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Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach National
Location Middletown, PA
Population 650,000
Website https://harrisburg.psu.edu/
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Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,946
Men / Women 59% / 41%
From State 54%
From Region 15%
Athletes 8.6%

Racial/Ethnic

White 45%
International 15%
Asian 14%
Black 10%
Hispanic 10%
Mixed 4%
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: 56.0% 56.0% 2012 Men: 58.4% 58.4% 2013 Men: 57.6% 57.6% 2014 Men: 60.3% 60.3% 2015 Men: 61.8% 61.8% 2016 Men: 57.0% 57.0% 2017 Men: 60.7% 60.7% 2018 Men: 59.3% 59.3% 2022 Men: 63.3% 63.3% 2023 Men: 61.2% 61.2% 2024 Men: 59.8% 59.8%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 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: 0.2% 0.2% 2014 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2015 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2016 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2017 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2018 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2023 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2024 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2011 Asian: 11.5% 11.5% 2012 Asian: 8.9% 8.9% 2013 Asian: 8.4% 8.4% 2014 Asian: 11.4% 11.4% 2015 Asian: 9.5% 9.5% 2016 Asian: 8.7% 8.7% 2017 Asian: 10.4% 10.4% 2018 Asian: 9.1% 9.1% 2022 Asian: 8.3% 8.3% 2023 Asian: 12.1% 12.1% 2024 Asian: 12.7% 12.7% 2011 Black: 17.4% 17.4% 2012 Black: 13.6% 13.6% 2013 Black: 9.8% 9.8% 2014 Black: 9.2% 9.2% 2015 Black: 9.1% 9.1% 2016 Black: 14.5% 14.5% 2017 Black: 12.7% 12.7% 2018 Black: 12.8% 12.8% 2022 Black: 9.8% 9.8% 2023 Black: 9.2% 9.2% 2024 Black: 6.9% 6.9% 2011 Hispanic: 6.0% 6.0% 2012 Hispanic: 7.4% 7.4% 2013 Hispanic: 3.6% 3.6% 2014 Hispanic: 5.4% 5.4% 2015 Hispanic: 4.2% 4.2% 2016 Hispanic: 9.0% 9.0% 2017 Hispanic: 6.0% 6.0% 2018 Hispanic: 6.1% 6.1% 2022 Hispanic: 6.1% 6.1% 2023 Hispanic: 6.6% 6.6% 2024 Hispanic: 5.9% 5.9% 2011 White: 61.5% 61.5% 2012 White: 68.8% 68.8% 2013 White: 75.7% 75.7% 2014 White: 69.6% 69.6% 2015 White: 65.1% 65.1% 2016 White: 56.7% 56.7% 2017 White: 60.3% 60.3% 2018 White: 53.5% 53.5% 2022 White: 39.1% 39.1% 2023 White: 45.2% 45.2% 2024 White: 41.9% 41.9% 2011 International: 3.7% 3.7% 2012 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2013 International: 2.4% 2.4% 2014 International: 4.3% 4.3% 2015 International: 7.4% 7.4% 2016 International: 7.9% 7.9% 2017 International: 6.5% 6.5% 2018 International: 15.5% 15.5% 2022 International: 33.1% 33.1% 2023 International: 21.4% 21.4% 2024 International: 28.7% 28.7%

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% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2022 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2023 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2024 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2025 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2022 Asian: 13.0% 13.0% 2023 Asian: 13.3% 13.3% 2024 Asian: 13.3% 13.3% 2025 Asian: 14.4% 14.4% 2022 Black: 9.6% 9.6% 2023 Black: 9.6% 9.6% 2024 Black: 9.9% 9.9% 2025 Black: 10.1% 10.1% 2022 Hispanic: 8.9% 8.9% 2023 Hispanic: 8.7% 8.7% 2024 Hispanic: 8.7% 8.7% 2025 Hispanic: 9.8% 9.8% 2022 White: 49.6% 49.6% 2023 White: 46.3% 46.3% 2024 White: 45.6% 45.6% 2025 White: 45.3% 45.3% 2022 International: 13.7% 13.7% 2023 International: 16.5% 16.5% 2024 International: 16.9% 16.9% 2025 International: 14.9% 14.9%

