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Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Reading, PA
Population 500,000
Website https://berks.psu.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,293 (15%)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (28%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,828
Men / Women 59% / 41%
From State 70%
From Region 15%
Athletes 9.4%

Racial/Ethnic

White 57%
Hispanic 16%
Asian 9%
Black 9%
International 4%
Mixed 3%
Native American 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 58.6% 58.6% 2012 Men: 55.8% 55.8% 2013 Men: 55.4% 55.4% 2014 Men: 56.6% 56.6% 2015 Men: 55.2% 55.2% 2016 Men: 61.5% 61.5% 2017 Men: 59.8% 59.8% 2018 Men: 63.7% 63.7% 2022 Men: 61.2% 61.2% 2023 Men: 53.7% 53.7% 2024 Men: 58.8% 58.8%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2014 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2016 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2022 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2011 Asian: 4.8% 4.8% 2012 Asian: 4.2% 4.2% 2013 Asian: 5.2% 5.2% 2014 Asian: 5.0% 5.0% 2015 Asian: 4.0% 4.0% 2016 Asian: 4.0% 4.0% 2017 Asian: 4.9% 4.9% 2018 Asian: 5.0% 5.0% 2022 Asian: 4.4% 4.4% 2023 Asian: 5.6% 5.6% 2024 Asian: 6.1% 6.1% 2011 Black: 6.8% 6.8% 2012 Black: 8.2% 8.2% 2013 Black: 7.4% 7.4% 2014 Black: 9.3% 9.3% 2015 Black: 6.9% 6.9% 2016 Black: 8.5% 8.5% 2017 Black: 9.0% 9.0% 2018 Black: 11.1% 11.1% 2022 Black: 11.9% 11.9% 2023 Black: 7.5% 7.5% 2024 Black: 6.3% 6.3% 2011 Hispanic: 3.9% 3.9% 2012 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0% 2013 Hispanic: 5.0% 5.0% 2014 Hispanic: 5.5% 5.5% 2015 Hispanic: 5.0% 5.0% 2016 Hispanic: 7.9% 7.9% 2017 Hispanic: 8.4% 8.4% 2018 Hispanic: 10.5% 10.5% 2022 Hispanic: 13.5% 13.5% 2023 Hispanic: 15.0% 15.0% 2024 Hispanic: 11.8% 11.8% 2011 White: 83.7% 83.7% 2012 White: 84.0% 84.0% 2013 White: 81.6% 81.6% 2014 White: 78.7% 78.7% 2015 White: 78.0% 78.0% 2016 White: 76.3% 76.3% 2017 White: 73.3% 73.3% 2018 White: 66.6% 66.6% 2022 White: 61.3% 61.3% 2023 White: 58.5% 58.5% 2024 White: 64.9% 64.9% 2011 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2012 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2013 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2014 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2015 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2016 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2017 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2018 International: 3.1% 3.1% 2022 International: 3.9% 3.9% 2023 International: 9.3% 9.3% 2024 International: 6.1% 6.1%

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

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2022 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2023 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2024 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2025 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2022 Asian: 6.2% 6.2% 2023 Asian: 6.7% 6.7% 2024 Asian: 9.0% 9.0% 2025 Asian: 8.8% 8.8% 2022 Black: 7.9% 7.9% 2023 Black: 8.6% 8.6% 2024 Black: 8.6% 8.6% 2025 Black: 8.9% 8.9% 2022 Hispanic: 15.1% 15.1% 2023 Hispanic: 14.8% 14.8% 2024 Hispanic: 14.7% 14.7% 2025 Hispanic: 16.0% 16.0% 2022 White: 64.3% 64.3% 2023 White: 61.6% 61.6% 2024 White: 58.9% 58.9% 2025 White: 57.1% 57.1% 2022 International: 2.1% 2.1% 2023 International: 3.4% 3.4% 2024 International: 3.6% 3.6% 2025 International: 3.9% 3.9%

