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Pennsylvania State University - Scranton

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 560,000
United States map with state borders, rivers, lakes, and Alaska and Hawaii insets
Dunmore, PA

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,293 (15%)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (26%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 768
Men / Women 59% / 41%
From State 85%
From Region 9%
Athletes 138 (18.8%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 68%
Asian 10%
Hispanic 10%
Black 6%
Mixed 4%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Men in the Entering Class

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Men: 55.9% 55.9% 2012 Men: 54.2% 54.2% 2013 Men: 54.4% 54.4% 2014 Men: 58.2% 58.2% 2015 Men: 51.3% 51.3% 2016 Men: 51.9% 51.9% 2017 Men: 60.8% 60.8% 2018 Men: 50.4% 50.4% 2022 Men: 58.4% 58.4% 2023 Men: 63.8% 63.8% 2024 Men: 60.2% 60.2% 2025 Men: 66.3% 66.3%

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: 1.1% 1.1% 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: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2024 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2025 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2011 Asian: 6.2% 6.2% 2012 Asian: 6.2% 6.2% 2013 Asian: 5.6% 5.6% 2014 Asian: 6.8% 6.8% 2015 Asian: 7.6% 7.6% 2016 Asian: 6.6% 6.6% 2017 Asian: 7.1% 7.1% 2018 Asian: 10.7% 10.7% 2022 Asian: 13.3% 13.3% 2023 Asian: 10.2% 10.2% 2024 Asian: 9.4% 9.4% 2025 Asian: 9.1% 9.1% 2011 Black: 2.0% 2.0% 2012 Black: 3.6% 3.6% 2013 Black: 3.6% 3.6% 2014 Black: 3.8% 3.8% 2015 Black: 3.6% 3.6% 2016 Black: 2.5% 2.5% 2017 Black: 5.5% 5.5% 2018 Black: 2.7% 2.7% 2022 Black: 6.4% 6.4% 2023 Black: 5.5% 5.5% 2024 Black: 3.3% 3.3% 2025 Black: 3.7% 3.7% 2011 Hispanic: 4.9% 4.9% 2012 Hispanic: 6.2% 6.2% 2013 Hispanic: 4.4% 4.4% 2014 Hispanic: 9.5% 9.5% 2015 Hispanic: 4.5% 4.5% 2016 Hispanic: 6.6% 6.6% 2017 Hispanic: 6.7% 6.7% 2018 Hispanic: 7.1% 7.1% 2022 Hispanic: 14.6% 14.6% 2023 Hispanic: 14.5% 14.5% 2024 Hispanic: 13.9% 13.9% 2025 Hispanic: 9.1% 9.1% 2011 White: 80.7% 80.7% 2012 White: 80.7% 80.7% 2013 White: 82.0% 82.0% 2014 White: 74.5% 74.5% 2015 White: 79.9% 79.9% 2016 White: 78.2% 78.2% 2017 White: 75.3% 75.3% 2018 White: 77.7% 77.7% 2022 White: 59.7% 59.7% 2023 White: 64.7% 64.7% 2024 White: 69.3% 69.3% 2025 White: 67.4% 67.4% 2011 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2013 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2014 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2015 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2016 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2017 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2018 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 International: 2.6% 2.6% 2023 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2024 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2025 International: 3.2% 3.2%

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: 964 964 2012 Total: 950 950 2013 Total: 901 901 2014 Total: 904 904 2015 Total: 849 849 2016 Total: 847 847 2017 Total: 896 896 2018 Total: 890 890 2022 Total: 905 905 2023 Total: 857 857 2024 Total: 818 818 2025 Total: 768 768 2011 Men: 499 499 2012 Men: 452 452 2013 Men: 437 437 2014 Men: 456 456 2015 Men: 416 416 2016 Men: 414 414 2017 Men: 472 472 2018 Men: 441 441 2022 Men: 482 482 2023 Men: 471 471 2024 Men: 456 456 2025 Men: 451 451 2011 Women: 465 465 2012 Women: 498 498 2013 Women: 464 464 2014 Women: 448 448 2015 Women: 433 433 2016 Women: 433 433 2017 Women: 424 424 2018 Women: 449 449 2022 Women: 423 423 2023 Women: 386 386 2024 Women: 362 362 2025 Women: 317 317

