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Penn State University Park

University Park,  Pennsylvania
College Board code: 2660

Main Address

201 Old Main
University Park, PA 16802-1503
(814) 865-4700
www.psu.edu

Admission Office

201 Shields Building
University Park, PA 16802-1294
(814) 865-5471
Fax: (814) 863-7590
admissions@psu.edu
Contact: Anne Rohrbach
Executive Director for Undergraduate Admissions

Type of School

  • Public
  • University
  • Four-year
  • Coed
  • Percent applicants admitted: 52%
  • Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
  • Regionally Accredited
  • College Board member
Calendar: Semester

Degrees offered:

  • Associate
  • Bachelor's
  • Master's
  • Doctoral
  • Doctoral (Professional Practice)

Setting

  • Suburban setting
  • Large town (10,000 - 49,999)
  • Residential campus

Size

  • Total undergrads: 38,630
  • First-time degree-seeking freshmen: 6,560
  • Degree-seeking undergrads: 37,855
  • Graduate enrollment: 6,568

Student Body

How Do I Stack Up?

How does my academic performance stack up?

1st-year students:
  • 66% In-state students
  • 34% Out-of-state students
  • 0% Part-time students
  • 49% Women
  • 51% Men
  • <1% American Indian/Alaskan Native
  • 4% Asian/Pacific Islander
  • 4% Black/Non-Hispanic
  • 7% Hispanic
  • 76% White/Non-Hispanic
  • 8% Non-Resident Alien
  • 1% Race/ethnicity unreported
  • 50% in top 10th of graduating class
  • 86% in top quarter of graduating class
  • 98% in top half of graduating class
  • 30% had h.s. GPA of 3.75 and higher
  • 31% had h.s. GPA between 3.5 and 3.74
  • 24% had h.s. GPA between 3.25 and 3.49
  • 9% had h.s. GPA between 3.0 and 3.24
  • 5% had h.s. GPA between 2.5 and 2.99
  • 1% had h.s. GPA between 2.0 and 2.49
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