Pennsylvania State University - Brandywine Overview

Pennsylvania State University - Brandywine is a public institution situated in Media, Pennsylvania. The suburban atmosphere of Media makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

What Is Pennsylvania State University - Brandywine Known For?

• The student loan default rate at Penn State Brandywine is 5%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• The highest award offered at Penn State Brandywine is the bachelor's degree.
• For the 2017-2018 academic year, 51% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Penn State Brandywine with a bachelor's degree make about $50,100 a year. That's 23% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Pennsylvania State University - Brandywine Rankings

Penn State Brandywine landed the #461 spot in our 2021 ranking of best colleges. We analyzed 2,320 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Penn State Brandywine.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#19	Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#23	Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#33	Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#86	Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#86	Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Penn State Brandywine has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#3	Highest Paid Information Technology Graduates	College Factual
#33	Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Computer Science Degree
#68	Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges for Veterans	College Factual

Where Is Pennsylvania State University - Brandywine?

Contact details for Penn State Brandywine are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	25 Yearsley Mill Road, Media, PA 19063-5522
Phone:	610-892-1200
Website:	brandywine.psu.edu/
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/pennstatebrandywine?ref=mf
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/PSUBrandywine

How Do I Get Into Penn State Brandywine?

You can apply to Penn State Brandywine online at: admissions.psu.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for Penn State Brandywine

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Penn State Brandywine?

Penn State Brandywine has the high acceptance rate of 87%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 56% of accepted students are men and 44% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 88%, and the acceptance rate for women is 86%.

Average Test Scores

About 81% of students accepted to Penn State Brandywine submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 470 and 590. Math scores were between 480 and 610.

Penn State Brandywine received ACT scores from 11% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 26. Math scores were between 18 and 27. Composite scores were between 19 and 27.

Can I Afford Pennsylvania State University - Brandywine?

The overall average net price of Penn State Brandywine is $34,408. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Penn State Brandywine, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $6,650 a year. That adds up to $26,600 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Penn State Brandywine is 4.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Pennsylvania State University - Brandywine Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,351 undergraduate students at Penn State Brandywine, with 1,208 being full-time and 143 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,208 full-time undergraduates at Penn State Brandywine, 60% are male and 40% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Pennsylvania State University - Brandywine students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	149
Black or African American	179
Hispanic or Latino	86
White	691
International Students	35
Other Races/Ethnicities	68

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Pennsylvania State University - Brandywine. At this time, 8 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 147 countries are represented at Penn State Brandywine. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Pennsylvania State University - Brandywine

In 2017-2018, 298 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Penn State Brandywine has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Penn State Brandywine

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Pennsylvania State University - Brandywine was 16.5%. This is the #1,016 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Penn State Brandywine regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Pennsylvania State University - Brandywine Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Business/Commerce	0	2	0	43	45
General Psychology	0	0	0	40	40
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	0	35	35
Human Development & Family Studies	4	0	0	23	27
Information Science	0	0	0	23	23
General Engineering	0	0	0	5	5
General English Literature	0	0	0	5	5
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	2	0	3	5
General Biology	0	0	0	4	4
Information Technology	0	0	1	1	2
History	0	0	0	2	2
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	1	0	1	2
Management Information Systems	1	0	0	0	1
Journalism	0	0	0	1	1
Area Studies	0	0	0	1	1
Agricultural Economics & Business	0	0	0	0	0
Business Administration & Management	0	0	0	0	0
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	0	0	0
Writing Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Romance Languages	0	0	0	0	0
Biological & Physical Science	0	0	0	0	0
Health & Physical Education	0	0	0	0	0
Philosophy	0	0	0	0	0
Geological & Earth Sciences	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	5	5	1	187	198

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.