pennsylvania state university-main campus

201 Old Main, University Park, Pennsylvania

General information:	(814) 865-4700
Website:	www.psu.edu/
Type:	Public, 4-year or above
Awards offered:	Less than one year certificate One but less than two years certificate Associate's degree Two but less than 4 years certificate Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Doctor's degree - research/scholarship Doctor's degree - professional practice
Campus setting:	City Small
Campus housing:	Yes

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General information:

Estimated student expenses (before aid):

Undergraduate academic year prices

Detailed expenses	2008-2009	2007-2008	2006-2007
Tuition and fees
In-state	$13,706	$12,844	$12,164
Out-of-state	$24,940	$23,712	$22,712
Books and supplies	$1,264	$1,168	$1,088
Living arrangement
On campus
Room and board	$8,262	$7,740	$7,416
Other	$3,510	$3,456	$2,574
Total expenses	2008-2009	2007-2008	2006-2007
In-state
On campus	$26,742	$25,208	$23,242
Out-of-state
On campus	$37,976	$36,076	$33,790

Financial aid:

Enrollment:

Admissions:

Undergraduate application fee: $50

Undergraduate admissions:

	TOTAL	MALE	FEMALE
Number of applicants:	39551	20614	18937
Percent admitted:	51%	49%	53%
Percent admitted who enrolled:	32%	33%	31%

Admissions Considerations	Required	Recommended
Secondary school GPA	X
Secondary school rank		X
Secondary school record	X
Completion of college-prepatory program		X
Admission test scores	X
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)	X

Test Scores (enrolled first-time students):

Students submitting scores	NUMBER	PERCENT
SAT	5490	85%
ACT	764	12%

Test Scores	25th Percentile*	75th Percentile**
SAT Critical Reading	530	630
SAT Math	560	670
ACT Composite	24	28
ACT English	23	29
ACT Math	24	29

Notes:

* 25% of students scored at or below

** 25% of students scored above

Programs/majors

Completions 2007-2008:

