Basic Information
Type
Public
Geographical Reach
Regional
Population
900,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours
2,021 (3% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation
213 (10% ☔)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
477
Men / Women
57% / 43%
From State
66%
From Region
13%
Athletes
25.6%
Racial/Ethnic
White
69%
Black
10%
Hispanic
7%
Asian
5%
Mixed
5%
International
3%
Native American
0%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 60.5% 60.5%
2012 Men: 56.2% 56.2%
2013 Men: 61.5% 61.5%
2014 Men: 64.2% 64.2%
2015 Men: 54.3% 54.3%
2016 Men: 61.5% 61.5%
2017 Men: 57.1% 57.1%
2018 Men: 61.6% 61.6%
2022 Men: 58.1% 58.1%
2023 Men: 59.4% 59.4%
2024 Men: 56.5% 56.5%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2014 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2017 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2018 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2011 Asian: 3.5% 3.5%
2012 Asian: 2.9% 2.9%
2013 Asian: 2.7% 2.7%
2014 Asian: 3.1% 3.1%
2015 Asian: 1.6% 1.6%
2016 Asian: 2.6% 2.6%
2017 Asian: 1.6% 1.6%
2018 Asian: 2.9% 2.9%
2022 Asian: 3.1% 3.1%
2023 Asian: 7.1% 7.1%
2024 Asian: 1.6% 1.6%
2011 Black: 4.0% 4.0%
2012 Black: 12.1% 12.1%
2013 Black: 10.3% 10.3%
2014 Black: 8.5% 8.5%
2015 Black: 12.5% 12.5%
2016 Black: 14.5% 14.5%
2017 Black: 13.2% 13.2%
2018 Black: 13.2% 13.2%
2022 Black: 14.3% 14.3%
2023 Black: 9.2% 9.2%
2024 Black: 14.7% 14.7%
2011 Hispanic: 1.0% 1.0%
2012 Hispanic: 0.4% 0.4%
2013 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7%
2014 Hispanic: 2.4% 2.4%
2015 Hispanic: 3.2% 3.2%
2016 Hispanic: 2.6% 2.6%
2017 Hispanic: 5.2% 5.2%
2018 Hispanic: 3.9% 3.9%
2022 Hispanic: 4.9% 4.9%
2023 Hispanic: 5.4% 5.4%
2024 Hispanic: 7.1% 7.1%
2011 White: 91.5% 91.5%
2012 White: 84.1% 84.1%
2013 White: 82.3% 82.3%
2014 White: 85.0% 85.0%
2015 White: 79.8% 79.8%
2016 White: 75.1% 75.1%
2017 White: 72.8% 72.8%
2018 White: 74.1% 74.1%
2022 White: 69.5% 69.5%
2023 White: 59.8% 59.8%
2024 White: 67.4% 67.4%
2011 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 International: 0.4% 0.4%
2013 International: 0.7% 0.7%
2014 International: 0.3% 0.3%
2015 International: 0.8% 0.8%
2016 International: 0.4% 0.4%
2017 International: 1.6% 1.6%
2018 International: 1.5% 1.5%
2022 International: 2.2% 2.2%
2023 International: 8.7% 8.7%
2024 International: 6.0% 6.0%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2025 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2022 Asian: 3.3% 3.3%
2023 Asian: 3.0% 3.0%
2024 Asian: 5.4% 5.4%
2025 Asian: 5.0% 5.0%
2022 Black: 9.8% 9.8%
2023 Black: 10.0% 10.0%
2024 Black: 8.2% 8.2%
2025 Black: 9.9% 9.9%
2022 Hispanic: 6.5% 6.5%
2023 Hispanic: 9.3% 9.3%
2024 Hispanic: 7.0% 7.0%
2025 Hispanic: 7.1% 7.1%
2022 White: 73.8% 73.8%
2023 White: 70.5% 70.5%
2024 White: 70.0% 70.0%
2025 White: 69.2% 69.2%
2022 International: 1.4% 1.4%
2023 International: 2.0% 2.0%
2024 International: 3.4% 3.4%
2025 International: 2.9% 2.9%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
Pennsylvania State University - Beaver
61
51% / 49%
2%
$70,581
82
95%
Computer Science
3 —
100% / 0%
33%
$97,827
97
—
Computer Science and Engineering
3 —
100% / 0%
0%
$97,734
97
—
Computer and Information Sciences
4 —
50% / 50%
0%
$106,889
99
—
Information Science/Studies
4 —
50% / 50%
0%
$94,369
96
97%
Biology
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
$69,147
80
94%
Nursing
— —
—
—
$92,824
96
—
General Business
17 —
53% / 47%
0%
$64,103
