Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks

Tulpehocken Road
Reading, PA 19610-1016
(610) 396-6000
www.bk.psu.edu/
fax:
president:R. Keith Hillkirk
2570 Applications Acceptance Rate 0.83 Graduation Rate 0.57
0.54 0.6

STUDENT RATIO

2712

ENTERING CLASS SIZE

14240 | 21302

IN-STATE | OUT-OF-STATE TUITION

2402

CLASS SIZE

22

MEDIAN ACT SCORES

Average test scores for all first-year students that were accepted and enrolled
505

SAT MATH

480

SAT READING

465

SAT WRITING

22

ACT COMPOSITE

Admissions Statistics

Graduation Rate (Gender)

0.54
0.6
Men
Women
SAT Math Scores
25%
50%
75%
440
505
570
SAT Critical Reading Scores
25%
50%
75%
430
480
530
SAT Writing Scores
25%
50%
75%
410
465
520
ACT Composite Scores
25%
50%
75%
19
22
25
Financial Aid Statistics
0
Percent of students receiving student loan

Student Debt & Earnings Post Graduation

Median Debt Upon Graduation

$27000

Average Monthly Payment

$300

Median Earnings

$47500

% of students earning 25K or above post graduation

71%
URL Applyadmissions.psu.edu/apply/
Application Fee50
Percent Admitted (Men)0.83
Percent Admitted (Women)0.84
Part-time Undergraduate Enrollment310
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are American Indian or Alaska Native0
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.04
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Black or African American0.09
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Hispanic/Latino0.1
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are White0.72
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are two or more races0.02
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Race/ethnicity unknown0.02
Percent of full-time first-time undergraduates receiving any financial aid0.81
Average amount of student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates7987
Average amount of other student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates11284
Applicants Men1321
Applicants Women1249
Admissions Total2135
Admissions Men1092
Admissions Women1043
ACT English 25th percentile score18
ACT English 75th percentile score23
ACT Math 25th percentile score19
ACT Math 75th percentile score25
ACT Writing 25th percentile score6
ACT Writing 75th percentile score8
Average SAT Score988
Median ACT English Score21
Median ACT Math Score22
ACT Median Writing Score7
Percent of all federal undergraduate students receiving a federal student loan (Excludes Parent Plus loans)68%
% of loans where $1 or more of principal has been paid (3 years after graduation)86%
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