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Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Scranton

Dunmore, Pennsylvania·Public, 4-year or above·Mid East·scranton.psu.edu
6-yr Graduation
39%
-4.0pp vs peer
Total enrollment
800
peer median 3,186
Avg net price
$17,910
+$5.5k vs peer
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About

Penn State Scranton is a Commonwealth Campus of Pennsylvania State University located in Dunmore, Pennsylvania. The Scranton campus was named in memory of Worthington Scranton, a prominent industrialist and civic leader of Northeastern Pennsylvania.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
2,155
2,155 candidates competed
Admitted
2,123
98.5% acceptance rate
Enrolled
182
8.6% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
39%-4.0pp vs peer
4-year graduation
26%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
40%
Full-time retention
79%

Pell equity

6.2pp gap
Pell recipients
36%39 of 108
Non-Pell (all)
42%49 of 116
Subsidized loan, no Pell
42%26 of 62
No Federal Aid
43%23 of 54

Non-Pell students graduate at a 6.2-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$14,322
$30–48k$12,857
$48–75k$14,839
$75–110k$22,064
$110k+$23,599

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$17,910
+$5,499vs peer median $12,411
Federal loans
56.6%
In-state tuition
$15,208
Out-of-state
$25,392

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

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%
2017
5.0%
2018
4.0%
2019
1.4%
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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at PSU

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs20
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

134 total completions
01Business
3123.1%
02Health Professions
2317.2%
03Engineering
2014.9%
04Psychology
1813.4%
05Computer Sciences
118.2%
06Family/Consumer Sci
96.7%
07Biological Sciences
96.7%
08English Language
75.2%
09Liberal Arts
64.5%
10Parks/Recreation
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
800
12-mo unduplicated
903
Undergraduate
903
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
57%511
Women
43%392

Race / ethnicity composition

White
68.2%
Hispanic
11.0%
Asian
9.3%
Black
5.3%
Two or more
3.8%
Non-resident
1.4%
Unknown
1.0%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
138
98 M · 40 W
Women athletes
29.0%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$741K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$6K
$6K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 8

Baseball
34 M · —
$77K
Basketball
20 M · 10 W
$110K
Soccer
28 M · —
$78K
Softball
— · 14 W
$58K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
8 M · 5 W
$25K
Cross Country
7 M · 6 W
$44K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 838 students

3-year trend

0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
4
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
    1
    Dating violence
    1
    Stalking
    2 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.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    11.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    52

    PSU vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions PSU selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    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 Scranton
    		39%—800$17,910—
    Alcorn State University
    		56%45.3%2,995$13,265Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Bemidji State University
    		46%56.0%4,072$15,261Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Black Hills State University
    		43%96.3%3,346$15,911Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    California State University-Channel Islands
    		51%94.8%5,592$9,849Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Cameron University
    		38%—3,696$10,912Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Christopher Newport University
    		72%86.0%4,454$23,015Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Coppin State University
    		26%45.8%2,210$9,977Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    CUNY York College
    		32%64.1%6,174$4,456Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Eastern Connecticut State University
    		57%83.0%4,355$21,067Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Eastern Oregon University
    		43%98.3%2,894$17,148Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Fairmont State University
    		44%98.6%3,305$9,032Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Fort Valley State University
    		41%65.9%2,897$10,338Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Indiana University-East
    		39%67.2%3,203$8,134Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Indiana University-Kokomo
    		45%86.5%2,921$3,968Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Indiana University-Northwest
    		37%73.4%3,041$5,130Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Langston University
    		32%—1,937$11,504Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Massachusetts Maritime Academy
    		74%94.7%1,488$21,582Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Mississippi University for Women
    		47%90.3%2,193$12,411Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Mississippi Valley State University
    		27%92.4%2,205$9,686Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Missouri Southern State University
    		40%97.0%4,147$12,007Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Missouri Western State University
    		39%—3,716$13,251Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Montana Technological University
    		58%91.1%1,702$16,481Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
    		57%44.5%1,622$9,873Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Northern State University
    		55%93.0%3,708$15,812Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Northwestern Oklahoma State University
    		30%65.5%2,079$10,104Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington
    		20%96.8%2,885$18,071—
    Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College
    		43%96.8%3,336$24,558—
    Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley
    		——212——
    Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York
    		15%97.4%677$19,047—
    Savannah State University
    		28%46.1%3,193$8,172Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Shawnee State University
    		54%68.9%3,231$14,381Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Shepherd University
    		51%96.8%3,339$11,363Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    South Carolina State University
    		37%82.6%3,242$18,097Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    SUNY at Fredonia
    		50%77.7%3,179$15,897Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    SUNY College at Geneseo
    		71%66.4%3,945$18,211Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    SUNY Maritime College
    		66%72.4%1,413$22,367Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online
    		23%—1,478$10,864Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    University of South Carolina Aiken
    		40%78.5%4,022$11,641Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    West Virginia State University
    		39%96.0%3,246$11,139Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Peer group median43%84.5%3,186$12,411

    Institutions like PSU

    Explore the federal data for institutions in PSU's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    Campus network

    PSU is a campus of a larger institution. See its main campus and the other campuses in the same network.

    IPEDS
    Part ofPennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA · Main campus
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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 Institutional Research team within OPAIR is comprised of data architecture, data engineering, data science and analytics, and institutional reporting. The group uses its unique position at the hub of research and information to support individual unit endeavors toward 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 page
    Team
    15 members
    • Carly Sunseri
      Assistant Vice Provost for Institutional Research
    • Kim Marchek
      Lead Data Process Analyst
    • Katarina Durasova
      Director of Data Modeling
    • Sravani Gogulamudi
      Business Intelligence Specialist
    • Jeffrey Molek
      Business Intelligence Specialist
    • Bhavya Pidikiti
      Business Intelligence Specialist
    • Aaron Tippett
      Director of Data Science and Analytics
    • Sandy Tak
      Associate Director of Data Science and Analytics
    • Xianzeng Niu
      Data Scientist
    • Humaira Rahman
      Data Analyst
    • Yuanhong Zhu
      Data Scientist
    • Aida Ali Akreyi
      Director of Institutional Reporting
    • Cheryl Murphy
      Institutional Reporting Programmer
    • Holly Pedri
      Institutional Reporting Specialist
    • Russ Richins
      Institutional Data Analyst

    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 (4)

    Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

    Frequently asked questions about Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about PSU.

    What is the graduation rate at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton?

    Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton reports a 6-year graduation rate of 39% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton?

    Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton reports a total enrollment of 800 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton?

    The average net price at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton is $17,910 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 Scranton?

    Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton's yield rate is 8.6%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton located?

    Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton is located in Dunmore, Pennsylvania 18512-1602.

    Who runs Institutional Research at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton?

    Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton'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.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    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.
    U.S. Department of Education
    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.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    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.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    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.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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