Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College
Erie, Pennsylvania · Public
At a glance
- Admission rate
- 97%
- Total (middle 50%)
- 1120–1310
- Undergraduates
- 3,240
- Setting
- Suburb: Midsize
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Test policy
Test optional Applicants may choose whether to send a score.
IPEDS (Fall 2024 admissions, reported 2024-25): Test scores not required for admission, but considered if submitted (test optional). Policies change; confirm on the school's admissions website.
Policy source: nces.ed.gov
SAT scores
- Total (middle 50%)
- 1120–1310
- Reading and Writing
- 560–650
- Math
- 560–660
- Average total
- 1228
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 25–31
The middle 50%: a quarter of admitted students who sent scores scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. The total adds up the two sections' ranges, so it's approximate.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Admissions
- Phone
- (814) 898-6160
Cost
- Tuition, in-state
- $16,004per year
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $27,254per year
- Average net price
- $23,165What students who get federal aid pay on average after grants and scholarships, per year.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 47%
- First-year retention
- 83%
- Median earnings 10 years after entry
- $71,762
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Degrees and programs
Degree levels: undergraduate certificate, associate, bachelor, master, graduate certificate
Show all 52 programs
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research · bachelor
- Area Studies · undergraduate certificate
- Communication and Media Studies · bachelor
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication · bachelor
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication · undergraduate certificate
- Computer and Information Sciences, General · bachelor
- Computer Science · bachelor
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management · undergraduate certificate
- Educational Administration and Supervision · graduate certificate
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · bachelor
- Computer Engineering · bachelor
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · bachelor
- Mechanical Engineering · bachelor
- Polymer/Plastics Engineering · bachelor
- Industrial Engineering · bachelor
- Manufacturing Engineering · master
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians · associate, bachelor
- Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians · undergraduate certificate
- Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians · associate, bachelor
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services · undergraduate certificate
- English Language and Literature, General · bachelor
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies · bachelor
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · associate, bachelor
- Biology, General · bachelor
- Mathematics · bachelor
- Biological and Physical Sciences · bachelor
- Nutrition Sciences · bachelor
- International/Globalization Studies · undergraduate certificate
- Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies · undergraduate certificate
- Chemistry · bachelor
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences · undergraduate certificate
- Physics · bachelor
- Psychology, General · undergraduate certificate, bachelor
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology · undergraduate certificate, master
- Psychology, Other · undergraduate certificate
- Security Science and Technology · undergraduate certificate
- Economics · bachelor
- Political Science and Government · bachelor
- Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management · bachelor
- Health/Medical Preparatory Programs · undergraduate certificate
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · undergraduate certificate, bachelor
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · undergraduate certificate
- Business/Commerce, General · associate, graduate certificate
- Business Administration, Management and Operations · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Accounting and Related Services · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, master
- Business/Managerial Economics · bachelor
- Finance and Financial Management Services · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, graduate certificate
- International Business · bachelor
- Management Information Systems and Services · undergraduate certificate, bachelor
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods · undergraduate certificate, bachelor
- Marketing · bachelor
- History · bachelor
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Data by Field of Study
Sources
Numbers on this page come from these sources, as of the year shown. Schools change policies and deadlines - check the school's own website before you apply.
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data Data released 2026-11-02; admissions, SAT/ACT, enrollment and test policy: Fall 2024 (IPEDS 2024-25); tuition: 2025-26; net price: 2024-25; graduation rate: 150% completion for the Fall 2019 cohort; retention: Fall 2023 cohort; median earnings 10 years after entry: measured 2022-2023 (2024 dollars)
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Data by Field of Study Released 2026-10-15; programs (CIP 2020, 4-digit) by credential level as reported to IPEDS completions for award years 2022-23 and 2023-24
- NCES IPEDS Institutional Characteristics - Directory information (HD2024) - phone and admissions URL — as of 2024-25 collection
- NCES College Navigator profile — as of IPEDS
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