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 145 79% / 21% 4% $88,811 94 98%
Civil Engineering 32 — 56% / 44% 6% $82,989 90 98%
Computer Engineering — — — — $111,346 99 —
Electrical Engineering 29 — 83% / 17% 3% $93,830 96 97%
Mechanical Engineering 67 — 88% / 12% 3% $90,897 95 98%
Nuclear Engineering — — — — $87,836 93 —
Structural Engineering 17 — 76% / 24% 6% $82,989 90 98%
Computer Software Engineering — — — — $111,346 99 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg 425 46% / 54% 3% $76,688 86 95%
Computer Science 61 — 84% / 16% 11% $116,512 99 95%
Computer Science 25 — 84% / 16% 4% $116,512 99 95%
Cybersecurity 7 — 86% / 14% 0% $108,717 99 96%
Informatics 3 — 100% / 0% 0% $116,512 99 95%
Information Sciences and Technology 17 — 59% / 41% 6% $93,382 96 97%
Applied Mathematics 5 — 80% / 20% 0% $91,682 95 —
Biological and Physical Sciences 7 — 43% / 57% 0% $66,895 76 92%
Biology 35 — 46% / 54% 0% $68,825 79 94%
Biomedical Sciences 22 — 23% / 77% 0% $80,128 88 96%
Plant Sciences — — — — $58,562 61 —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 7 — 0% / 100% 0% $66,912 76 —
Exercise Science 28 — 50% / 50% 0% $60,164 65 96%
Nursing — — — — $91,604 95 —
Nursing (RN to BSN) 33 — 18% / 82% 3% $91,604 95 97%
Economics — — — — $88,193 93 —
Health Administration 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $74,407 84 93%
American Studies 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $55,515 54 —
Communication 14 — 50% / 50% 0% $49,882 38 93%
English 15 — 40% / 60% 0% $50,385 40 92%
Human Development and Family Studies 12 — 25% / 75% 0% $44,968 24 93%
Humanities — — — — $49,001 35 86%
Natural Resources and Conservation 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Political Science 14 — 50% / 50% 0% $70,377 80 93%
Psychology 42 — 21% / 79% 2% $52,013 44 92%
Public Policy 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $70,165 80 —
Public Relations and Advertising — — — — $78,010 87 —
Sociology 7 — 43% / 57% 0% $56,972 58 97%
Elementary Education 24 — 4% / 96% 0% $54,079 50 94%
Social Studies Teacher Education 10 — 70% / 30% 0% $54,176 51 97%
Criminal Justice 25 — 32% / 68% 0% $55,659 55 95%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Business Administration 111 61% / 39% 5% $86,615 93 96%
Accounting 20 — 55% / 45% 0% $88,050 93 97%
Business Administration 23 — 61% / 39% 0% $70,853 81 94%
Finance 28 — 79% / 21% 14% $106,650 98 96%
General Business 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Human Resources Management 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $81,605 90 96%
Management Information Systems 8 — 50% / 50% 12% $70,797 81 98%
Marketing 28 — 50% / 50% 4% $83,560 91 97%

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 89th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 82%
4-Year Graduation Rate 18%
6-Year Graduation Rate 26%
Transfer-Out Rate 46%

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: 63.8% 63.8% 2012 Graduated: 60.5% 60.5% 2013 Graduated: 60.9% 60.9% 2014 Graduated: 67.3% 67.3% 2015 Graduated: 64.3% 64.3% 2016 Graduated: 62.7% 62.7% 2017 Graduated: 58.1% 58.1% 2018 Graduated: 62.8% 62.8% 2022 Graduated: 24.9% 24.9% 2023 Graduated: 29.3% 29.3% 2024 Graduated: 26.1% 26.1%

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: 67.0% 67.0% 2012 Men: 58.1% 58.1% 2013 Men: 58.3% 58.3% 2014 Men: 64.7% 64.7% 2015 Men: 60.6% 60.6% 2016 Men: 55.4% 55.4% 2017 Men: 55.7% 55.7% 2018 Men: 59.9% 59.9% 2022 Men: 25.6% 25.6% 2023 Men: 28.1% 28.1% 2024 Men: 24.2% 24.2% 2011 Women: 60.2% 60.2% 2012 Women: 63.7% 63.7% 2013 Women: 64.1% 64.1% 2014 Women: 70.7% 70.7% 2015 Women: 68.5% 68.5% 2016 Women: 71.7% 71.7% 2017 Women: 61.4% 61.4% 2018 Women: 66.8% 66.8% 2022 Women: 24.0% 24.0% 2023 Women: 31.0% 31.0% 2024 Women: 28.9% 28.9%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

