Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre is a public college in Dallas, PA. Its average net price is $10,521 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$2,367
$30,001 to $48,000$6,487
$48,001 to $75,000$8,094
$75,001 to $110,000$13,069
$110,001 and up$17,435
$14,440Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$24,402Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$10,521Average Net Price
$18,276Room and Board 2025-26, Off-Campus
$1,200Books and Supplies
40.4%Students on Pell Grants
54.1%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

97.0%Acceptance Rate
550 to 680SAT Reading, Middle Half
540 to 650SAT 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
12.4%Graduation Rate
80.7%Retention Rate
$24,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Dallas, PALocation
Fringe ruralSetting
313Undergraduate 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
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
Communications$45,444 n=277$24,500 n=232
Criminal Justice$41,573 n=582$25,000 n=646
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$82,304 n=281$27,000 n=208
English Language and Literature, General$35,537 n=117$26,000 n=137
Human Resources Management and Services$62,246 n=386$25,250 n=403
Information Science/Studies$68,240 n=966$25,000 n=769
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$63,116 n=192$24,016 n=170
Natural Sciences$40,786 n=151$25,125 n=185
Political Science and Government$46,124 n=229$25,000 n=271
Psychology$37,593 n=720$26,000 n=1,141
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$38,413 n=168$25,000 n=161
Surveying Engineering$64,206 National median for this major n=63Not published

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