Public
Pennsylvania State University - Penn State DuBois
6-yr Graduation
34%
+19.0pp vs peer
Total enrollment
350
peer median 2,320
Avg net price
$17,428
+$7.9k vs peer
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About
Penn State DuBois is a commonwealth campus of the Pennsylvania State University and it is located in DuBois, Pennsylvania. The campus was established in 1935, but in May 2025 Penn State officials announced it would close after the Spring 2027 semester, citing low enrollment and financial losses.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Applied
451
451 candidates competed
Admitted
438
97.1% acceptance rate
Enrolled
123
28.1% yield
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Overall completion
34%+19.0pp vs peer
Overall completion
34%+19.0pp vs peer
4-year graduation
17%
4-year graduation
17%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
22%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
22%
Full-time retention
86%
Full-time retention
86%
Pell equity
0.3pp gap
Pell recipients
34%17 of 50
Non-Pell (all)
34%30 of 89
Subsidized loan, no Pell
36%16 of 44
No Federal Aid
31%14 of 45
Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates, a notably small equity gap.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Aid exceeds costFamily pays
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Avg net price
$17,428
+$7,899vs peer median $9,530
Federal loans
51.0%
In-state tuition
$14,408
Out-of-state
$24,134
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 17,838 borrowers who entered repayment, 254 (1.4%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate
1.4%
-0.9pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
17,838
Defaulted
254
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard
Default rate vs national, by cohort
2016
4.9%-4.4
2017
5.0%-4.2
2018
4.0%-3.0
2019
1.4%-0.9
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at PSU
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Distinct CIP programs18
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered
Top program families by completions
67 total completions
01Business
2232.8%
01Business
2232.8%
02Natural Resources
1420.9%
02Natural Resources
1420.9%
03Family/Consumer Sci
1420.9%
03Family/Consumer Sci
1420.9%
04Engineering
57.5%
04Engineering
57.5%
05Computer Sciences
46.0%
05Computer Sciences
46.0%
06Health Professions
34.5%
06Health Professions
34.5%
07Security/Protective
23.0%
07Security/Protective
23.0%
08Parks/Recreation
11.5%
08Parks/Recreation
11.5%
09English Language
11.5%
09English Language
11.5%
10Liberal Arts
11.5%
10Liberal Arts
11.5%
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Fall total
350
12-mo unduplicated
427
Undergraduate
427
Graduate
0
Gender split
Men
60%256
Women
40%171
Race / ethnicity composition
White
89.7%
Black
3.7%
Hispanic
3.7%
Two or more
2.0%
Asian
0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Athletes
93
62 M · 31 W
Women athletes
33.3%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$568K
Total expenses
Men vs women · spending splits
Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$5K
$6K
Men Women
Sport-by-sport · 6
Sport
Men
Women
Expenses
Baseball
36
—
$102,859
Baseball
36 M · —
Basketball
17
11
$127,821
Basketball
17 M · 11 W
Softball
—
14
$55,221
Softball
— · 14 W
Volleyball
—
11
$16,689
Volleyball
— · 11 W
Cross Country
4
3
$7,802
Cross Country
4 M · 3 W
Golf
7
—
$10,219
Golf
7 M · —
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 353 students
3-year trend
0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0
Criminal offenses by type
No criminal offenses reported.
By location
0total
VAWA offenses
0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00
Residence-hall fires
No residence-hall fires reported.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Student-to-faculty
9.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
34
PSU vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions PSU selected for federal comparison reporting.
