Basic Information
Type
Public
Geographical Reach
Regional
Population
700,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours
2,293 (15%)
Days Without Precipitation
235 (26%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
843
Men / Women
60% / 40%
From State
90%
From Region
7%
Athletes
10.5%
Racial/Ethnic
White
49%
Hispanic
22%
Asian
13%
Black
7%
Mixed
4%
International
1%
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: 60.6% 60.6%
2012 Men: 59.6% 59.6%
2013 Men: 64.9% 64.9%
2014 Men: 59.5% 59.5%
2015 Men: 55.8% 55.8%
2016 Men: 71.9% 71.9%
2017 Men: 60.7% 60.7%
2018 Men: 59.1% 59.1%
2022 Men: 65.3% 65.3%
2023 Men: 59.6% 59.6%
2024 Men: 58.1% 58.1%
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: 0.5% 0.5%
2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2023 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2024 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2011 Asian: 8.2% 8.2%
2012 Asian: 6.0% 6.0%
2013 Asian: 10.0% 10.0%
2014 Asian: 9.9% 9.9%
2015 Asian: 13.7% 13.7%
2016 Asian: 6.9% 6.9%
2017 Asian: 10.7% 10.7%
2018 Asian: 12.7% 12.7%
2022 Asian: 11.6% 11.6%
2023 Asian: 10.7% 10.7%
2024 Asian: 13.5% 13.5%
2011 Black: 4.1% 4.1%
2012 Black: 3.5% 3.5%
2013 Black: 4.6% 4.6%
2014 Black: 4.7% 4.7%
2015 Black: 2.7% 2.7%
2016 Black: 3.3% 3.3%
2017 Black: 5.5% 5.5%
2018 Black: 5.0% 5.0%
2022 Black: 4.4% 4.4%
2023 Black: 5.0% 5.0%
2024 Black: 4.8% 4.8%
2011 Hispanic: 8.9% 8.9%
2012 Hispanic: 8.0% 8.0%
2013 Hispanic: 11.7% 11.7%
2014 Hispanic: 9.4% 9.4%
2015 Hispanic: 16.4% 16.4%
2016 Hispanic: 14.6% 14.6%
2017 Hispanic: 15.4% 15.4%
2018 Hispanic: 21.3% 21.3%
2022 Hispanic: 14.7% 14.7%
2023 Hispanic: 16.1% 16.1%
2024 Hispanic: 16.1% 16.1%
2011 White: 77.4% 77.4%
2012 White: 81.4% 81.4%
2013 White: 72.8% 72.8%
2014 White: 75.6% 75.6%
2015 White: 64.6% 64.6%
2016 White: 71.2% 71.2%
2017 White: 63.2% 63.2%
2018 White: 57.9% 57.9%
2022 White: 59.6% 59.6%
2023 White: 54.5% 54.5%
2024 White: 58.7% 58.7%
2011 International: 1.4% 1.4%
2012 International: 0.5% 0.5%
2013 International: 0.8% 0.8%
2014 International: 0.5% 0.5%
2015 International: 0.4% 0.4%
2016 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 International: 0.8% 0.8%
2018 International: 0.5% 0.5%
2022 International: 2.7% 2.7%
2023 International: 6.2% 6.2%
2024 International: 3.0% 3.0%
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%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2022 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2025 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2022 Asian: 11.1% 11.1%
2023 Asian: 11.8% 11.8%
2024 Asian: 12.0% 12.0%
2025 Asian: 12.9% 12.9%
2022 Black: 7.5% 7.5%
2023 Black: 6.9% 6.9%
2024 Black: 7.9% 7.9%
2025 Black: 7.4% 7.4%
2022 Hispanic: 21.4% 21.4%
2023 Hispanic: 21.8% 21.8%
2024 Hispanic: 21.4% 21.4%
2025 Hispanic: 21.6% 21.6%
2022 White: 52.8% 52.8%
2023 White: 50.8% 50.8%
2024 White: 51.6% 51.6%
2025 White: 49.5% 49.5%
2022 International: 1.6% 1.6%
2023 International: 2.4% 2.4%
2024 International: 1.0% 1.0%
2025 International: 1.4% 1.4%
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 - Lehigh Valley
114
54% / 46%
3%
$69,913
81
95%
Computer and Information Sciences
9 —
100% / 0%
0%
$116,110
99
95%
Information Sciences
10 —
90% / 10%
0%
$93,060
96
97%
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
10 —
10% / 90%
0%
$80,004
89
95%
Health Policy and Administration
7 —
43% / 57%
0%
$74,085
84
93%
