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Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisbur

General Information

Name: Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisbur
Address: 777 W Harrisburg Pike, Middletown, PA 17057-4846
Phone:

  • General information: (717) 948-6452
  • Financial aid office: (717) 948-6307
  • Admissions office: (717) 948-6250

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

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees
        In-state$10,948$10,616$10,016
        Out-of-state$16,496$16,014$15,900
Books and supplies$1,088$1,040$992
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$7,416$7,092$6,246
        Other expenses$2,574$2,394$2,394
Off-campus
        Room and board$8,550$8,118$7,182
        Other expenses$4,500$3,996$3,996
Off-campus with family
        Other expenses$3,060$2,844$2,844

Total expenses   
In-state
        On-campus$22,026$21,142$19,648
        Off-campus$25,086$23,770$22,186
        Off-campus with family$15,096$14,500$13,852
Out-of-state
        On-campus$27,574$26,540$25,532
        Off-campus$30,634$29,168$28,070
        Off-campus with family$20,644$19,898$19,736

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 86%
  • Federal grants: 28%
  • State/local grants: 32%
  • Institutional grants: 33%
  • Student loans: 72%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$3361
  • State/local grants:$2963
  • Institutional grants:$4280
  • Student loans:$5238

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$50
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2005
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants1,616814802
Percent admitted64.2%62.5%65.8%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time20.9%22.4%19.5%
Part-time0.2%0.0%0.4%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 3736
Undergraduate enrollment: 2068
First-time student retention: 85%

Characteristics of undergraduate students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 77%
    • Part Time: 23%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 51%
    • Women: 49%

White non-hispanic: 81%
Black non-hispanic: 8%
Hispanic: 3%
Asian/pacific islander: 7%
Other: 2%

Degrees offered

    Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization - Bachelor, Master
    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Accounting - Bachelor
  • Business Administration and Management, General - Bachelor
  • Business/Commerce, General - Associate, Bachelor
  • Finance, General - Bachelor
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce - Bachelor
  • Management Information Systems, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Management Science, General - Master
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General - Bachelor
  • Organizational Behavior Studies - Bachelor, Master
    Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric - Bachelor
    Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Information Science/Studies - Bachelor
    Education
  • Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching - Doctor
  • Curriculum and Instruction - Master
  • Elementary Education and Teaching - Bachelor
  • Health Teacher Education - Master
  • Social Studies Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas, Other - Master
    Engineering
  • Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering - Bachelor, Master
  • Engineering Science - Master
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering - Bachelor, Master
  • Mechanical Engineering - Bachelor
  • Structural Engineering - Bachelor
    Engineering Technologies/Technicians
  • Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology - Master
    English Language and Literature/Letters
  • English Language and Literature, General - Bachelor
    Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management - Master
    Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies & Humanities
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies - Bachelor, Master
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies - Associate
    Mathematics and Statistics
  • Applied Mathematics - Bachelor
    Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology - Master
  • Community Psychology - Master
  • Psychology, General - Bachelor, Master
    Public Administration and Social Service Professions
  • Public Administration - Master, Doctor
  • Public Policy Analysis - Bachelor
    Security and Protective Services
  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies - Bachelor, Master
    Social Sciences
  • Sociology - Bachelor


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