This institutionPeer median
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectPennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois | 34% | — | 350 | $17,428 | — |
| 18% | — | 1,549 | $5,258 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 2,244 | $9,862 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 1,934 | $1,133 | Baccalaureate | |
| 14% | — | 5,494 | $7,813 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 2,921 | $5,364 | Baccalaureate | |
| 20% | — | 5,382 | $6,928 | Baccalaureate | |
| 15% | 85.9% | 3,179 | $8,105 | Baccalaureate | |
| 14% | — | 3,320 | $8,471 | Baccalaureate | |
| 2% | — | 1,633 | $13,799 | Baccalaureate | |
| 2% | — | 2,148 | $11,135 | Baccalaureate | |
| 4% | — | 2,099 | $12,542 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 3,564 | $6,817 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 5,569 | $10,740 | Baccalaureate | |
| 31% | — | 1,425 | $7,276 | Baccalaureate | |
| 6% | — | 849 | $16,197 | Baccalaureate | |
| 11% | — | 849 | $11,488 | Baccalaureate | |
| 3% | — | 2,544 | $14,767 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 2,396 | $10,999 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 1,077 | $9,197 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 2,880 | $3,877 | Baccalaureate | |
| 20% | — | 1,893 | $8,767 | Baccalaureate | |
| 54% | 75.7% | 3,781 | $15,016 | Baccalaureate | |
| 39% | 91.5% | 2,186 | $15,939 | Baccalaureate | |
| 38% | — | 2,856 | $14,287 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| — | — | 2,728 | $1,807 | Baccalaureate | |
| Peer group median | 15% | 85.9% | 2,320 | $9,530 |
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Explore the federal data for institutions in PSU's comparison group.
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,921Net price$5,364View data - BaccalaureateGeorgia
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,564Net price$6,817View data - BaccalaureateWashington
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Grad rate11%Admit rate—Enrollment849Net price$11,488View data - BaccalaureateOhio
Ohio State University-Newark Campus
Grad rate3%Admit rate—Enrollment2,544Net price$14,767View data - BaccalaureateOklahoma
Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,396Net price$10,999View data - BaccalaureateWest Virginia
Potomac State College of West Virginia University
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,077Net price$9,197View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
South Florida State College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,880Net price$3,877View data - BaccalaureateGeorgia
South Georgia State College
Grad rate20%Admit rate—Enrollment1,893Net price$8,767View data - BaccalaureateNew York
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred
Grad rate54%Admit rate75.7%Enrollment3,781Net price$15,016View data - BaccalaureateNew York
SUNY Morrisville
Grad rate39%Admit rate91.5%Enrollment2,186Net price$15,939View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsArkansas
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,728Net price$1,807View data
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PSU Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
Office
Office of Planning, Assessment, and Institutional Research
Phone
814-863-8721
Address
203 Rider Building, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802
The nexus of research, accreditation, assessment, and strategic planning that supports individual unit endeavors towards organizational excellence by making institutional data and strategic information easily accessible, clearly understood, and well-leveraged both within the University and across the Commonwealth.
Visit IR office pageTeam
33 members
- Carly SunseriAssistant Vice Provost for Institutional Research
- Lance Kennedy-PhillipsVice Provost for Planning, Assessment, and Institutional Research
- Kim MarchekLead Data Process Analyst
- Melissa MeyerExecutive Assistant and Business Operations Lead
- Katarina DurasovaDirector of Data Modeling
- Marie SullivanDirector of Accreditation
- Sravani GogulamudiBusiness Intelligence Specialist
- Rachel RhoadsAdministrative Support
- Jeffrey MolekBusiness Intelligence Specialist
- Betty HarperAssistant Vice Provost for Assessment
- Bhavya PidikitiBusiness Intelligence Specialist
- Jessica MyersAssociate Director of Assessment
- Aaron TippettDirector of Data Science and Analytics
- Kirsten HochstedtAssistant Director of Assessment
- Sandy TakAssociate Director of Data Science and Analytics
- Sarah Van OssAssistant Director of Assessment Research
- Xianzeng NiuData Scientist
- Kelsey ColwellAssessment Specialist
- Humaira RahmanData Analyst
- Yuanhong ZhuData Scientist
- Aida Ali AkreyiDirector of Institutional Reporting
- Cheryl MurphyInstitutional Reporting Programmer
- Holly PedriInstitutional Reporting Specialist
- Russ RichinsInstitutional Data Analyst
- Daniel NewhartAssistant Vice Provost for Planning, Policy, and Measurement
- Alison ParkerPlanning Consultant
- Michael RosenbergSenior Policy Analyst
- Amy ElliottAssistant Vice Provost for Project Operations
- Mary BoyadzhievProject Manager
- Megan GonzalezInstructional Designer
- Rachel AvilaProject Manager
- Teri SpenceDirector of Academic Compliance
- Shawna PryleCompliance Specialist
Common Data Set
PSU's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Source publications
Reports & documents (8)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DashboardDashboardopair.psu.edu
- Data definitionDefinitions | Office of Planning, Assessment, and Institutional ResearchThe Pennsylvania State University - Penn State DuBois provides a detailed set of definitions related to faculty instruction, support, research, public service, and other university services. These serve as guidelines for reporting the time allocation of staff as part of the institution's data collection system. The page includes instructions on how to correctly report hours and emphasizes the necessity of entering appropriate comments if total hours exceed thresholds.opair.psu.edu
- Data dictionaryData Digest | Office of Planning, Assessment, and Institutional ResearchThis page from the Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois outlines various aspects of planning, assessment, accreditation, and institutional research. It provides information on accreditation cycles, assessment methodologies, and institutional research projects such as dashboards and key projects like the Data Digest and Data Summit. Resources and strategic planning tools are also available, along with contact information for further inquiries.opair.psu.edu
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- FactbookInstitutional Research | Office of Planning, Assessment, and Institutional Research2026The Pennsylvania State University's Institutional Research department within the Office of Planning, Assessment, and Institutional Research focuses on providing thorough data support to enhance organizational excellence across the university. This includes projects on alumni earnings, assessment reports, studies on faculty positions and progression, and various data and survey projects such as the Common Data Set, Community Survey, and more. Additionally, the department manages the iTwo platform for data analysis and distribution, various reports on enrollment, economic impact, faculty salaries, and general education outcomes, among others.opair.psu.edu
- FactbookData Digest2020This page provides an overview of the Data Digest for Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois, offering dashboards that display key metrics and trends related to student enrollment, graduation and retention rates, faculty information, and more. The resource is managed by the Office of Planning, Assessment, and Institutional Research and was last updated in 2020.datadigest.psu.edu
- GlossaryGlossary of Terms | Strategic PlanThe glossary provides clear definitions of terms used in Penn State DuBois' strategic plan, aiding consistency and shared understanding. Key terms relate to student success, interdisciplinary excellence, land-grant impact, diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. This resource is essential for communication about strategic objectives and initiatives at the University.strategicplan.psu.edu
- Strategic planPenn State Strategic Plan2025The Penn State Strategic Plan aims to elevate the university's standing as a world-class institution by transforming educational experiences, fostering an inclusive community, and advancing health care through academic synergies. It highlights six priority areas, including enhancing student success and interdisciplinary research, fostering diversity, and increasing land-grant impact. The plan, guided by purpose, agility, and opportunity, is informed by community input and aims to position Penn State as a leader in education and innovation while serving the needs of its community and state.strategicplan.psu.edu
Frequently asked questions about Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois
Quick answers to the questions most often asked about PSU.
What is the graduation rate at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois?
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois reports a 6-year graduation rate of 34% per the latest IPEDS.
How many students attend Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois?
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois reports a total enrollment of 350 students per the latest IPEDS.
What is the average net price at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois?
The average net price at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois is $17,428 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.
What is the yield rate at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois?
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois's yield rate is 28.1%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.
Where is Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois located?
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois is located in DuBois, Pennsylvania 15801-2549.
Who runs Institutional Research at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois?
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois's IR work is done by the Office of Planning, Assessment, and Institutional Research.
About the data on this page
Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.
IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
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