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Overview
Founded in 1966, Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg is in a large suburb with more than 250,000 residents. It is in the Harrisburg-Carlisle PA area.
Highlights
Undergraduate program with the highest reported starting salary ($75K): Computer and Information Sciences, General
Largest undergraduate program (113): Mechanical Engineering
Address
777 West Harrisburg Pike
Middletown, PA 17057
harrisburg.psu.edu
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Institutional Control
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Accreditation
Accreditation provides important oversight over a school's instructional practices and institutional stability.
Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg holds an accreditation from one of the seven regional accreditors, which should ensure that credits earned transfer easily to other schools.
Accreditation History
Middle States Commission on Higher Education (Accredited July 1, 1921 - present)
  • The next accreditation review was scheduled for December 31, 2020.
Undergraduate Students
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Full-time first-time students
Full-time transfer students
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SAT/ACT Scores
This table offers a hint of how high your test scores might need to be if you attend. For reference, a quarter of attending students earned lower, and a quarter earned higher.
SAT TestMiddle 50%
ERW500 to 600
Math530 to 660
 
ACT TestMiddle 50%
Composite21 to 26
Context: Average High School GPA
Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg did not report the average high school GPA of it's students.
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Admissions Details
Here are some important dates and little tidbits. Please double-check this information on the Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg's webpage for the most up-to-date and accurate answers! We update this information with each school's annual reporting, but information can change unexpectedly. Select any item to view the details.
Admissions Criteria & Qualifications
Admissions Criteria & Qualifications
Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg lists the following admissions priorities and requirements:
Very Important: academic GPA
Important: rigor of secondary school record
Considered: geographical residence, racial/ethnic status, state residency, talent/ability, standardized test scores, and alumni/ae relation
Not Considered: first generation, interview, class rank, recommendation(s), religious affiliation/commitment, volunteer work, work experience, application essay, character/personal qualities, level of applicant's interest, and extracurricular activities
The average test scores for all first-year degree seeking students are
  • SAT ERW: 510
  • SAT Math: 565
  • ACT Composite: 25
A high school diploma or GED is required, and an international baccalaureate is accepted.
Application Fee & Common App
Application Fee & Common App
Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg has an undergraduate application fee of $65. We did not find Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg on the Common Application site. Keep in mind that it never hurts to inquire with an Admissions office to see whether they might be willing to waive your application fee.
Freshman application dates
Freshman application dates
Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg has a rolling admissions policy without deadlines. This school notifies applicants of acceptance as they process applications.
Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg also has an early action (usually nonbinding) program.
Acceptances can be deferred if a gap period is desired -- check with the admissions office.
Transfer application information
Transfer application information
Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg has a rolling transfer admissions policy without deadlines. Applicants are notified as applications are processed. Transfer students can begin studies in fall, spring or summer.
Credits accepted from new students
Credits accepted from new students
Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg accepts the following credits:
  • Transfer credits from accredited institutions
  • DSST/DANTES for transfers
  • ACE recommendations for credit
  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
  • Credit for life experiences
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits
Percentage of applicants who are accepted
A low percentage here can indicate that a school is highly selective. We think this is one of the least important numbers for you to consider.
Selectivity can be misleading
You may have heard that a high rejection rate is an indicator of a good school. However, this number can be gamed, and some schools started gaming the system to perform better in college ratings books and sites. Ididio believes a combination of good outcomes (e.g. successful graduation rates and loan repayments) along with indicators of a well-prepared student body (e.g. test scores and high school records) are the best indicators of a good academic experience for those who attend. Our advice is that you don't pay too much attention to this number as you decide whether you might be admitted.
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Percentage of accepted students who choose to attend
This is called the yield, and it suggests whether this was a first-choice school or a back-up school for most applicants. Even the most prestigious Ivy League schools lose about a third of their accepted students come enrollment time.
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Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg program offerings
What award level are you pursuing?
Bachelor's Degree
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Costs
Undergraduate out-of-state costs
Here's a quick summary of costs to attend Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg. You will find the most up-to-date information at their website for admissions. The costs below are for out-of-state students, and you can switch by clicking the other button.
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Estimated books and supplies
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Off-campus room and board
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Per-credit charges
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$992
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Net price: the best estimate for the cost to attend
Most schools publish tuition rates that give them room to offer both scholarships and financial aid where applicable. Your best estimate of what might pay is to see what others with similar family incomes have paid. A more tailored and accurate estimate is available at this school's net price calculator.
Understanding net price

With their net price calculators, many colleges and universities give an idea of what merit-based aid might accompany need-based aid. For schools that share such data, we also provide financial aid data in the Finanical Aid sections.

