US News 2025 Ranking
63
Location
State College, PA
Location Type
School Type
Public
Academic Calendar
Semester
Undergrad Population (2022)
41,745
Test Policy
Test Optional
CCIHE Research Rating
R1 Doctoral: Very High Research Activity
Freshman Acceptance Rate
55.21%
Transfer Acceptance Rate
56.72%
App Fee (domestic)
$65.00
App Fee (intl)
Application Systems
Decision Types
EASpring RDRolling
In-State Cost of Attendance
$19,835.00
Out-of-State Cost of Attendance
$38,651.00
ACT 25th-75th
26-31
SAT 25th-75th
1220-1380
Tags
Latest Common Dataset (CDS)
Last Updated
September 21, 2023
App fee (transfers)
9/21/2023 - @Untitled
I was unable to find an acceptance rate for Penn State’s class of 2027, so I’ve used their 2026 rate instead (via their CDS).
9/21/2023 - @Untitled
Penn State’s deadlines are all rolling-based: its EA deadline is more-so a “deadline of last resort”, where any student submitting an application for their upcoming fall class before the deadline (Nov 1 as of Sep. 2023) will be considered to be an “EA” applicant.