Program	Bachelor	Master	Doctor	Associate
Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences.
Agriculture, General	18	-	-	-
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	50	-	-	-
Agricultural Economics	-	8	4	-
Agricultural Business and Management, Other	-	-	-	3
Agricultural Mechanization, General	8	-	-	-
Agricultural Mechanics and Equipment/Machine Technology	-	-	-	-
Landscaping and Groundskeeping	35	-	-	-
Turf and Turfgrass Management	34	-	-	-
Agricultural and Extension Education Services	12	4	2	-
Animal Sciences, General	65	4	3	-
Animal Sciences, Other	25	-	-	-
Food Science	14	5	4	-
Agronomy and Crop Science	1	3	4	-
Horticultural Science	14	3	2	-
Plant Sciences, Other	-	1	2	-
Soil Science and Agronomy, General	1	4	4	-
Category total	277	32	25	3
Natural resources and conservation.
Natural Resources/Conservation, General	22	-	-	-
Forestry, General	-	10	1	-
Forest Sciences and Biology	36	-	-	-
Forest Technology/Technician	2	-	-	-
Natural Resources and Conservation, Other	27	5	1	-
Category total	87	15	2	-
Architecture and related services.
Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)	40	4	-	-
Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)	38	8	-	-
Category total	78	12	-	-
Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies.
African Studies	-	-	-	-
American/United States Studies/Civilization	1	-	-	-
East Asian Studies	13	-	-	-
Latin American Studies	2	-	-	-
Near and Middle Eastern Studies	-	-	-	-
African-American/Black Studies	9	-	-	-
Womens Studies	14	-	-	-
Category total	39	-	-	-
Communication, journalism, and related programs.
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric	147	9	3	-
Mass Communication/Media Studies	-	-	14	-
Journalism	290	-	-	-
Organizational Communication, General	-	-	-	-
Advertising	284	-	-	-
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	96	2	-	-
Category total	817	11	17	-
Computer and information sciences and support services.
Computer and Information Sciences, General	53	-	-	-
Information Technology	-	-	-	-
Information Science/Studies	420	3	9	3
Computer Science	-	14	20	-
Category total	473	17	29	3
Education.
Curriculum and Instruction	-	78	22	-
Educational Leadership and Administration, General	-	9	15	-
Adult and Continuing Education Administration	11	13	4	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	-	10	10	-
Educational/Instructional Media Design	-	4	14	-
Educational Evaluation and Research	-	4	-	-
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	-	1	5	-
Special Education and Teaching, General	41	11	1	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	-	35	5	-
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	-	13	-	-
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	-	41	6	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	281	-	-	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	157	-	-	-
Art Teacher Education	24	5	5	-
Foreign Language Teacher Education	16	-	-	-
Music Teacher Education	19	4	1	-
Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	-	8	-	-
Category total	549	236	88	-
Engineering.
Engineering, General	-	-	-	-
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering	84	22	5	-
Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering	26	1	5	-
Architectural Engineering	128	66	7	-
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	38	2	4	-
Chemical Engineering	98	6	16	-
Civil Engineering, General	236	18	8	-
Computer Engineering, General	41	-	-	-
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	138	44	32	-
Engineering Mechanics	-	8	-	-
Engineering Science	17	7	-	-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	19	14	4	-
Materials Engineering	-	3	8	-
Mechanical Engineering	239	38	17	-
Mining and Mineral Engineering	1	5	1	-
Nuclear Engineering	45	16	12	-
Petroleum Engineering	12	4	2	-
Materials Science	35	8	21	-
Industrial Engineering	106	35	14	-
Surveying Engineering	10	-	-	-
Engineering, Other	-	-	7	-
Category total	1273	297	163	-
Engineering technologies/technicians.
Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology	-	6	-	-
Category total	-	6	-	-
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics.
Linguistics	-	-	4	-
Comparative Literature	13	4	2	-
Chinese Language and Literature	-	-	-	-
Japanese Language and Literature	18	-	-	-
Russian Language and Literature	2	-	-	-
German Language and Literature	12	-	-	-
French Language and Literature	40	3	6	-
Italian Language and Literature	6	-	-	-
Spanish Language and Literature	74	5	2	-
Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General	11	-	-	-
Category total	176	12	14	-
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences.
Human Nutrition	99	1	5	-
Human Development and Family Studies, General	152	7	6	8
Category total	251	8	11	8
Legal professions and studies.
Law (LLB, JD)	-	7	23	-
Category total	-	7	23	-
English language and literature/letters.
English Language and Literature, General	154	29	8	-
Technical and Business Writing	-	-	-	-
Category total	154	29	8	-
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities.
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	19	-	-	68
Category total	19	-	-	68
Biological and biomedical sciences.
Biology/Biological Sciences, General	169	3	7	-
Biochemistry	44	3	9	-
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology	-	4	1	-
Plant Physiology	-	-	3	-
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology	22	-	-	-
Entomology	-	2	5	-
Animal Physiology	-	6	3	-
Genetics, General	-	4	8	-
Pathology/Experimental Pathology	-	1	4	-
Toxicology	9	-	-	-
Biotechnology	-	14	-	-
Ecology	-	7	4	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	131	7	19	-
Category total	375	51	63	-
Mathematics and statistics.
Mathematics, General	83	5	9	-
Statistics, General	15	24	9	-
Category total	98	29	18	-
Multi/interdisciplinary studies.
Biological and Physical Sciences	165	-	-	-
Medieval and Renaissance Studies	4	-	-	-
Science, Technology and Society	-	-	-	-
International/Global Studies	-	-	-	-
Neuroscience	-	1	-	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	-	-	1	-
Category total	169	1	1	-
Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies.
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies	-	3	2	-
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management	121	1	1	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	212	4	8	-
Category total	333	8	11	-
Philosophy and religious studies.
Philosophy	51	5	5	-
Religion/Religious Studies	13	-	-	-
Jewish/Judaic Studies	4	-	-	-
Category total	68	5	5	-
Physical sciences.
Astronomy	7	2	9	-
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General	69	14	5	-
Chemistry, General	39	9	31	-
Geology/Earth Science, General	44	9	13	-
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical	-	-	-	-
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other	19	-	-	-
Physics, General	31	8	10	-
Acoustics	-	25	2	-
Physical Sciences, Other	-	-	1	-
Category total	209	67	71	-
Science technologies/technicians.
Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician	19	-	-	-
Category total	19	-	-	-
Psychology.
Psychology, General	418	20	20	-
Counseling Psychology	-	-	4	-
School Psychology	-	8	7	-
Educational Psychology	-	4	4	-
Category total	418	32	35	-
Security and protective services.
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	279	-	-	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	-	3	-	-
Forensic Science and Technology	14	6	-	-
Security and Protective Services, Other	6	-	-	-
Category total	299	9	-	-
Public administration and social service professions.
Community Organization and Advocacy	-	6	-	-
Category total	-	6	-	-
Social sciences.
Anthropology	34	-	4	-
Archeology	2	-	-	-
Economics, General	162	6	8	-
Applied Economics	7	-	-	-
Geography	47	27	8	-
International Relations and Affairs	167	-	-	-
Political Science and Government, General	200	7	5	-
Sociology	57	11	7	-
Social Sciences, Other	-	5	2	-
Category total	676	56	34	-
Visual and performing arts.
Visual and Performing Arts, General	65	-	-	-
Graphic Design	12	-	-	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General	-	11	-	-
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology	23	-	-	-
Acting	24	-	-	-
Film/Cinema Studies	51	-	-	-
Art/Art Studies, General	67	10	-	-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	19	6	1	-
Music, General	22	-	-	-
Music History, Literature, and Theory	-	2	-	-
Music Performance, General	4	12	-	-
Music Theory and Composition	-	1	-	-
Conducting	-	2	-	-
Piano and Organ	-	2	-	-
Voice and Opera	-	3	-	-
Category total	287	49	1	-
Health professions and related clinical sciences.
Communication Disorders, General	88	15	-	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	98	11	2	-
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies	31	-	-	-
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)	272	16	-	-
Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)	-	1	-	-
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other	39	-	-	-
Dietitian Assistant	-	-	-	7
Category total	528	43	2	7
Business, management, marketing, and related support services.
Business/Commerce, General	-	-	-	10
Business Administration and Management, General	-	208	13	-
Logistics and Materials Management	1	-	-	-
Accounting	266	-	-	-
Business/Managerial Economics	131	-	-	-
Finance, General	346	-	-	-
Hospitality Administration/Management, Other	253	3	4	3
Labor and Industrial Relations	83	10	-	-
Organizational Behavior Studies	197	-	-	-
Human Resources Management and Services, Other	-	-	-	-
Management Information Systems, General	38	-	-	-
Actuarial Science	45	-	-	-
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	277	-	-	-
Category total	1637	221	17	13
History
History, General	133	8	5	-
Category total	133	8	5	-
Grand total	9442	1267	643	102

Data shown are for first majors
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201 Old Main, University Park, Pennsylvania

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Undergraduate academic year prices

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Enrollment:

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Admissions:

Undergraduate admissions:

Test Scores (enrolled first-time students):

Notes:

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Completions 2007-2008:

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