Basic Information
Type
Public
Geographical Reach
Regional
Population
500,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours
2,293 (15%)
Days Without Precipitation
235 (29%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
626
Men / Women
63% / 37%
From State
85%
From Region
8%
Athletes
16.8%
Racial/Ethnic
White
63%
Hispanic
12%
Black
8%
International
6%
Asian
5%
Mixed
4%
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: 58.2% 58.2%
2012 Men: 58.9% 58.9%
2013 Men: 55.7% 55.7%
2014 Men: 55.2% 55.2%
2015 Men: 56.9% 56.9%
2016 Men: 64.0% 64.0%
2017 Men: 64.5% 64.5%
2018 Men: 62.9% 62.9%
2022 Men: 71.7% 71.7%
2023 Men: 62.6% 62.6%
2024 Men: 59.5% 59.5%
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: 0.8% 0.8%
2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2014 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2011 Asian: 6.9% 6.9%
2012 Asian: 6.9% 6.9%
2013 Asian: 8.4% 8.4%
2014 Asian: 6.1% 6.1%
2015 Asian: 8.0% 8.0%
2016 Asian: 8.2% 8.2%
2017 Asian: 7.0% 7.0%
2018 Asian: 5.4% 5.4%
2022 Asian: 5.9% 5.9%
2023 Asian: 4.6% 4.6%
2024 Asian: 6.0% 6.0%
2011 Black: 4.1% 4.1%
2012 Black: 6.6% 6.6%
2013 Black: 6.8% 6.8%
2014 Black: 6.4% 6.4%
2015 Black: 8.0% 8.0%
2016 Black: 8.8% 8.8%
2017 Black: 9.2% 9.2%
2018 Black: 6.5% 6.5%
2022 Black: 5.9% 5.9%
2023 Black: 6.1% 6.1%
2024 Black: 4.8% 4.8%
2011 Hispanic: 4.9% 4.9%
2012 Hispanic: 5.1% 5.1%
2013 Hispanic: 4.0% 4.0%
2014 Hispanic: 5.5% 5.5%
2015 Hispanic: 4.3% 4.3%
2016 Hispanic: 6.0% 6.0%
2017 Hispanic: 8.9% 8.9%
2018 Hispanic: 8.8% 8.8%
2022 Hispanic: 6.3% 6.3%
2023 Hispanic: 5.7% 5.7%
2024 Hispanic: 7.5% 7.5%
2011 White: 82.9% 82.9%
2012 White: 81.0% 81.0%
2013 White: 80.2% 80.2%
2014 White: 81.5% 81.5%
2015 White: 73.7% 73.7%
2016 White: 69.7% 69.7%
2017 White: 65.7% 65.7%
2018 White: 67.3% 67.3%
2022 White: 55.9% 55.9%
2023 White: 42.1% 42.1%
2024 White: 48.4% 48.4%
2011 International: 0.4% 0.4%
2012 International: 0.4% 0.4%
2013 International: 0.3% 0.3%
2014 International: 0.6% 0.6%
2015 International: 3.0% 3.0%
2016 International: 3.8% 3.8%
2017 International: 4.4% 4.4%
2018 International: 7.5% 7.5%
2022 International: 19.2% 19.2%
2023 International: 37.1% 37.1%
2024 International: 28.2% 28.2%
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: 0.5% 0.5%
2024 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2025 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 Asian: 7.8% 7.8%
2023 Asian: 7.5% 7.5%
2024 Asian: 7.1% 7.1%
2025 Asian: 5.4% 5.4%
2022 Black: 7.8% 7.8%
2023 Black: 8.0% 8.0%
2024 Black: 8.3% 8.3%
2025 Black: 8.3% 8.3%
2022 Hispanic: 9.5% 9.5%
2023 Hispanic: 10.7% 10.7%
2024 Hispanic: 12.2% 12.2%
2025 Hispanic: 12.1% 12.1%
2022 White: 65.0% 65.0%
2023 White: 64.2% 64.2%
2024 White: 61.4% 61.4%
2025 White: 62.9% 62.9%
2022 International: 3.8% 3.8%
2023 International: 4.4% 4.4%
2024 International: 5.7% 5.7%
2025 International: 6.1% 6.1%
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 - York
92
53% / 47%
15%
$64,407
74
95%
Computer and Information Sciences
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
$117,329
99
95%
Information Sciences
6 —
83% / 17%
33%
$94,037
96
97%
Biological and Physical Sciences
— —
—
—
$67,485
78
92%
Biology
9 —
22% / 78%
0%
$69,039
80
94%
Business Communications
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
$58,031
62
96%
General Business
20 —
60% / 40%
30%
$63,762
73
94%
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
