Pennsylvania State University-World Campus

University Park, PA · Public

Website Admissions

At a glance

91.1%

Acceptance rate

1,198

SAT Average

$20,826

Avg net price

7,554

Enrollment

Academic profile

SAT Average1,198

SAT Reading/Writing560–680

SAT Math530–655

ACT Composite26–32

Degrees awarded

2024-25

	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctoral
All fields, 2024-25Associate’s 169Bachelor’s 1,608Master’s 1,781Doctoral 23	169	1,608	1,781	23
Associate’s 75Bachelor’s 513Master’s 756Doctoral None reported	75	513	756	None reported
Associate’s 20Bachelor’s 196Master’s 99Doctoral None reported	20	196	99	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 174Master’s 29Doctoral None reported	None reported	174	29	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 156Master’s 105Doctoral None reported	None reported	156	105	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 86Master’s 37Doctoral 22	None reported	86	37	22
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 85Master’s 24Doctoral None reported	None reported	85	24	None reported
Associate’s 11Bachelor’s 71Master’s 82Doctoral None reported	11	71	82	None reported
Associate’s 6Bachelor’s 46Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	6	46	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 43Master’s 252Doctoral 1	None reported	43	252	1
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 43Master’s 83Doctoral None reported	None reported	43	83	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 40Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	40	None reported	None reported
Associate’s 27Bachelor’s 34Master’s 10Doctoral None reported	27	34	10	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 34Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	34	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 32Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	32	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 27Master’s 3Doctoral None reported	None reported	27	3	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 18Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	18	None reported	None reported
Associate’s 30Bachelor’s 6Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	30	6	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 2Master’s 12Doctoral None reported	None reported	2	12	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 1Master’s 193Doctoral None reported	None reported	1	193	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 1Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	1	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 0Master’s 50Doctoral None reported	None reported	0	50	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 0Master’s 2Doctoral None reported	None reported	0	2	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 0Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	0	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 0Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	0	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 44Doctoral None reported	None reported	None reported	44	None reported

Degrees awarded

Application deadlines

For fall 2027 entry

fall semester

Students interested in pursuing a degree through World Campus (Penn State Online), regardless of whether they are a first-year or transfer student, must provide Penn State with a complete application by the deadlines below.

Jun 30, 2027

· Apply with the college's application

Cost

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Tuition: $15,356
Required fees: $0
Books and supplies: $1,200
Total: $16,556

Total by year

$15,8282019–2019–20
$16,8942022–2322–23
$17,0442023–2423–24
$16,5562024–2524–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Students of all incomes paid $20,826 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.

Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid and paid in-state tuition.

Graduation and Retention

4-year graduation17%

6-year graduation34%

Retention rate66%

Earnings and Debt

Median earnings (10yr)$63,435

Median debt$25,000

Campus

Enrollment7,554

Student-faculty ratio16:1

SettingCity

Sources

IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
Application process · College websites · 2026–27
IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25