Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus Campus Life
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Small city
Inside an urbanized area and a principal city.
- City (this campus)
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural
42,284 students
Larger than nearly all colleges
National median 921 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 16.3%
- TypePublic
- ClassR1 research university
Nearby college towns
- State College1.5 mi
- Pleasant Gap8.7 mi
- Huntingdon22 mi
- Lock Haven31.8 mi
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Did you know? Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
- $33,675average net price after grants for aided students, against $43,490 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, latest data
- $71,762median annual earnings of former students who received federal aid.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, latest data
- 85.4%of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time (six years for a bachelor's).Source: U.S. College Scorecard, latest data
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