Student life at Penn State
University Park, Pennsylvania · Public · 42,284 undergrads
Penn State is primarily residential. Its teams play in the NCAA. Campus housing ran $7,614 a year in 2023-24.
Living there
Campus lifeCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Primarily residential
Campus housing, per yearIPEDS, 2023-24
$7,614
Sports
College sports associationIPEDS, 2023
NCAA
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- GPA, early rounds and wait list: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Deadlines: psu.edu, 2026-27 (checked Nov 5, 2026)
- Test rule: psu.edu, fall 2027 (checked Nov 2, 2026)
Updated Nov 5, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers