Basic Information
Type
Public
Geographical Reach
Regional
Population
1,400,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours
2,021 (3% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation
213 (10% ☔)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
394
Men / Women
67% / 33%
From State
85%
From Region
5%
Athletes
31.7%
Racial/Ethnic
White
77%
Hispanic
8%
Black
7%
Mixed
4%
Asian
3%
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: 57.4% 57.4%
2013 Men: 68.2% 68.2%
2014 Men: 56.8% 56.8%
2015 Men: 58.4% 58.4%
2016 Men: 65.8% 65.8%
2017 Men: 65.2% 65.2%
2018 Men: 62.8% 62.8%
2022 Men: 59.4% 59.4%
2023 Men: 62.1% 62.1%
2024 Men: 64.8% 64.8%
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: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2018 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 Native: 1.2% 1.2%
2011 Asian: 2.1% 2.1%
2012 Asian: 0.5% 0.5%
2013 Asian: 1.0% 1.0%
2014 Asian: 1.6% 1.6%
2015 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2016 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2017 Asian: 1.6% 1.6%
2018 Asian: 2.0% 2.0%
2022 Asian: 1.5% 1.5%
2023 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2024 Asian: 3.1% 3.1%
2011 Black: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 Black: 3.5% 3.5%
2013 Black: 4.4% 4.4%
2014 Black: 1.6% 1.6%
2015 Black: 2.8% 2.8%
2016 Black: 6.7% 6.7%
2017 Black: 6.4% 6.4%
2018 Black: 5.3% 5.3%
2022 Black: 4.6% 4.6%
2023 Black: 1.5% 1.5%
2024 Black: 2.5% 2.5%
2011 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 Hispanic: 1.5% 1.5%
2013 Hispanic: 1.0% 1.0%
2014 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 Hispanic: 1.8% 1.8%
2017 Hispanic: 0.5% 0.5%
2018 Hispanic: 2.0% 2.0%
2022 Hispanic: 3.1% 3.1%
2023 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 Hispanic: 0.6% 0.6%
2011 White: 97.9% 97.9%
2012 White: 94.0% 94.0%
2013 White: 93.6% 93.6%
2014 White: 96.8% 96.8%
2015 White: 94.4% 94.4%
2016 White: 87.9% 87.9%
2017 White: 88.2% 88.2%
2018 White: 85.5% 85.5%
2022 White: 85.1% 85.1%
2023 White: 90.1% 90.1%
2024 White: 83.4% 83.4%
2011 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 International: 0.6% 0.6%
2016 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 International: 2.0% 2.0%
2022 International: 1.5% 1.5%
2023 International: 0.8% 0.8%
2024 International: 0.6% 0.6%
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%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2025 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 Asian: 1.2% 1.2%
2023 Asian: 1.5% 1.5%
2024 Asian: 1.5% 1.5%
2025 Asian: 2.5% 2.5%
2022 Black: 5.1% 5.1%
2023 Black: 7.1% 7.1%
2024 Black: 6.9% 6.9%
2025 Black: 6.9% 6.9%
2022 Hispanic: 6.3% 6.3%
2023 Hispanic: 5.1% 5.1%
2024 Hispanic: 6.7% 6.7%
2025 Hispanic: 8.4% 8.4%
2022 White: 82.8% 82.8%
2023 White: 80.6% 80.6%
2024 White: 78.5% 78.5%
2025 White: 76.6% 76.6%
2022 International: 1.4% 1.4%
2023 International: 1.2% 1.2%
2024 International: 1.2% 1.2%
2025 International: 1.0% 1.0%
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 - New Kensington
49
