Mid AtlanticUrbanPublic4-yearBusiness & Marketing

Pennsylvania State University World Campus

Accessible admissions with broad enrollment.

University Park, PA7,945 students
Acceptance Rate
91%
less selective
Median SAT
1,198
Middle 50%: 1090–1335
Net Price After Aid
$20.8k
Sticker $15.2k
Graduation Rate
34%
6-year, full-time

Pennsylvania State University World Campus is a public institution in University Park, PA with an acceptance rate of 91% and 7,945 students. The middle 50% of admitted students score 1090–1335 on the SAT. The average net price after financial aid is $20,826 per year.

About Pennsylvania State University World Campus

A public 4-year urban university in University Park, PA.

Pennsylvania State University World Campus campus
Campus · University Park

Pennsylvania State University World Campus is a college in University Park, PA. It enrolls roughly 7,945 students. The most recent acceptance rate is 91%. Admitted students typically score between 1090 and 1335 on the SAT.

Mid AtlanticUrbanPublic4-yearBusiness & Marketing
Acceptance Rate
91%
Less Selective
Total Enrollment
7,945
Medium
Retention
66%
First-years returning
Graduation Rate
34%
6-year, full-time

Your chances at this school

What admitted students look like here. Sign in to see how your own profile compares.

Acceptance Rate
91%
91 of every 100 applicants admitted
Your Chances
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Admitted Student GPA
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Accessible admissions with broad enrollment.

What strengthens an application here

  1. SAT scores of 1090 to 1335
    The middle half of admitted students scored in this range. A score in the upper part of it strengthens an application.
  2. Depth in one or two activities
    Sustained commitment, a leadership role, or a result in a few activities says more than a long list of memberships.

Your chances estimate is based on your academic profile and activities — it is a guide, not a guarantee of admission. Decisions weigh essays, recommendations, and fit factors that aren't in the data.

Admissions

What it actually takes to get into Pennsylvania State University World Campus. Test scores, GPA, application requirements, and deadlines.

Admitted student profile

Range shown is the middle 50%.

SAT
composite, 1600 scale
1,1001,340
1,198
average
ACT
composite, 36 scale
1830
—
GPA
weighted, 4.5 max
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This school doesn't require test scores, so these ranges reflect only students who chose to submit — applicants who submit tend to have higher scores. The real admitted range likely runs lower. Don't rule yourself out on scores alone.

Application requirements

  • Test-optional

Cost & financial aid

Published costs can be misleading. Here's what families actually pay at Pennsylvania State University World Campus after grants and scholarships.

Sticker price
—
Tuition $15,204
Average net price after aid
$20,826
After grants and scholarships

Net price by family income

Average amount paid out of pocket — tuition, fees, and room & board minus all grant aid.

$0 – $30,000
$18,032
$30,001 – $48,000
$20,397
$48,001 – $75,000
$20,910
$75,001 – $110,000
$25,494
$110,001 +
$25,449

Net price represents the average cost after grants and scholarships for students receiving federal financial aid.

Pell Grant Recipients
31%
Need-based federal grant
Take Federal Loans
41%
Avg loan $19,500 / year
Avg Grant Aid
—
Per receiving student / year

Academics & majors

Where students at Pennsylvania State University World Campus concentrate, and how the classroom experience scales.

Student : Faculty
16:1
Class-size proxy
Primary Focus
Business & Marketing
29% of degrees awarded
Retention
66%
First-years returning
A breakdown of the top majors by share of degrees awarded ships once we finish backfilling per-school program data.

Student body

Who attends Pennsylvania State University World Campus. Enrollment, diversity, and where students come from.

Race & ethnicity

  • White70%
  • Asian5%
  • Hispanic13%
  • Black9%
  • International3%

Gender

  • Female52%
  • Male48%
International
3%
Of total enrollment
Live on Campus
—
Undergraduate residential rate
Total Enrollment
7,945

Outcomes after graduation

What Pennsylvania State University World Campus graduates do next — and what they earn.

Median Earnings
$63.4k
10 years after enrollment
Employed at 2 yrs
—
Working or in grad school
Pursue Grad School
—
Within 5 years
Graduation Rate
34%
6-year, full-time

Is it worth it?

Earnings, debt, and price side by side — context for the cost-vs-payoff question, not a ranking.

Median earnings
$63.4k
10 yrs after entry
Typical debt
$19.5k
median, borrowers only
Avg. net price
$20.8k/yr
after aid
  • These numbers reflect who enrolls, not the value the school adds. A college's earnings can look high simply because it admits wealthier, higher-scoring students — not because of what happens there.
  • Earnings vary far more by major and career path than by school. A school-wide median blends engineers and artists into one number that may match no real student.
  • Federal earnings and debt figures cover only students who received federal aid, so they leave out full-pay students and can skew the picture.
  • Net price is an average across aided students and debt is the median for borrowers only — many students borrow nothing. Your actual cost depends on your own aid package.

What this means

$63k is near the national bachelor's-graduate median at the 10-year mark, and a 34% graduation rate is below the national average.

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