Pennsylvania State University-World Campus
University Park, Pennsylvania · Public · 7,877 undergraduates · worldcampus.psu.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
91%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1090 to 1335
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$40,150Est.Estimate
in state, before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus
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
91% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$40,150
a year in 2027-28, from a $40,150 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1210
Send your score
About 86% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1010, and yours is above it.
Source: College Navigator (federal data on fall 2024 freshmen)
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.
Source: Test Optional FAQs | Undergraduate Admission | Penn State · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Jun30Regular Decision · June 30, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
91%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above.
SAT total 1090 to 1335
Reading and Writing 560 to 680
Math 530 to 655
ACT composite 26 to 32
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
$40,150
a year
- Tuition$16,730
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$10,210
- $30,001 to $48,000$11,697
- $48,001 to $75,000$11,566
- $75,001 to $110,000$15,234
- Over $110,000$20,395
Financial aidEstimate
70%
of freshmen receive grants
$8,450
average grant to freshmen
After college
Graduate within 6 years
51%
Come back for a second year
66%
Typical earnings
$71,762
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Pennsylvania State University-World Campus$101,568
- All colleges$91,119
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 40 majors here have earnings data.
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