Pennsylvania State University-World Campus

University Park, Pennsylvania · Public · Predominantly bachelor's · City: Small

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 $12,651. 51% 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
$12,651
per year Verified data
Completion rate
51%
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$15,510
Out-of-state tuition and fees$15,510
Average cost of attendance$21,968
Books and supplies$1,200
Room and board, on campusData unavailable
Average net price, all aided students$12,651
Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000$10,210
Average net price, family income over $110,000$20,395

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
91%
SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
1090 to 1335
ACT composite range, middle 50%
26 to 32
Undergraduate enrollment
7,877
Graduate enrollment
5,723
Students receiving Pell grants
38%
Student to faculty ratio
16 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 time51%
Completion within normal time33%
First-year retention (full-time)66%
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-World Campus

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.

172 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 (25)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology
CIP 40.04 · All credentials fully online
45Suppressed for privacy$18,426
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
0$61,875$21,000
Business/Commerce, General
CIP 52.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · Some credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
CIP 09.99 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · All credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacy$26,891
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
CIP 11.10 · Some credentials fully online
87$72,546$26,865
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08 · All credentials fully online
14$52,980$21,669
Geography and Environmental Studies
CIP 30.44 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacy$19,500
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
CIP 40.06 · All credentials fully online
3$53,216Suppressed for privacy
Hospitality Administration/Management
CIP 52.09 · No credentials fully online
0$51,779$23,249
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
CIP 19.07 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Human Resources Management and Services
CIP 52.10 · All credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Journalism
CIP 09.04 · No credentials fully online
0$42,179$25,125
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · Some credentials fully online
26$60,044$26,993
Management Information Systems and Services
CIP 52.12 · All credentials fully online
25$65,324$26,000
Non-Professional Legal Studies
CIP 22.00 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Plant Sciences
CIP 01.11 · All credentials fully online
45$62,775$20,000
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
CIP 51.39 · All credentials fully online
3$59,098Suppressed for privacy
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
CIP 09.09 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · All credentials fully online
14$95,718$27,000
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
CIP 51.23 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Security Science and Technology
CIP 43.04 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Associate's degree (8)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services
CIP 01.06 · All credentials fully online
34$57,972$21,625
Business/Commerce, General
CIP 52.01 · Some credentials fully online
51$38,044$17,500
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · All credentials fully online
32Suppressed for privacy$19,448
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · Some credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacy$20,625
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
CIP 19.07 · Some credentials fully online
13$38,145$22,281
Human Resources Management and Services
CIP 52.10 · Some credentials fully online
9$40,234Suppressed for privacy
Information Science/Studies
CIP 11.04 · No credentials fully online
0$49,860Suppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · Some credentials fully online
38$39,818$17,687
Bachelor's degree (51)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · Some credentials fully online
73$64,480$26,000
Agricultural Business and Management
CIP 01.01 · All credentials fully online
18$54,078$25,000
Animal Sciences
CIP 01.09 · No credentials fully online
1$42,284$22,375
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services
CIP 01.06 · All credentials fully online
9$57,028$25,000
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
CIP 26.99 · Some credentials fully online
38$44,357$26,000
Biological and Physical Sciences
CIP 30.01 · No credentials fully online
1$40,786$25,125
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
1$38,378$25,000
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
0$56,682$27,000
Business/Commerce, General
CIP 52.01 · Some credentials fully online
165$52,236$26,000
Business/Corporate Communications
CIP 52.05 · No credentials fully online
1$39,635$27,000
Business/Managerial Economics
CIP 52.06 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · Some credentials fully online
18$45,444$24,500
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
CIP 09.99 · All credentials fully online
37$38,911$27,125
Computer Engineering
CIP 14.09 · All credentials fully online
40$85,528$27,000
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
2$84,461$22,985
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
CIP 11.10 · Some credentials fully online
102$73,501$26,000
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · Some credentials fully online
69$41,573$25,000
Data Science