74
94%
Health Administration
3 —
33% / 67%
0%
$75,398
86
93%
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
6 —
83% / 17%
0%
$71,930
83
98%
Communication
3 —
67% / 33%
0%
$50,674
44
93%
Psychology
8 —
12% / 88%
0%
$53,087
51
92%
Criminal Justice
8 —
25% / 75%
0%
$56,400
59
95%
Criminal Justice/Safety
— —
—
—
$56,400
59
—
Financial
In-State Tuition & Fees
$15,137
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees
$25,675
Est. In-State Cost
$19,581
Est. Out-of-State Cost
$33,213
ROI Percentile
82th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
76%
4-Year Graduation Rate
16%
6-Year Graduation Rate
22%
Transfer-Out Rate
35%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 43.3% 43.3%
2012 Graduated: 45.2% 45.2%
2013 Graduated: 43.3% 43.3%
2014 Graduated: 41.0% 41.0%
2015 Graduated: 44.8% 44.8%
2016 Graduated: 47.2% 47.2%
2017 Graduated: 46.0% 46.0%
2018 Graduated: 45.9% 45.9%
2022 Graduated: 20.2% 20.2%
2023 Graduated: 21.2% 21.2%
2024 Graduated: 21.7% 21.7%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 48.2% 48.2%
2012 Men: 45.8% 45.8%
2013 Men: 41.6% 41.6%
2014 Men: 39.9% 39.9%
2015 Men: 42.4% 42.4%
2016 Men: 43.2% 43.2%
2017 Men: 48.6% 48.6%
2018 Men: 44.4% 44.4%
2022 Men: 16.7% 16.7%
2023 Men: 22.9% 22.9%
2024 Men: 13.3% 13.3%
2011 Women: 37.1% 37.1%
2012 Women: 44.2% 44.2%
2013 Women: 46.9% 46.9%
2014 Women: 43.0% 43.0%
2015 Women: 48.1% 48.1%
2016 Women: 53.3% 53.3%
2017 Women: 42.7% 42.7%
2018 Women: 48.1% 48.1%
2022 Women: 25.9% 25.9%
2023 Women: 19.0% 19.0%
2024 Women: 35.2% 35.2%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Asian: 57.1% 57.1%
2012 Asian: 42.9% 42.9%
2013 Asian: 62.5% 62.5%
2014 Asian: 44.4% 44.4%
2015 Asian: 75.0% 75.0%
2016 Asian: 28.6% 28.6%
2017 Asian: 75.0% 75.0%
2018 Asian: 50.0% 50.0%
2022 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2023 Asian: 53.8% 53.8%
2024 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2011 Black: 37.5% 37.5%
2012 Black: 31.0% 31.0%
2013 Black: 16.1% 16.1%
2014 Black: 36.0% 36.0%
2015 Black: 29.0% 29.0%
2016 Black: 48.7% 48.7%
2017 Black: 27.3% 27.3%
2018 Black: 37.0% 37.0%
2022 Black: 6.2% 6.2%
2023 Black: 23.5% 23.5%
2024 Black: 25.9% 25.9%
2011 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2012 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 Hispanic: 18.2% 18.2%
2014 Hispanic: 28.6% 28.6%
2015 Hispanic: 37.5% 37.5%
2016 Hispanic: 28.6% 28.6%
2017 Hispanic: 46.2% 46.2%
2018 Hispanic: 37.5% 37.5%
2022 Hispanic: 27.3% 27.3%
2023 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 Hispanic: 7.7% 7.7%
2011 White: 42.9% 42.9%
2012 White: 47.3% 47.3%
2013 White: 47.4% 47.4%
2014 White: 41.8% 41.8%
2015 White: 46.5% 46.5%
2016 White: 47.5% 47.5%
2017 White: 50.0% 50.0%
2018 White: 48.0% 48.0%
2022 White: 23.9% 23.9%
2023 White: 21.8% 21.8%
2024 White: 25.0% 25.0%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Academics
⇅
Business & Economics
42.6%
26
58% / 42%
0%
$67,213
78
95%
Computer Science
23.0%
14
71% / 29%
7%
$99,408
98
97%
Humanities & Social Sciences
18.0%
11
27% / 73%
0%
$52,429
49
92%
Professional
13.1%
8
25% / 75%
0%
$56,400
59
95%
Life & Natural Sciences
3.3%
2
50% / 50%
0%
$69,147
80
94%
Admissions
Uses Common App
No
Acceptance Rate
92%
Yield (Unbound)
9%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
92%
92%
92%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 91.6% 91.6%
2012 Acceptance: 86.4% 86.4%
2013 Acceptance: 87.3% 87.3%
2014 Acceptance: 81.1% 81.1%
2015 Acceptance: 82.3% 82.3%