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
2 —
0% / 100%
0%
$50,971
43
96%
Business Communications
3 —
67% / 33%
0%
$57,124
59
96%
Finance
— —
—
—
$106,096
98
—
General Business
32 —
69% / 31%
6%
$62,766
71
94%
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
14 —
79% / 21%
7%
$70,429
81
98%
Letters, Arts, and Sciences
— —
—
—
$54,066
52
—
Psychology
24 —
8% / 92%
0%
$51,667
45
92%
Arts and Entertainment Industries Management
— —
—
—
$41,113
16
—
Criminal Justice
3 —
100% / 0%
0%
$56,029
57
—
Financial
In-State Tuition & Fees
$15,977
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees
$27,013
Est. In-State Cost
$20,668
Est. Out-of-State Cost
$34,944
ROI Percentile
81th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
83%
4-Year Graduation Rate
10%
6-Year Graduation Rate
18%
Transfer-Out Rate
44%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 46.6% 46.6%
2012 Graduated: 46.2% 46.2%
2013 Graduated: 54.8% 54.8%
2014 Graduated: 54.0% 54.0%
2015 Graduated: 50.0% 50.0%
2016 Graduated: 57.3% 57.3%
2017 Graduated: 54.5% 54.5%
2018 Graduated: 62.9% 62.9%
2022 Graduated: 12.4% 12.4%
2023 Graduated: 17.4% 17.4%
2024 Graduated: 17.8% 17.8%
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%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 44.7% 44.7%
2012 Men: 48.8% 48.8%
2013 Men: 58.6% 58.6%
2014 Men: 52.7% 52.7%
2015 Men: 47.0% 47.0%
2016 Men: 52.4% 52.4%
2017 Men: 53.0% 53.0%
2018 Men: 63.6% 63.6%
2022 Men: 10.6% 10.6%
2023 Men: 9.5% 9.5%
2024 Men: 12.5% 12.5%
2011 Women: 50.0% 50.0%
2012 Women: 42.1% 42.1%
2013 Women: 48.3% 48.3%
2014 Women: 56.7% 56.7%
2015 Women: 54.3% 54.3%
2016 Women: 64.5% 64.5%
2017 Women: 56.9% 56.9%
2018 Women: 61.5% 61.5%
2022 Women: 17.2% 17.2%
2023 Women: 29.5% 29.5%
2024 Women: 25.5% 25.5%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Asian: 50.0% 50.0%
2012 Asian: 50.0% 50.0%
2013 Asian: 70.8% 70.8%
2014 Asian: 52.4% 52.4%
2015 Asian: 54.8% 54.8%
2016 Asian: 63.2% 63.2%
2017 Asian: 70.4% 70.4%
2018 Asian: 78.6% 78.6%
2022 Asian: 15.4% 15.4%
2023 Asian: 23.1% 23.1%
2024 Asian: 9.7% 9.7%
2011 Black: 33.3% 33.3%
2012 Black: 42.9% 42.9%
2013 Black: 54.5% 54.5%
2014 Black: 20.0% 20.0%
2015 Black: 66.7% 66.7%
2016 Black: 33.3% 33.3%
2017 Black: 35.7% 35.7%
2018 Black: 45.5% 45.5%
2022 Black: 0.0% 0.0%
2023 Black: 41.7% 41.7%
2024 Black: 27.3% 27.3%
2011 Hispanic: 38.5% 38.5%
2012 Hispanic: 12.5% 12.5%
2013 Hispanic: 42.9% 42.9%
2014 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0%
2015 Hispanic: 45.9% 45.9%
2016 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2017 Hispanic: 46.2% 46.2%
2018 Hispanic: 57.4% 57.4%
2022 Hispanic: 12.1% 12.1%
2023 Hispanic: 23.1% 23.1%
2024 Hispanic: 29.7% 29.7%
2011 White: 47.8% 47.8%
2012 White: 49.4% 49.4%
2013 White: 54.0% 54.0%
2014 White: 57.8% 57.8%
2015 White: 50.7% 50.7%
2016 White: 60.5% 60.5%
2017 White: 55.0% 55.0%
2018 White: 63.3% 63.3%
2022 White: 12.7% 12.7%
2023 White: 15.2% 15.2%
2024 White: 16.3% 16.3%
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
43.0%
49
71% / 29%
6%
$64,610
74
96%
Humanities & Social Sciences
21.1%
24
8% / 92%
0%
$51,667
45
92%
Computer Science
16.7%
19
95% / 5%
0%
$103,978
98
96%
Life & Natural Sciences
8.8%
10
10% / 90%
0%
$80,004
89
95%
Health Sciences
7.9%
9
33% / 67%
0%
$68,949
79
94%
Professional
2.6%
3
100% / 0%
0%
$56,029
57
—
Admissions
Uses Common App
No
Acceptance Rate
92%
Yield (Unbound)
14%
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: 87.4% 87.4%
