College · Public · Sharon, PA · Town
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango
Sharon, PA
Admit rate92%
6-yr median pay$56k
Net price / yr$18k
Undergrad size256
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $18k/yr for a shot at a $56k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 92% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.
If you get in
256 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.
Where you live
Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $27k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $18k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$107k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$72k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$35k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.3x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $14.0k
- Tuition · out-of-state
- $23.6k
- Books & supplies
- $1,200
How students pay for it.
Pell grants39%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans44%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$25k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention60%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr42%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$56k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$63k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out15%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- Town
- Control
- Public
- Undergrad size
- 256
- Location
- Sharon, PA
- Region
- Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
- Accreditor
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education
- Also known as
- Penn State
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White77%
- Black11%
- Hispanic5%
- Two or more races5%
- Asian1%
First-gen students29%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time20%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$62k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 9
What you can study.