Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley is a public college in Center Valley, PA. Its average net price is $12,029 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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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$6,362
$30,001 to $48,000$5,799
$48,001 to $75,000$6,893
$75,001 to $110,000$13,297
$110,001 and up$19,980
$15,240Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$25,672Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$12,029Average Net Price
$18,276Room and Board 2025-26, Off-Campus
$1,200Books and Supplies
40.7%Students on Pell Grants
45.9%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

97.4%Acceptance Rate
580 to 660SAT Reading, Middle Half
550 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
18.1%Graduation Rate
83.4%Retention Rate
$24,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Center Valley, PALocation
Large suburbSetting
859Undergraduate 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
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management$37,052 National median for this major n=3,388Not published
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other$44,357 n=299$26,000 n=522
Business and Commerce$52,236 n=757$26,000 n=707
Business/Corporate Communications$39,635 n=100$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=94
Civil Engineering$70,399 n=349$26,000 n=277
Computer Science$84,461 n=377$22,985 n=477
Criminal Justice$41,573 n=582$25,000 n=646
Finance and Financial Management Services$69,230 n=535$23,035 n=666
Health and Medical Administrative Services$55,314 n=229$25,342 n=199
Hospitality Administration/Management$54,818 n=151$25,899 n=101
Information Science/Studies$68,240 n=966$25,000 n=769
International Relations and National Security Studies$47,319 n=137$22,000 n=138
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$63,116 n=192$24,016 n=170
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$41,297 National median for this major n=7,141$28,750 Small program - rough guide n=62
Psychology$37,593 n=720$26,000 n=1,141
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$38,413 n=168$25,000 n=161

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