unitid 214704 · Reading, PA · public 4-year · suburb (large)
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks
- enrollment 2023
- 2,306
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
99%
96th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
1,872
24th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
29%
undergrads on Pell grants
40th pctl among public 4-years
completion
32%
finish within 150% time
21st pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$32,242
92nd pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$24,356
after aid, aided students
98th 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 $16,429 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
- $15,972
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business/Commerce, General. | 48 | $62,450 | $27,000 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | 42 | $90,200 | $27,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 29 | $87,152 | $26,000 |
| Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians. | 26 | — | $27,000 |
| Psychology, General. | 24 | $51,142 | $27,000 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 22 | $43,968 | $18,000 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 21 | $66,816 | $26,178 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 20 | $53,634 | $26,263 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 20 | $59,703 | $27,000 |
| Biology, General. | 19 | $68,771 | $26,000 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 16 | $50,801 | $27,000 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | 14 | — | $27,000 |
— 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 Brandywine →
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg →
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College →
- Colorado State University Pueblo →
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona →
- University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg →
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto →
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington →
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.