Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus

Find Schools Near

Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus Healthcare Programs

Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus is a public institution situated in University Park, Pennsylvania. The location of Penn State University Park is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

483 Undergraduate Degrees
346 Graduate Degrees
55% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus?

undefined

Contact details for Penn State University Park are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 201 Old Main, University Park, PA 16802-1503
Phone: 814-865-4700
Website: www.psu.edu

How Do I Get Into Penn State University Park?

You can apply to Penn State University Park online at: https://admissions.psu.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for Penn State University Park

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 3
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 5
Recommendations 3
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Penn State University Park?

55% Acceptance Rate
56% Of Accepted Are Women
38% Submit SAT Scores
Penn State University Park has an acceptance rate of 55%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 44% of accepted students are men and 56% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 53%, and the acceptance rate for women is 57%.

Average Test Scores

About 38% of students accepted to Penn State University Park submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 600 and 680. Math scores were between 610 and 710.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus  ( 600 to 680 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus  ( 610 to 710 )
200
800
Penn State University Park received ACT scores from 7% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 25 and 33. Math scores were between 25 and 0. Composite scores were between 26 and 31.

ACT English Scores for Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus  ( 25 to 33 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus  ( 26 to 31 )
1
36

Can I Afford Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus?

47% Take Out Loans

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Penn State University Park, approximately 47% of students took out student loans averaging $13,414 a year. That adds up to $53,656 over four years for those students.

Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Undergraduate Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 3 0 111 0 56 2 172
General Communication Sciences & Disorders 0 0 129 0 25 5 159
Medicine 0 0 0 0 0 150 150
Health Care Management 0 0 92 0 19 1 112
Other Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions 0 0 68 0 0 0 68
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies 0 1 66 0 0 0 67
General Public Health 0 0 0 1 42 7 50
Physician Assistant 0 0 0 0 28 0 28
Athletic Training 0 0 13 0 0 0 13
Medical Scientist 0 0 0 5 0 0 5
International Public Health/International Health 0 0 0 3 0 0 3
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
Palliative Care Nursing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Registered Nursing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 3 1 479 11 170 165 829

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Find Healthcare Schools Near You

Our free school-matching tool matches students with accredited healthcare schools across the U.S