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Pennsylvania State University - Schuylkill

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 120,000
United States map with state borders, rivers, lakes, and Alaska and Hawaii insets
Schuylkill Haven, PA

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,293 (15%)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (28%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 595
Men / Women 38% / 62%
From State 84%
From Region 11%
Athletes 144 (24.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 67%
Hispanic 13%
Black 12%
Asian 3%
Mixed 2%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Men in the Entering Class

0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Men: 43.4% 43.4% 2012 Men: 40.6% 40.6% 2013 Men: 38.3% 38.3% 2014 Men: 38.9% 38.9% 2015 Men: 42.5% 42.5% 2016 Men: 47.5% 47.5% 2017 Men: 42.3% 42.3% 2018 Men: 47.8% 47.8% 2022 Men: 36.3% 36.3% 2023 Men: 32.8% 32.8% 2024 Men: 38.3% 38.3% 2025 Men: 39.8% 39.8%

Men as a share of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2012 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2018 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2023 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2024 Native: 1.2% 1.2% 2025 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2011 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2012 Asian: 2.9% 2.9% 2013 Asian: 2.3% 2.3% 2014 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2015 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2016 Asian: 2.5% 2.5% 2017 Asian: 2.9% 2.9% 2018 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2022 Asian: 3.6% 3.6% 2023 Asian: 3.3% 3.3% 2024 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2025 Asian: 4.1% 4.1% 2011 Black: 42.8% 42.8% 2012 Black: 42.6% 42.6% 2013 Black: 30.9% 30.9% 2014 Black: 24.3% 24.3% 2015 Black: 24.8% 24.8% 2016 Black: 20.3% 20.3% 2017 Black: 17.1% 17.1% 2018 Black: 10.1% 10.1% 2022 Black: 17.1% 17.1% 2023 Black: 10.9% 10.9% 2024 Black: 13.6% 13.6% 2025 Black: 12.9% 12.9% 2011 Hispanic: 8.9% 8.9% 2012 Hispanic: 7.0% 7.0% 2013 Hispanic: 5.5% 5.5% 2014 Hispanic: 8.1% 8.1% 2015 Hispanic: 7.0% 7.0% 2016 Hispanic: 11.4% 11.4% 2017 Hispanic: 12.0% 12.0% 2018 Hispanic: 8.0% 8.0% 2022 Hispanic: 10.4% 10.4% 2023 Hispanic: 8.7% 8.7% 2024 Hispanic: 14.2% 14.2% 2025 Hispanic: 19.3% 19.3% 2011 White: 43.1% 43.1% 2012 White: 39.3% 39.3% 2013 White: 56.6% 56.6% 2014 White: 60.7% 60.7% 2015 White: 60.3% 60.3% 2016 White: 62.4% 62.4% 2017 White: 61.1% 61.1% 2018 White: 77.5% 77.5% 2022 White: 63.2% 63.2% 2023 White: 71.6% 71.6% 2024 White: 62.3% 62.3% 2025 White: 60.2% 60.2% 2011 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2012 International: 3.3% 3.3% 2013 International: 2.3% 2.3% 2014 International: 2.4% 2.4% 2015 International: 2.8% 2.8% 2016 International: 2.5% 2.5% 2017 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2018 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2022 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2023 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2024 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2025 International: 0.6% 0.6%

Share of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates. Two or more races and race unknown are omitted, so the lines do not sum to 100%. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Enrolled Undergraduates

0 250 500 750 1,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Total: 818 818 2012 Total: 665 665 2013 Total: 640 640 2014 Total: 631 631 2015 Total: 605 605 2016 Total: 621 621 2017 Total: 592 592 2018 Total: 489 489 2022 Total: 532 532 2023 Total: 575 575 2024 Total: 605 605 2025 Total: 595 595 2011 Men: 406 406 2012 Men: 292 292 2013 Men: 273 273 2014 Men: 271 271 2015 Men: 254 254 2016 Men: 281 281 2017 Men: 269 269 2018 Men: 212 212 2022 Men: 211 211 2023 Men: 214 214 2024 Men: 226 226 2025 Men: 224 224 2011 Women: 412 412 2012 Women: 373 373 2013 Women: 367 367 2014 Women: 360 360 2015 Women: 351 351 2016 Women: 340 340 2017 Women: 323 323 2018 Women: 277 277 2022 Women: 321 321 2023 Women: 361 361 2024 Women: 379 379 2025 Women: 371 371

