College Receipt

Pennsylvania State University-World Campus

Pennsylvania State University-World Campus is a public college in University Park, PA. Its average net price is $12,651 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$10,210
$30,001 to $48,000$11,697
$48,001 to $75,000$11,566
$75,001 to $110,000$15,234
$110,001 and up$20,395
$15,510Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$15,510Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$12,651Average Net Price
$18,276Room and Board 2025-26, Off-Campus
$1,200Books and Supplies
38.3%Students on Pell Grants
43.4%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

91.1%Acceptance Rate
560 to 680SAT Reading, Middle Half
530 to 655SAT Math, Middle Half
26 to 32ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$60,829
8 years after entry$67,644
10 years after entry$71,762
50.9%Graduation Rate
65.8%Retention Rate
$24,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

University Park, PALocation
Small citySetting
7,877Undergraduate 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
Accounting$64,480 n=460$26,000 n=443
Agricultural Business$54,078 n=113$25,000 n=105
Animal Sciences$42,284 n=117$22,375 Small program - rough guide n=92
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services$57,028 Small program - rough guide n=54$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=57
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other$44,357 n=299$26,000 n=522
Biology$38,378 n=403$25,000 n=560
Business Administration, Management and Operations$56,682 Small program - rough guide n=92$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=64
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
Business/Managerial Economics$56,982 National median for this major n=4,348Not published
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other$38,911 Small program - rough guide n=34$27,125 Small program - rough guide n=57
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/Information Technology Administration and Management$73,501 n=469$26,000 n=499
Criminal Justice$41,573 n=582$25,000 n=646
Data Science$76,968 National median for this major n=322$26,500 Small program - rough guide n=98
Economics$60,469 n=392$23,599 n=326
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research$39,674 National median for this major n=116Not published
English Language and Literature, General$35,537 n=117$26,000 n=137
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy$43,384 National median for this major n=1,509$34,750 Small program - rough guide n=31
Finance and Financial Management Services$69,230 n=535$23,035 n=666
Geography and Environmental Studies$40,570 National median for this major n=35Not published
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$56,396 Small program - rough guide n=76$25,475 Small program - rough guide n=92
Health and Medical Administrative Services$55,314 n=229$25,342 n=199
History$37,190 Small program - rough guide n=86$25,000 n=109
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$38,150 n=268$27,000 n=301
Human Resources Management and Services$62,246 n=386$25,250 n=403
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
Journalism$44,298 n=218$25,000 n=189
Liberal Arts$34,927 Small program - rough guide n=53$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=59
Marketing$58,892 n=372$25,000 n=456
Mathematics$67,059 Small program - rough guide n=92$23,756 Small program - rough guide n=89
Mechanical Engineering$75,796 n=598$25,000 n=620
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$41,297 National median for this major n=7,141$28,750 Small program - rough guide n=62
Natural Sciences$40,786 n=151$25,125 n=185
Non-Professional Legal Studies$53,147 Small program - rough guide n=45Not published
Philosophy$39,593 Small program - rough guide n=33$26,552 Small program - rough guide n=42
Political Science and Government$46,124 n=229$25,000 n=271
Psychology$37,593 n=720$26,000 n=1,141
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$55,985 n=317$25,000 n=341
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$49,422 n=215$23,250 n=195
Recreation Management$44,488 n=108$25,000 n=107
Registered Nursing$82,877 n=769$27,000 n=649
Research and Experimental Psychology$33,367 Small program - rough guide n=66$21,762 Small program - rough guide n=67
Science, Technology and Society$47,447 National median for this major n=688Not published
Social Sciences$57,562 Small program - rough guide n=43$33,775 Small program - rough guide n=54
Studio Art$30,936 Small program - rough guide n=46$26,577 Small program - rough guide n=63
Sustainability Studies$44,710 National median for this major n=1,415Not published
Visual and Performing Arts, General$30,671 National median for this major n=4,580Not published

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