There are some caveats to consider when using the net price estimates:

  • The net price calculation is weighted by this school's proportion of students living on- and off-campus and this school's estimate of off-campus costs, which may cause the net price methodology be a bit inconsistent from school to school.
  • Parental income and student financial aid eligibility is sometimes more complicated than the simple family income number reported here.
  • The net price calculation for all students is inclusive of students who received any institutional or government aid, but at the family income levels the net price only considers the tuition paid by those who qualified for federal aid.

You can get a little better guess at what you would pay by using this school's net price calculator.

Percentage of students receiving any aid
The donut, based on 532 full-time first-time degree seeking students at Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg, shows the percentage of those who received any financial aid (including merit-based scholarships), subdivided by family income.
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Aid type and family income
Federal: $0-30K
Federal: $30K-48K
Federal: $48K-75K
Federal: $75K-110K
Federal: Above $110K
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Net price by family income
All Incomes
Let's look over the past few years at what in-state freshmen who received any financial aid actually paid for tuition, fees, books, and living expenses on average, and how that compares to the in-state tuition usually paid for other public universities in your context group.
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Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg
On the blue curve, we see how the net annual cost to attend Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg has changed over the years.
Context Schools
The shading shows the spread of the net price for the context schools. The dark shading shows the middle 50% of context schools, and the light shading shows all but the smallest and largest 10%.
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Historic Annual Costs
See how this school's published costs have changed over the years, and how their cost trends compare with other public schools.
Published costs may have little to do with what you actually pay

It's important to remember that a school's published costs may not be indicative of what it will actually cost to attend. Time magazine wrote about this in their article Yes, you can get a college to cut its tuition price. Nonetheless, this inflation-adjusted look at the historic annual costs for tuition, fees, books, and supplies can give you an idea of the costs you might expect in the coming years. Comparing the total costs inclusive of room and board (if applicable) with the annual net price estimates in the previous tab will help you determine the financial aid package to expect.

Private and public universities' charges are difficult to compare due to the in-state and out-of-state price differences of public universities, and therefore we only compare Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg to other public schools within your chosen context group.

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Undergraduate tuition, fees, books, and supplies over time
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Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg
On the blue curve, we see how the published annual cost to attend Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg has changed over the years.
Context Schools
The shading shows the spread of the annual cost for the context schools. The dark shading shows the middle 50% of context schools, and the light shading shows all but the smallest and largest 10%.
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Financial Aid
Student Financial Need
How likely are you to get a scholarship if you attend? This section covers the likelihood that students with or without need are receiving financial aid. You can see this data for the full-time degree-seeking undergraduate student population as a whole or for full-time freshmen only.
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Context: Need met for full-time undergraduates
Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg uses federal methodology to determine if a student needs aid. According to their benchmark, they believe that 59% of full-time degree-seeking undergraduate need has been met. In general, the funds that close the gap between the cost of attendance (COA) and the expected family contribution (EFC) is filled by student loans, but some schools distribute enough financial aid to make sure this is not necessary. Visit the financial aid website to explore what promises Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburgmakes.
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Overview of student need and resources used (Full-time degree-seeking undergraduate students)
The average annual financial aid package received by full-time degree-seeking undergraduates who were identified to have need totals $10,881, of which on average $4,278 is in the form of loans.
Student financial need
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Financial aid overview

Understanding the rules and process that determine who gets financial aid can be intimidating. Here are some quick links to help:

  • Visit Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg's Net Price Calculator for the most accurate estimate of your anticipated costs. Every school publishes a Net Price Calculator that does its best to give you a fair estimate of what you might expect to pay. Many calculators consider your high school record as part of the calculation. This will be far more accurate than any of the averages or published tuition values that you see here.
  • FederalStudentAid, a government site that will walk you through the federal financial aid process. There are a number of kinds of student loans and other aid, and this site can walk you through all of the choices you will need to make.

