Pennsylvania State University Penn State New Kensington
Penn State New Kensington is a commonwealth campus of the Pennsylvania State University located in New Kensington, Pennsylvania. The campus has an enrollment of 545 undergraduate students and offers twelve bachelor's degree programs and five associate degree programs as well as four men's and four women's sports. In May 2025, the Board of Trustees of Pennsylvania State University announced the closure of seven of its twenty regional Commonwealth campuses after the Spring 2027 semester, including Penn State New Kensington.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 95%
- Average net price: $19,504
- Undergraduate enrollment: 522
- Graduation rate (150%): 22%
- Graduation rate (200%): 24%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 37%
- Student to faculty ratio: 9:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $63,435
- Median earnings (8 years): $60,370
- Median earnings (6 years): $55,620
- Control: Public
- Locale: Rural, fringe
- Calendar: Semester
- City: New Kensington, PA
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Pennsylvania State University Penn State New Kensington include Business, Electromechanical, Criminal Justice.
- Business (15 bachelor's) · median earnings $65,292 4 years after graduation · median debt $25,593
- Electromechanical (8 bachelor's) · median earnings $81,835 4 years after graduation · median debt $27,000
- Criminal Justice (8 bachelor's) · median earnings $56,877 4 years after graduation · median debt $25,500
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other (6 bachelor's) · median earnings $81,617 4 years after graduation · median debt $25,601
- Nursing (7 bachelor's) · median earnings $91,032 4 years after graduation · median debt $23,250
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other (5 bachelor's) · median earnings $73,308 4 years after graduation · median debt $25,000
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric (4 bachelor's) · median earnings $55,505 4 years after graduation · median debt $25,000
- Information Science (4 bachelor's) · median earnings $91,671 4 years after graduation · median debt $25,950
- Psychology (3 bachelor's) · median earnings $49,543 4 years after graduation · median debt $26,000
Degree mix: Business 48%, Computer Science 7%, Health 21%, Biological Sciences 10%, Psychology 7%, Communication 7%.
Award levels offered: Certificates, Associate, Bachelor's, Master's.
Cost
Pennsylvania State University Penn State New Kensington students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $11,541 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $11,541
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $13,323
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $17,589
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $21,666
- Net price, $110,001 and above: $23,654
- In-state tuition and fees: $14,408
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $24,134
- Books and supplies: $1,200
- Off-campus room and board: $15,274
- Off-campus with family: $5,020
- Typical cost of attendance: $26,863
- Sticker vs net gap: 27%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 32%
- Federal loan recipients: 48%
- Average institutional grant: $4,263
- Average federal loan: $5,960
- Median debt at graduation: $25,000
Admissions
Pennsylvania State University Penn State New Kensington admits 95% of applicants. Of students admitted, 22% enrolled.
- Applications: 595
- Admitted: 567
- Enrolled: 125
- Yield (first-choice signal): 22%
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 522
- Women: 44%
- Part-time undergraduates: 8%
- Age 25 and older: 11%
- Graduate students: 0
- Graduation rate: 22%
- Come back after freshman year: 85%
- First-generation: 29%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 27%
- Student to faculty: 9:1
- Professor salary: $115,146
- Associate professor salary: $106,165
- Assistant professor salary: $85,969
- Average SAT: 1,190
- Average ACT: 26
- Study abroad: Available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the Pennsylvania State University Penn State New Kensington acceptance rate? Pennsylvania State University Penn State New Kensington admits 95% of applicants, based on the latest IPEDS admissions file.
How much does Pennsylvania State University Penn State New Kensington cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $11,541 a year after aid. Average net price is $19,504.
What majors does Pennsylvania State University Penn State New Kensington offer? Popular programs include Business, Electromechanical, Criminal Justice, Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other, Nursing.
What is the average salary after Pennsylvania State University Penn State New Kensington? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $63,435 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the Pennsylvania State University Penn State New Kensington graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 37% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 22%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Pennsylvania State University Penn State New Kensington official site: https://newkensington.psu.edu.