Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg Overview

Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg is a public institution located in Middletown, Pennsylvania. The suburban atmosphere of Middletown 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 - Harrisburg Known For?

• The highest award offered at Penn State Harrisburg is the doctor's degree.
• During a recent academic cycle, 62% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Penn State Harrisburg bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $63,435 a year. That's about 55% more than their peers at other schools.

Where Is Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg?

Contact details for Penn State Harrisburg are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	777 West Harrisburg Pike, Middletown, PA 17057-4846
Phone:	717-948-6250
Website:	harrisburg.psu.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/pages/Penn-State-Harrisburg/335939599276?v=wall&filter=1
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/PSUHarrisburg

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Admission Requirements for Penn State Harrisburg

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Penn State Harrisburg?

Penn State Harrisburg has the high acceptance rate of 96%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 53% of accepted students are men and 46% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 95%, and the acceptance rate for women is 96%.

Average Test Scores

About 28% of students accepted to Penn State Harrisburg submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 650. Math scores were between 550 and 660.

Penn State Harrisburg received ACT scores from 2% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 23 and 29. Math scores were between 22 and 0. Composite scores were between 24 and 28.

Can I Afford Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg?

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Penn State Harrisburg, approximately 44% of students took out student loans averaging $10,662 a year. That adds up to $42,648 over four years for those students.

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Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Mechanical Engineering	0	0	0	78	0	4	0	82
Civil Engineering	0	0	0	72	0	2	0	74
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	0	0	15	0	51	0	66
Computer Information Systems	0	0	0	47	0	12	0	59
Nursing	0	0	0	54	0	0	0	54
Electrical Engineering	0	0	0	47	0	3	0	50
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	0	25	1	22	1	49
Information Science	0	0	0	40	0	8	0	48
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	3	0	27	0	11	0	41
Finance & Financial Management	0	0	0	38	0	0	0	38
General Biology	0	0	0	37	0	0	0	37
General Psychology	0	0	0	35	0	0	0	35
Health & Physical Education	0	0	0	27	0	0	0	27
Marketing	0	0	0	25	0	0	0	25
Business Administration & Management	0	0	0	24	0	0	0	24
Information Technology	2	0	9	12	0	0	0	23
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	0	0	0	23	0	23
Accounting	0	0	0	21	0	0	0	21
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	0	17	0	3	0	20
Human Development & Family Studies	1	0	0	14	0	0	0	15
Public Administration	0	0	0	0	7	6	2	15
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	14
Human Resource Management	0	0	0	4	0	9	0	13
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	0	4	0	8	0	12
Biological & Physical Science	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	12
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	0	5	0	6	0	11
Sociology	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	10
Area Studies	0	0	0	3	0	3	3	9
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	8
General English Literature	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	7
Political Science & Government	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	6
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	5
Applied Mathematics	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	5
Public Policy	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	4
Management Information Systems	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Computer Engineering	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
Other Business, Management & Marketing	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
General Business/Commerce	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Public Relations & Advertising	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Environmental Engineering	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Museum Studies	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Economics	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Special Education	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Environmental Control Technology	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Engineering Science	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Engineering	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ethnic Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Geological & Earth Sciences	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Homeland Security	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	6	6	9	729	10	187	6	953

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.