Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York is a public college in York, PA. Its average net price is $12,374 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$4,825
$30,001 to $48,000$5,495
$48,001 to $75,000$8,775
$75,001 to $110,000$13,431
$110,001 and up$19,244
$15,240Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$25,672Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$12,374Average Net Price
$18,276Room and Board 2025-26, Off-Campus
$1,200Books and Supplies
35.2%Students on Pell Grants
52.1%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

97.4%Acceptance Rate
530 to 620SAT Reading, Middle Half
520 to 625SAT Math, Middle Half
22 to 28ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$60,829
8 years after entry$67,644
10 years after entry$71,762
18.2%Graduation Rate
76.8%Retention Rate
$24,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

York, PALocation
Midsize suburbSetting
668Undergraduate 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
Biology$38,378 n=403$25,000 n=560
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
Computer Science$84,461 n=377$22,985 n=477
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians$71,604 n=174$26,250 n=121
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
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

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