Full-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates across all years of study. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2012 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2013 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2014 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2015 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2016 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2017 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2018 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2022 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2023 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2024 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2025 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2011 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2012 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2013 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2014 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2015 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2016 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2017 Asian: 2.9% 2.9% 2018 Asian: 2.7% 2.7% 2022 Asian: 2.3% 2.3% 2023 Asian: 2.8% 2.8% 2024 Asian: 3.1% 3.1% 2025 Asian: 2.9% 2.9% 2011 Black: 34.6% 34.6% 2012 Black: 34.9% 34.9% 2013 Black: 26.7% 26.7% 2014 Black: 23.3% 23.3% 2015 Black: 21.3% 21.3% 2016 Black: 18.8% 18.8% 2017 Black: 15.0% 15.0% 2018 Black: 13.1% 13.1% 2022 Black: 13.7% 13.7% 2023 Black: 13.0% 13.0% 2024 Black: 13.6% 13.6% 2025 Black: 12.1% 12.1% 2011 Hispanic: 7.6% 7.6% 2012 Hispanic: 6.8% 6.8% 2013 Hispanic: 6.6% 6.6% 2014 Hispanic: 6.2% 6.2% 2015 Hispanic: 6.8% 6.8% 2016 Hispanic: 8.9% 8.9% 2017 Hispanic: 8.6% 8.6% 2018 Hispanic: 7.2% 7.2% 2022 Hispanic: 8.8% 8.8% 2023 Hispanic: 9.2% 9.2% 2024 Hispanic: 10.7% 10.7% 2025 Hispanic: 13.1% 13.1% 2011 White: 52.0% 52.0% 2012 White: 51.4% 51.4% 2013 White: 58.4% 58.4% 2014 White: 64.0% 64.0% 2015 White: 66.4% 66.4% 2016 White: 66.5% 66.5% 2017 White: 69.1% 69.1% 2018 White: 74.0% 74.0% 2022 White: 71.1% 71.1% 2023 White: 69.7% 69.7% 2024 White: 67.3% 67.3% 2025 White: 67.4% 67.4% 2011 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2012 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2013 International: 2.3% 2.3% 2014 International: 2.2% 2.2% 2015 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2016 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2017 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2018 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2022 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2023 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2024 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2025 International: 0.7% 0.7%

Share of full-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates across all years of study. Two or more races and race unknown are omitted, so the lines do not sum to 100%. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

