Penn State Main Campus“University Park”

By, Daphne Deneese Williams

Location of CampusMain Address is

201 Old Main University Park, PA

Cost of books and supplies

Room and board:$7,400,$1,800,$8,118

Books and supplies:$1,040,$1,040,$1,040

Estimated personal expenses:$2,016,$1,854,$3,006

Transportation expense:$378,$990,$990

Sports

aikido, ballroom dance, billiards, chess, cycling, floor hockey, fly fishing, gaming, juggling, jung sim do martial arts, karate, korean karate, longboarding, martial arts, divers scuba, caving, outing, paintball, quantum jujitsu, roller hockey, shotokan karate-do, snowboard, skating, surf, swing dance, tae kwon do, ultimate frisbee, water ski, crew, figure skating

Also, Penn State has division 1 sports teams

Number of Undergraduates

Degree-seeking undergrads: 33,672

Ratio of males to females

46% Women 54% Men

Percent applicants admitted: 62% Percent of students who return for sophomore

year: 93%

Admission Requirements

SAT Reasoning or ACT Required (ACT writing optional)

Very important admission factors: Standardized Test Scores Academic GPA Important admission factors: Rigor of secondary school record

Test Scores

SAT Reasoning Verbal:530 – 630

SAT Reasoning Math:570 - 670

570 - 670

Tuition Living on-campus, in

state $12,164, out of state $22,712

Living at home, in state $12,164, out of state $22,712

Commuting, not living at home, in state $12,164, out of state $22,712

Deadlines

Regular application deadline: No closing date

Priority application deadline: 30-NOV

Rolling notification beginning: 01-NOV

College will notify student by: Not reported

Student must reply to acceptance by: 01-MAY

Deadline for housing deposit: 01-MAY

Early decision

Early decision deadline: Not reported

College will notify student of early decision by: Not reported

Early action deadline: Not reported

College will notify student of early action by: Not reported

Most popular majors For Associate Degrees Health Professions: 44% Liberal Arts: 36% Family and Consumer Sciences: 6% For Bachelor's Degrees Business/Marketing: 21% Engineering: 13% Communications/Journalism: 10% Education: 6% Computer and Information Sciences:

5% Health Professions: 5% Psychology: 5% Social Sciences: 5%

Facts

The student to teacher ratio is 33 to 1

72% In-state students 28% Out-of-state

students Suburban setting Large town (10,000 -

49,999) Residential campus

Facts

First-time degree-seeking freshmen: 6,496 Graduate enrollment: 6,072 27% had h.s. GPA of 3.75 and higher 31% had h.s. GPA between 3.5 and 3.74 28% had h.s. GPA between 3.25 and 3.49 10% had h.s. GPA between 3.0 and 3.24 3% had h.s. GPA between 2.5 and 2.99 1% had h.s. GPA between 2.0 and 2.49