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

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering 53 83% / 17% 2% $87,361 93 99%
Mechanical Engineering 32 — 81% / 19% 0% $91,376 95 98%
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 21 — 86% / 14% 5% $81,244 89 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Pennsylvania State University - Berks 215 51% / 49% 1% $68,551 78 94%
Computer Science 15 — 73% / 27% 0% $117,001 99 95%
Cybersecurity 7 — 100% / 0% 0% $109,173 99 96%
Informatics 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Information Science 7 — 71% / 29% 29% $93,774 96 97%
Chemistry — — — — $69,466 79 —
Biochemistry 16 — 50% / 50% 0% $66,993 76 92%
Biological and Physical Sciences 16 — 31% / 69% 0% $67,248 77 92%
Biology 18 — 44% / 56% 0% $68,953 79 94%
Veterinary Microbiology and Immunobiology 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $75,636 85 100%
Exercise Science 19 — 42% / 58% 0% $60,482 65 96%
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $51,464 43 96%
Accounting 12 — 50% / 50% 0% $88,608 94 97%
Business 33 — 67% / 33% 0% $63,493 71 94%
Hospitality Management 7 — 29% / 71% 0% $57,834 60 97%
Organizational Behavior 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $82,122 90 96%
Communication 10 — 60% / 40% 0% $50,195 39 93%
Communication — — — — $63,033 70 —
International Relations — — — — $65,998 75 —
Modern Languages 5 — 40% / 60% 20% $50,674 41 —
Political Science — — — — $70,749 81 —
Professional Writing 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $33,756 6 82%
Psychology 25 — 32% / 68% 0% $52,437 46 92%
Teacher Education 8 — 12% / 88% 0% $54,353 51 94%
Criminal Justice 8 — 38% / 62% 0% $55,952 55 95%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $16,780
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $28,679
Est. In-State Cost $21,707
Est. Out-of-State Cost $37,099
ROI Percentile 82th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 77%
4-Year Graduation Rate 23%
6-Year Graduation Rate 32%
Transfer-Out Rate 34%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 54.4% 54.4% 2012 Graduated: 53.5% 53.5% 2013 Graduated: 56.5% 56.5% 2014 Graduated: 56.9% 56.9% 2015 Graduated: 62.5% 62.5% 2016 Graduated: 56.2% 56.2% 2017 Graduated: 57.1% 57.1% 2018 Graduated: 59.2% 59.2% 2022 Graduated: 33.4% 33.4% 2023 Graduated: 24.4% 24.4% 2024 Graduated: 31.5% 31.5%

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

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 52.0% 52.0% 2012 Men: 53.6% 53.6% 2013 Men: 54.5% 54.5% 2014 Men: 53.6% 53.6% 2015 Men: 59.5% 59.5% 2016 Men: 55.6% 55.6% 2017 Men: 54.8% 54.8% 2018 Men: 57.8% 57.8% 2022 Men: 33.9% 33.9% 2023 Men: 21.9% 21.9% 2024 Men: 28.7% 28.7% 2011 Women: 57.6% 57.6% 2012 Women: 53.4% 53.4% 2013 Women: 59.6% 59.6% 2014 Women: 61.9% 61.9% 2015 Women: 66.6% 66.6% 2016 Women: 57.1% 57.1% 2017 Women: 60.1% 60.1% 2018 Women: 61.0% 61.0% 2022 Women: 32.6% 32.6% 2023 Women: 28.1% 28.1% 2024 Women: 36.4% 36.4%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Asian Black Hispanic White
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Asian: 43.9% 43.9% 2012 Asian: 52.5% 52.5% 2013 Asian: 54.2% 54.2% 2014 Asian: 65.3% 65.3% 2015 Asian: 81.2% 81.2% 2016 Asian: 62.9% 62.9% 2017 Asian: 57.1% 57.1% 2018 Asian: 67.5% 67.5% 2022 Asian: 46.9% 46.9% 2023 Asian: 13.2% 13.2% 2024 Asian: 8.3% 8.3% 2011 Black: 48.3% 48.3% 2012 Black: 30.8% 30.8% 2013 Black: 38.2% 38.2% 2014 Black: 53.3% 53.3% 2015 Black: 38.2% 38.2% 2016 Black: 34.7% 34.7% 2017 Black: 40.8% 40.8% 2018 Black: 41.6% 41.6% 2022 Black: 25.6% 25.6% 2023 Black: 11.8% 11.8% 2024 Black: 32.4% 32.4% 2011 Hispanic: 42.4% 42.4% 2012 Hispanic: 51.7% 51.7% 2013 Hispanic: 47.8% 47.8% 2014 Hispanic: 42.6% 42.6% 2015 Hispanic: 55.0% 55.0% 2016 Hispanic: 44.3% 44.3% 2017 Hispanic: 53.5% 53.5% 2018 Hispanic: 52.4% 52.4% 2022 Hispanic: 27.8% 27.8% 2023 Hispanic: 34.3% 34.3% 2024 Hispanic: 43.5% 43.5% 2011 White: 56.2% 56.2% 2012 White: 55.7% 55.7% 2013 White: 58.9% 58.9% 2014 White: 57.6% 57.6% 2015 White: 63.7% 63.7% 2016 White: 59.3% 59.3% 2017 White: 59.5% 59.5% 2018 White: 61.8% 61.8% 2022 White: 38.2% 38.2% 2023 White: 28.9% 28.9% 2024 White: 34.4% 34.4%

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

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 20.1% 54 59% / 41% 0% $69,031 79 95%
Life & Natural Sciences 18.7% 50 42% / 58% 0% $67,780 77 93%
Humanities & Social Sciences 16.0% 43 42% / 58% 2% $50,407 40 91%
Engineering 11.9% 32 81% / 19% 0% $91,376 95 98%
Computer Science 11.2% 30 80% / 20% 7% $109,505 99 96%
Professional 10.8% 29 72% / 28% 3% $74,267 84 99%
Health Sciences 7.8% 21 48% / 52% 0% $59,623 64 96%
Education 3.0% 8 12% / 88% 0% $54,353 51 94%
Agriculture & Food Science 0.4% 1 100% / 0% 0% $75,636 85 100%