CIP 30.70 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacy$26,500
Economics
CIP 45.06 · No credentials fully online
58$60,469$23,599
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
CIP 13.06 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
0$35,537$26,000
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
CIP 03.02 · All credentials fully online
22$68,734$34,750
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08 · Some credentials fully online
82$69,230$23,035
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
0$30,936$26,577
Geography and Environmental Studies
CIP 30.44 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
CIP 40.06 · No credentials fully online
0$56,396$25,475
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · Some credentials fully online
27$55,314$25,342
History
CIP 54.01 · Some credentials fully online
36$37,190$25,000
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
CIP 19.07 · Some credentials fully online
48$38,150$27,000
Human Resources Management and Services
CIP 52.10 · Some credentials fully online
111$62,246$25,250
Information Science/Studies
CIP 11.04 · Some credentials fully online
91$68,240$25,000
International Relations and National Security Studies
CIP 45.09 · Some credentials fully online
24$47,319$22,000
Journalism
CIP 09.04 · No credentials fully online
0$44,298$25,000
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · Some credentials fully online
4$34,927$26,000
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · Some credentials fully online
36$58,892$25,000
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
1$67,059$23,756
Mechanical Engineering
CIP 14.19 · No credentials fully online
0$75,796$25,000
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
CIP 30.00 · All credentials fully online
47Suppressed for privacy$28,750
Non-Professional Legal Studies
CIP 22.00 · All credentials fully online
25$53,147$28,885
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management
CIP 31.03 · Some credentials fully online
10$44,488$25,000
Philosophy
CIP 38.01 · No credentials fully online
0$39,593$26,552
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · Some credentials fully online
30$46,124$25,000
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · Some credentials fully online
182$37,593$26,000
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
CIP 09.09 · All credentials fully online
37$55,985$25,000
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
CIP 09.07 · No credentials fully online
2$49,422$23,250
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · Some credentials fully online
51$82,877$27,000
Research and Experimental Psychology
CIP 42.27 · No credentials fully online
2$33,367$21,762
Science, Technology and Society
CIP 30.15 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Sciences, General
CIP 45.01 · Some credentials fully online
37$57,562$33,775
Sustainability Studies
CIP 30.33 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Visual and Performing Arts, General
CIP 50.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacy$24,250
Master's degree (43)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · Some credentials fully online
22$81,321Suppressed for privacy
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services
CIP 01.06 · All credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Applied Mathematics
CIP 27.03 · Some credentials fully online
15$102,245Suppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · Some credentials fully online
368$122,042Suppressed for privacy
Community Organization and Advocacy
CIP 44.02 · Some credentials fully online
9$80,894Suppressed for privacy
Computational Science
CIP 30.30 · Some credentials fully online
87$120,316Suppressed for privacy
Computer Engineering
CIP 14.09 · Some credentials fully online
45$131,945Suppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · Some credentials fully online
13$133,941Suppressed for privacy
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
CIP 11.10 · Some credentials fully online
34$119,536Suppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · Some credentials fully online
18$47,359Suppressed for privacy
Curriculum and Instruction
CIP 13.03 · Some credentials fully online
51$59,068Suppressed for privacy
Demography
CIP 45.05 · Some credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Design and Applied Arts
CIP 50.04 · All credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · Some credentials fully online
37$57,192Suppressed for privacy
Educational/Instructional Media Design
CIP 13.05 · Some credentials fully online
18$80,769Suppressed for privacy
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
CIP 14.10 · Some credentials fully online
16$111,392Suppressed for privacy
Engineering, Other
CIP 14.99 · Some credentials fully online
36$95,734Suppressed for privacy
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
CIP 52.07 · All credentials fully online
36$138,103Suppressed for privacy
Geography and Cartography
CIP 45.07 · All credentials fully online
89$79,400Suppressed for privacy
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
CIP 40.06 · Some credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · Some credentials fully online
22$81,337Suppressed for privacy
Homeland Security
CIP 43.03 · All credentials fully online
97$84,946Suppressed for privacy
Human Resources Management and Services
CIP 52.10 · Some credentials fully online
104$92,380Suppressed for privacy
Industrial Engineering
CIP 14.35 · Some credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Information Science/Studies
CIP 11.04 · Some credentials fully online
43$129,630Suppressed for privacy
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
CIP 52.13 · Some credentials fully online
146$116,437Suppressed for privacy
Manufacturing Engineering
CIP 14.36 · Some credentials fully online