Required Forms

FAFSA

Loan Programs

Federal Perkins

Federal Direct PLUS

Federal Direct Subsidized Stafford

Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford

Institutional

Need-based Scholarships Available

United Negro College Fund

Federal Pell Grants

Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants

State scholarships/grants

Private scholarships/grants

Institutional scholarships/grants

Athletic scholarships

Non-need-based Scholarships Available

Athletic scholarships

International Students
Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg provides no financial aid to international students.
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Cumulative student loans
The student loan data in this section is compiled for the most recent graduating class at , and provides total debt incurred while attending.
Student loan type
The bars below give you a peek at what types of loans students took out most frequently. Using the tab, you can view the average amounts of each type of loan.
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Average student loan amounts
The bars below show the average cumative amount corresponding to each type of loan. Use the tabs above to see the percentages of students using each type of loan.
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Undergraduate Outcomes
Graduation Rate
Approximately 90% of undergraduate students were full-time with about 56% of them attending college for the first time. In the last reporting year, 70% of students, including those who were part-time or transfer students, received a degree within 8 years.
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Time to complete
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Context: Graduation rate
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Are students graduating on time?
Let us tell you all about low graduation rates!

Across the country, graduation rates are surprisingly low. In fact, Forbes Magazine suggests that they are unacceptably low. However, from another point of view, sometimes graduation rates simply reflect the relative preparation of the students who enter. Colleges with a mission to help people coming from less advantaged backgrounds, such as first-generation and low-income students, may have low graduation rates despite relatively strong outcomes for students who face many obstacles to success. Without the context provided in these views of completion rates, it can be tricky to separate predatory schools that take financial advantage of under-prepared students from those that are actively seeking to encourage and help those students.

For the consumer choosing a school, once you have narrowed your list to those schools that you can afford and that seem likely to admit you, consider the outcome measures in this section and choose the specific measures that best describe your plans. Very simply, schools with high graduation rates and high loan repayment rates will likely give you the best opportunity to succeed.

Context: the impact of wealth and transfer status on degree completion
We took a close look lagging success for students with financial need in a case study. Here's a chance to compare schools based on student successes with a better appreciation of how circumstances may impact success. One word of caution: the statistics for some categories may consist of only a handful of students -- see the details by hovering or long-pressing on the bars.
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Percentage with Pell Grants
34%
Years after enrolling.
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Context and trends: Repayment Rate
How much progress do you think you'll be able to make towards paying down your college loans seven years after leaving school? In our research, we discovered that a surprisingly large number of students don't default on their loans, but also aren't making progress in paying down their principal amount. The percentages here count alumni who have decreased their loan amounts by at least $1.
Years after leaving school.
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Chart explanation
Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg
On the blue curve, we see the percentage of alumni from Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg who have successfully reduced their federal school loans by at least $1 by the date shown, which is 7 years after leaving the school.
Context Schools
The shading shows the spread of the loan repayment rate for the context schools. The dark shading shows the middle 50% of context schools, and the light shading shows all but the smallest and largest 10%.
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Context and trends: are the loan default rates as small as possible?
The default rate is the percentage of students who are already delinquent on their loans within three years of leaving the school. If a school has a high default rate, that sends an alarm out that the students' educations are not sufficient to earn enough to repay those loans. Read below for details on the typical loan burden, and keep in mind that a low default rate may be more important than loan amounts in predicting your future success.
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Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg
On the blue curve, we see the percentage of alumni from Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg who have defaulted on their federal school loans within 3 years ending on the date shown.
Context Schools
The shading shows the spread of the 3-year loan default rate for the context schools. The dark shading shows the middle 50% of context schools, and the light shading shows all but the smallest and largest 10%.
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Loan burden
At Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg, 50% of full-time degree-seeking freshmen receive federal student loans, averaging $5,269 each in just the freshman year. We have much more details about the full loan burden students experience in our Cost and Financial Aid Section.
Context: Percentage of freshmen with federal loans
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Context: Average freshman federal loan amount
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Alumni earnings compared to same-aged Americans
The blue curve shows the earnings of this school's alumni -- so a high curve indicates this school is setting its students up for success!
More information about earnings data

How might your earnings compare with other people your age? Opportunity Insights used IRS data to track almost every person born in the US in the years 1980 to 1991, and they ranked the mean (average) 2014 earnings of students who attended Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg in comparison to all people in the US the same age. Although this data is now a little old, the scope of this project was awesome and gives us a glimpse at alumni performance that we cannot find until a new study of this incredible magnitude is performed.

