Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

General Information

Name: Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
Address: 201 Old Main, University Park, PA 16802-1589
Phone:

• General information: (814) 865-4700
• Financial aid office: (814) 865-6301
• Admissions office: (814) 865-5471

Website: www.psu.edu/
Type of Institution: Public, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: None

Financial Aid Recipients

Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
• Any form of aid: 76%
• Federal grants: 16%
• State/local grants: 21%
• Institutional grants: 30%
• Student loans: 63%

Average Amount of Aid Received:
• Federal grants:$3913
• State/local grants:$3113
• Institutional grants:$5184
• Student loans:$4591

Enrollment

Characteristics of undergraduate students

White non-hispanic: 84%
Black non-hispanic: 4%
Hispanic: 3%
Asian/pacific islander: 6%
American indian/alaska native: 0%
Other: 2%

Degrees offered

Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences
• Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations - Bachelor
  
• Agricultural and Extension Education Services - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Agricultural Business and Management, Other - Associate
  
• Agricultural Economics - Master, Doctor
  
• Agricultural Mechanization, General - Bachelor
  
• Agriculture, General - Bachelor
  
• Agronomy and Crop Science - Bachelor, Master
  
• Animal Sciences, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Animal Sciences, Other - Bachelor
  
• Food Science - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Horticultural Science - Bachelor, Master
  
• Landscaping and Groundskeeping - Bachelor
  
• Soil Science and Agronomy, General - Bachelor, Master
  
• Turf and Turfgrass Management - Bachelor

Architecture and Related Services
• Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD) - Bachelor, Master
  
• Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD) - Bachelor, Master

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
• African Studies - Certificate
  
• African-American/Black Studies - Bachelor, Certificate
  
• American/United States Studies/Civilization - Bachelor
  
• East Asian Studies - Bachelor
  
• Latin American Studies - Bachelor, Certificate
  
• Near and Middle Eastern Studies - Certificate
  
• Russian Studies - Certificate
  
• Women's Studies - Bachelor, Certificate

Biological and Biomedical Sciences
• Animal Physiology - Master, Doctor
  
• Biochemistry - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Biology/Biological Sciences, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Biotechnology - Master
  
• Ecology - Master, Doctor
  
• Entomology - Master, Doctor
  
• Genetics, General - Master, Doctor
  
• Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology - Bachelor
  
• Pathology/Experimental Pathology - Master, Doctor
  
• Plant Pathology/Phytopathology - Master, Doctor
  
• Plant Physiology - Doctor

Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
• Accounting - Bachelor
  
• Actuarial Science - Bachelor
  
• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General - Certificate
  
• Business Administration and Management, General - Master, Doctor, Certificate
  
• Business/Commerce, General - Associate
  
• Business/Managerial Economics - Bachelor
  
• Finance, General - Bachelor
  
• Hospitality Administration/Management, Other - Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General - Certificate
  
• International Business/Trade/Commerce - Bachelor
  
• Labor and Industrial Relations - Bachelor, Master
  
• Logistics and Materials Management - Bachelor, Certificate
  
• Management Information Systems, General - Bachelor, Certificate
  
• Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other - Bachelor
  
• Marketing/Marketing Management, General - Bachelor, Certificate
  
• Office Management and Supervision - Certificate
  
• Organizational Behavior Studies - Bachelor
  
• Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management - Certificate
  
• Real Estate - Bachelor
  
• Small Business Administration/Management - Certificate

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
• Advertising - Bachelor
  
• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other - Bachelor, Master
  
• Journalism - Bachelor
  
• Mass Communication/Media Studies - Doctor

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
• Computer and Information Sciences, General - Bachelor
  
• Computer Science - Master, Doctor
  
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications - Certificate
  
• Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications, General - Certificate
  
• Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration - Certificate
  
• Information Science/Studies - Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctor, Certificate

Education
• Adult and Continuing Education Administration - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching - Master, Doctor
  
• Agricultural Teacher Education - Bachelor
  
• Art Teacher Education - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• College Student Counseling and Personnel Services - Master
  
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services - Master, Doctor, Certificate
  
• Curriculum and Instruction - Master, Doctor
  
• Educational Evaluation and Research - Master
  
• Educational Leadership and Administration, General - Master, Doctor
  
• Educational/Instructional Media Design - Master, Doctor
  
• Elementary Education and Teaching - Bachelor
  
• Foreign Language Teacher Education - Bachelor
  
• Higher Education/Higher Education Administration - Master, Doctor
  
• Music Teacher Education - Bachelor, Master
  
• Secondary Education and Teaching - Bachelor
  
• Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education - Doctor
  
• Special Education and Teaching, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor - Master