30$118,435Suppressed for privacy
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · All credentials fully online
22$91,554Suppressed for privacy
Mechanical Engineering
CIP 14.19 · Some credentials fully online
9$114,915Suppressed for privacy
Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
CIP 03.99 · Some credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Nuclear Engineering
CIP 14.23 · Some credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Nutrition Sciences
CIP 30.19 · Some credentials fully online
21$60,104Suppressed for privacy
Physics
CIP 40.08 · Some credentials fully online
16$106,704Suppressed for privacy
Psychology, Other
CIP 42.99 · All credentials fully online
40$107,800Suppressed for privacy
Public Administration
CIP 44.04 · Some credentials fully online
49$74,027Suppressed for privacy
Public Health
CIP 51.22 · All credentials fully online
8$62,094Suppressed for privacy
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
CIP 09.09 · All credentials fully online
21$83,910Suppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · Some credentials fully online
19$107,187Suppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · Some credentials fully online
59$60,560Suppressed for privacy
Statistics
CIP 27.05 · Some credentials fully online
49$117,206Suppressed for privacy
Systems Engineering
CIP 14.27 · All credentials fully online
35$112,580Suppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · All credentials fully online
32$69,658Suppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · Some credentials fully online
0$61,781Suppressed for privacy
Graduate certificate (44)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · All credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Applied Mathematics
CIP 27.03 · All credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology
CIP 40.04 · All credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · Some credentials fully online
198Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business/Commerce, General
CIP 52.01 · Some credentials fully online
65Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Community Organization and Advocacy
CIP 44.02 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computational Science
CIP 30.30 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Engineering
CIP 14.09 · No credentials fully online
10Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.12 · No credentials fully online
1Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · All credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Data Analytics
CIP 30.71 · No credentials fully online
2Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Demography
CIP 45.05 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Education, General
CIP 13.01 · Some credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Education, Other
CIP 13.99 · Some credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · Some credentials fully online
25Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
CIP 13.06 · All credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational/Instructional Media Design
CIP 13.05 · All credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
CIP 14.10 · Some credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.17 · All credentials fully online
15Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Engineering, Other
CIP 14.99 · Some credentials fully online
33Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.11 · All credentials fully online
19Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
CIP 52.07 · Some credentials fully online
21Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
CIP 03.02 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Food Science and Technology
CIP 01.10 · All credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Geography and Cartography
CIP 45.07 · All credentials fully online
135$72,514Suppressed for privacy
Homeland Security
CIP 43.03 · All credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
CIP 43.99 · All credentials fully online
14Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Human Resources Management and Services
CIP 52.10 · Some credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Industrial Engineering
CIP 14.35 · All credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Information Science/Studies
CIP 11.04 · Some credentials fully online
26Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
CIP 30.23 · No credentials fully online
1Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
International/Globalization Studies
CIP 30.20 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies
CIP 22.02 · No credentials fully online
1Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
CIP 52.13 · Some credentials fully online
84Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · All credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
CIP 03.99 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Administration
CIP 44.04 · Some credentials fully online
21Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Real Estate
CIP 52.15 · All credentials fully online
6Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · All credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · Some credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Statistics
CIP 27.05 · All credentials fully online
34Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sustainability Studies
CIP 30.33 · All credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Taxation
CIP 52.16 · All credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · Some credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Professional degree (JD, MD, and similar) (1)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
17Suppressed 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 479956, 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.