IPEDS Fall Enrollment (2011–2019) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025). The dashed line at 2020 marks the change in reporting period. Missing reports leave gaps.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Pennsylvania State University - Schuylkill 119 36% 69% 3% 15% 8% 3% $78,207 67 +0.12 84 96%
Computer and Information Sciences 7 — 71% 71% 14% 0% 14% 0% $134,065 95 +1.74 100 97% — — — —
Information Sciences and Technology 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $102,429 66 +0.20 97 98% — — — —
Biology 13 — 8% 62% 8% 8% 15% 8% $69,672 67 +0.37 75 98% — — — —
Plant Science 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,671 46 -0.07 60 — — — — —
Nursing — — — — — — — — $93,920 66 +0.17 94 97% — — — —
Nursing Administration 33 — 21% 73% 6% 15% 6% 0% $93,920 66 +0.17 94 97% — — — —
Business Communications 6 — 50% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $61,510 8 -1.25 61 94% — — — —
General Business 20 — 55% 85% 0% 0% 5% 5% $70,546 43 -0.37 76 96% — — — —
Health Services Administration 5 — 20% 0% 0% 60% 20% 20% $81,321 90 +0.77 86 97% — — — —
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $84,463 76 +0.36 89 98% — — — —
Psychology 17 — 24% 53% 0% 35% 6% 0% $56,009 60 +0.14 48 93% — — — —
Criminal Justice 12 — 50% 75% 0% 8% 8% 0% $59,382 50 -0.07 57 97% — — — —
Criminal Justice/Safety 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,382 50 -0.07 57 97% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $15,977
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $27,013
Est. In-State Cost $20,668
Est. Out-of-State Cost $34,944
ROI Percentile 84th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 78%
4-Year Graduation Rate 26%
6-Year Graduation Rate 32%
Transfer-Out Rate 22%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 45.6% 45.6% 2012 Graduated: 35.6% 35.6% 2013 Graduated: 42.8% 42.8% 2014 Graduated: 42.5% 42.5% 2015 Graduated: 45.2% 45.2% 2016 Graduated: 39.3% 39.3% 2017 Graduated: 37.7% 37.7% 2018 Graduated: 43.9% 43.9% 2022 Graduated: 26.4% 26.4% 2023 Graduated: 20.7% 20.7% 2024 Graduated: 31.9% 31.9%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 44.4% 2012 Men: 36.0% 2013 Men: 40.4% 2014 Men: 43.8% 2015 Men: 46.4% 2016 Men: 40.9% 2017 Men: 32.9% 2018 Men: 45.5% 2022 Men: 18.8% 2023 Men: 21.9% 2024 Men: 27.3% 2011 Women: 46.6% 2012 Women: 35.1% 2013 Women: 44.8% 2014 Women: 41.5% 2015 Women: 44.4% 2016 Women: 37.9% 2017 Women: 41.3% 2018 Women: 42.8% 2022 Women: 33.3% 2023 Women: 19.8% 2024 Women: 36.1%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Asian: 40.0% 2012 Asian: 40.0% 2013 Asian: 50.0% 2014 Asian: 38.5% 2015 Asian: 58.3% 2016 Asian: 35.7% 2017 Asian: 16.7% 2018 Asian: 28.6% 2022 Asian: 20.0% 2023 Asian: 20.0% 2024 Asian: 0.0% 2011 Black: 45.8% 2012 Black: 30.7% 2013 Black: 44.2% 2014 Black: 41.4% 2015 Black: 48.8% 2016 Black: 39.3% 2017 Black: 35.3% 2018 Black: 42.3% 2022 Black: 20.0% 2023 Black: 16.7% 2024 Black: 0.0% 2011 Hispanic: 44.4% 2012 Hispanic: 35.7% 2013 Hispanic: 14.3% 2014 Hispanic: 52.6% 2015 Hispanic: 38.1% 2016 Hispanic: 48.5% 2017 Hispanic: 37.9% 2018 Hispanic: 41.2% 2022 Hispanic: 17.4% 2023 Hispanic: 4.8% 2024 Hispanic: 9.1% 2011 White: 45.8% 2012 White: 39.7% 2013 White: 42.6% 2014 White: 42.8% 2015 White: 43.0% 2016 White: 35.5% 2017 White: 41.0% 2018 White: 45.8% 2022 White: 31.0% 2023 White: 26.4% 2024 White: 38.3%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 27.7% 33 21% 73% 6% 15% 6% 0% $93,920 91 +0.17 94 97% —
Business & Economics 26.9% 32 50% 69% 0% 16% 6% 6% $70,970 29 -0.33 77 96% —
Social Sciences 14.3% 17 24% 53% 0% 35% 6% 0% $56,009 40 +0.14 48 93% —
Life & Natural Sciences 10.9% 13 8% 62% 8% 8% 15% 8% $69,672 60 +0.37 75 98% —
Professional 10.9% 13 46% 77% 0% 8% 8% 0% $59,382 24 -0.07 57 97% —
Computer Science 8.4% 10 80% 80% 10% 0% 10% 0% $124,574 70 +1.28 99 97% —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.8% 1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,671 52 -0.07 60 — —

Sports

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 28 $69K $69K $0
Basketball 19 $63K $63K $0
Soccer 17 $19K $19K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 14 $10K $10K $0
Volleyball 13 $12K $12K $0
Golf 9 $8K $8K $0
Cross Country 8 $9K $9K $0
Total 80 $192K $192K $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 20 $29K $29K $0
Softball 18 $51K $51K $0
Volleyball 13 $13K $13K $0
Basketball 12 $32K $32K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 11 $8K $8K $0
Cross Country 7 $8K $8K $0
Total 64 $143K $143K $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 37 $48K $48K $0
Basketball 31 $95K $95K $0
Baseball 28 $69K $69K $0
Volleyball 26 $25K $25K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 25 $18K $18K $0
Softball 18 $51K $51K $0
Cross Country 15 $17K $17K $0
Golf 9 $8K $8K $0
Total 144 $701K $701K $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 92%
Yield (non-ED) 20%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 92% 92% 92%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Acceptance & Yield

