COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 214777PUBLIC

UNIVERSITY PARK, PA

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$32,875Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate85.9%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$76,659working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$25,000completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$76,659
Median earnings 5 years after completion$72,964

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$19,845
$30,001–48,000$20,049
$48,001–75,000$25,667
$75,001–110,000$31,834
$110,001+$37,831

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion85.9%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention92.3%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients13.9%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share39.9%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid39.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort19,263federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates42,284IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate60.6%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$25,000

19,503 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

57 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 171 working graduates$120,729 earnings · $26,000 debt →Computer EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 129 working graduates$112,269 earnings · $26,708 debt →Industrial EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 140 working graduates$104,758 earnings · $25,000 debt →Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherBachelor's Degree · 95 working graduates$104,205 earnings · $24,028 debt →Chemical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 200 working graduates$103,728 earnings · $26,831 debt →Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · 159 working graduates$102,874 earnings · $27,000 debt →Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 132 working graduates$99,159 earnings · $26,969 debt →Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementBachelor's Degree · 314 working graduates$98,637 earnings · $26,917 debt →Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree · 513 working graduates$96,714 earnings · $25,375 debt →Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's Degree · 134 working graduates$95,935 earnings · $26,000 debt →Architectural EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 77 working graduates$94,483 earnings · $31,000 debt →Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 371 working graduates$93,277 earnings · $27,000 debt →Information Science/StudiesBachelor's Degree · 999 working graduates$91,671 earnings · $26,000 debt →Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · 916 working graduates$91,032 earnings · $27,000 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 511 working graduates$88,192 earnings · $26,000 debt →Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 706 working graduates$87,997 earnings · $27,000 debt →Geography and CartographyPost-baccalaureate Certificate · 116 working graduates$83,548 earnings · $20,792 debt →Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · 138 working graduates$82,162 earnings · $24,950 debt →Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree · 81 working graduates$81,835 earnings · $27,000 debt →Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's Degree · 349 working graduates$81,755 earnings · $27,000 debt →Biological and Biomedical Sciences, OtherBachelor's Degree · 277 working graduates$81,617 earnings · $26,000 debt →Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 320 working graduates$81,403 earnings · $26,838 debt →EconomicsBachelor's Degree · 392 working graduates$81,228 earnings · $25,000 debt →Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesBachelor's Degree · 135 working graduates$81,092 earnings · $26,000 debt →MarketingBachelor's Degree · 346 working graduates$79,343 earnings · $25,000 debt →MathematicsBachelor's Degree · 88 working graduates$77,336 earnings · $25,000 debt →Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree · 306 working graduates$76,246 earnings · $24,693 debt →Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree · 209 working graduates$75,396 earnings · $26,000 debt →Agricultural Business and ManagementBachelor's Degree · 108 working graduates$73,471 earnings · $26,000 debt →Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's Degree · 95 working graduates$73,308 earnings · $26,000 debt →International Relations and National Security StudiesBachelor's Degree · 112 working graduates$71,001 earnings · $25,000 debt →Biological and Physical SciencesBachelor's Degree · 164 working graduates$69,102 earnings · $26,000 debt →Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree · 187 working graduates$68,918 earnings · $26,000 debt →Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree · 220 working graduates$67,399 earnings · $27,000 debt →Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, OtherBachelor's Degree · 101 working graduates$66,866 earnings · $26,500 debt →Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 937 working graduates$65,292 earnings · $27,000 debt →Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 314 working graduates$64,910 earnings · $26,000 debt →Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelor's Degree · 168 working graduates$63,798 earnings · $24,500 debt →Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · 91 working graduates$63,384 earnings · $21,000 debt →Nutrition SciencesBachelor's Degree · 97 working graduates$63,010 earnings · $26,000 debt →JournalismBachelor's Degree · 211 working graduates$62,336 earnings · $25,000 debt →Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's Degree · 138 working graduates$62,072 earnings · $25,000 debt →Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate's Degree · 124 working graduates$61,596 earnings · $19,500 debt →Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's Degree · 81 working graduates$60,193 earnings · $26,000 debt →Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree · 93 working graduates$58,195 earnings · $27,750 debt →Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree · 661 working graduates$56,877 earnings · $26,000 debt →Business/Corporate CommunicationsBachelor's Degree · 105 working graduates$55,840 earnings · $26,000 debt →Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities ManagementBachelor's Degree · 132 working graduates$55,741 earnings · $24,410 debt →Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · 274 working graduates$55,505 earnings · $25,875 debt →Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree · 95 working graduates$54,654 earnings · $20,000 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree · 263 working graduates$53,362 earnings · $26,263 debt →Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsBachelor's Degree · 214 working graduates$51,635 earnings · $27,000 debt →English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 134 working graduates$50,299 earnings · $26,000 debt →Animal SciencesBachelor's Degree · 105 working graduates$49,772 earnings · $26,000 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 692 working graduates$49,543 earnings · $27,000 debt →Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree · 246 working graduates$46,356 earnings · $18,000 debt →Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 321 working graduates$45,943 earnings · $28,000 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

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