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 Asian: 68.0% 68.0% 2012 Asian: 60.0% 60.0% 2013 Asian: 60.0% 60.0% 2014 Asian: 76.5% 76.5% 2015 Asian: 57.8% 57.8% 2016 Asian: 56.5% 56.5% 2017 Asian: 55.4% 55.4% 2018 Asian: 68.4% 68.4% 2022 Asian: 27.4% 27.4% 2023 Asian: 33.0% 33.0% 2024 Asian: 37.9% 37.9% 2011 Black: 57.9% 57.9% 2012 Black: 58.7% 58.7% 2013 Black: 70.7% 70.7% 2014 Black: 61.0% 61.0% 2015 Black: 60.5% 60.5% 2016 Black: 66.2% 66.2% 2017 Black: 44.1% 44.1% 2018 Black: 52.5% 52.5% 2022 Black: 22.2% 22.2% 2023 Black: 40.2% 40.2% 2024 Black: 38.2% 38.2% 2011 Hispanic: 46.2% 46.2% 2012 Hispanic: 60.0% 60.0% 2013 Hispanic: 53.3% 53.3% 2014 Hispanic: 70.8% 70.8% 2015 Hispanic: 70.0% 70.0% 2016 Hispanic: 52.1% 52.1% 2017 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2018 Hispanic: 42.1% 42.1% 2022 Hispanic: 30.6% 30.6% 2023 Hispanic: 22.2% 22.2% 2024 Hispanic: 31.0% 31.0% 2011 White: 67.2% 67.2% 2012 White: 61.2% 61.2% 2013 White: 59.9% 59.9% 2014 White: 66.2% 66.2% 2015 White: 65.9% 65.9% 2016 White: 63.5% 63.5% 2017 White: 63.6% 63.6% 2018 White: 64.1% 64.1% 2022 White: 41.2% 41.2% 2023 White: 38.2% 38.2% 2024 White: 35.5% 35.5% 2011 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2012 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2013 International: 70.0% 70.0% 2014 International: 73.7% 73.7% 2015 International: 60.0% 60.0% 2016 International: 71.4% 71.4% 2017 International: 54.3% 54.3% 2018 International: 72.2% 72.2% 2022 International: 5.1% 5.1% 2023 International: 3.4% 3.4% 2024 International: 3.6% 3.6%