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 92%
Yield (Unbound) 9%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 92% 92% 92%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 81.5% 81.5% 2012 Acceptance: 81.8% 81.8% 2013 Acceptance: 83.1% 83.1% 2014 Acceptance: 88.7% 88.7% 2015 Acceptance: 84.9% 84.9% 2016 Acceptance: 87.0% 87.0% 2017 Acceptance: 85.7% 85.7% 2018 Acceptance: 87.2% 87.2% 2022 Acceptance: 97.3% 97.3% 2023 Acceptance: 97.1% 97.1% 2024 Acceptance: 98.7% 98.7% 2011 Yield: 37.7% 37.7% 2012 Yield: 37.5% 37.5% 2013 Yield: 38.1% 38.1% 2014 Yield: 40.2% 40.2% 2015 Yield: 38.7% 38.7% 2016 Yield: 39.2% 39.2% 2017 Yield: 33.1% 33.1% 2018 Yield: 37.9% 37.9% 2022 Yield: 11.6% 11.6% 2023 Yield: 10.4% 10.4% 2024 Yield: 9.4% 9.4%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 2,500 5,000 7,500 10,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 2,909 2,909 2012 Applicants: 2,788 2,788 2013 Applicants: 2,570 2,570 2014 Applicants: 2,398 2,398 2015 Applicants: 2,413 2,413 2016 Applicants: 2,164 2,164 2017 Applicants: 2,447 2,447 2018 Applicants: 1,817 1,817 2022 Applicants: 5,605 5,605 2023 Applicants: 5,844 5,844 2024 Applicants: 6,030 6,030 2011 Admitted: 2,371 2,371 2012 Admitted: 2,280 2,280 2013 Admitted: 2,135 2,135 2014 Admitted: 2,126 2,126 2015 Admitted: 2,048 2,048 2016 Admitted: 1,883 1,883 2017 Admitted: 2,097 2,097 2018 Admitted: 1,585 1,585 2022 Admitted: 5,453 5,453 2023 Admitted: 5,676 5,676 2024 Admitted: 5,950 5,950 2011 Enrolled: 894 894 2012 Enrolled: 855 855 2013 Enrolled: 814 814 2014 Enrolled: 855 855 2015 Enrolled: 793 793 2016 Enrolled: 738 738 2017 Enrolled: 694 694 2018 Enrolled: 600 600 2022 Enrolled: 632 632 2023 Enrolled: 591 591 2024 Enrolled: 561 561

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 1090 – 1270
SAT Math Range 540 – 630
SAT RW Range 550 – 640

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 1000 1200 1400 1600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 860 860 2012 25th: 870 870 2013 25th: 870 870 2014 25th: 850 850 2015 25th: 850 850 2016 25th: 870 870 2017 25th: 980 980 2018 25th: 1000 1000 2022 25th: 1090 1090 2023 25th: 1090 1090 2024 25th: 1090 1090 2011 75th: 1090 1090 2012 75th: 1090 1090 2013 75th: 1100 1100 2014 75th: 1090 1090 2015 75th: 1100 1100 2016 75th: 1110 1110 2017 75th: 1190 1190 2018 75th: 1200 1200 2022 75th: 1290 1290 2023 75th: 1310 1310 2024 75th: 1275 1275

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 440 440 2012 25th: 440 440 2013 25th: 440 440 2014 25th: 430 430 2015 25th: 430 430 2016 25th: 440 440 2017 25th: 490 490 2018 25th: 500 500 2022 25th: 540 540 2023 25th: 550 550 2024 25th: 540 540 2011 75th: 560 560 2012 75th: 560 560 2013 75th: 570 570 2014 75th: 560 560 2015 75th: 560 560 2016 75th: 570 570 2017 75th: 600 600 2018 75th: 600 600 2022 75th: 650 650 2023 75th: 660 660 2024 75th: 635 635

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 420 420 2012 25th: 430 430 2013 25th: 430 430 2014 25th: 420 420 2015 25th: 420 420 2016 25th: 430 430 2017 25th: 490 490 2018 25th: 500 500 2022 25th: 550 550 2023 25th: 540 540 2024 25th: 550 550 2011 75th: 530 530 2012 75th: 530 530 2013 75th: 530 530 2014 75th: 530 530 2015 75th: 540 540 2016 75th: 540 540 2017 75th: 590 590 2018 75th: 600 600 2022 75th: 640 640 2023 75th: 650 650 2024 75th: 640 640

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0% 2012 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2013 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0% 2014 Submitted: 95.0% 95.0% 2015 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0% 2016 Submitted: 85.0% 85.0% 2017 Submitted: 93.0% 93.0% 2018 Submitted: 93.0% 93.0% 2022 Submitted: 38.0% 38.0% 2023 Submitted: 33.0% 33.0% 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.