Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg

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

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg operates as a public institution located in Middletown, Pennsylvania (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 4,031 students of which 4,531 are undergraduates. 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. Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg is categorized as “-2” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 97.6%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,227. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $23,330, with published in-state tuition of $15,972 and a Pell grant recipient share of 26.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $25,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 27.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 82.1%. Graduates earn a median of $63,435 ten years after enrolling, compared with $55,620 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 3192600.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 73.1% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.