47% / 53%
2%
$65,815
76
95%
Information Sciences
2 —
100% / 0%
0%
$94,369
96
97%
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
6 —
0% / 100%
0%
$80,503
90
96%
Nursing
— —
—
—
$92,824
96
97%
Nursing Administration
— —
—
—
$92,824
96
97%
General Business
13 —
62% / 38%
0%
$64,103
74
94%
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
$71,930
83
98%
Communication
7 —
14% / 86%
0%
$50,674
44
93%
Psychology
4 —
25% / 75%
0%
$53,087
51
92%
Criminal Justice
9 —
33% / 67%
0%
$56,400
59
95%
Electromechanical Engineering Technology
7 —
100% / 0%
14%
$81,894
90
100%
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
76th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
85%
4-Year Graduation Rate
17%
6-Year Graduation Rate
28%
Transfer-Out Rate
27%
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: 40.0% 40.0%
2012 Graduated: 42.5% 42.5%
2013 Graduated: 53.7% 53.7%
2014 Graduated: 47.9% 47.9%
2015 Graduated: 50.0% 50.0%
2016 Graduated: 49.1% 49.1%
2017 Graduated: 47.1% 47.1%
2018 Graduated: 46.7% 46.7%
2022 Graduated: 28.2% 28.2%
2023 Graduated: 24.4% 24.4%
2024 Graduated: 27.6% 27.6%
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: 41.3% 41.3%
2012 Men: 47.4% 47.4%
2013 Men: 51.4% 51.4%
2014 Men: 46.4% 46.4%
2015 Men: 47.4% 47.4%
2016 Men: 51.5% 51.5%
2017 Men: 49.1% 49.1%
2018 Men: 47.6% 47.6%
2022 Men: 27.7% 27.7%
2023 Men: 16.3% 16.3%
2024 Men: 24.5% 24.5%
2011 Women: 38.4% 38.4%
2012 Women: 35.7% 35.7%
2013 Women: 56.4% 56.4%
2014 Women: 50.0% 50.0%
2015 Women: 54.5% 54.5%
2016 Women: 45.5% 45.5%
2017 Women: 44.4% 44.4%
2018 Women: 44.9% 44.9%
2022 Women: 29.2% 29.2%
2023 Women: 40.0% 40.0%
2024 Women: 32.8% 32.8%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2012 Black: 28.6% 28.6%
2013 Black: 44.4% 44.4%
2014 Black: 33.3% 33.3%
2015 Black: 20.0% 20.0%
2016 Black: 26.7% 26.7%
2017 Black: 41.7% 41.7%
2018 Black: 25.0% 25.0%
2022 Black: 0.0% 0.0%
2023 Black: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 Black: 0.0% 0.0%
2011 White: 40.3% 40.3%
2012 White: 43.1% 43.1%
2013 White: 54.7% 54.7%
2014 White: 48.4% 48.4%
2015 White: 51.8% 51.8%
2016 White: 49.7% 49.7%
2017 White: 47.9% 47.9%
2018 White: 47.7% 47.7%
2022 White: 30.7% 30.7%
2023 White: 23.7% 23.7%
2024 White: 31.6% 31.6%
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
⇅
Professional
32.7%
16
62% / 37%
6%
$67,554
78
97%
Business & Economics
28.6%
14
64% / 36%
0%
$64,662
75
95%
Humanities & Social Sciences
22.4%
11
18% / 82%
0%
$51,551
46
92%
Life & Natural Sciences
12.2%
6
0% / 100%
0%
$80,503
90
96%
Computer Science
4.1%
2
100% / 0%
0%
$94,369
96
97%
Admissions
Uses Common App
No
Acceptance Rate
92%
Yield (Unbound)
22%
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: 85.1% 85.1%
2012 Acceptance: 79.9% 79.9%
2013 Acceptance: 73.8% 73.8%
2014 Acceptance: 81.2% 81.2%
2015 Acceptance: 79.1% 79.1%
2016 Acceptance: 82.6% 82.6%
2017 Acceptance: 76.8% 76.8%
2018 Acceptance: 80.0% 80.0%
2022 Acceptance: 91.4% 91.4%
2023 Acceptance: 93.3% 93.3%
2024 Acceptance: 95.3% 95.3%
2011 Yield: 46.1% 46.1%
2012 Yield: 46.2% 46.2%
