Public · Malvern, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley is a public institution in Malvern, Pennsylvania. Former students earn a median of $63,435 ten years after enrollment — as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.

$63,435
10-yr median earnings

The verdict

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley posts top-quartile former-student earnings.

According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.

Top 12%
former-student earnings, US
+14%
earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Large

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley is a public institution in Malvern, Pennsylvania, using College Scorecard institution data retrieved in July 2026.. Federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $63,435 ten years after entry. This profile combines source fields with separately labeled PlainCollege comparisons and derived metrics.

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Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley operates as a public institution located in Malvern, Pennsylvania (suburb: large). Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile's peer group and cost cohort are determined.

Admissions and cost fields are IPEDS-derived values published through the Scorecard and retain their source reporting periods. Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; the income-band fields provide more context but still do not replace an institution's current net-price calculator.

Earnings use Treasury-derived records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year; the entry cohort includes completers and noncompleters. IPEDS completion and retention rates use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so their denominator is not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not as a causal verdict or an individual forecast.

College Value Score

B-
College Value Score
65/100
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley

A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.

Earnings A
$63,435
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price N/A
N/A
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate N/A
N/A
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$25,000
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment A
79.3%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley vs. the national benchmark
EarningsNet PriceCompletionDebtRepaymentRetention

Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.

10-yr median earnings

$63,435

Federal aid recipients only

Avg net price

Not reported

After grants and scholarships

150%-time completion

Not reported

Full-time, first-time cohort

College ROI Quadrant - Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley vs peers

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley positioned by earnings vs cost Two-by-two quadrant chart: x-axis median earnings 10 years after enrollment, y-axis average net price after financial aid. Each dot is a college, colored by completion within 150% of normal time (garnet ≥65%, amber 45-64%, red <45%). Net price increases upward, earnings increase rightward, so: bottom-right = best value (low cost, high earnings); top-right = premium (high cost, high earnings); bottom-left = community college tier (low cost, modest earnings); top-left = cost challenge (high cost, low earnings). Currently plotting 8 colleges. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard joined to Carnegie Classification. Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley positioned by earnings vs cost COST CHALLENGE PREMIUM COMMUNITY BEST VALUE $33K $79K Median Earnings 10 Years After Enrollment ($) $10K $35K Avg Net Price ($) Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus: $63K earn · $33K net · 86% grad Pennsylvania State… Temple University: $64K earn · $28K net · 75% grad Temple University University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus: $66K earn · $30K net · 85% grad University of Pitt… West Chester University of Pennsylvania: $61K earn · $23K net · 70% grad West Chester Unive… Community College of Philadelphia: $41K earn · $12K net · 22% grad Community College … Community College of Allegheny County: $39K earn · $14K net · 24% grad Community College … Immaculata University: $76K earn · $24K net · 68% grad University of Valley Forge: $39K earn · $32K net · 52% grad Grad rate (4yr) ≥65% 45-64% <45%
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.

How Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley ranks nationally

Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley: former-student earnings vs. every US college

10-year median earnings, College Scorecard

$63,435 Top 12% higher than 88% of 5,103 US colleges

$0–$20,000: 169 US colleges (3%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 2,245 US colleges (44%). Below this entry. $40,000–$60,000: 1,897 US colleges (37%). Below this entry. $60,000–$80,000: 606 US colleges (12%). This entry sits in this band. $80,000–$100,000: 134 US colleges (3%). Above this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 39 US colleges (1%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 11 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 2 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. This college $0 $160,000 every US college, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Quick Facts

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Undergraduate enrollment
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Acceptance rate
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SAT average
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150%-time completion
$63,435
10-yr median earnings
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First-year retention

Outcomes

$55,620
Median Earnings (6yr)
$63,435
Median Earnings (10yr)
73.1%
Earning Over $25K
79.3%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)

Programs & Earnings

Top programs at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley by completer earnings

Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file

median earnings

What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard As of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
Program Credential Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
Information Science/Studies Master's 7 $158,815 $33,905
Systems Engineering Master's 1 $145,507 $32,822
Computer Engineering Master's 11 $140,393 $41,000
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Master's 5 $139,676 $21,500
Computational Science Master's 17 $137,367 $27,600
Business Administration, Management and Operations Master's 52 $127,665 $41,000
Accounting and Related Services Master's 6 $110,498 $20,500
Social Sciences, General Master's 6 - -

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the admissions statistics for Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley?
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley is a public institution in Malvern, Pennsylvania.
How much do Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley former students earn?
Federally aided former students at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $63,435 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $55,620.
Is Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley worth the student debt?
The median student debt at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley is $25,000, while former students earn a median of $63,435 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 39% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 79.3% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $265.

Sources & methodology

Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.

Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.

What this means for Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley

  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley's reported 10-year former-student earnings land in the 88th percentile among reporting colleges.
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Public-college Scorecard figures are historical Title-IV cohort averages — confirm current tuition, aid, and admissions rules with the institution before deciding.

Every figure on PlainCollege is rendered directly from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard data, no number is typed in by an editor. Public-institution profiles compile Scorecard Title-IV earnings, IPEDS enrollment/admissions, and Treasury linkage fields — no editor-typed figures. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Review the public data changelog. Data current as of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals.