2024 Tuition & fees

The 2024 tuition & fees at Penn State is $20,234 for Pennsylvania residents and $40,188 for out-of-state students. The tuition & fees has increased by 3.98% from last year.
The next table shows the 2024 tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at Penn State.
You can check and view more costs information including living costs, books & supplies, and tuition per credit hour at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus Cost of Attendance page.
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus 2024 Tuition & fees
YearUndergraduateGraduate
Pennsylvania ResidentsOut-of-StatePennsylvania ResidentsOut-of-State
2020$18,450$35,514$22,994$38,728
2021$18,450$35,514$23,498$39,232
2022$18,898$36,476$23,719$39,778
2023$19,835$38,651$25,015$42,151
2024$20,234$40,188$25,518$43,828

Tuition per Credit Hour

The 2024 undergraduate tuition per credit hour at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus is $820 for Pennsylvania residents and $1,651 for out-of-state students. The undergraduate tuition per credit hour has increased by 3.97% from last year.
The 2024 graduate tuition per credit hour is $1,040 for Pennsylvania residents and $1,803 for out-of-state students. The graduate tuition per credit hour has increased by 4.04% from last year.
The next table and chart show the 2024 tuition per credit hour and its trends over last 5 years at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus.
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus 2024 Tuition per Credit Hour
YearUndergraduateGraduate
Pennsylvania ResidentsOut-of-StatePennsylvania ResidentsOut-of-State
2020$726$1,437$915$1,571
2021$619$1,017$936$1,592
2022$632$1,045$962$1,635
2023$804$1,588$1,019$1,733
2024$820$1,651$1,040$1,803

Online Student Population

There are 50,028 students including both undergraduate and graduate students at Penn State. Of that, 116 students have enrolled online exclusively.
In addition, 18,032 students have joined to some online courses and 31,880 students only joined to in-classrrom courses.
The next tables show the online students by enrollment type and locality for the academic year 2022-2023.
Online Student Population at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total50,02841,7458,283
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes1166650
Enrolled Some in Online Classes18,03217,335697
Not Enrolled in Online Classes31,88024,3447,536
Online Student Population by Student Location at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)1166650
Pennsylvania Residents904743
Other State in U.S.19154
Outside of U.S.743
Unknown000

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