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 83.5% 83.5% 2012 Acceptance: 79.5% 79.5% 2013 Acceptance: 81.1% 81.1% 2014 Acceptance: 74.8% 74.8% 2015 Acceptance: 73.0% 73.0% 2016 Acceptance: 75.6% 75.6% 2017 Acceptance: 75.5% 75.5% 2018 Acceptance: 73.7% 73.7% 2022 Acceptance: 85.8% 85.8% 2023 Acceptance: 91.1% 91.1% 2024 Acceptance: 96.6% 96.6% 2011 Yield: 51.1% 51.1% 2012 Yield: 50.1% 50.1% 2013 Yield: 44.1% 44.1% 2014 Yield: 48.7% 48.7% 2015 Yield: 43.7% 43.7% 2016 Yield: 43.0% 43.0% 2017 Yield: 36.7% 36.7% 2018 Yield: 46.6% 46.6% 2022 Yield: 22.2% 22.2% 2023 Yield: 21.1% 21.1% 2024 Yield: 20.0% 20.0%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

0 250 500 750 1,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 910 910 2012 Applicants: 834 834 2013 Applicants: 693 693 2014 Applicants: 686 686 2015 Applicants: 690 690 2016 Applicants: 631 631 2017 Applicants: 642 642 2018 Applicants: 414 414 2022 Applicants: 928 928 2023 Applicants: 816 816 2024 Applicants: 864 864 2011 Admitted: 760 760 2012 Admitted: 663 663 2013 Admitted: 562 562 2014 Admitted: 513 513 2015 Admitted: 504 504 2016 Admitted: 477 477 2017 Admitted: 485 485 2018 Admitted: 305 305 2022 Admitted: 796 796 2023 Admitted: 743 743 2024 Admitted: 835 835 2011 Enrolled: 388 388 2012 Enrolled: 332 332 2013 Enrolled: 248 248 2014 Enrolled: 250 250 2015 Enrolled: 220 220 2016 Enrolled: 205 205 2017 Enrolled: 178 178 2018 Enrolled: 142 142 2022 Enrolled: 177 177 2023 Enrolled: 157 157 2024 Enrolled: 167 167

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 14%
SAT Range 1020 – 1230
SAT Math Range 500 – 600
SAT RW Range 520 – 630

SAT Composite

600 800 1000 1200 1400 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 770 770 2012 25th: 750 750 2013 25th: 720 720 2014 25th: 800 800 2015 25th: 830 830 2016 25th: 820 820 2017 25th: 900 900 2018 25th: 890 890 2022 25th: 990 990 2023 25th: 990 990 2024 25th: 1020 1020 2011 75th: 990 990 2012 75th: 990 990 2013 75th: 970 970 2014 75th: 1000 1000 2015 75th: 1030 1030 2016 75th: 1050 1050 2017 75th: 1110 1110 2018 75th: 1090 1090 2022 75th: 1180 1180 2023 75th: 1180 1180 2024 75th: 1230 1230

SAT Math

300 400 500 600 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 380 380 2012 25th: 370 370 2013 25th: 360 360 2014 25th: 400 400 2015 25th: 420 420 2016 25th: 410 410 2017 25th: 450 450 2018 25th: 440 440 2022 25th: 490 490 2023 25th: 480 480 2024 25th: 500 500 2011 75th: 500 500 2012 75th: 490 490 2013 75th: 490 490 2014 75th: 500 500 2015 75th: 510 510 2016 75th: 530 530 2017 75th: 540 540 2018 75th: 550 550 2022 75th: 570 570 2023 75th: 590 590 2024 75th: 600 600

SAT Reading & Writing

300 400 500 600 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 390 390 2012 25th: 380 380 2013 25th: 360 360 2014 25th: 400 400 2015 25th: 410 410 2016 25th: 410 410 2017 25th: 450 450 2018 25th: 450 450 2022 25th: 500 500 2023 25th: 510 510 2024 25th: 520 520 2011 75th: 490 490 2012 75th: 500 500 2013 75th: 480 480 2014 75th: 500 500 2015 75th: 520 520 2016 75th: 520 520 2017 75th: 570 570 2018 75th: 540 540 2022 75th: 610 610 2023 75th: 590 590 2024 75th: 630 630

Submitting a Test Score

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 95.0% 95.0% 2012 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2013 Submitted: 93.0% 93.0% 2014 Submitted: 93.0% 93.0% 2015 Submitted: 93.0% 93.0% 2016 Submitted: 63.0% 63.0% 2017 Submitted: 84.0% 84.0% 2018 Submitted: 69.0% 69.0% 2022 Submitted: 15.0% 15.0% 2023 Submitted: 17.0% 17.0% 2024 Submitted: 14.0% 14.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.