Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington
New Kensington, Pennsylvania
About
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.
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Cost per year
- Tuition and fees (out of state)
- US$24,402
- Estimated total for international students
- US$30,590
- Tuition and fees (in state, for comparison)
- US$14,440
- Total cost for in-state students
- US$20,628
International students at public universities pay the out-of-state rate. The estimated total adds housing, food and books to that tuition; it is derived from Scorecard figures, so check the university's own cost page.
Students
- Undergraduates
- 416
- Graduate students
- 1
- International undergraduates
- 1%
- Students per teacher
- 9 to 1
Admissions
- Admission rate
- 95%
- SAT
- Reading and writing 580–625 · Maths 530–640
Test scores show the middle 50% of admitted students.
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 26%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- US$71,762
Earnings are for students who received US federal aid, so they may not reflect international graduates.
Programmes (16)
Bachelor's degrees9 subjects
Associate's degrees4 subjects
Undergraduate certificates3 subjects
Subjects and degree levels reported to the US Department of Education. See the university's course catalogue for course-by-course details.