2013 Yield: 43.8% 43.8%
2014 Yield: 43.6% 43.6%
2015 Yield: 44.3% 44.3%
2016 Yield: 48.3% 48.3%
2017 Yield: 31.0% 31.0%
2018 Yield: 46.5% 46.5%
2022 Yield: 21.6% 21.6%
2023 Yield: 20.8% 20.8%
2024 Yield: 22.0% 22.0%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
250
500
750
1,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 576 576
2012 Applicants: 528 528
2013 Applicants: 477 477
2014 Applicants: 522 522
2015 Applicants: 508 508
2016 Applicants: 499 499
2017 Applicants: 555 555
2018 Applicants: 441 441
2022 Applicants: 678 678
2023 Applicants: 643 643
2024 Applicants: 595 595
2011 Admitted: 490 490
2012 Admitted: 422 422
2013 Admitted: 352 352
2014 Admitted: 424 424
2015 Admitted: 402 402
2016 Admitted: 412 412
2017 Admitted: 426 426
2018 Admitted: 353 353
2022 Admitted: 620 620
2023 Admitted: 600 600
2024 Admitted: 567 567
2011 Enrolled: 226 226
2012 Enrolled: 195 195
2013 Enrolled: 154 154
2014 Enrolled: 185 185
2015 Enrolled: 178 178
2016 Enrolled: 199 199
2017 Enrolled: 132 132
2018 Enrolled: 164 164
2022 Enrolled: 134 134
2023 Enrolled: 125 125
2024 Enrolled: 125 125
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
1110
–
1260
SAT Math Range
530
–
640
SAT RW Range
580
–
620
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: 860 860
2014 25th: 850 850
2015 25th: 880 880
2016 25th: 925 925
2017 25th: 990 990
2018 25th: 990 990
2022 25th: 1080 1080
2023 25th: 1030 1030
2024 25th: 1110 1110
2011 75th: 1100 1100
2012 75th: 1050 1050
2013 75th: 1120 1120
2014 75th: 1100 1100
2015 75th: 1080 1080
2016 75th: 1130 1130
2017 75th: 1180 1180
2018 75th: 1190 1190
2022 75th: 1210 1210
2023 75th: 1270 1270
2024 75th: 1265 1265
SAT Math
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: 440 440
2016 25th: 470 470
2017 25th: 500 500
2018 25th: 490 490
2022 25th: 540 540
2023 25th: 530 530
2024 25th: 530 530
2011 75th: 560 560
2012 75th: 540 540
2013 75th: 570 570
2014 75th: 560 560
2015 75th: 550 550
2016 75th: 570 570
2017 75th: 600 600
2018 75th: 600 600
2022 75th: 610 610
2023 75th: 630 630
2024 75th: 640 640
SAT Reading & Writing
400
500
600
700
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 410 410
2012 25th: 400 400
2013 25th: 430 430
2014 25th: 430 430
2015 25th: 440 440
2016 25th: 455 455
2017 25th: 490 490
2018 25th: 500 500
2022 25th: 540 540
2023 25th: 500 500
2024 25th: 580 580
2011 75th: 540 540
2012 75th: 510 510
2013 75th: 550 550
2014 75th: 540 540
2015 75th: 530 530
2016 75th: 560 560
2017 75th: 580 580
2018 75th: 590 590
2022 75th: 600 600
2023 75th: 640 640
2024 75th: 625 625
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: 94.0% 94.0%
2012 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0%
2013 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0%
2014 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0%
2015 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0%
2016 Submitted: 61.0% 61.0%
2017 Submitted: 91.0% 91.0%
2018 Submitted: 86.0% 86.0%
2022 Submitted: 26.0% 26.0%
2023 Submitted: 24.0% 24.0%
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.