The Equality Project found that by age 34, people's relative earnings had leveled off, so it's a good assumption that approximately 67% of the population will earn less than Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg alumni.

You might notice a little earnings dip at young ages for some of the top bachelor's institutions. This coincides with the years that many alumni may be in graduate school and earning less.

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Chart explanation
Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg
In the blue curve, we see how the average earnings percentile for this school changes as its alumni age as compared to like-aged Americans without regard to their educational background.
Context Schools
The shading shows the spread of these average alumni earnings percentiles for context schools: dark shading shows the middle 50% of context schools and light shading shows all but the smallest and largest 10%.
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Wealth mobility at Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg
We may wonder if, as a result of attending a given college, we will have a better chance for higher earnings. Opportunity Insights sought to answer this question by following the wealth story of every student for whom income information was available.
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How does wealth change after attendance?

Opportunity Insights studied groups of all children born in the US in the same year for each birth year from 1980 to 1991. This grouping included every single US child who had a valid SSN or ITIN (tax identification number) and could be linked to parents with non-negative income.

Family Income

The incomes of all families in a birth year group are measured when the child is 15-19 and these incomes are averaged. The calculated incomes from all families in the group were arranged from smallest to largest, and divided into five groups of equal size. On the left of the diagram, you can see the relative distribution of Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg's students between the family income divided into fifths formed by looking at the entire US group.

Individual Student Earnings

In 2014, all people from the same birth year were divided into a new set of five groups that were determined by their individual labor earnings for that year. The students from this birth year who primarily attended Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg between the ages of 19 and 22 were divided into these five groups, and the percent in each group is shown on the right of the diagram.

The diagram lets you see the proportion in each original income group who travel to each earnings group, and provides some insight into the likelihood of financial success after attendance.

If you'd like to understand the nitty gritty details of this interesting data, be sure to check out the well-written Opportunity Insights report by selecting SOURCES under the figure.

Below, we can see the percentage from each initial family wealth group who attend this college, and also the alumni's relative wealth later. Do students entering college from the bottom twenty percent of family income end up making it to a higher level? Do the top twenty percent stay at the top? Follow the colors, left to right, and see for yourself.
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Classroom Experience
Student attention at Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg
Schools are required to report the ratio of students per instructor, but look for a small number of students for every full-time instructor as your best indicator of personal attention and a modern well-integrated curriculum.
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Class size at Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg
Do you want to be a part of the classroom discussion? Maybe you were hoping to hide in the back of a large classroom? Here's your chance to see how big you can expect your classes to be!
Primary class size
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Quality and Quantity of Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg faculty
Faculty are the heart of a school. Make sure the school you attend has highly-qualified faculty who are regularly in their offices and happy to meet with you.
Full-time faculty overview
The best bachelor’s and graduate programs are generally taught by long-term faculty with tenure, as these instructors typically hold the highest degree possible in their field of expertise. Their commitment to research, their students, and to the school itself should be outstanding. The more green in the chart, the more long-term faculty are available to offer you steady classroom quality.
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Traditionally, the long-term faculty at a school are hired as Assistant Professors. After about six years, they then advance to the Associate Professor level after proving excellence in three areas: teaching, service to the institution, and significant contributions to their field of expertise. Assistant professors who are not promoted to the Associate level are usually required to leave the school. The rank of Professor is reserved for senior faculty who have demonstrated the highest standing in those three areas. The standards of excellence differ widely across institutions; nonetheless, the presence of a large proportion of faculty in the three professor ranks suggests you will be taught by faculty who are invested in their academic fields and in the school. Generally, instructors with any of the three professor titles will hold the highest possible (terminal) degree in their academic fields.

The instructor/lecturer positions are generally held by full-time faculty who are focused on teaching alone, often for lower-level classes. These positions usually require some advanced education or experience, but not the highest (terminal) degree in a given academic field. Those teaching with no academic rank may be hired to teach in mostly non-academic fields, giving skills- or vocation-based guidance.

