Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington is a public college in New Kensington, PA. Its average net price is $10,866 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$4,503
$30,001 to $48,000$5,022
$48,001 to $75,000$7,807
$75,001 to $110,000$13,155
$110,001 and up$16,916
$14,440Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$24,402Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$10,866Average Net Price
$18,276Room and Board 2025-26, Off-Campus
$1,200Books and Supplies
41.1%Students on Pell Grants
54.3%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

95.3%Acceptance Rate
580 to 625SAT Reading, Middle Half
530 to 640SAT 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
25.7%Graduation Rate
85.4%Retention Rate
$24,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

New Kensington, PALocation
Fringe ruralSetting
416Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

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MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other$44,357 n=299$26,000 n=522
Business and Commerce$52,236 n=757$26,000 n=707
Communications$45,444 n=277$24,500 n=232
Criminal Justice$41,573 n=582$25,000 n=646
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians$71,604 n=174$26,250 n=121
Information Science/Studies$68,240 n=966$25,000 n=769
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$63,116 n=192$24,016 n=170
Psychology$37,593 n=720$26,000 n=1,141
Registered Nursing$82,877 n=769$27,000 n=649

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