Engineering
• Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Architectural Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Biomedical/Medical Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Chemical Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Civil Engineering, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Computer Engineering, General - Bachelor
  
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Engineering Mechanics - Master, Certificate
  
• Engineering Science - Bachelor, Master
  
• Engineering, Other - Doctor
  
• Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Industrial Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Materials Engineering - Master, Doctor
  
• Materials Science - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Mechanical Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Mining and Mineral Engineering - Bachelor, Master
  
• Nuclear Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Petroleum Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Surveying Engineering - Bachelor

Engineering Technologies/Technicians
• Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician - Associate
  
• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician - Certificate
  
• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician - Associate, Certificate
  
• Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology - Master
  
• Manufacturing Technology/Technician - Certificate
  
• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician - Associate, Certificate
  
• Quality Control Technology/Technician - Certificate

English Language and Literature/Letters
• English Language and Literature, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Technical and Business Writing - Certificate

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
• Foodservice Systems Administration/Management - Certificate
  
• Human Development and Family Studies, General - Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctor, Certificate
  
• Human Nutrition - Bachelor, Master, Doctor, Certificate

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
• Chinese Language and Literature - Certificate
  
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General - Bachelor
  
• Comparative Literature - Bachelor, Master, Doctor, Certificate
  
• French Language and Literature - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• German Language and Literature - Bachelor, Doctor
  
• Italian Language and Literature - Bachelor
  
• Japanese Language and Literature - Bachelor, Certificate
  
• Linguistics - Doctor
  
• Russian Language and Literature - Bachelor
  
• Spanish Language and Literature - Bachelor, Master, Certificate

Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
• Communication Disorders, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Dietitian Assistant - Associate
  
• Health Services Administration - Certificate
  
• Health/Health Care Administration/Management - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies - Bachelor
  
• Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other - Bachelor

History
• History, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor

Legal Professions and Studies
• Health Law (LLM, MJ, JSD/SJD) - Certificate
  
• Legal Assistant/Paralegal - Certificate

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies & Humanities
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies - Associate, Bachelor

Mathematics and Statistics
• Mathematics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Statistics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Biological and Physical Sciences - Bachelor
  
• Medieval and Renaissance Studies - Bachelor
  
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other - Doctor
  
• Science, Technology and Society - Certificate

Natural Resources and Conservation
• Forest Sciences and Biology - Bachelor
  
• Forest Technology/Technician - Bachelor
  
• Forestry, General - Master, Doctor
  
• Natural Resources and Conservation, Other - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Natural Resources/Conservation, General - Bachelor

Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management - Bachelor
  
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies - Master, Doctor

Philosophy and Religious Studies
• Jewish/Judaic Studies - Bachelor
  
• Philosophy - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Religion/Religious Studies - Bachelor

Physical Sciences
• Acoustics - Master, Doctor
  
• Astronomy - Bachelor, Doctor
  
• Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Chemistry, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other - Bachelor
  
• Geology/Earth Science, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Oceanography, Chemical and Physical - Certificate
  
• Physical Sciences, Other - Master, Doctor
  
• Physics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor

Psychology
• Counseling Psychology - Doctor
  
• Educational Psychology - Master, Doctor
  
• Family Psychology - Certificate
  
• Psychology, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• School Psychology - Master, Doctor

Public Administration and Social Service Professions
• Community Organization and Advocacy - Master

Science Technologies/Technicians
• Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician - Bachelor

Security and Protective Services
• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration - Bachelor
  
• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies - Bachelor, Master, Doctor

Social Sciences
• Anthropology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Applied Economics - Bachelor, Master
  
• Archeology - Bachelor
  
• Economics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Geography - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• International Relations and Affairs - Bachelor
  
• Political Science and Government, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Social Sciences, Other - Master, Doctor
  
• Sociology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor

Visual and Performing Arts
• Acting - Bachelor
  
• Art History, Criticism and Conservation - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Art/Art Studies, General - Bachelor, Master
  
• Conducting - Master
  
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General - Master
  
• Film/Cinema Studies - Bachelor
  
• Graphic Design - Bachelor
  
• Music History, Literature, and Theory - Master
  
• Music Performance, General - Bachelor, Master
  
• Music Theory and Composition - Master
  
• Music, General - Bachelor
  
• Musicology and Ethnomusicology - Master
  
• Piano and Organ - Master
  
• Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology - Bachelor
  
• Visual and Performing Arts, General - Bachelor
  
• Voice and Opera - Master