56.8% / 53.3%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications106,547
In-state admit rate56.8%
Out-of-state admit rate53.3%
Enrolled9,148 · 15.5% yield
Admitted from waitlist46 of 2,109
Very important factorsGPA
Important factorsRigor of HS record
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
$20,878
in-state tuition
out-of-state $44,574
Tuition (in-state)$20,878
Tuition (out-of-state)$44,574
Fees$640
Room & board$15,968
Books$1,290
Avg need-based grant$9,703
% need met70.4%
Avg debt at graduation$52,196
#4
U.S. News & World Report
Best Undergraduate Engineering Specialties: Petroleum (Doctorate)
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Specialties: Petroleum (Doctorate)#426
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Programs (Doctorate)#2126
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Programs#2426
U.S. News & World ReportTop Public National Universities#2626
Princeton ReviewUndergraduate Colleges for Entrepreneurship#2826
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#3926
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Nursing Programs#4026
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
R1 Research University
Carnegie Classification
131 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR1 Research University131
Athletic conferenceBig Ten Conference16
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FBS95
Institutional controlPublic college153
Geographic groupingPennsylvania colleges21
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
$65
application fee
waivable
Regular decisionRolling → May 1
Rolling admissionsYes
Early action11/01 → 12/24
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyConsidered but not required
HS units required4 Eng, 3 Math, 3 Sci, 0 SciLab, 2 FL, 3 SS, 0 Hist
Admissions URLhttp://admissions.psu.edu/
Admissions emailadmissions@psu.edu
Admissions phone814-865-5471
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
University of Pitt…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
University of Pittsburgh PA · Public59.5%—21K
Temple University PA · Public86.2%120021K
University of Delaware DE · Public69.2%130019K
Rutgers University NJ · Public———
University of Maryland MD · Public45.0%147031K
Ohio State University OH · Public49.2%138046K
University of Connecticut CT · Public54.4%135021K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.