unitid 214801 · Abington, PA · public 4-year · suburb (large)
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington
- enrollment 2023
- 3,437
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
97%
90th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
2,877
35th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
39%
undergrads on Pell grants
69th pctl among public 4-years
completion
20%
finish within 150% time
5th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$28,795
84th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$18,071
after aid, aided students
84th 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 $13,629 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
- $15,268
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. | 59 | $62,450 | $27,000 |
| Information Science/Studies. | 51 | $92,982 | $26,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 46 | $55,232 | $26,000 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. | 41 | $42,393 | $27,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 35 | $87,152 | $26,000 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | 33 | $105,563 | $25,375 |
| Biology, General. | 31 | $68,771 | $26,000 |
| Computer Science. | 29 | $114,896 | $28,000 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 28 | $50,801 | $27,000 |
| Business/Corporate Communications. | 24 | $56,837 | $26,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 22 | $53,634 | $26,263 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences. | 16 | $66,382 | $26,000 |
— 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 Altoona →
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine →
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg →
- Texas A&M University-Victoria →
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley →
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks →
- Ohio State University-Newark Campus →
- Miami University-Hamilton →
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.