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% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2012 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2013 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2014 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2023 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2024 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2025 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2011 Asian: 4.5% 4.5% 2012 Asian: 4.9% 4.9% 2013 Asian: 4.6% 4.6% 2014 Asian: 5.3% 5.3% 2015 Asian: 5.3% 5.3% 2016 Asian: 6.1% 6.1% 2017 Asian: 7.7% 7.7% 2018 Asian: 9.1% 9.1% 2022 Asian: 10.8% 10.8% 2023 Asian: 10.6% 10.6% 2024 Asian: 10.3% 10.3% 2025 Asian: 9.6% 9.6% 2011 Black: 1.3% 1.3% 2012 Black: 2.4% 2.4% 2013 Black: 2.6% 2.6% 2014 Black: 3.1% 3.1% 2015 Black: 2.9% 2.9% 2016 Black: 3.0% 3.0% 2017 Black: 3.8% 3.8% 2018 Black: 3.6% 3.6% 2022 Black: 5.2% 5.2% 2023 Black: 5.0% 5.0% 2024 Black: 5.7% 5.7% 2025 Black: 5.7% 5.7% 2011 Hispanic: 4.6% 4.6% 2012 Hispanic: 5.6% 5.6% 2013 Hispanic: 5.3% 5.3% 2014 Hispanic: 6.3% 6.3% 2015 Hispanic: 7.1% 7.1% 2016 Hispanic: 6.7% 6.7% 2017 Hispanic: 7.9% 7.9% 2018 Hispanic: 6.9% 6.9% 2022 Hispanic: 9.4% 9.4% 2023 Hispanic: 13.1% 13.1% 2024 Hispanic: 12.1% 12.1% 2025 Hispanic: 10.4% 10.4% 2011 White: 85.5% 85.5% 2012 White: 82.0% 82.0% 2013 White: 83.2% 83.2% 2014 White: 80.3% 80.3% 2015 White: 80.4% 80.4% 2016 White: 79.6% 79.6% 2017 White: 75.2% 75.2% 2018 White: 76.5% 76.5% 2022 White: 69.9% 69.9% 2023 White: 66.0% 66.0% 2024 White: 67.4% 67.4% 2025 White: 67.7% 67.7% 2011 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2012 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2013 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2014 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2015 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2016 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2017 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2018 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2022 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2023 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2024 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2025 International: 1.7% 1.7%

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 - Scranton 126 49% 70% 9% 8% 8% 0% $77,436 66 -0.05 83 96%
Mechanical Engineering 20 — 95% 80% 10% 0% 5% 0% $95,404 32 -0.48 94 98% — — — —
Information Sciences 11 — 91% 64% 27% 0% 9% 0% $103,385 67 +0.25 97 98% — — — —
Biological and Physical Sciences — — — — — — — — $80,241 96 +1.60 86 94% — — — —
Biology 9 — 44% 78% 0% 0% 11% 0% $69,960 68 +0.41 76 98% — — — —
Nursing 23 — 9% 70% 4% 13% 9% 0% $95,026 71 +0.28 94 97% — — — —
Business Communications 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,381 9 -1.18 63 94% — — — —
General Business 21 — 81% 67% 5% 19% 5% 0% $71,545 46 -0.32 78 96% — — — —
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods 4 — 25% 75% 25% 0% 0% 0% $85,659 77 +0.42 89 98% — — — —
English 7 — 29% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,347 43 -0.25 33 93% — — — —
General Education 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $56,023 49 -0.12 48 94% — — — —
Human Development and Family Studies 9 — 0% 67% 0% 11% 11% 0% $48,392 19 -0.58 27 94% — — — —
Psychology 18 — 33% 50% 17% 11% 11% 0% $57,034 65 +0.30 51 93% — — — —
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $56,118 40 -0.45 48 98% — — — —

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 83th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 79%
4-Year Graduation Rate 26%
6-Year Graduation Rate 39%
Transfer-Out Rate 24%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 46.1% 46.1% 2012 Graduated: 47.9% 47.9% 2013 Graduated: 46.1% 46.1% 2014 Graduated: 46.0% 46.0% 2015 Graduated: 43.2% 43.2% 2016 Graduated: 39.0% 39.0% 2017 Graduated: 37.7% 37.7% 2018 Graduated: 39.6% 39.6% 2022 Graduated: 34.3% 34.3% 2023 Graduated: 31.9% 31.9% 2024 Graduated: 39.3% 39.3%

