Penn State Behrend academics
Erie, Pennsylvania · Public · 3,240 undergrads
Penn State Behrend has 3,240 undergraduates and offers bachelor's degrees in 36 fields of study. The most degrees go to Mechanical Engineering.
The short answers
3,240
undergraduates.
97
graduate students.
36
fields of study with a bachelor's degree.
661
bachelor's degrees awarded in a year.
29%
of students with federal aid are the first in their family to go to college.
Who studies here
UndergraduatesCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
3,240
Graduate studentsIPEDS, 2023
97
All studentsIPEDS, 2023
3,323
Undergraduates who are womenCollege Scorecard, earlier release
50%
First in their family to go to collegeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
29%
Typical age when startingCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
21.8 years
Median family incomeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
$82,495
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
WhiteCollege Scorecard
77%
InternationalCollege Scorecard
5.4%
AsianCollege Scorecard
5%
Hispanic or LatinoCollege Scorecard
4.5%
BlackCollege Scorecard
3.7%
Two or more racesCollege Scorecard
3.1%
UnknownCollege Scorecard
1.5%
American Indian or Alaska NativeCollege Scorecard
0.1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderCollege Scorecard
0.1%
Degrees awarded in a year
Bachelor's degreesIPEDS, 2023
661
Master's degreesIPEDS, 2023
53
Associate degreesIPEDS, 2023
24
CertificatesIPEDS, 2023
23
Most popular fieldIPEDS, 2023
Mechanical Engineering
Programs offered, each degree level counted onceIPEDS, 2023
49
How it works
School yearIPEDS, 2023
Semester
Online classesIPEDS, 2023
Offered
Highest degree offeredCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Master's
Type of collegeCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Mixed Baccalaureate
Research levelCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Research Colleges and Universities
Who gets in and what they earn laterCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Lower Access, Higher Earnings
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers