Pennsylvania State University Penn State Harrisburg offers 40% of incoming freshmen merit aid. The average merit aid award is $2,525. Pennsylvania State University Penn State Harrisburg is a public college located in Middletown, Pennsylvania. Its student population is 4,933. It is a four-year, medium, primarily nonresidential campus. It has an acceptance rate of 88%. Pennsylvania State University Penn State Harrisburg 4 year graduation rate is 38% .
FRESHMAN W/O NEED, RECEIVING MERIT AID
$2,525
AVG. MERIT AID AWARD
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Recent Financial Aid Offers For the 2019 Admissions Year
Parents who completed the admissions process in 2019 submitted their offer data as presented here.
Money You Don’t Need To pay | Money Your Family Needs To pay | Federal Student Loans (Government) | Work Study | ||||||||||
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Expected Family Contribution | State of Residence | Unweighted GPA | Composite SAT | Composite ACT | Admission Type | College Estimated Cost of Attendance | College Grants & Scholarships (NOT BASED on financial need) | Is this money automatically renewable? | College Grants & Scholarships (BASED on financial need) | Net Cost to your family (before loans & work study) | Subsidized | Unsubsidized | Amount you can earn |
Above $60000 | NJ | 3.52 | 1310 | 28 | Early Action | $23000 | $1500 | Yes | $0 | $21500 | $0 | $5500 | $0 |
Colleges with Similar Merit Aid Award Percentages and Award Amounts
Name | Cost ![]() | Received Merit Aid ![]() | Avg Merit Aid ![]() | Acceptance Rate ![]() | Merit Match ![]() |
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Pennsylvania State University Penn State Harrisburg | $44,358 | 40% | $2,525 | 88% | |
Slippery Rock University Of Pennsylvania | $32,623 | 43% | $2,515 | 73% | |
Oregon Institute Of Technology | $40,552 | 42% | $2,414 | 96% | |
Kent State University At Stark | $14,366 | 36% | $2,382 | n/a%* | |
Wright State University Lake Campus | $19,370 | 44% | $2,336 | 99% |
Colleges in Mid East Region with similar merit aid awards levels
Name | Cost ![]() | Received Merit Aid ![]() | Avg Merit Aid ![]() | Acceptance Rate ![]() | |
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Pennsylvania State University Penn State Harrisburg | $44,358 | 40% | $2,525 | 88% | |
Dickinson College | $56,174 | 37% | $12,685 | 49% | |
Rowan University | $42,698 | 35% | $6,846 | 73% | |
Mansfield University Of Pennsylvania | $38,752 | 45% | $1,311 | 92% | |
Kutztown University Of Pennsylvania | $29,278 | 44% | $978 | 83% | |
Stony Brook University | $43,761 | 37% | $5,726 | 42% | |
Gallaudet University | $34,392 | 36% | $4,375 | 57% | |
University Of Pittsburgh Greensburg | $30,002 | 44% | $4,624 | 64% | |
William Paterson University Of New Jersey | $38,408 | 38% | $7,707 | 93% | |
Suny At Purchase College | $36,762 | 40% | $2,816 | 65% | |
Slippery Rock University Of Pennsylvania | $32,623 | 43% | $2,515 | 73% |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and median earnings of alumni after 10 years
Name | Acceptance Rate ![]() | 10 Year Salary ![]() |
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Pennsylvania State University Penn State Harrisburg | 88 | $100,400 |
West Virginia University | 82 | $99,900 |
Notre Dame De Namur University | 82 | $99,700 |
The University Of Texas At Arlington | 80 | $99,500 |
Molloy College | 81 | $99,500 |
University Of Iowa | 83 | $99,400 |
Western Washington University | 88 | $99,300 |
Hartwick College | 83 | $99,200 |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and cost of attendance
College | Acceptance Rate ![]() | Attendance Cost ![]() |
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Pennsylvania State University Penn State Harrisburg | 88 | $44,358 |
University Of Alabama In Huntsville | 81 | $39,988 |
New Jersey City University | 96 | $40,011 |
Bluefield College | 95 | $40,132 |
Mount Aloysius College | 92 | $40,146 |
Dallas Baptist University | 88 | $40,265 |
Kansas State University | 93 | $40,347 |
Oregon Institute Of Technology | 96 | $40,552 |
Aurora University | 81 | $40,632 |
Boise State University | 81 | $40,924 |
University Of Mississippi | 88 | $40,956 |
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | 87 | $40,966 |
Augusta University | 80 | $41,058 |
The University Of Texas At Arlington | 80 | $41,220 |
Pennsylvania State University Penn State Hazleton | 86 | $41,226 |
Austin Peay State University | 94 | $41,255 |
Illinois State University | 89 | $41,282 |
Northern Arizona University | 83 | $41,530 |
Colorado State University Pueblo | 95 | $41,555 |
Grand View University | 92 | $41,704 |
Western Oregon University | 84 | $41,763 |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and similar 4 year graduation rates
Name | Acceptance Rate ![]() | 4 year graduation ![]() |
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Pennsylvania State University Penn State Harrisburg | 88 | 38% |
University Of North Carolina At Asheville | 94 | 42% |
University Of Kansas | 92 | 42% |
Arizona State University Polytechnic | 83 | 42% |
Martin Luther College | 89 | 42% |
Plymouth State University | 82 | 42% |
The Evergreen State College | 95 | 42% |
Nova Southeastern University | 79 | 41% |
Wingate University | 85 | 41% |
Corban University | 91 | 41% |
Schreiner University | 91 | 41% |
California Baptist University | 80 | 41% |
Baker University | 88 | 41% |
California College Of The Arts | 88 | 40% |
Marymount University | 91 | 40% |
Warren Wilson College | 86 | 40% |
Johnson & Wales University Charlotte | 86 | 40% |
Gwynedd Mercy University | 92 | 40% |
University Of Northern Iowa | 81 | 40% |
University Of Washington Tacoma Campus | 86 | 40% |
University Of Kentucky | 94 | 40% |
Comparing merit aid in colleges with similar acceptance rates.
Name | Received Merit Aid ![]() | Avg Merit Aid ![]() |
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Pennsylvania State University Penn State Harrisburg | 40% | $2,525 |
University Of Colorado Colorado Springs | 46% | $2,870 |
Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne | 35% | $2,521 |
Utah State University | 47% | $2,516 |
Oregon Institute Of Technology | 42% | $2,414 |
University Of North Georgia | 45% | $2,390 |
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