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: 50.0% 2012 Men: 51.6% 2013 Men: 45.6% 2014 Men: 49.4% 2015 Men: 38.9% 2016 Men: 39.2% 2017 Men: 38.2% 2018 Men: 42.3% 2022 Men: 28.0% 2023 Men: 24.5% 2024 Men: 38.1% 2011 Women: 39.8% 2012 Women: 42.3% 2013 Women: 46.7% 2014 Women: 42.5% 2015 Women: 47.9% 2016 Women: 38.8% 2017 Women: 37.0% 2018 Women: 36.5% 2022 Women: 41.0% 2023 Women: 43.4% 2024 Women: 40.5%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Asian: 80.0% 2012 Asian: 50.0% 2013 Asian: 25.0% 2014 Asian: 50.0% 2015 Asian: 36.4% 2016 Asian: 45.0% 2017 Asian: 36.8% 2018 Asian: 47.1% 2022 Asian: 43.8% 2023 Asian: 50.0% 2024 Asian: 45.8% 2011 Hispanic: 0.0% 2012 Hispanic: 37.5% 2013 Hispanic: 8.3% 2014 Hispanic: 40.0% 2015 Hispanic: 29.4% 2016 Hispanic: 22.2% 2017 Hispanic: 26.7% 2018 Hispanic: 23.5% 2022 Hispanic: 31.2% 2023 Hispanic: 37.5% 2024 Hispanic: 37.5% 2011 White: 47.2% 2012 White: 48.4% 2013 White: 48.2% 2014 White: 46.4% 2015 White: 45.2% 2016 White: 40.3% 2017 White: 39.0% 2018 White: 41.0% 2022 White: 34.4% 2023 White: 31.2% 2024 White: 38.5%

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
Business & Economics 21.4% 27 67% 70% 7% 15% 4% 0% $72,957 35 -0.27 79 96% —
Social Sciences 21.4% 27 22% 56% 11% 11% 11% 0% $54,153 30 +0.01 43 93% —
Health Sciences 18.3% 23 9% 70% 4% 13% 9% 0% $95,026 92 +0.28 94 97% —
Engineering 15.9% 20 95% 80% 10% 0% 5% 0% $95,404 19 -0.48 94 98% —
Computer Science 8.7% 11 91% 64% 27% 0% 9% 0% $103,385 38 +0.25 97 98% —
Humanities 7.1% 9 33% 89% 0% 0% 11% 0% $51,608 29 -0.22 36 93% —
Life & Natural Sciences 7.1% 9 44% 78% 0% 0% 11% 0% $69,960 60 +0.41 76 98% —