12 —
75% / 25%
50%
$71,548
82
98%
English
4 —
50% / 50%
0%
$50,619
42
92%
Human Development and Family Studies
16 —
38% / 62%
0%
$45,474
27
93%
Psychology
13 —
8% / 92%
0%
$52,724
48
92%
Electromechanical Engineering Technology
10 —
100% / 0%
0%
$81,531
90
100%
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
74th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
77%
4-Year Graduation Rate
8%
6-Year Graduation Rate
16%
Transfer-Out Rate
49%
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: 46.9% 46.9%
2012 Graduated: 45.3% 45.3%
2013 Graduated: 49.5% 49.5%
2014 Graduated: 47.3% 47.3%
2015 Graduated: 51.0% 51.0%
2016 Graduated: 49.8% 49.8%
2017 Graduated: 56.8% 56.8%
2018 Graduated: 52.7% 52.7%
2022 Graduated: 10.1% 10.1%
2023 Graduated: 11.4% 11.4%
2024 Graduated: 16.3% 16.3%
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: 48.7% 48.7%
2012 Men: 49.7% 49.7%
2013 Men: 47.4% 47.4%
2014 Men: 46.5% 46.5%
2015 Men: 50.0% 50.0%
2016 Men: 50.0% 50.0%
2017 Men: 53.1% 53.1%
2018 Men: 58.9% 58.9%
2022 Men: 9.3% 9.3%
2023 Men: 8.3% 8.3%
2024 Men: 14.9% 14.9%
2011 Women: 44.2% 44.2%
2012 Women: 38.9% 38.9%
2013 Women: 52.7% 52.7%
2014 Women: 48.3% 48.3%
2015 Women: 52.5% 52.5%
2016 Women: 49.6% 49.6%
2017 Women: 62.2% 62.2%
2018 Women: 45.0% 45.0%
2022 Women: 11.7% 11.7%
2023 Women: 17.2% 17.2%
2024 Women: 18.7% 18.7%
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: 58.8% 58.8%
2012 Asian: 26.3% 26.3%
2013 Asian: 44.4% 44.4%
2014 Asian: 45.0% 45.0%
2015 Asian: 58.3% 58.3%
2016 Asian: 61.5% 61.5%
2017 Asian: 63.2% 63.2%
2018 Asian: 62.5% 62.5%
2022 Asian: 5.9% 5.9%
2023 Asian: 7.7% 7.7%
2024 Asian: 20.0% 20.0%
2011 Black: 50.0% 50.0%
2012 Black: 22.2% 22.2%
2013 Black: 27.3% 27.3%
2014 Black: 47.6% 47.6%
2015 Black: 41.7% 41.7%
2016 Black: 35.7% 35.7%
2017 Black: 44.0% 44.0%
2018 Black: 10.5% 10.5%
2022 Black: 11.8% 11.8%
2023 Black: 11.8% 11.8%
2024 Black: 8.3% 8.3%
2011 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3%
2012 Hispanic: 28.6% 28.6%
2013 Hispanic: 7.7% 7.7%
2014 Hispanic: 55.6% 55.6%
2015 Hispanic: 15.4% 15.4%
2016 Hispanic: 21.1% 21.1%
2017 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2018 Hispanic: 34.6% 34.6%
2022 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2023 Hispanic: 18.8% 18.8%
2024 Hispanic: 21.1% 21.1%
2011 White: 47.3% 47.3%
2012 White: 49.5% 49.5%
2013 White: 54.1% 54.1%
2014 White: 47.2% 47.2%
2015 White: 53.4% 53.4%
2016 White: 51.6% 51.6%
2017 White: 58.4% 58.4%
2018 White: 59.6% 59.6%
2022 White: 13.1% 13.1%
2023 White: 20.3% 20.3%
2024 White: 24.6% 24.6%
2011 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2013 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 International: 44.4% 44.4%
2016 International: 75.0% 75.0%
2017 International: 83.3% 83.3%
2018 International: 68.2% 68.2%
2022 International: 1.8% 1.8%
2023 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 International: 0.0% 0.0%
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
35.9%
33
67% / 33%
36%
$66,420
76
96%
Humanities & Social Sciences
35.9%
33
27% / 73%
0%
$48,954
37
92%
Professional
10.9%
10
100% / 0%
0%
$81,531
90
100%
Life & Natural Sciences
9.8%
9
22% / 78%
0%
$69,039
80
94%
Computer Science
7.6%
7
86% / 14%
29%
$97,364
97
96%
Admissions
Uses Common App
No
Acceptance Rate
92%
Yield (Unbound)
10%
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: 84.4% 84.4%