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Context: Percentage of full-time faculty
Full-time faculty are mostly likely to be on campus and available for interaction, and most likely to craft up-to-date courses and programs. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg performs better in this measure than 62% of the context schools.
Read more about why you want mostly full-time faculty teaching you
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Context: Full-time faculty with the best degrees
Students earning a bachelor's degree or higher should expect to receive the bulk of their education from experts in their field who have earned the highest possible degree.
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Context: Full-time faculty with long-term employment contracts
Faculty with multi-year contracts have a mutual commitment with their school, and they provide curricular stability and knowledge that contribute to meaningful classes for students.
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Faculty Diversity
Here's an opportunity to explore the faculty's diversity. For many schools, attracting a diverse teaching faculty can be a challenge. It's important to judge their success with the reality check of what their peer schools have accomplished.
An overview of faculty race and gender
Here the bars show faculty rank, with male faculty to the left and female faculty to the right. The race/origin of faculty are shown by color. The view with rank is important because many of our elite schools have a problem with diversity at the higher faculty ranks. Are women and minorities being promoted at Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg?
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Sports
Varsity sports at Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg
Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg participates in the NCAA Division III without football.
Selected sports
  • Basketball|North Eastern Athletic Conference
  • Baseball|North Eastern Athletic Conference
  • Cross country/track|North Eastern Athletic Conference
About 1 students, 0.03% of the full-time degree-seeking undergraduate student body, hold athletic scholarships. The average scholarship amount is $34,215.
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Sports participation
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Note: Participants include any of the following: a student listed on the varsity roster, a student reciving student aid related to this sport, or a student who is practicing with the varsity team and receiving coaching from the varsity coaching staff, including junior varsity, freshman, redshirt, or novice participants as well as fifth-year members who have already received a bachelor\'s degree.
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Sports revenue and expenses
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Note: For many sports, the revenue is typically from institutional support, but for the popular sports at division I schools, revenue can be large and include money generated by public consumption of sporting events. Revenues can include appearance guarantees and options, contributions from alumni and others, royalties, sponsorships, profits from camps, government support, and ticket sales, as well as institutional support.
Campus Safety
Disciplinary actions and crime at Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg
Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg employs the following safety measures on their campus: 24-hour emergency telephone/alarm devices, dorm entrances allow access only with key or security card, 24-hour patrol by trained security personnel, student partrols, and late-night transportation/escort services.
Disciplinary Actions
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Average number of disciplinary violoations at Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg as a percentage of students compared to all of the schools in the comparison group.
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Context: Arrests
Average number of arrests at Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg as a percentage of students compared to all of the schools in the comparison group.
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Criminal Offenses
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Context: Criminal Offenses
Average number of criminal offenses at Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg as a percentage of students compared to all of the schools in the comparison group.
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Housing
Student housing at Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg

Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg has 11% of undergraduate students living on campus. Undergraduates, including freshmen, are allowed to bring cars to campus.

We are able to share a few of the choices you can make when choosing dorm space, and you'll definitely want to learn more about the school's spaces from their web site.

Living on campus
11%
Special types of housing available
Housing for students with disabilities
Activities and Services
Activities offered
  • Choral groups
  • Drama/theater
  • Radio station
  • Student newspaper
Special academic opportunities
  • Accelerated Degree
  • Cooperative program
  • Distance learning
  • Double-major allowed
  • English as a Second Language program
  • Formal adult program
  • Honors Program
  • Independent study courses
  • Internships
  • Orientation program
  • Part-time degree programs
  • Student-designed major
  • Study abroad
  • Teacher certification programs
Undergraduate services offered
  • Remedial services
  • Academic/career counseling services
  • Employment services for current students
  • Placement services for program completers
  • On-campus day care for children of students
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Programs for Veterans
If you are a veteran, it's worth digging around to find a military-friendly campus. We think this article about how colleges might help veterans might be a good starting point for questions to ask the Admissions office before you choose to attend. It's also good to be aware that many for-profit schools are behaving as predators, hungry for GI Bill dollars. Watching out for those schools is no different for veterans than for all students: judge very critically using our "Student Satisfaction and Success" tab for undergraduate programs. We wish we had the same data to support graduate programs; however, we think the undergraduate data is a good starting point for judging overall quality.
  • Credit for Military Training
  • Dedicated point of contact for support services for veterans, military servicemembers, and their families
  • Member of Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges
  • Recognized student veteran organization
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Research
The library is the backbone of academic learning and research

We have no library data for Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg in spite of the fact that about 98.4 of the degrees it awards are bachelor's or higher degrees. It is unusual for a school with this focus to not have library data. In fact, about 90% of the schools that graduate at least 10% of students at the bachelor's or higher level report library information.