2012 Acceptance: 87.4% 87.4%
2013 Acceptance: 85.5% 85.5%
2014 Acceptance: 85.1% 85.1%
2015 Acceptance: 86.4% 86.4%
2016 Acceptance: 86.6% 86.6%
2017 Acceptance: 85.3% 85.3%
2018 Acceptance: 85.4% 85.4%
2022 Acceptance: 94.1% 94.1%
2023 Acceptance: 94.2% 94.2%
2024 Acceptance: 97.4% 97.4%
2011 Yield: 36.2% 36.2%
2012 Yield: 31.3% 31.3%
2013 Yield: 29.0% 29.0%
2014 Yield: 28.5% 28.5%
2015 Yield: 28.6% 28.6%
2016 Yield: 27.2% 27.2%
2017 Yield: 22.9% 22.9%
2018 Yield: 26.0% 26.0%
2022 Yield: 15.7% 15.7%
2023 Yield: 16.3% 16.3%
2024 Yield: 14.0% 14.0%
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: 881 881
2012 Applicants: 951 951
2013 Applicants: 909 909
2014 Applicants: 887 887
2015 Applicants: 843 843
2016 Applicants: 966 966
2017 Applicants: 1,262 1,262
2018 Applicants: 1,045 1,045
2022 Applicants: 1,806 1,806
2023 Applicants: 1,848 1,848
2024 Applicants: 1,827 1,827
2011 Admitted: 770 770
2012 Admitted: 831 831
2013 Admitted: 777 777
2014 Admitted: 755 755
2015 Admitted: 728 728
2016 Admitted: 837 837
2017 Admitted: 1,077 1,077
2018 Admitted: 892 892
2022 Admitted: 1,699 1,699
2023 Admitted: 1,741 1,741
2024 Admitted: 1,779 1,779
2011 Enrolled: 279 279
2012 Enrolled: 260 260
2013 Enrolled: 225 225
2014 Enrolled: 215 215
2015 Enrolled: 208 208
2016 Enrolled: 228 228
2017 Enrolled: 247 247
2018 Enrolled: 232 232
2022 Enrolled: 267 267
2023 Enrolled: 283 283
2024 Enrolled: 249 249
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
23%
SAT Range
1130
–
1320
SAT Math Range
550
–
660
SAT RW Range
580
–
660
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: 860 860
2012 25th: 860 860
2013 25th: 880 880
2014 25th: 860 860
2015 25th: 890 890
2016 25th: 900 900
2017 25th: 980 980
2018 25th: 1010 1010
2022 25th: 1100 1100
2023 25th: 1140 1140
2024 25th: 1130 1130
2011 75th: 1120 1120
2012 75th: 1100 1100
2013 75th: 1120 1120
2014 75th: 1145 1145
2015 75th: 1140 1140
2016 75th: 1180 1180
2017 75th: 1220 1220
2018 75th: 1200 1200
2022 75th: 1290 1290
2023 75th: 1315 1315
2024 75th: 1320 1320
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: 440 440
2013 25th: 450 450
2014 25th: 430 430
2015 25th: 450 450
2016 25th: 470 470
2017 25th: 490 490
2018 25th: 510 510
2022 25th: 560 560
2023 25th: 565 565
2024 25th: 550 550
2011 75th: 570 570
2012 75th: 560 560
2013 75th: 570 570
2014 75th: 590 590
2015 75th: 580 580
2016 75th: 600 600
2017 75th: 620 620
2018 75th: 600 600
2022 75th: 650 650
2023 75th: 655 655
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: 430 430
2012 25th: 420 420
2013 25th: 430 430
2014 25th: 430 430
2015 25th: 440 440
2016 25th: 430 430
2017 25th: 490 490
2018 25th: 500 500
2022 25th: 540 540
2023 25th: 575 575
2024 25th: 580 580
2011 75th: 550 550
2012 75th: 540 540
2013 75th: 550 550
2014 75th: 555 555
2015 75th: 560 560
2016 75th: 580 580
2017 75th: 600 600
2018 75th: 600 600
2022 75th: 640 640
2023 75th: 660 660
2024 75th: 660 660
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: 98.0% 98.0%
2012 Submitted: 95.0% 95.0%
2013 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0%
2014 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0%
2015 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0%
2016 Submitted: 86.0% 86.0%
2017 Submitted: 93.0% 93.0%
2018 Submitted: 93.0% 93.0%
2022 Submitted: 32.0% 32.0%
2023 Submitted: 31.0% 31.0%
2024 Submitted: 23.0% 23.0%
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.
