Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College
Erie, Pennsylvania · Public · 3,240 undergraduates · behrend.psu.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
96%
of 7,923 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1150 to 1320
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$39,640Est.Estimate
$51,630 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
96% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$51,630
a year in 2027-28, from a $51,630 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1240
Send your score
About 72% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1090, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Doesn't superscore: it uses the scores from one test date.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: How to Apply | Penn State Undergraduate Admissions · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Action · November 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Dec1Priority deadline · December 1, 2026Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
Who gets in
96%
of applicants were admitted: 7,601 of 7,923 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/01, hear by 12/24.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 26% of them sent SAT scores and 2.7% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1150 to 1320
Reading and Writing 570 to 670
Math 560 to 670
ACT composite 24 to 32
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160011%
- 1200 to 139950%
- 1000 to 119936%
- 800 to 9993%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.41
- 4.06%
- 3.75 to 3.9924%
- 3.50 to 3.7419%
- 3.25 to 3.4917%
- 3.00 to 3.2414%
- 2.50 to 2.9915%
- Below 2.505%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$39,640
a year, in state
$51,630
a year, out of state (tuition $27,820)
- Tuition (in state)$15,830
- Fees$650
- Food and housing$16,320
- Books and supplies$1,330
- Transportation and other$5,510
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College published $38,528 in state for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$16,269
- $30,001 to $48,000$15,711
- $48,001 to $75,000$17,168
- $75,001 to $110,000$23,716
- Over $110,000$30,059
Financial aid
66%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$7,839
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
10%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $4,940 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: February 15 (recommended)
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
After college
Graduate within 6 years
47%
Come back for a second year
83%
Typical earnings
$71,762
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College$92,712
- All colleges$90,887
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 30 majors here have earnings data.
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