2016 Acceptance: 85.9% 85.9%
2017 Acceptance: 81.3% 81.3%
2018 Acceptance: 64.3% 64.3%
2022 Acceptance: 93.2% 93.2%
2023 Acceptance: 92.2% 92.2%
2024 Acceptance: 95.7% 95.7%
2011 Yield: 39.4% 39.4%
2012 Yield: 39.4% 39.4%
2013 Yield: 35.6% 35.6%
2014 Yield: 34.2% 34.2%
2015 Yield: 33.9% 33.9%
2016 Yield: 36.5% 36.5%
2017 Yield: 28.6% 28.6%
2018 Yield: 22.2% 22.2%
2022 Yield: 10.6% 10.6%
2023 Yield: 11.2% 11.2%
2024 Yield: 9.5% 9.5%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 751 751
2012 Applicants: 737 737
2013 Applicants: 670 670
2014 Applicants: 787 787
2015 Applicants: 753 753
2016 Applicants: 737 737
2017 Applicants: 792 792
2018 Applicants: 1,298 1,298
2022 Applicants: 1,707 1,707
2023 Applicants: 1,603 1,603
2024 Applicants: 1,703 1,703
2011 Admitted: 688 688
2012 Admitted: 637 637
2013 Admitted: 585 585
2014 Admitted: 638 638
2015 Admitted: 620 620
2016 Admitted: 633 633
2017 Admitted: 644 644
2018 Admitted: 835 835
2022 Admitted: 1,591 1,591
2023 Admitted: 1,478 1,478
2024 Admitted: 1,629 1,629
2011 Enrolled: 271 271
2012 Enrolled: 251 251
2013 Enrolled: 208 208
2014 Enrolled: 218 218
2015 Enrolled: 210 210
2016 Enrolled: 231 231
2017 Enrolled: 184 184
2018 Enrolled: 185 185
2022 Enrolled: 168 168
2023 Enrolled: 165 165
2024 Enrolled: 155 155
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Standardized Tests
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
26%
SAT Range
1080
–
1290
SAT Math Range
550
–
660
SAT RW Range
530
–
630
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 830 830
2012 25th: 830 830
2013 25th: 840 840
2014 25th: 840 840
2015 25th: 880 880
2016 25th: 880 880
2017 25th: 985 985
2018 25th: 1000 1000
2022 25th: 1050 1050
2023 25th: 1050 1050
2024 25th: 1080 1080
2011 75th: 1090 1090
2012 75th: 1070 1070
2013 75th: 1070 1070
2014 75th: 1080 1080
2015 75th: 1120 1120
2016 75th: 1170 1170
2017 75th: 1195 1195
2018 75th: 1210 1210
2022 75th: 1260 1260
2023 75th: 1320 1320
2024 75th: 1290 1290
SAT Math
400
500
600
700
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 430 430
2012 25th: 410 410
2013 25th: 420 420
2014 25th: 430 430
2015 25th: 450 450
2016 25th: 445 445
2017 25th: 495 495
2018 25th: 510 510
2022 25th: 530 530
2023 25th: 530 530
2024 25th: 550 550
2011 75th: 560 560
2012 75th: 550 550
2013 75th: 540 540
2014 75th: 540 540
2015 75th: 570 570
2016 75th: 610 610
2017 75th: 600 600
2018 75th: 610 610
2022 75th: 620 620
2023 75th: 660 660
2024 75th: 660 660
SAT Reading & Writing
400
500
600
700
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 400 400
2012 25th: 420 420
2013 25th: 420 420
2014 25th: 410 410
2015 25th: 430 430
2016 25th: 435 435
2017 25th: 490 490
2018 25th: 490 490
2022 25th: 520 520
2023 25th: 520 520
2024 25th: 530 530
2011 75th: 530 530
2012 75th: 520 520
2013 75th: 530 530
2014 75th: 540 540
2015 75th: 550 550
2016 75th: 560 560
2017 75th: 595 595
2018 75th: 600 600
2022 75th: 640 640
2023 75th: 660 660
2024 75th: 630 630
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0%
2012 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0%
2013 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0%
2014 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0%
2015 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0%
2016 Submitted: 64.0% 64.0%
2017 Submitted: 81.0% 81.0%
2018 Submitted: 71.0% 71.0%
2022 Submitted: 36.0% 36.0%
2023 Submitted: 29.0% 29.0%
2024 Submitted: 26.0% 26.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
