normal time. Students who received federal aid had median earnings of $71,762 ten years after entering. The median federal loan debt of graduates is $24,500.

Average net price
$16,753
per year Verified data
Completion rate
27%
within 150% of normal time Verified data
Median earnings
$71,762
10 years after entry Verified data
Median debt
$24,500
graduates, federal loans Verified data

Cost and net price

In-state tuition and fees$16,004
Out-of-state tuition and fees$27,254
Average cost of attendance$27,186
Books and supplies$1,200
Room and board, on campus$15,346
Average net price, all aided students$16,753
Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000$13,038
Average net price, family income over $110,000$24,689

Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, at in-state rates. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.

Admissions and enrollment

Admission rate
98%
SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
1120 to 1310
ACT composite range, middle 50%
22 to 31
Undergraduate enrollment
4,031
Graduate enrollment
431
Students receiving Pell grants
32%
Student to faculty ratio
15 to 1

Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.

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Graduation, earnings, and debt

Completion within 150% of normal time27%
Completion within normal time18%
First-year retention (full-time)82%
Median federal debt, graduates$24,500
Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years)$278
Median Parent PLUS debt, completers$46,113
Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry81%
1 year after completion$57,191
4 years after completion$76,659
6 years after entry$60,829
8 years after entry$67,644
10 years after entry$71,762
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled. Ten years after entry the median is $71,762; the middle half earned $46,681 to $105,484. Cohorts differ by measure; see definitions below.
Measure definitions and cohorts
  • Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
  • Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
  • Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.

Programs and program-level outcomes

Highest early earnings among programs at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg

Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled one year after completing, by program. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed for privacy and not shown.

86 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.

Undergraduate certificate (11)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
CIP 52.99 · No credentials fully online
0$61,875$21,000
Business/Commerce, General
CIP 52.01 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacy$26,891
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
CIP 11.10 · No credentials fully online
17$72,546$26,865
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
CIP 40.06 · No credentials fully online
0$53,216Suppressed for privacy
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
CIP 19.07 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · No credentials fully online
1$60,044$26,993
Management Information Systems and Services
CIP 52.12 · No credentials fully online
0$65,324$26,000
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
CIP 51.23 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Associate's degree (3)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Business/Commerce, General
CIP 52.01 · No credentials fully online
2$38,044$17,500
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacy$20,625
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · No credentials fully online
5$39,818$17,687
Bachelor's degree (37)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
7$64,480$26,000
Applied Mathematics
CIP 27.03 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Area Studies
CIP 05.01 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacy$24,637
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
CIP 26.99 · No credentials fully online
13$44,357$26,000
Biological and Physical Sciences
CIP 30.01 · No credentials fully online
5$40,786$25,125
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
41$38,378$25,000
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
16$56,682$27,000
Civil Engineering
CIP 14.08 · No credentials fully online
49$70,399$26,000
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
CIP 51.02 · No credentials fully online
8$27,725$25,000
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online
10$45,444$24,500
Computer Engineering
CIP 14.09 · No credentials fully online
0$85,528$27,000
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
61$84,461$22,985
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
CIP 11.10 · No credentials fully online
11$73,501$26,000
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · No credentials fully online
19$41,573$25,000
Economics
CIP 45.06 · No credentials fully online
0$60,469$23,599
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
CIP 14.10 · No credentials fully online
33$82,304$27,000
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
11$35,537$26,000
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08 · No credentials fully online
28$69,230$23,035
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · No credentials fully online
7$55,314$25,342
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
CIP 19.07 · No credentials fully online
9$38,150$27,000
Human Resources Management and Services
CIP 52.10 · No credentials fully online
6$62,246$25,250
Information Science/Studies
CIP 11.04 · No credentials fully online
18$68,240$25,000
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · No credentials fully online
3$34,927$26,000
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
CIP 52.13 · No credentials fully online
10$63,116$24,016
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · No credentials fully online
30$58,892$25,000
Mechanical Engineering
CIP 14.19 · No credentials fully online
57$75,796$25,000
Nuclear Engineering
CIP 14.23 · No credentials fully online
1$76,869$26,000
Plant Sciences
CIP 01.11 · No credentials fully online
1$37,667$26,000
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online
14$46,124$25,000
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
22$37,593$26,000
Public Policy Analysis
CIP 44.05 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
CIP 09.09 · No credentials fully online
0$55,985$25,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
36$82,877$27,000
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
7$43,918$25,000
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
22$38,359$27,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
24$44,879$26,950
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
8$47,516$24,000
Master's degree (21)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Area Studies
CIP 05.01 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Civil Engineering
CIP 14.08 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · No credentials fully online
16$46,486Suppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
24$133,941Suppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · No credentials fully online
8$47,359Suppressed for privacy
Curriculum and Instruction
CIP 13.03 · No credentials fully online
7$59,068Suppressed for privacy
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
CIP 14.10 · No credentials fully online
4$111,392Suppressed for privacy
Engineering Science
CIP 14.13 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.05 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
CIP 14.14 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · No credentials fully online
11$81,337Suppressed for privacy
Homeland Security
CIP 43.03 · No credentials fully online
0$84,946Suppressed for privacy
Human Resources Management and Services
CIP 52.10 · No credentials fully online
6$92,380Suppressed for privacy
Information Science/Studies
CIP 11.04 · No credentials fully online
11$129,630Suppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
CIP 52.13 · No credentials fully online
35$116,437Suppressed for privacy
Mechanical Engineering
CIP 14.19 · No credentials fully online
5$114,915Suppressed for privacy
Public Administration
CIP 44.04 · No credentials fully online
2$74,027Suppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
4$69,658Suppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
5$61,781Suppressed for privacy
Graduate certificate (11)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
CIP 52.99 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Engineering, Other
CIP 14.99 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
CIP 52.07 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
CIP 05.02 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Information Science/Studies
CIP 11.04 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Museology/Museum Studies
CIP 30.14 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Administration
CIP 44.04 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Doctoral degree (3)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Area Studies
CIP 05.01 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Administration
CIP 44.04 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
UNITID 214713, OPEID 003329. Data unavailable means the Department of Education did not publish the figure or suppressed it for privacy. Report a data issue.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.