unitid 214652 · Dunmore, PA · public 4-year · suburb (large)
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton
- enrollment 2023
- 992
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
99%
96th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
793
8th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
42%
undergrads on Pell grants
77th pctl among public 4-years
completion
39%
finish within 150% time
36th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$27,862
80th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$17,910
after aid, aided students
83rd pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$63,435
after entry, Title IV students
82nd pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$25,000
91st pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $14,322 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k20%
- 30-48k12%
- 48-75k15%
- 75-110k18%
- 110k+35%
- Median family income
- $61,924
- First-generation students
- 29%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $15,208
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.5× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 33 | $90,902 | $27,000 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 32 | $62,450 | $27,000 |
| Psychology, General. | 18 | $51,142 | $27,000 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 15 | $44,563 | $28,000 |
| Information Science/Studies. | 14 | $92,982 | $26,000 |
| Biology, General. | 11 | $68,771 | $26,000 |
| Business/Corporate Communications. | 9 | $56,837 | $26,000 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | 8 | $90,200 | $27,000 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 5 | $53,721 | $19,500 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | 4 | $49,973 | $26,000 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 4 | $70,075 | $26,000 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 3 | $45,363 | $20,000 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
nearest neighbors in sector
Compare with peers
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill →
- University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg →
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly →
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton →
- University of Pittsburgh-Bradford →
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine →
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango →
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington →
built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.