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
Engineering 21.3% 145 79% / 21% 4% $88,811 94 98%
Business & Economics 16.9% 115 60% / 40% 5% $86,187 92 96%
Computer Science 16.6% 113 81% / 19% 8% $112,549 99 96%
Humanities & Social Sciences 16.4% 112 36% / 64% 1% $54,008 50 93%
Health Sciences 10.0% 68 29% / 71% 1% $76,116 86 97%
Life & Natural Sciences 9.4% 64 38% / 62% 0% $72,499 83 94%
Education 5.0% 34 24% / 76% 0% $54,108 50 95%
Professional 3.7% 25 32% / 68% 0% $55,659 55 95%
Physical Sciences & Math 0.7% 5 80% / 20% 0% $91,682 95 —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $1.6M #276 7% $0 10 #233 — —
Health Sciences $1.3M #221 100% $0 — — — —
Education $1.2M #222 89% $0 3 #401 — —
Engineering $0.9M #282 39% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.3M #437 100% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.2M #291 29% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.2M #214 55% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.0M #604 40% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.0M #483 100% $0 — — — —
Total $5.7M #366 58% $0 13 #437 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 92%
Yield (Unbound) 11%
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: 82.9% 82.9% 2012 Acceptance: 79.1% 79.1% 2013 Acceptance: 79.9% 79.9% 2014 Acceptance: 82.1% 82.1% 2015 Acceptance: 84.9% 84.9% 2016 Acceptance: 84.5% 84.5% 2017 Acceptance: 83.7% 83.7% 2018 Acceptance: 87.8% 87.8% 2022 Acceptance: 95.5% 95.5% 2023 Acceptance: 96.4% 96.4% 2024 Acceptance: 97.6% 97.6% 2011 Yield: 25.7% 25.7% 2012 Yield: 27.6% 27.6% 2013 Yield: 28.1% 28.1% 2014 Yield: 28.4% 28.4% 2015 Yield: 25.7% 25.7% 2016 Yield: 29.1% 29.1% 2017 Yield: 20.6% 20.6% 2018 Yield: 24.5% 24.5% 2022 Yield: 12.6% 12.6% 2023 Yield: 12.2% 12.2% 2024 Yield: 11.2% 11.2%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 2,503 2,503 2012 Applicants: 2,482 2,482 2013 Applicants: 2,792 2,792 2014 Applicants: 3,404 3,404 2015 Applicants: 3,938 3,938 2016 Applicants: 4,153 4,153 2017 Applicants: 5,574 5,574 2018 Applicants: 4,588 4,588 2022 Applicants: 9,925 9,925 2023 Applicants: 10,296 10,296 2024 Applicants: 9,316 9,316 2011 Admitted: 2,076 2,076 2012 Admitted: 1,964 1,964 2013 Admitted: 2,232 2,232 2014 Admitted: 2,794 2,794 2015 Admitted: 3,342 3,342 2016 Admitted: 3,510 3,510 2017 Admitted: 4,668 4,668 2018 Admitted: 4,026 4,026 2022 Admitted: 9,483 9,483 2023 Admitted: 9,924 9,924 2024 Admitted: 9,092 9,092 2011 Enrolled: 534 534 2012 Enrolled: 543 543 2013 Enrolled: 628 628 2014 Enrolled: 794 794 2015 Enrolled: 858 858 2016 Enrolled: 1,023 1,023 2017 Enrolled: 962 962 2018 Enrolled: 987 987 2022 Enrolled: 1,197 1,197 2023 Enrolled: 1,210 1,210 2024 Enrolled: 1,022 1,022

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 1120 – 1310
SAT Math Range 570 – 660
SAT RW Range 550 – 650

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: 890 890 2012 25th: 910 910 2013 25th: 900 900 2014 25th: 910 910 2015 25th: 910 910 2016 25th: 930 930 2017 25th: 1030 1030 2018 25th: 1050 1050 2022 25th: 1100 1100 2023 25th: 1110 1110 2024 25th: 1120 1120 2011 75th: 1130 1130 2012 75th: 1150 1150 2013 75th: 1150 1150 2014 75th: 1130 1130 2015 75th: 1170 1170 2016 75th: 1210 1210 2017 75th: 1260 1260 2018 75th: 1290 1290 2022 75th: 1310 1310 2023 75th: 1320 1320 2024 75th: 1310 1310

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: 460 460 2012 25th: 470 470 2013 25th: 460 460 2014 25th: 470 470 2015 25th: 470 470 2016 25th: 490 490 2017 25th: 520 520 2018 25th: 530 530 2022 25th: 550 550 2023 25th: 550 550 2024 25th: 570 570 2011 75th: 590 590 2012 75th: 590 590 2013 75th: 600 600 2014 75th: 590 590 2015 75th: 610 610 2016 75th: 660 660 2017 75th: 650 650 2018 75th: 680 680 2022 75th: 660 660 2023 75th: 670 670 2024 75th: 660 660

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: 430 430 2012 25th: 440 440 2013 25th: 440 440 2014 25th: 440 440 2015 25th: 440 440 2016 25th: 440 440 2017 25th: 510 510 2018 25th: 520 520 2022 25th: 550 550 2023 25th: 560 560 2024 25th: 550 550 2011 75th: 540 540 2012 75th: 560 560 2013 75th: 550 550 2014 75th: 540 540 2015 75th: 560 560 2016 75th: 550 550 2017 75th: 610 610 2018 75th: 610 610 2022 75th: 650 650 2023 75th: 650 650 2024 75th: 650 650

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: 92.0% 92.0% 2012 Submitted: 93.0% 93.0% 2013 Submitted: 87.0% 87.0% 2014 Submitted: 83.0% 83.0% 2015 Submitted: 94.0% 94.0% 2016 Submitted: 90.0% 90.0% 2017 Submitted: 91.0% 91.0% 2018 Submitted: 91.0% 91.0% 2022 Submitted: 30.0% 30.0% 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.