In the age of digital resources, a library can offer incredible support even to distance education students. For students on campus, the library is the study and meeting hub for both residential and commuting students. Through the academic libraries, students can freely access resources not available on the internet.

It is difficult to imagine a meaningful bachelor's or graduate degree program that does not require independent research projects from its students. Without academic library resources, those projects could become quite expensive and also much more difficult, because academic librarians are indispensable for guiding students toward appropriate resources for a research project. The greater fear is that a lack of library means that minimal research and outside reading is expected of students. If you're interested in attending Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg, you should ask about their library resources and research expectations, and make sure that you would be receiving the academic challenges and support that you and your future reputation deserve.

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Research funding: the best indicator of post-baccalaureate academic rigor

How much funding does this university have for research in your discipline? This is your primary evidence of nationally-recognized scholarship coming out of this university, and provides a good indicator of the availability of research funding for graduate students and post-docs. You can select bars to drill down into the specific disciplines funded, or further into the sources of that funding. If you hover on the bars, you can see summary details. The dollar amounts reflect the institution's annual spending, inclusive of external grants.

Because this data is collected by the National Science Foundation (NSF), it is focused on traditional science-technology-engineering-mathematics (STEM) disciplines. There are only hints of funding outside of these areas.

Type of funding
All
Federal
Nonfederal
This chart shows the overall funding received by Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg by broad research field since 2010. If you select a colored bar, you can drill down and see a little more detail about funding in this area.
$0$2M$4M$6M$8M2010201120122013201420152016201720182019
Psychology
Social sciences
Engineering
Computer sciences
Mathematics and Statistics
Life sciences
Physical sciences
Environmental sciences
Non-STEM disciplines
Student Body
Undergraduate Study Types
About 93% of undergraduate students are full-time. There are no undergraduate students who take all courses via distance education, but 12% take some courses online.
Undergraduate Full-time
93%
Undergraduate Online classes
12%
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Context: Student body size
Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg enrolled 5,567 students over the past academic year. The the student body size is larger than 69% of the context schools.
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Undergraduate student gender
Is the gender balance of Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg undergraduate students important to you? You can see the breakdown in this donut chart.
Gender
Men
Women
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Undergraduate student race/origin
Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg reports that 30% of undergraduate students are minority, which is more than 99% of the context schools. This school's 14% of international students is near the middle proportion of international students within the context schools.
Race/Origin
White
Black
Pacific Islander
Hispanic
Asian
American Indian
Multiracial
Not Reported
International
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Fewer details
Context: Gender Balance
It is very difficult for many types of schools to achieve a gender balance, and this context is valuable in evaluating the balance at Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg.
61%39%20%40%60%80%MenWomen
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Context: Percentage of women
With 39% women undergraduate students, Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg has a lower percentage of women than 93% of context schools.
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Context: Undergraduate student race/origin
Here is how Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg compares to the rest of the context group in terms of diversity in the student race and origin.
9%54%7%11%0%0%3%2%14%0%20%40%60%80%100%Pacific IslanderAmerican IndianNot ReportedMultiracialHispanicBlackAsianInternationalWhite
Freshman residences

A high proportion of international and out-of-state students speaks to reputation and offers an opportunity for diverse interactions in and out of class.

Freshman residence
In-state
Out-of-state
International
Not Reported
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Undergraduate student age distribution
The age distribution at a school can tell you a lot about its mission. If you're looking for a traditional undergraduate experience, you may prefer to see students who are mostly younger than 25 (lighter shades), but if you want support as a returning student, a large number of students 25 and older (darker shades) may better suit your needs.
Age range
Under 18
18-19
20-21
22-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-49
50-64
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