Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine is a public college in Media, PA. Its average net price is $18,053 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$12,610
$30,001 to $48,000$14,060
$48,001 to $75,000$13,119
$75,001 to $110,000$20,890
$110,001 and up$25,917
$15,240Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$25,672Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$18,053Average Net Price
$15,346Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,200Books and Supplies
$5,324Other Expenses
40.7%Students on Pell Grants
50.0%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

98.1%Acceptance Rate
550 to 650SAT Reading, Middle Half
530 to 660SAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$60,829
8 years after entry$67,644
10 years after entry$71,762
19.0%Graduation Rate
72.6%Retention Rate
$24,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Media, PALocation
Large suburbSetting
1,223Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs$37,406 Small program - rough guide n=51$23,499 Small program - rough guide n=98
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Biology$38,378 n=403$25,000 n=560
Business and Commerce$52,236 n=757$26,000 n=707
Civil Engineering$70,399 n=349$26,000 n=277
Communications$45,444 n=277$24,500 n=232
Computer Engineering$85,528 n=171$27,000 n=163
Computer Science$84,461 n=377$22,985 n=477
Computer Science$70,117 Small program - rough guide n=51$23,300 Small program - rough guide n=80
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$73,501 n=469$26,000 n=499
Engineering$67,873 Small program - rough guide n=37Not published
English Language and Literature, General$35,537 n=117$26,000 n=137
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$38,150 n=268$27,000 n=301
Information Science/Studies$68,240 n=966$25,000 n=769
Liberal Arts$34,927 Small program - rough guide n=53$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=59
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$63,116 n=192$24,016 n=170
Natural Sciences$40,786 n=151$25,125 n=185
Psychology$37,593 n=720$26,000 n=1,141
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$55,985 n=317$25,000 n=341
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$38,359 n=192$27,000 n=342

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