2012 Acceptance: 78.9% 78.9%
2013 Acceptance: 84.5% 84.5%
2014 Acceptance: 83.3% 83.3%
2015 Acceptance: 85.6% 85.6%
2016 Acceptance: 83.3% 83.3%
2017 Acceptance: 82.5% 82.5%
2018 Acceptance: 85.3% 85.3%
2022 Acceptance: 92.9% 92.9%
2023 Acceptance: 92.2% 92.2%
2024 Acceptance: 97.4% 97.4%
2011 Yield: 29.5% 29.5%
2012 Yield: 29.8% 29.8%
2013 Yield: 26.7% 26.7%
2014 Yield: 26.7% 26.7%
2015 Yield: 26.8% 26.8%
2016 Yield: 30.4% 30.4%
2017 Yield: 23.6% 23.6%
2018 Yield: 26.3% 26.3%
2022 Yield: 10.3% 10.3%
2023 Yield: 10.0% 10.0%
2024 Yield: 10.7% 10.7%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
1,250
2,500
3,750
5,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 1,304 1,304
2012 Applicants: 1,200 1,200
2013 Applicants: 1,329 1,329
2014 Applicants: 1,393 1,393
2015 Applicants: 1,397 1,397
2016 Applicants: 1,196 1,196
2017 Applicants: 1,474 1,474
2018 Applicants: 1,139 1,139
2022 Applicants: 2,005 2,005
2023 Applicants: 2,012 2,012
2024 Applicants: 1,933 1,933
2011 Admitted: 1,101 1,101
2012 Admitted: 947 947
2013 Admitted: 1,123 1,123
2014 Admitted: 1,161 1,161
2015 Admitted: 1,196 1,196
2016 Admitted: 996 996
2017 Admitted: 1,216 1,216
2018 Admitted: 972 972
2022 Admitted: 1,862 1,862
2023 Admitted: 1,855 1,855
2024 Admitted: 1,883 1,883
2011 Enrolled: 325 325
2012 Enrolled: 282 282
2013 Enrolled: 300 300
2014 Enrolled: 310 310
2015 Enrolled: 320 320
2016 Enrolled: 303 303
2017 Enrolled: 287 287
2018 Enrolled: 256 256
2022 Enrolled: 192 192
2023 Enrolled: 185 185
2024 Enrolled: 202 202
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
27%
SAT Range
1050
–
1240
SAT Math Range
520
–
620
SAT RW Range
530
–
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: 860 860
2012 25th: 860 860
2013 25th: 850 850
2014 25th: 890 890
2015 25th: 900 900
2016 25th: 920 920
2017 25th: 1030 1030
2018 25th: 1030 1030
2022 25th: 1090 1090
2023 25th: 1070 1070
2024 25th: 1050 1050
2011 75th: 1100 1100
2012 75th: 1105 1105
2013 75th: 1110 1110
2014 75th: 1150 1150
2015 75th: 1190 1190
2016 75th: 1210 1210
2017 75th: 1280 1280
2018 75th: 1300 1300
2022 75th: 1300 1300
2023 75th: 1270 1270
2024 75th: 1245 1245
SAT Math
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: 430 430
2013 25th: 440 440
2014 25th: 460 460
2015 25th: 470 470
2016 25th: 470 470
2017 25th: 530 530
2018 25th: 520 520
2022 25th: 550 550
2023 25th: 540 540
2024 25th: 520 520
2011 75th: 570 570
2012 75th: 565 565
2013 75th: 570 570
2014 75th: 590 590
2015 75th: 630 630
2016 75th: 630 630
2017 75th: 680 680
2018 75th: 680 680
2022 75th: 650 650
2023 75th: 640 640
2024 75th: 625 625
SAT Reading & Writing
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: 410 410
2014 25th: 430 430
2015 25th: 430 430
2016 25th: 450 450
2017 25th: 500 500
2018 25th: 510 510
2022 25th: 540 540
2023 25th: 530 530
2024 25th: 530 530
2011 75th: 530 530
2012 75th: 540 540
2013 75th: 540 540
2014 75th: 560 560
2015 75th: 560 560
2016 75th: 580 580
2017 75th: 600 600
2018 75th: 620 620
2022 75th: 650 650
2023 75th: 630 630
2024 75th: 620 620
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: 95.0% 95.0%
2013 Submitted: 92.0% 92.0%
2014 Submitted: 83.0% 83.0%
2015 Submitted: 93.0% 93.0%
2016 Submitted: 85.0% 85.0%
2017 Submitted: 92.0% 92.0%
2018 Submitted: 95.0% 95.0%
2022 Submitted: 42.0% 42.0%
2023 Submitted: 36.0% 36.0%
2024 Submitted: 27.0% 27.0%
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.