Sports

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 34 $77K $77K $0
Soccer 28 $78K $78K $0
Basketball 20 $75K $75K $0
Golf 8 $14K $14K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 8 $12K $12K $0
Cross Country 7 $21K $21K $0
Total 98 $279K $279K $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Softball 14 $58K $58K $0
Volleyball 12 $36K $36K $0
Basketball 10 $34K $34K $0
Cross Country 6 $21K $21K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 5 $12K $12K $0
Total 40 $163K $163K $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 34 $77K $77K $0
Basketball 30 $110K $110K $0
Soccer 28 $78K $78K $0
Softball 14 $58K $58K $0
Cross Country 13 $43K $43K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 13 $24K $24K $0
Volleyball 12 $36K $36K $0
Golf 8 $14K $14K $0
Total 138 $741K $741K $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) 8%
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: 88.1% 88.1% 2012 Acceptance: 81.7% 81.7% 2013 Acceptance: 81.9% 81.9% 2014 Acceptance: 76.1% 76.1% 2015 Acceptance: 80.6% 80.6% 2016 Acceptance: 79.7% 79.7% 2017 Acceptance: 77.9% 77.9% 2018 Acceptance: 82.3% 82.3% 2022 Acceptance: 94.0% 94.0% 2023 Acceptance: 94.9% 94.9% 2024 Acceptance: 98.5% 98.5% 2011 Yield: 50.0% 50.0% 2012 Yield: 48.7% 48.7% 2013 Yield: 47.7% 47.7% 2014 Yield: 47.5% 47.5% 2015 Yield: 38.9% 38.9% 2016 Yield: 42.4% 42.4% 2017 Yield: 37.9% 37.9% 2018 Yield: 41.4% 41.4% 2022 Yield: 10.6% 10.6% 2023 Yield: 11.2% 11.2% 2024 Yield: 8.6% 8.6%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 822 822 2012 Applicants: 799 799 2013 Applicants: 722 722 2014 Applicants: 741 741 2015 Applicants: 733 733 2016 Applicants: 739 739 2017 Applicants: 883 883 2018 Applicants: 666 666 2022 Applicants: 2,297 2,297 2023 Applicants: 2,240 2,240 2024 Applicants: 2,155 2,155 2011 Admitted: 724 724 2012 Admitted: 653 653 2013 Admitted: 591 591 2014 Admitted: 564 564 2015 Admitted: 591 591 2016 Admitted: 589 589 2017 Admitted: 688 688 2018 Admitted: 548 548 2022 Admitted: 2,159 2,159 2023 Admitted: 2,125 2,125 2024 Admitted: 2,123 2,123 2011 Enrolled: 362 362 2012 Enrolled: 318 318 2013 Enrolled: 282 282 2014 Enrolled: 268 268 2015 Enrolled: 230 230 2016 Enrolled: 250 250 2017 Enrolled: 261 261 2018 Enrolled: 227 227 2022 Enrolled: 229 229 2023 Enrolled: 237 237 2024 Enrolled: 182 182

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 21%
SAT Range 1100 – 1270
SAT Math Range 540 – 620
SAT RW Range 560 – 650

SAT Composite

800 1000 1200 1400 1600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 820 820 2012 25th: 810 810 2013 25th: 830 830 2014 25th: 840 840 2015 25th: 850 850 2016 25th: 840 840 2017 25th: 930 930 2018 25th: 970 970 2022 25th: 1020 1020 2023 25th: 1070 1070 2024 25th: 1100 1100 2011 75th: 1050 1050 2012 75th: 1060 1060 2013 75th: 1050 1050 2014 75th: 1080 1080 2015 75th: 1070 1070 2016 75th: 1070 1070 2017 75th: 1140 1140 2018 75th: 1150 1150 2022 75th: 1230 1230 2023 75th: 1280 1280 2024 75th: 1270 1270

SAT Math

400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 410 410 2012 25th: 410 410 2013 25th: 410 410 2014 25th: 430 430 2015 25th: 430 430 2016 25th: 430 430 2017 25th: 460 460 2018 25th: 490 490 2022 25th: 510 510 2023 25th: 530 530 2024 25th: 540 540 2011 75th: 530 530 2012 75th: 530 530 2013 75th: 530 530 2014 75th: 540 540 2015 75th: 540 540 2016 75th: 540 540 2017 75th: 570 570 2018 75th: 570 570 2022 75th: 610 610 2023 75th: 640 640 2024 75th: 620 620

SAT Reading & Writing

400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 410 410 2012 25th: 400 400 2013 25th: 420 420 2014 25th: 410 410 2015 25th: 420 420 2016 25th: 410 410 2017 25th: 470 470 2018 25th: 480 480 2022 25th: 510 510 2023 25th: 540 540 2024 25th: 560 560 2011 75th: 520 520 2012 75th: 530 530 2013 75th: 520 520 2014 75th: 540 540 2015 75th: 530 530 2016 75th: 530 530 2017 75th: 570 570 2018 75th: 580 580 2022 75th: 620 620 2023 75th: 640 640 2024 75th: 650 650

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: 95.0% 95.0% 2013 Submitted: 93.0% 93.0% 2014 Submitted: 92.0% 92.0% 2015 Submitted: 93.0% 93.0% 2016 Submitted: 89.0% 89.0% 2017 Submitted: 88.0% 88.0% 2018 Submitted: 90.0% 90.0% 2022 Submitted: 28.0% 28.0% 2023 Submitted: 25.0% 25.0% 2024 Submitted: 21.0% 21.0%

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.